Clockwork Worlds
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When Worlds Converge
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Author : Clifford N. Matthews
language : en
Publisher: Open Court Publishing
Release Date : 2002
When Worlds Converge written by Clifford N. Matthews and has been published by Open Court Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Religion categories.
In this book, over 30 prominent scientists, theologians, and philosophers explore three main convergences: the convergence of different sciences to give a coherent story of mankind, religious convergence whereby different traditions work together toward global harmony, and the convergence of science and religion.
Clockwork Worlds
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Author : Richard D. Erlich
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1983-12-28
Clockwork Worlds written by Richard D. Erlich and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-12-28 with Literary Criticism categories.
Taken to extremes, social organization--however necessary in itself--leads to the creation of what editors Erlich and Dunn label Clockwork Worlds. This anthology has been organized to define and expand that concept for the reader. Arthur O. Lewis provides a comprehensive overview of clockwork worlds and sets them in their political and literary contexts. Following Lewis' introduction are two series of essays which show how the theme of mechanized environments has been developed in classic works of dystopian fiction, and how it has been treated by some of the major contemporary science fiction writers. The Special Topics section studies mechanized environments from a variety of viewpoints. The editors have included an extensive list of stories, novels, films, background readings, and other works useful for the study of mechanized environments.
Ludopolitics
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Author : Liam Mitchell
language : en
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Release Date : 2018-12-14
Ludopolitics written by Liam Mitchell and has been published by John Hunt Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-14 with Computers categories.
What can videogames tell us about the politics of contemporary technoculture, and how are designers and players responding to its impositions? To what extent do the technical features of videogames index our assumptions about what exists and what is denied that status? And how can we use games to identify and shift those assumptions without ever putting down the controller? Ludopolitics responds to these questions with a critique of one of the defining features of modern technology: the fantasy of control. Videogames promise players the opportunity to map and master worlds, offering closed systems that are perfect in principle if not in practice. In their numerical, rule-bound, and goal-oriented form, they express assumptions about both the technological world and the world as such. More importantly, they can help us identify these assumptions and challenge them. Games like Spec Ops: The Line, Braid, Undertale, and Bastion, as well as play practices like speedrunning, theorycrafting, and myth-making provide an aesthetic means of mounting a political critique of the pursuit and valorization of technological control.
Worlds Vast And Various
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Author : Gregory Benford
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-03-29
Worlds Vast And Various written by Gregory Benford and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-29 with Fiction categories.
A time-traveller on an illegal trip into the past learns a chilling truth about her own destiny... As a deadly Superflu runs rampant through a polluted, overpopulated Earth, a husband-and-wife scientific team races to scientific team races to salvage a livable future... On a planet where the laws of physics are strangely twisted, a brilliant scientist's work undermines an ancient faith and leads to a shattering revelation... An ore-hauler on Mercury, desperate to save her endangered ship and career, finds a remarkable way out: a wormhole trapped in the hellish flux of magnetic fields and fiery plasma generated by the nuclear furnace of the sun...
The Philosophy Foundation
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Author : Peter Worley
language : en
Publisher: Crown House Publishing
Release Date : 2012-09-30
The Philosophy Foundation written by Peter Worley and has been published by Crown House Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-30 with Education categories.
Imagine a one-stop shop stacked to the rafters with everything you could ever want to tap into young people's natural curiosity and get them thinking deeply. Well, this is it! Edited by professional philosopher Peter Worley from The Philosophy Shop and with a foreword by Ian Gilbert, this book is jam-packed with ideas, stimuli, thought experiments, activities, short stories, pictures and questions to get young people thinking philosophically. Primarily aimed at teachers to use as a stimuli for philosophical enquiries in the classroom or even as starter activities to get them thinking from the off, it can also be used by parents for some great family thinking or indeed anyone fed up of being told what to think (or urged not to think) and who wants a real neurological workout. The proceeds of the book are going towards The Philosophy Foundation charity.
The Steampunk Bible
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Author : Jeff VanderMeer
language : en
Publisher: Abrams
Release Date : 2012-06-01
The Steampunk Bible written by Jeff VanderMeer and has been published by Abrams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
“Wonderful essays on everything steampunk, written by well-known names in the movement who are living steampunk every day” (Wired.com). Steampunk—a grafting of Victorian aesthetic and punk rock attitude onto various forms of science-fiction culture—is a phenomenon that has come to influence film, literature, art, music, fashion, and more. The Steampunk Bible is the first compendium about the movement, tracing its roots in the works of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells through its most recent expression in movies such as Sherlock Holmes. Its adherents celebrate the inventor as an artist and hero, re-envisioning and crafting retro technologies including antiquated airships and robots. A burgeoning DIY community has brought a distinctive Victorian-fantasy style to their crafts and art. Steampunk evokes a sense of adventure and discovery, and embraces extinct technologies as a way of talking about the future. This ultimate manual will appeal to aficionados and novices alike as author Jeff VanderMeer takes the reader on a wild ride through the clockwork corridors of Steampunk history. Praise for The Steampunk Bible “An informed, informative and beautifully illustrated survey of the subject.” —The Financial Times “The Steampunk Bible is far and away the most intriguing catalog of all things steam yet written.” —The Austin Chronicle
At Millennium S End
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Author : Kevin Alexander Boon
language : en
Publisher: SUNY Press
Release Date : 2001-03-22
At Millennium S End written by Kevin Alexander Boon and has been published by SUNY Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03-22 with Literary Criticism categories.
Collected essays by noted scholars covering the breadth and influence of Kurt Vonnegut's literature.
Image 11
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date : 2017-03-01
Image 11 written by Various and has been published by Image Comics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-01 with Comics & Graphic Novels categories.
IMAGE+ is a monthly magazine featuring Image's upcoming releases, as well as bonus creator-owned comics content. Each issue features an original, four-page THE WALKING DEAD story concerning Negan's origins, and created by New York Times bestselling team ROBERT KIRKMAN and CHARLIE ADLARD, for a total of 48 pages of backstory! IMAGE+ showcases interviews, spotlight features, bonus never-before-seen preview pages, editorials from industry voices, and more in-depth, insightful, and provocative comics coverage curated by David Brothers, Branding Manager at Image Comics. IMAGE+ is fans' premiere source for all things creator-owned. Digital Release Date: 1/25/2016 REMINDER: IMAGE+ IS NO LONGER DISTRIBUTED FOR FREE WITH DIAMOND'S MONTHLY PREVIEWS CATALOG.
Nikolai Gogol
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Author : Vladimir Nabokov
language : en
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Release Date : 2017-04-28
Nikolai Gogol written by Vladimir Nabokov and has been published by New Directions Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Nikolai Gogol was the most idiosyncratic of the great Russian novelists of the 19th century and lived a tragically short life which was as chaotic as the lives of the characters he created. This biography begins with Gogol's death and ends with his birth, an inverted structure typical of both Gogol and Nabokov. The biographer proceeds to establish the relationship between Gogol and his novels, especially with regard to "nose-consciousness", a peculiar feature of Russian life and letters, which finds its apotheosis in Gogol's own life and prose. There are more expressions and proverbs concerning the nose in Russian than in any other language in the world. Nabokov's style in this biography is comic, but as always leads to serious issues—in this case, an appreciation of the distinctive "sense of the physical" inherent in Gogol's work. Nabokov describes how Gogol's life and literature mingled, and explains the structure and style of Gogol's prose in terms of the novelist's life.
Database And Expert Systems Applications
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Author : Norman Revell
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-08-21
Database And Expert Systems Applications written by Norman Revell and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-21 with Business & Economics categories.
This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Database and Expert Systems Applications held in September 2007. Papers are organized into topical sections covering XML, data and information, datamining and data warehouses, database applications, WWW, bioinformatics, process automation and workflow, knowledge management and expert systems, database theory, query processing, and privacy and security.