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	The View from the Foothills: Starman Jones, Robert ...
		Starman Jones is the tale of Max Jones, a young kid in trouble.
		His dad is long dead, leaving him to run the farm and support his step-mother; his step-mother has married the town ne'er-do-well; his late uncle the Astrogator neglected to add his nephew's name to the rolls of the Astrogators' Guild.
		(Note: Starman Jones was written in 1953.) The most important person on board ship is the Astrogator; it is his job to pilot the ship into the charted anomalies which provide quick transport around the galaxy.
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	Amazon.com: Books: Starman Jones (Science Fiction Adventure) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Starman Jones isn't one that I'd recommend for the sci-fi primer; if you're new to the genre there are just too many good books to read, and a lot of them are other Heinlein novels.
		In Starman Jones, his habit of consistently writing computers as big, clunky things incapable of more than simple calculations pops up in force because it becomes an important element of the story.
		Max Jones dropped out of high school to support his lazy irresponsible stepmother by working on their farm, which has few amenities that would not have been commonplace in 1850.
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	Starman Jones (Science Fiction Adventure) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The same is true of "Starman." Heinlein is at the top of his craft when he can weave snapshots of incredible technological developments into a personalized storyline that could occur to anyone in any age.
		His genius was in his "juvenile novels" -- the stories he wrote for serialization in boy scout magazines, later published as books.lt;pgt;Max Jones dropped out of high school to support his lazy irresponsible stepmother by working on their farm, which has few amenities that would not have been commonplace in 1850.
		Young Jones is a farmer, who hates being a farmer and can think of nothing better than to head out into space.
	www.wkonline.com /a/Starman_Jones_0345328116.htm (691 words)

	Starman Jones - Heinlein Concordance
		Max Jones hoped their records would show that his uncle had nominated him for guild membership.
		Max Jones' suspicions that he was an AWOL Marine.
		Max Jones who married Max's stepmother and persuaded her to sell the farm even though it was technically owned by Max.
	www.heinleinsociety.org /concordance/books/sj_hc.htm (1314 words)

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		Max Jones did not, at first, think himself to be in a situation where anything he did would be bound to put him in the wrong.
		Starman Jones is a prime type-example of Heinlein's style of presenting mentorship, as Panshin points out, though from the way the mentor here shows up one might not think so at first.
		All which is to say that Steward Max Jones would have to do the same things on the spaceship Asgard that he would have done on any of the ships of the sea that the Heinleins themselves would take in that year of publication [as recounted in Tramp Royale (1992)].
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	Starman Jones by Robert A. Heinlein, A SF adventure book (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Starman Jones by Robert A. Heinlein, A SF adventure book
		Max Jones inherits his uncle's library and an intense determination to follow in his footsteps, but the Astrogator's Guild is restricted to hereditary membership, son following father, and Max is denied acceptance.
		Stunned and angered by this rejection and by the confiscation of his precious books, Max runs away and gains illegal entry on board the Asgard, scheduled for a long space voyage.
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	Books : Starman Jones
		Max Jones is a young farmer, working hard to support his unlovable stepmother after his father's death, but he dreams of the life his Uncle Chet lived, as a member of the Astrogators' Guild.
		Chet had promised him that he'd nominate him for membership, but died while Max was still too young to join, and then Max's father, before he died also, made him promise to take care of his stepmother.
		Max Jones dropped out of high school to support his lazy irresponsible stepmother by working on their farm, which has only those amenities that would have been commonplace in 1850.
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	Starman (1984) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		But only one viewer comment mentioned something that jumped out as I watched, and that is the heavy, but very heavy religious overtones in the film.
		Of course the ending is a perfect set-up for a sequel when Starman leaves the one remaining "power ball" in Jenny's hand saying that the boy would know what to do with it.
		starman was big in states and sweden etc...why didnt it come over in uk
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	Amazon.de: English Books: Starman Jones (Science Fiction Adventure) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Starman Jones, along with Space Cadet and Starship Toopers, is one of the best of these novels.
		Starman Jones is a 5-star selection for young readers of science fiction, but mature readers will also find plenty to cheer about in this upbeat novel.
		Heinlein recounts the rags-to-riches story of Maxwell Jones, born to a poor dirt farmer, but destined to pilot the glorious vessels that travel the stars.
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	Starman Jones - Robert A. Heinlein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Max Jones, whose father has died, has nothing more to look forward to than a life on a back-country farm with his mother and her jerk of a new husband.
		That is -- he has nothing to look forward to unless he can persuade the Astrogators' Guild, of which his uncle was a member, to accept him as an apprentice.
		Max Jones is a brave young man who does all that is asked of him and answers the call whenever he is needed.
	electronictiger.com /reviews/starman.htm (539 words)

	Heinlein in Dimension, Chapter 3, Part 3
		Starman Jones is one of Heinlein's most effective books.
		Max Jones is a hill boy whose uncle belonged to the Astrogators' Guild, but who died before he could nominate Max.
		Starman Jones demonstrates the advantages in having an older protagonist.
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	Starman Jones, by Robert A
		Max Jones is a poor farm teenager who dreams of going into space.
		It seems that Heinlein always has a sociological point to make: politics, religion, social mores, etc. In Starman Jones he highlights the weakness of a guild system that strictly controls who may enter a profession.
		But upon their return to "the real world" they are drawn in different directions: he to the solitary life of a starman, she back to her childhood sweetheart.
	www.campbellsville.edu /jmoore/StarJones.htm (684 words)

	Movie Database - [TV Guide Online] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		STARMAN is a wonderful film that combines science fiction, road movies, and romance into an engaging, very entertaining whole.
		While the plot may have some holes and the story may be a bit hard to swallow, the film works due to the performances by Bridges and Allen.
		STARMAN is an enjoyable film filled with the kind of sensitivity, love, and humor seldom seen on today's screens.
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	The Very Best Books : Starman Jones
		Starman Jones is one of Heinlein's best, along with Space Cadet, Tunnel in the Sky, Time For The Stars...well it's one of his top ten best.
		The enthralling account of an orphan escaping abusive step parents by stowing away on a starship kept me reading and thinking and dreaming which continued the second and third time through.
		You see, the hero, Max, is a poor, rural kid from a highly dysfunctional and abusive family (actually, white trash is more accurate.) Being lower class, Max has no realistic chance of going to college or entering a profession (a "guild".)...
	www.elise.com /store/0345243544/STARMAN_JONES.html (181 words)

	Bewildering Stories: heinlein_revs
		These unusual villains may be one reason why Starman Jones remains interesting today: it is as close to On the Waterfront as science fiction — especially juvenile science fiction — would ever get.
		But the really important reason why Starman Jones is so readable is that people have personal motivations that grow out of their environments — and that have nothing to do with any science-fictional thirst for adventure.
		Max Jones has grown up in a world with interstellar spaceships (versus the merely interplanetary spaceships of Between Planets), but he has also grown up on a played-out farm near Clyde’s Corners, where he lives in a broken-down house without running water.
	www.bewilderingstories.com /issue46/heinleinrev.html (1932 words)

	KnightsPast: "Starman": The TV Series
		This is the first Starman collection, telling the tale of what happened to David Knight and featuring Jack Knight's beginnings as a hero.
		We are sad to say that it seems the Starman TV project is "indefinitely on hold" at this time.
		Starman, which was popularized by James Robinson and Tony Harris in the 1994-2001 comic, is the next project to come from Tollin-Robbins Productions, the "brains" behind Smallville and Birds of Prey.
	www.kryptonsite.com /starman (677 words)

	Starman Jones - Robert A. Heinlein (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		ROBERT A. It was a desperate time, when one's next meal and the comforts of home couldn't be taken for granted.
		Max Jones, a practical, hard-working young man, found his escape in his beloved astronomy books.
		When reality comes crashing in and his troubled home life forces him out on the road, Max finds himself adrift in a downtrodden land.
	www.englishbooks.it /BUS/1416505504/Starman_Jones.htm (255 words)

	Starman Jones: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Starman Jones
		Starman Jones: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Starman Jones
		Starman Jones is a 1953 science fiction novel by Robert Heinlein about a farm boy with extraordinary math ability, a photographic memory[?].
		After his father dies and his stepmother remarries, he runs away from the family farm.
	www.encyclopedian.com /st/Starman-Jones.html (403 words)

	Starman Jones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Max Jones is blessed with an eidetic memory and dreams of becoming an "astrogator" (Heinlein's neologism for "starship navigator").
		But when he presents himself at the Astrogators' Guild hall, he is told that his uncle Chet never nominated Max to the guild before he died, and the reference books are confiscated to "protect trade secrets." Max is in a pickle.
		Written in 1953, Starman Jones is a solid work of craftsmanship, of interest both to adults and children.
	www.wegrokit.com /starman_jones.htm (406 words)

	FA TO THE STARS (4-IN-1) hardcover Robert A. Heinlein
		Descripton: Robert A. Heinlein, who in 1974 was named the first SFWA Grand Master, packed his early space adventures with plucky young heroes, rough-and-ready action and sense-of-wonder, helping to shape the genre as we know it today.
		Starman Jones: Growing up on a poor man's farm, Max dreams of becoming a spaceman, but it's not so easy for a smart lad with no connections...until he meets a scam artist who wangles their way aboard a starship.
		Still, it's one thing to pretend to be a crewman and quite another to actually be one...especially when the ship gets lost and lands on a hostile planet-and Max is the only one who can get them home again....
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	S - Heinlein Concordance
		Sam Anderson acquired a copy for Max Jones to memorize to aid his impersonation of a Guild member.
		Assistant astrogator in the Asgard, jealous of his position and resentful of Max Jones' elevation to astrogation trainee.
		Galahad Jones' name for the technician who relieved his shift during Lazarus Long's rejuvenation; his real name was not given.
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	Starman by Alan Dean Foster - SFandF.com - Science Fiction Books and Fantasy Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In 1977 Voyager II was launched into space, inviting all life forms in the universe to visit our planet.
		Following BattleAxe and Enchanter, StarMan concludes the trilogy with an unexpected and glorious climax.
		Weakened by their terrible encounter with Borneheldâs men, Axis and his army are forced to march north as Gorgrael breaks through Jervois Landing and invades Tencendor with ice and terror.
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	The Smirkins - index page - Free MP3 downloads, CDs, Bio Info, Tour Dates, Lyrics and More!" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Smirkins are an acoustic band that uses the freedom to adapt anything they want for their live show.
		The Smirkins are from the ashes of a band called "The Merkins" (http://merkins.iuma.com) The founding "merkin" members are joined with some fresh faces that hail from the band "Starman Jones." Look to our main page (http://thesmirkins.com)for upcoming news and info about our live shows and future Original Matierial CDs and the like.
		Gary is the brainchild behind his project band - STARMAN JONES.
	www.iuma.com /IUMA/Bands/The_Smirkins (264 words)

	Heinlein on the Individual
		The novel Starman Jones (1953) follows Maximilian Jones, a country orphan, who runs away from his stepparents and by his own intrigue ends up many years later as captain of a spaceship lost in outer space, drifting and discovering new planets and societies.
		Like Huck, Jones is an orphan from an invisible class of society, who at least temporarily rises in status before choosing a more rugged way of life.
		Huck decides to head west, to the frontier, while Jones turns down even a chance at love to live the lonely but heroic life of the spaceman.
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	Science Fiction Book Club
		Star Beast and The Rolling Stones are the best, especially for those of us who are tired of "noir." I have always loved the way Heinlein seems to include the reader as one of the bright, competent teens who accomplish so much.
		The Star Beast and Starman Jones are two of the best of Heinlein's novels that still hold up scientifically.
		Starman Jones, in fact, has been nominated for the retro Hugo award this year.
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	Heinlein in Dimension, Chapter 3, Part 4
		Starman Jones, The Star Beast, and Heinlein's Scribner's novel for 1955, Tunnel in the Sky, all share a darkness in tone that you just don't expect in children's books.
		It may be that there is a tremendous hunger for bleak children's books and the manuscripts just cannot be found.
		The flness of Starman Jones lies in the society portrayed.
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	Starman Jones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Starman Jones es una novela 1953 de la ciencia ficción de Roberto Heinlein sobre un muchacho de granja con una memoria eidetic.
		Después de que su padre muera y su madrastra remarries, Jones máximo funciona lejos de la granja de la familia.
		English version: Starman Jones Next: Distribución geométrica Up
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/st/Starman%20Jones.htm (506 words)

	Amazon.ca: Search Results All Products: Starman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Starman: Sons of the Father - Volume 10 by James Robinson (Author), Peter Sneibierg (Illustrator) (Paperback - April 1, 2005)
		Starman Jones by Robert A. Heinlein (Author) (Paperback - December 1, 1985)
		Starman Jones by Robert A. Heinlein (Author) (Hardcover - January 1999)
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	Former NASA flight controller shares fascination with space in a children's book
		She read about Astrogators in Starman Jones, Robert Heinlein's 1953 science fiction book about a young hero with a talent for navigating spaceships across the galaxies.
		"Robert Heinlein's book Starman Jones was the one that really, really spoke to me," she says.
		Dyson says she hopes Space Station Science will encourage young readers to pursue their dreams, just as Starman Jones inspired her.
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