Robert J. Nemiroff Book order (chronological)

Exploring the implications of Einstein's early 1900s theories, this book delves into the concept of the speed of light as a constant and its relationship to mass and energy through the equation E = mc². It highlights the intriguing paradoxes that arise from the possibility of faster-than-light motion, including the potential for backward time travel. The narrative examines the profound consequences of these ideas on our understanding of physics and the universe.

“Anyone who has ever wondered what it really means to be Black will find the answer in this book.”—MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE To Be Young, Gifted and Black is a special kind of autobiography, in a very special voice. Both the story and the voice belong to a young woman from Chicago who moved to New York, won fame with her first play, A Raisin in the Sun—and went on to new heights of artistry before her tragically early death. In turns angry, loving, bitter, laughing, and defiantly proud, the story, voice, and message are all Lorraine Hansberry’s own, coming together in one of the major works of the Black experience in mid-twentieth-century America. “A milestone.”—TIME “Wonderfully moving and entertaining.”—Clive Barnes, THE NEW YORK TIMES “I advise anybody who is interested in the human condition, black or white, to read it.”—NEWSDAY

"... contains a visually stunning group of the best and most awe-inspiring astronomical images available. Among the book's highlights are a photograph of a total lunar eclipse; the first ever picture taken of a black hole; an all-day panorama made from a mosaic of a sonic boom; and a photograph of a supernova star field ..." -- cover.