One Peace Books Announces Forthcoming Release of 'The World's Easiest Astronomy Book'
New York, NY (PRWEB) March 16, 2009 -- One Peace Books (www.onepeacebooks.com) announces the forthcoming US publication of the Japanese best-seller, The World's Easiest Astronomy Book. The World's Easiest Astronomy Book will be available wherever fine books are sold on September 1, 2009.
Can we live on the moon? Is it possible to travel to the future? Why is the sky blue? The World's Easiest Astronomy Book answers these questions and more.
Written by Hitoshi Nakagawa, a former Aerospace Development Specialist turned high school teacher, The World's Easiest Astronomy Book (One Peace Books, ISBN: 978-0-9785084-4-9, $12.95, Paper, 120 pages, 45 illustrations) tackles complex questions about space, the universe, and beyond.
Written in easy-to-understand terms, The World's Easiest Astronomy Book is filled with clever, irresistible diagrams drawn in crayon.
For anyone who has ever had burning questions about how the universe works but didn't know who to ask, this book provides the answers. Anything but a textbook but no less educational, The World's Easiest Astronomy Book is anything is an informative, light, entertaining, and out-of-this-world guide.
Author Hitoshi Nakagawa is a former officer of Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency, who currently teaches at Osaka Sumiyoshi High School. He has worked for astronautic projects and on publicity for manned space activities. After telling space stories to his children one day, Nakagawa decided to write The World's Easiest Astronomy Book in hopes of making his stories available to a broader audience.
Based in New York, One Peace Books specializes in publishing visually-compelling motivational literature. Backed by two successful publishers in Japan, One Peace Books endeavors to publish literature for global readership, and is committed to its core belief that quality literature should not be limited by borders or race, but should reach people all over the world.
Originally published in Japan in July 2006, The World's Easiest Astronomy Book sold over 50,000 copies in the first two months after its release. The World's Easiest Astronomy Book will be available nationwide on September 1, 2009.
For more information, please contact Maryglenn McCombs by phone - (615) 297-9875.
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