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One day people will learn to live on Titan, Saturn's largest moon. These words begin the book Beyond Earth, written by planetary scientist Amanda Hendricks and science journalist Charles Wohlforth. Not on Mars, as was believed for many years, but on Titan, with its dense atmosphere, mild climate and inexhaustible reserves of fuel and water, it is possible to create an autonomous colony. Arguing their point of view, the scientist and journalist show not only the inevitability and tempting prospects of the exploration of the planets and satellites of the solar system, but also the pain points of state and commercial space exploration, political, bureaucratic and scientific problems that prevent the conquest of other worlds. And yet this is a real prospect, and not a fantastic scenario, the authors are convinced and infect the reader with their faith.

Little is known for certain about Shakespeare, the man who so greatly influenced the English language and world literature. Most of the evidence is indirect, and stories about him are third-hand. In his book “Shakespeare. Biography" Peter Ackroyd answers the main question: how was the son of a glover, a provincial boy without a university education, able to create nearly 40 plays that have not left the theater stage all over the world for several centuries. Peter Ackroyd once again does the impossible: he recreates the time and era of Shakespeare and immerses the reader in the world of 16th-century theater.

Based on materials from a press release from the Alpina publishing house