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October 28, 2011 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

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Now available as a hardback, paperback, and ebook!

In this ground-breaking new history of early America, historian Robert Zimmerman not only exposes the lie behind The New York Times 1619 Project that falsely claims slavery is central to the history of the United States, he also provides profound lessons about the nature of human societies, lessons important for Americans today as well as for all future settlers on Mars and elsewhere in space.

Conscious Choice: The origins of slavery in America and why it matters today and for our future in outer space, is available everywhere at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and all book vendors. The ebook can also be purchased directly from the ebook publisher ebookit, thus giving the author a bigger percentage much sooner.

“Zimmerman’s ground-breaking history provides every future generation the basic framework for establishing new societies on other worlds. We would be wise to heed what he says.”
—Robert Zubrin, founder of the Mars Society

From the moment he is handed a possibility of making the first alien contact, Saunders Maxwell decides he will do it, even if doing so takes him through hell and back. Unfortunately, that is exactly where that journey takes him.

A riveting new science fiction book by Robert Zimmerman that captures the heart of the human spirit, willing to push forward no matter the odds, no matter the cost.

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So now I stand on earthside shore,
And wonder what I am.
I must go out and find my home.
The journey’s what I am.

Chorus:
O Pioneer! O Pioneer!
Where do you go from here?
O Pioneer! O Pioneer!
The stars are far too near.

The ebook edition of Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8 includes a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.

Available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from the publisher, ebookit. If you buy from ebookit the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.

The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.

“Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America’s quest for the moon… Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America’s greatest human triumphs.”
–San Antonio Express-News

With only 10 9 8 7 6 4 copies left of the now out-of-print hardback of Leaving Earth, the price is $150 for an autographed copy of this rare collector’s item. That price will go up even more after I have sold the next book and only have 3 left.

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Leaving Earth: Space Stations, Rival Superpowers, and the Quest for Interplanetary Travel, can be purchased as an ebook everywhere for only $3.99 (before discount) at amazon, Barnes & Noble, all ebook vendors, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit, the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.

“Leaving Earth is one of the best and certainly the most comprehensive summary of our drive into space that I have ever read. It will be invaluable to future scholars because it will tell them how the next chapter of human history opened.”
— Arthur C. Clarke

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Pushback: Smithsonian ordered to no longer violate the First Amendment
Today’s blacklisted American: Rhode Island school district blacklists Christian afterschool club because it is Christian
Pushback: Legal and public pressure forces California college to cancel plans to fire employees for not getting jab
Today’s blacklisted American: Eventbrite routinely blacklists conservative events
The sad state of free speech in America illustrated by three top universities
Today’s blacklisted American: Mother sued by teacher’s union for requesting her child’s kindergarten curriculum
Pushback: Texas A&M to stop favoring minorities in hiring & admission policies
America’s blacklist culture: Survey finds almost half of America’s major corporations are eagerly willing to blacklist others
America’s blacklist culture: Republican in Florida proposes bill to regulate speech

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Conscious Choice:
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Pioneer
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Capitalism in Space
Leaving Earth
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Recent And Upcoming Appearances

Radio: every Tuesday, and Thursday on the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally. Appearance times and days may vary, depending on events.

Radio: March 1, 2023, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.
Radio: March 3, 2023, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.
Radio: March 8, 2023, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.
Radio: March 10, 2023, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.
Radio: March 15, 2023, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.
Radio: March 17, 2023, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.

Radio: March 21, 2023, 7:00-9:00 pm (Pacific), The Space Show with David Livingston.

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