Bova, Ben

A teenage boy explores New York, an obsolete city open only to tourists, and becomes involved with the gangs which fight among themselves for survival.

Returning home from a long, brutal campaign against the Armenian army, the Hittite soldier Lukka finds the once magnificent Hatti empire in chaos, its capital city Hattusa engulfed in fire and terrorized by marauding gangs. His wife and young sons have been taken by slave traders.

Major scientists involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, explain their work and consider philosophical questions.

Describes the purpose and technical aspects of four space workshops including Skylab, Earth Resources Satellites, the joint Apollo-Soyuz mission, and the Space Shuttle.