Real Space

<p>Is planet earth the end of the line or is space itself the next stop?<br>Cyberspace. It's incredible taking us to any part of the planet we want to visit. But as Paul Levinson shows in his brilliant new book when it comes to transport we're still stuck in the past preferring to take our bodies with us. Whether it's trains yachts scooters or pogo-sticks we're compelled to keep moving our movements curtailed only by the earth itself. In our imaginations however we soar way past the limits of current technology. <br><br>With a lucid but reflective style that takes in everything from robots and science fiction to religion and philosophy Paul Levinson asks why there is a deep seated human desire to know what's 'out there'. Why after getting a man on the moon did the US space program develop so slowly? In a world where space is constantly repackaged how do we know what real space is? Is our desire to get into space natural or a religious craving and is it a modern phenomenon or did our ancestors also dream of escaping the clutches of Mother Earth? <br><br>Jam-packed with exciting innovative even revolutionary thinking about our future <em>Realspace</em> is essential reading for everyone who has ever sat at their desk gazed into the distance and imagined boarding a space shuttle...</p>