This coffee-table book depicts famous features of the southern sky; such as the Magellanic Clouds and the Tarantula Nebula; as well as the brilliant star cluster Pismis 24; the beautiful NGC 1532-1 pair of interacting galaxies and the radiant Toby Jug Nebula.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Love Story Wrapped in AdventureBy Ricardo MioPericles; Prince of Tyre; is a fantastic voyage of sea and mind; where nothing is as what it first appears to be; where the worst disasters and the greatest losses are offset by miraculous recoveries and joyous reunions. Both applauded and mocked in its day; Pericles did not appear in the First Folio; possibly because the text was known to be corrupt. The general opinion is Shakespeare wrote the last three acts; while someone else (thought to be George Wilkins) wrote the first two. No matter; itrsquo;s a love story wrapped in adventure. We are in drawn in by the riddle; the shipwreck and the wooing; the storm and the loss; and the final reunion of Pericles and Thaisa.The play involves a lot of travel; reminiscent of the old Rick Nelson song (ldquo;Irsquo;m a travelinrsquo; man; made a lot of stops all over the worldrdquo;). Thatrsquo;s what Pericles does; travel by sea and make a lot stops all over the Greek world (Antioch; Tyre; Tarsus; Pentapolis; Mytilene and Ephesus). The story begins with a riddle; propounded by Antiochus; King of Antioch; which Pericles solves. The answer; which no one has found (death is the penalty of failure); is that father and daughter are having an incestuous relationship. Death is the penalty of solving the riddle too; it turns out; and Pericles must escape. Back in Tyre he leaves Helicanus to govern in his absence and sets off for Tarsus where he relieves the famine-stricken city. Still pursued by one of Antiochusrsquo; assassins; he puts to sea once again; only to be shipwrecked on the shore of Pentapolis. A tournament in that fair city is underway; which Pericles wins. He also wins the heart of the kingrsquo;s daughter; Thaisa (pronounced Ty-eesa). They are married; and when Pericles learns itrsquo;s safe to return to Tyre; the two board a ship for his home. During a great sea storm; Thaisa gives birth to a daughter; Marina. Thought to be dead; Thaisa is put in a waterproof chest and cast overboard. When the chest arrives on the shore of Ephesus; the noble Cerimon revives Thaisa. Believing she is the only survivor; Thaise becomes a priestess of Dianarsquo;s temple. Pericles; meanwhile; returns to Tyre and entrusts the care of infant Marina to Cleon; governor of Tarsus; and his wife Dionyza. Fourteen years pass. Dionyza becomes jealous of Marina who overshadows her own daughter; and plans to have her murdered. Pirates intervene by kidnapping Marina and taking her to Mytilene. Shersquo;s escaped death only to be put in a brothel. Pericles is unaware of this. Believing his daughter has died; he vows never to wash his face or cut his hair ever again. Marina; meanwhile; whose purity bewilders her employers and startles the good governor; Lysimachus; manages to leave the brothel and find work in an ldquo;honest house.rdquo; Utterly dejected; Pericles travels to Myrilene and meets the good governor; Lysimachus. In order to find him comfort; the governor sends for Marina. The two meet in his ship where Pericles realizes this his daughter. In a dream Diana urges Pericles to go to her temple at Ephesus where he is reunited with Thaisa. All griefs being over; Marina and Lysimachus are married; to live in Tyre; while Pericles and Thaisa make their new home in Pentapolis. And so it ends--happily. I prefer the Pelican Shakespeare edition with its usual insightful introduction by the editor; in this case Stephen Orgel of Stanford University; with notes at the bottom of each page; and slim size; making it handy to read in trains; plans and on park benches. Five stars.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Beware: Kindle version not the Pelican PericlesBy John TaylorThe listing for the Pelican Pericles includes a Kindle version for $2.51; but if you buy the Kindle version youll find that its a digiread.com product; not the Pelican edition -- no introduction; no notes; nothing but the play text. If you want Kindle and would be satisfied with the bare play text; youd be better off with the Public Domain Kindle edition that lists for $0.00.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerPerfect.