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Expedition
Topic Started: Jul 28 2008, 09:27 PM (857 Views)
Sliver Slave
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I'm going back to basics.

Does How hard is this book to obtain? My library is having a huge booksale, so I thought I might as well have a go.

I must have that book. I might even buy it from amazon.
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I had to buy it from Amazon. It's not in print anymore.
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"The Lord Universe said: 'The same fate I have given to all things from stones to stars, that one day they shall become naught but memories aloft upon the winds of time. From dust all was born, and to dust all shall return.' He then looked upon His greatest creation, life, and pitied them, for unlike stars and stones they would soon learn of this fate and despair in the futility of their own existence. And so the Lord Universe decided to give life two gifts to save them from this despair. The first of these gifts was the soul, that life might more readily accept their fate, and the second was fear, that they might in time learn to avoid it altogether." - Excerpt from a Chanagwan creation myth, Legends and Folklore of the Planet Ghar, collected and published by Yieju Bai'an, explorer from the Celestial Commonwealth of Qonming

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I'm going back to basics.

I knew it wasn't in print, I was just wondering how common it was.
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I'm not sure about that. I couldn't find it anywhere so I had to buy it from Amazon...
We should all aspire to die surrounded by our dearest friends. Just like Julius Caesar.

"The Lord Universe said: 'The same fate I have given to all things from stones to stars, that one day they shall become naught but memories aloft upon the winds of time. From dust all was born, and to dust all shall return.' He then looked upon His greatest creation, life, and pitied them, for unlike stars and stones they would soon learn of this fate and despair in the futility of their own existence. And so the Lord Universe decided to give life two gifts to save them from this despair. The first of these gifts was the soul, that life might more readily accept their fate, and the second was fear, that they might in time learn to avoid it altogether." - Excerpt from a Chanagwan creation myth, Legends and Folklore of the Planet Ghar, collected and published by Yieju Bai'an, explorer from the Celestial Commonwealth of Qonming

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Usually with books out of print, Amazon is your best bet.
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It does seem like an awesome book, but the phylogenetic relationships between the species are somewhat screwy. If I do get the book, the first thing I'll do is try to make a cladogram, but that's just the pasta systematicist in me :P
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Jul 29 2008, 05:17 PM
It does seem like an awesome book, but the phylogenetic relationships between the species are somewhat screwy. If I do get the book, the first thing I'll do is try to make a cladogram, but that's just the pasta systematicist in me :P
Obviously :P . :rolleyes:
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Is the reason Expedition is out of print because Discovery Channel bought the rights to the book? If it is, it's another reason why I hate "Alien Planet".

The cheapest used copies on Amazon are about 18-25 dollars, plus a little more than 4 dollars s&h plus tax. Which, is probably fairly close to the original new price.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0894806297/ref=dp_olp_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1217950759&sr=8-2
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I just got a copy from Amazon. It is expensove but SO worth it.
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