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6/29/2023 0 Comments Book of the Dead by John Skipp![]() Seabrook, Eric Shapiro, John Skipp, Theodore Sturgeon, Steve Tasnic Tem, Mehitobel Wilson, Douglas E. We have new and used copies available, in 2 editions - starting at 7.38. McCammon, Carlton Mellick III, Terry Morgan, Christopher Morgan, Lisa Morton, Justine Musk, George Saunders, David J. Buy The Book of the Dead by John Skipp (Editor), Craig Spector (Editor) online at Alibris. Browne, Adam-Troy Castro, Les Daniels, Steve Duffy, Dennis Etchison, Neil Gaiman, Anthony Gambole, Adam Golaski, Cody Goodfellow, Christopher Kampe, Jack Ketchum, Stephen King, Kathe Koja, Joe R. Contributions by Leonid Andreyev, Robert Bloch, Steven R. Book has some bumped corners and cover edgewear, patch scuffed with dent on the first few pages, some light discoloration and shelf wear. ![]() Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Lansdale on his page in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Romero reminds us, There was a collection of stories called Book of the Dead, in which horror and science-fiction writers came together and wrote short stories about what was happening to other people on that first night (as depicted) in Night of the Living Dead. B元 - A first edition (complete letterline) hardcover book SIGNED by Joe R. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Book gratitude by oliver sacks![]() ![]() He also mentioned his regret at not having learned a second language.įinding out what he had to say about his own medical narrative may interest those who almost never hear about or think about what it means to review one’s life as death nears, but for me I initially found that very predictable. He also hoped to love and work as long as possible again, much as the average person might yearn for in this circumstance. Many of us can relate to his regrets, which included wasting time, being shy, and not traveling more. In a word, this book is about how he dealt with his approaching end. ![]() Just like my patients, this famous author, well-known for his medical narratives such as The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales lists his regrets, his triumphs, his hopes, and his efforts to make sense of the life that he had led. ![]() Sacks’ farewell book with its mournful black cover was like going through a typical day on the job as a hospice chaplain. ![]() 6/29/2023 0 Comments Neal stephenson seven eves![]() We're not leaving the solar system any time soon. While many fine science fiction books have made use of such ideas, my own bias is that interstellar travel is probably overrated. Having been raised on the idea of "Space, the Final Frontier," I was both appalled and fascinated by the possibility that it might instead become an impenetrable ceiling only a hundred or so miles above our heads.Īs I began thinking about how to develop that into a story, I made up my mind that I would keep it close to Earth-or at least, within the solar system-and that I would avoid the use of faster-than-light propulsion systems or other technologies for which there is no known physical basis. Some researchers had begun to express concern over the possibility that a collision between two pieces of debris might spawn a large number of fragments, thereby increasing the probability of further collisions and further fragments, producing a chain reaction that might put so much debris into low earth orbit as to create a barrier to future space exploration. The kernel around which the story nucleated was the space debris problem, which I had been reading about, both as a potential obstacle to the company's efforts and as a possible opportunity to do something useful in space by looking for ways to remediate it. ![]() ![]() ![]() SEVENEVES is a very old project I first started thinking about it when I was working at Blue Origin, probably circa 2004. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Even scarier, she starts to notice that something's not right at Start-Up-some of her friends are getting sick, and no matter what she does, her tech never seems to work right. But the competition is fierce, and when her passion for tinkering with bots gets her mixed up with dangerous junkyard rebels, she knows her future in the program is at risk. If she can beat out half her classmates at Start-Up, a tech school for the city's most talented twelve-year-olds, she'll be meshed to the multiweb through a neural implant like her mom and sister. ![]() Perfect for fans of Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee, this thrilling, cinematic sci-fi novel follows Hana Hsu's mission to save herself-and her friends-from a dangerous plot to control their minds. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But Octavia Butler chose the time period deliberately, because she set out to write a story in the “if-this-goes-on” category of science fiction. And I don’t mean that the arbitrary date matters 1984 is still 1984 even though we’ve passed 1984. So, I think I took that as kind of a personal creative challenge-write the thing you’re afraid to write.īut more than that, I knew we had to do the Earthseed series because the novels take place basically now. And I didn’t pick it up again for a good long while. ![]() The first time I tried to read Parable of the Sower, years ago, I made it maybe 100 pages in and had to put it down. What inspired you to make this ( Parable of the Sower) graphic novel? ![]() We caught up with Damian to learn more about his work, his process, and his plans. Together with John Jennings, they have created the Eisner Award nominated graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler’s award winning book, Parable of the Sower. in Library and Information Sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he teaches courses on computers & culture, and social media & global change. Damian Duffy is a cartoonist, scholar, writer, curator, lecturer, teacher, and a Glyph Comics, Eisner Comics, and Bram Stoker Award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling graphic novelist. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Fire Baptized by Kenya Wright![]() ![]() Now all she wants is to stop finding dead bodies in her apartment.Įnlisting help from her Were-cheetah ex-boyfriend MeShack and a new mysterious friend named Zulu, she is steered through the habitat’s raunchy nightlife. But when she stumbles upon a murder in progress, she catches the attention of a supernatural killer. All she wants to do is graduate college and stop having to steal to survive. She stays to herself, revealing her ability to create fire only during emergencies. ![]() Lanore Vesta is marked with a silver X, the brand of Mixbreeds, second-class citizens shunned by society. Silver brands embedded in their foreheads identify them by species: a full moon for Vampires, a crescent moon for Shifters, a pair of wings for Fairies, and the list goes on, for each supernatural species has been tagged and categorized by humans. Since the 1970s humans have forced supernaturals to live in caged cities. ![]() ![]() We realized we needed to explain a very complicated concept clearly.” But when you explained what was in it, they liked it. When we polled people and asked them whether they liked the bill, they were sort of skeptical. ![]() “…When you’re on airplane, and you want to know what to do in case of an accident, they hand you a comic. ![]() He told New York’s Inside City Hall he was initially skeptical about doing the book, but quickly realized the comic-style medium was an effective way to translate information. He worked alongside then-Governor Mitt Romney on the 2006 Massachusetts health care insurance reform law and advised President Barack Obama during the writing of the Affordable Care Act. ![]() Using a comic book format, Gruber’s graphic novel, “Health Care Reform: What It Is, Why It’s Necessary, How It Works,” explains and combats some common misconceptions about the new federal health reform law.Ī longtime health economist, Gruber has worked with both political parties on health care reform. Professor Jonathan Gruber '87 sought to interpret this information for the general public in a straightforward way: through pictures. ![]() Trying to deduce all of the bill’s information can be, at best, time-consuming and, at worst, undecipherable. At about 1,900 pages and 400,000 words, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a heavy read. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Loose Woman by Sandra Cisneros![]() ![]() ![]() I mix up the details of what happened / with what I witnessed inside my / universe.'' These poems-short-lined, chantlike, biting-insistently rework the same themes to tap them. For her the worlds of language and life are one and the same: ``Lorenzo, I forget what's real. We meet again a powerful, fiercely independent woman of Mexican heritage, though this time innocence has long been lost. Readers of Cisneros's coming-of-age novel The House on Mango Street (which Knopf is reissuing in hardcover) will recognize the almost mythic undertow of her voice it never weakens. You bring out / the primordial exquisiteness in me.'' As if breaking all the rules (``Because someone once / said Don't / do that! / you like to do it''), she delves with urgency into things carnal-sequins, cigars, black lace bras and menstrual blood. The three parts of this spirited collection address the heart, ``spangled again and lopsided.'' In her second book of poems, Cisneros ( My Wicked Wicked Ways ) presents a street-smart, fearlessly liberated persona who raves, sometimes haphazardly, always with abandon, about the real thing: ``I am. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Lightless by C.A. Higgins![]() While one of the saboteurs remains at large somewhere on board, his captured partner - the enigmatic Ivan - may prove to be more dangerous. But when a pair of fugitive terrorists gain access to the Ananke, Althea must draw upon her heart and soul for the strength to defend her beloved ship. ![]() Serving aboard the Ananke, an experimental military spacecraft launched by the ruthless organization that rules Earth and its solar system, computer scientist Althea has established an intense emotional bond - not with any of her crewmates, but with the ship’s electronic systems, which speak more deeply to her analytical mind than human feelings do. Higgins spins a riveting science fiction debut guaranteed to catapult readers beyond their expectations. ![]() ![]() With deeply moving human drama, nail-biting suspense - and bold speculation informed by a degree in physics - C. ![]() |