Maps In A Mirror

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Maps In A Mirror

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Author : Orson Scott Card
language : en
Publisher: Tordotcom
Release Date : 2009-11-30

Maps In A Mirror written by Orson Scott Card and has been published by Tordotcom this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-11-30 with Fiction categories.

Maps in a Mirror brings together nearly all of Orson Scott Card's short fiction written between 1977 and 1990. For those readers who have followed this remarkable talent since the beginning, here are all those amazing stories gathered together in one place, with some extra surprises as well. For the hundreds of thousands who are newly come to Card, here is chance to experience the wonder of a writer so versatile that he can handle everything from traditional narrative poetry to modern experimental fiction with equal ease and grace. The brilliant story-telling of the Alvin Maker books is no accident; the breathless excitement evoked by the Ender books is not a once-in-a-lifetime experience. In this enormous volume are forty-six stories, plus ten long, intensely personal essays, unique to this volume. In them the author reveals some of his reasons and motivations for writing, with a good deal of autobiography into the bargain. "One of the genre's most convincing storytellers. An important volume."--Library Journal At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Monkey Sonatas

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Author : Orson Scott Card
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 1993-03-15

Monkey Sonatas written by Orson Scott Card and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-03-15 with Fiction categories.

A collection of science fiction and fantasy tales by the acclaimed author offers readers ten excursions into the realm of the fantastic and the mythic. Orson Scott Card's Monkey Sonatas: Fables and Fantasies is part of the Maps in a Mirrors series of the author's extraordinary range of collected fiction. Introduction Unaccompanied Sonata A Cross-Country Trip to Kill Richard Nixon The Porcelain Salamander Middle Woman The Bully and the Beast The Princess and the Bear Sandmagic The Best Day A Plague of Butterflies The Monkeys Thought ‘Twas All in Fun Afterword At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

In The Mirror Of Persian Kings

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Author : Blain Auer
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-05-06

In The Mirror Of Persian Kings written by Blain Auer and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-06 with History categories.

A study of Perso-Islamic kingship in India, as a way to understanding the political and cultural history of Muslim courts in India and their legacy.

Flux

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Author : Orson Scott Card
language : en
Publisher: Tor Books
Release Date : 1992

Flux written by Orson Scott Card and has been published by Tor Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Fiction categories.

Seven tales of possible fates for the human race portray the inner struggles of characters exploring their hidden selves

Mirror Worlds

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Author : David Gelernter
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1993-01-28

Mirror Worlds written by David Gelernter and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-01-28 with Computers categories.

Technology doesn't flow smoothly; it's the big surprises that matter, and Yale computer expert David Gelernter sees one such giant leap right on the horizon. Today's small scale software programs are about to be joined by vast public software works that will revolutionize computing and transform society as a whole. One such vast program is the "Mirror World." Imagine looking at your computer screen and seeing reality--an image of your city, for instance, complete with moving traffic patterns, or a picture that sketches the state of an entire far-flung corporation at this second. These representations are called Mirror Worlds, and according to Gelernter they will soon be available to everyone. Mirror Worlds are high-tech voodoo dolls: by interacting with the images, you interact with reality. Indeed, Mirror Worlds will revolutionize the use of computers, transforming them from (mere) handy tools to crystal balls which will allow us to see the world more vividly and see into it more deeply. Reality will be replaced gradually, piece-by-piece, by a software imitation; we will live inside the imitation; and the surprising thing is--this will be a great humanistic advance. We gain control over our world, plus a huge new measure of insight and vision. In this fascinating book--part speculation, part explanation--Gelernter takes us on a tour of the computer technology of the near future. Mirror Worlds, he contends, will allow us to explore the world in unprecedented depth and detail without ever changing out of our pajamas. A hospital administrator might wander through an entire medical complex via a desktop computer. Any citizen might explore the performance of the local schools, chat electronically with teachers and other Mirror World visitors, plant software agents to report back on interesting topics; decide to run for the local school board, hire a campaign manager, and conduct the better part of the campaign itself--all by interacting with the Mirror World. Gelernter doesn't just speculate about how this amazing new software will be used--he shows us how it will be made, explaining carefully and in detail how to build a Mirror World using technology already available. We learn about "disembodied machines," "trellises," "ensembles," and other computer components which sound obscure, but which Gelernter explains using familiar metaphors and terms. (He tells us that a Mirror World is a microcosm just like a Japanese garden or a Gothic cathedral, and that a computer program is translated by the computer in the same way a symphony is translated by a violinist into music.) Mirror Worlds offers a lucid and humanistic account of the coming software revolution, told by a computer scientist at the cutting edge of his field.

A Distant Mirror

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Author : Barbara W. Tuchman
language : en
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Release Date : 1987-07-12

A Distant Mirror written by Barbara W. Tuchman and has been published by Random House Trade Paperbacks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987-07-12 with History categories.

A “marvelous history”* of medieval Europe, from the bubonic plague and the Papal Schism to the Hundred Years’ War, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Guns of August *Lawrence Wright, author of The End of October, in The Wall Street Journal The fourteenth century reflects two contradictory images: on the one hand, a glittering age of crusades, cathedrals, and chivalry; on the other, a world plunged into chaos and spiritual agony. In this revelatory work, Barbara W. Tuchman examines not only the great rhythms of history but the grain and texture of domestic life: what childhood was like; what marriage meant; how money, taxes, and war dominated the lives of serf, noble, and clergy alike. Granting her subjects their loyalties, treacheries, and guilty passions, Tuchman re-creates the lives of proud cardinals, university scholars, grocers and clerks, saints and mystics, lawyers and mercenaries, and, dominating all, the knight—in all his valor and “furious follies,” a “terrible worm in an iron cocoon.” Praise for A Distant Mirror “Beautifully written, careful and thorough in its scholarship . . . What Ms. Tuchman does superbly is to tell how it was. . . . No one has ever done this better.”—The New York Review of Books “A beautiful, extraordinary book . . . Tuchman at the top of her powers . . . She has done nothing finer.”—The Wall Street Journal “Wise, witty, and wonderful . . . a great book, in a great historical tradition.”—Commentary

Cruel Miracles

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Author : Orson Scott Card
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2010-09-17

Cruel Miracles written by Orson Scott Card and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-17 with Fiction categories.

A collection of science fiction tales from the bestselling author of Ender's Game. Cruel Miracles, part of the Maps in a Mirror series of Card's collected fiction, presents the Hugo Award-winning story "Eye for Eye," as well as an autobiographical essay by the author himself. Introduction Mortal Gods Saving Grace Eye for Eye St. Amy’s Tale Kingsmeat Holy Afterword "This book is a revelation and a delight."--Macon Telegraph At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Mirror S Edge

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Author : Bryan Stratton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008

Mirror S Edge written by Bryan Stratton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Computer games categories.

• Complete Strategy Guide • Detailed labeled maps • Locations of every collectable • Strategy for every building and every enemy encounter • In-dept DICE Studio Profile Paired with Exciting Behind the Scenes Info • 30+ pages of behind the scenes content • Stunning concept art • Revealing interviews with the developers of your favorite DICE titles • Photo tour of the DICE Studio • Beautifully labeled maps detailing every hidden package, foothold, and leap of faith • Pro-tips and strategy to help you complete every Xbox 360 Achievement and PlayStation 3 Trophy • Locate every package and follow the quickest route to the drop off point • Become the master of your environment with multiple strategies for every enemy encounter–the choice is yours

The Lost Gate

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Author : Orson Scott Card
language : en
Publisher: Tor Fantasy
Release Date : 2011-11-29

The Lost Gate written by Orson Scott Card and has been published by Tor Fantasy this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-29 with Fiction categories.

Orson Scott Card's The Lost Gate is the first book in the Mithermages series from the New York Times bestselling author of Ender's Game. Danny North knew from early childhood that his family was different, and that he was different from them. While his cousins were learning how to create the things that commoners called fairies, ghosts, golems, trolls, werewolves, and other such miracles that were the heritage of the North family, Danny worried that he would never show a talent, never form an outself. He grew up in the rambling old house, filled with dozens of cousins, and aunts and uncles, all ruled by his father. Their home was isolated in the mountains of western Virginia, far from town, far from schools, far from other people. There are many secrets in the House, and many rules that Danny must follow. There is a secret library with only a few dozen books, and none of them in English — but Danny and his cousins are expected to become fluent in the language of the books. While Danny's cousins are free to create magic whenever they like, they must never do it where outsiders might see. Unfortunately, there are some secrets kept from Danny as well. And that will lead to disaster for the North family. The Mithermages series The Lost Gate The Gate Thief Gatefather