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Tag: disco

Junior Senior – Move Your Feet

January 21, 2022 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: I suppose some disco dance music might be a good way to start the weekend.

Hat tip Diane Zimmerman.

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Boney M – Rivers of Babylon

April 6, 2012 6:01 pm Robert Zimmerman

An evening pause: From 1978, though the lyrics are a bit older.

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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 for $3.99 (before discount) at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and all ebook vendors. Or you can purchase it directly from my ebook publisher here. And if you buy it from ebookit the author will get a bigger cut 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

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Pioneer cover

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.

 

Available everywhere for $3.99 (before discount) at amazon, Barnes & Noble, all ebook vendors, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit.

 

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.

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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

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With only 10 9 8 7 6 copies left of the now out-of-print hardback of Leaving Earth, I have raised the price to $100 for buying an autographed copy of this rare collector’s item. That price goes up substantially after I have sold the next book and only have five left.

 

To get your copy while the getting is good, please send a $105 check (which includes $5 shipping) payable to Robert Zimmerman to
 

Behind The Black, c/o Robert Zimmerman
P.O.Box 1262
Cortaro, AZ 85652

 

Leaving Earth is also available as an inexpensive ebook!

 

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: Computer repairman who exposed Hunter Biden’s laptop sues media for slandering him
  • Today’s blacklisted American: College fires director of its free speech institute for advocating free speech
  • Pushback: Sports anchor sues ESPN for punishing her for expressing opinions on her own time
  • Today’s blacklisted American: 15-year-old kills himself after school ignored cruel bullying based on false rumor he hadn’t gotten COVID shots.

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  • Conscious Choice:
    The origins of slavery in America and why it matters today and for our future in outer space
  • Pioneer
  • Genesis, the Story of Apollo 8
  • Capitalism in Space
  • Leaving Earth
  • The Chronological Encyclopedia of Discoveries in Space
  • The Universe in a Mirror
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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: May 4, 2022, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally. Also available here and here.
  • Radio: May 6, 2022, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.
  • Podcast: May 6, 2022, Countdown to the Moon and available here.
  • Radio: May 11, 2022, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.
  • Radio: May 13, 2022, the John Batchelor Show, syndicated nationally and available here and here.

 

  • Radio: May 19, 2022, 12:10-12:50 pm (Central), WCCO-AM, with Steve Thomson, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • Radio: May 31, 2022, 7:00-9:00 pm (Pacific), The Space Show with David Livingston..
  • Radio: July 5, 2022, 7:00-9:00 pm (Pacific), The Space Show with David Livingston..

 

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