Solip System Hardwired
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Solip System Hardwired
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Author : Walter Jon Williams
language : en
Publisher: Walter Jon Williams
Release Date : 2016-01-27
Solip System Hardwired written by Walter Jon Williams and has been published by Walter Jon Williams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-27 with Fiction categories.
They call it Black Mind. Using this covert technology, Reno has written his own consciousness over that of Albrecht Roon, one of Earth’s greatest enemies. A saboteur surrounded by enemies, he must act quickly, and without giving himself away, in order to turn the Orbital oppressors against each other and bring down their entire system. He’s living in a labyrinth of paranoia, surrounded by bodyguards and treacherous rivals. And then he discovers that Black Mind is not a complete success--- Roon still lives inside him, and Roon is mad. This novella is the long-awaited sequel to Walter Jon Williams’ classic novel Hardwired.
Hardwired
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Author : Walter Jon Williams
language : en
Publisher: Night Shade
Release Date : 2006-10-01
Hardwired written by Walter Jon Williams and has been published by Night Shade this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-01 with Fiction categories.
ears ago, the last desperate hopes of Earth were crushed as corporate Orbital blocs ruling from on high devastated the planet's face. Today, the autocratic Orbitals indulge in decadent luxury far above the mudboys, dirtgirls, zonedancers, and buttonheads who live out violent lives of electronic distraction and dependence amid the flooded, ruined cities and teeming slums of a balkanized America. But there are heroes; those who would stand against the Orbital powers and keep freedom's cause alive. Two such heroes are the metal-eyed ex-fighter pilot turned panzer-driver Cowboy, and Sarah, the cybernetic assassin desperate to find a better life for her drug-addicted brother. Together, Cowboy and Sarah embark on a high-octane odyssey across the shattered face of the American west. From Walter Jon Williams comes Hardwired, the hard-hitting, seminal classic that feels as prescient today as when it was first published. Like a steel-guitar fueled Damnation Alley, as directed by Sam Peckinpah, Hardwired demonstrates how Williams's singular vision helped defined the cyberpunk genre. Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
Voice Of The Whirlwind
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Author : Walter Jon Williams
language : en
Publisher: Walter Jon Williams
Release Date : 2015-04-29
Voice Of The Whirlwind written by Walter Jon Williams and has been published by Walter Jon Williams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-29 with Fiction categories.
Steward is a Beta— a clone. In his memories, he’s an elite commando for an orbital policorp— but because his Alpha never did a brain-scan update, Steward’s memories are fifteen years out of date . . . and in those fifteen years, everything has changed. An interstellar war destroyed the company that held his allegiance. His wife has divorced him, along with the second wife that he can’t even remember. Most of his comrades died in a useless battle on a world called Sheol, and those who survived are irrevocably scarred. An alien race has arrived and become the center of a complex and deadly intrigue. And someone has murdered him. “Fast-moving, hard-driving, with a robust well-handled plot . . . a stirring and heartening performance.” – Kirkus Reviews “Walter Jon Williams proves that he is a master of action, character and galaxy-spanning plots.” — Fantasy Review “A combination of fast action, gritty realism, and high-tech polytechnics that is certain to be popular with Williams’ growing audience.” –Booklist. “(Williams) is a master of the intricate yet fast-paced plot— the essence of thrillers and novels of political intrigue.” –Locus
Solip System
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Author : Walter Jon Williams
language : it
Publisher: Delos Digital srl
Release Date : 2022-03-29
Solip System written by Walter Jon Williams and has been published by Delos Digital srl this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-29 with Fiction categories.
Fantascienza - romanzo breve (56 pagine) - Chiuso nel corpo del suo peggiore nemico per salvare il futuro della Terra. Dopo il successo di Hardwired (I guerrieri dell’interfaccia, 1986) Walter Jon Williams ritornò qualche anno dopo, spinto dai lettori e dal suo agente, alla storia messa in risalto in un romanzo considerato tra i capolavori del cyberpunk. Dice l’autore a questo proposito: “L'idea iniziale di Hardwired non era esattamente sconosciuta nella fantascienza, cioè che le colonie spaziali della Terra avessero messo in atto una rivoluzione per ottenere l'indipendenza dal pianeta natale. Ma, a differenza di altri libri che utilizzavano questa idea, le colonie di Hardwired non cercavano la mera indipendenza politica: una volta distrutte le difese della Terra, trovarono la visione di un pianeta indifeso troppo allettante per resistere. Dominavano il loro pianeta natale ed erano unite dal desiderio di sfruttare le risorse rimanenti della Terra per migliorare le proprie economie. Alla fine di Hardwired la mente di Reno, uno dei protagonisti, era stata trapiantata nel cervello del boss dell'Orbitale, Roon, tramite il programma Black Mind. Con una riflessione attenta sulle lacune nella mia cronologia futura, ho deciso di scrivere una storia su Reno.” Solip System racconta dunque la drammatica vicenda di Reno all’interno della mente del suo più grande nemico, il mostro Albrecht Roon, responsabile di atroci crimini nei confronti dei terrestri. Con grande astuzia e coraggio dovrà portare a termine un’incredibile opera di sabotaggio, che lo vedrà affrontare difficoltà di ogni genere, tra cui lo stesso Roon, ancora vivo e folle all’interno del suo stesso cervello. Apparso come chapbook per la casa editrice amatoriale Axolotl Press nel 1989, e poi, nel settembre del 1990, sulla prestigiosa Asimov’s Science fiction Magazine, Solip:System rappresenta una sorta di seguito a I guerrieri dell’interfaccia. Con questo romanzo breve, inedito finora nel nostro paese, continuiamo a presentare il meglio di un autore tra i più vivaci e validi della fantascienza moderna. Ricordiamo inoltre che in questa stessa collana abbiamo presentato opere come Emersione, Elegia per angeli e cani, Il giorno dell’incarnazione, La Piramide Sommersa della Dinastia Tang, e Argonautica. Nato nel 1953 a Duluth nel Minnesota, Walter Jon Williams si è laureato in letteratura inglese all'università del Nuovo Messico, dove attualmente vive e lavora. Autore di una ventina di romanzi, tra cui ricordiamo Hardwired (1986), La voce del vortice (1987), Stazione Angelica (1989), Aristoi (1992), Metropolitan (1995), di sceneggiature cinematografiche e televisive e di numerosi racconti, ha vinto due volte il premio Nebula, la prima nel 2001 con il racconto Daddy's world e, successivamente, nel 2004, con L'era del flagello (The Green Leopard Plague), pubblicato in Italia nella collana Odissea Delos. Autore eclettico e dotato, Walter Jon Williams ha attraversato varie fasi nella sua carriera. Dopo un inizio influenzato da Roger Zelazny, è poi diventato uno degli esponenti di spicco del cyberpunk degli inizi degli anni novanta con il gradevole I guerrieri dell'interfaccia (Hardwired), per poi raggiungere la piena maturità con opere come La voce del vortice, Stazione Angelica, Aristoi.
Aristoi
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Author : Walter Jon Williams
language : en
Publisher: Walter Jon Williams
Release Date : 2015-05-02
Aristoi written by Walter Jon Williams and has been published by Walter Jon Williams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-02 with Fiction categories.
Written with care, intelligence, and grace, [Aristoi] depicts a future society based on highly developed computers and biological engineering, the key skills of which are controlled by an elite known as the Aristoi. This world is depicted meticulously and vividly, and so is the near war of all against all that is unleashed when one of the Aristoi falls prey to the corruption of power. A fine, thoughtful work, highly recommended; Williams seems to grow with each book. ---Roland Green, Chicago Sun-Times Beneath the facade of universal prosperity, however, lurks a tide of dissension and madness that can only be fought from within. Williams tests the borders of imagination in a novel that combines brilliant hard science and speculative vision with a firm grip on the central humanity of his characters. A priority purchase for sf collections. ---Library Journal In this complex and rewarding novel, Williams has created a future which features many of the wonders SF has been promising us for years: virtual reality, genetic engineering, faster-than-light travel, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, telepathic links with computers, and more. ---Publishers Weekly Gabriel is one of the Aristoi, the elite class that hold dominion over a glittering interstellar culture, their rule more absolute than that of any Old Earth tyrant. When another of the Aristoi is murdered, Gabriel finds that the foundations of his civilization are tottering, and that his own power may have its roots in the greatest lie in all history. In order to defend himself and the interstellar order, Gabriel must go on a quest into the heart of barbarism and chaos, and discover within himself his own lost, tattered humanity.
Hardwired 30th Anniversary Edition
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Author : Walter Williams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-11-17
Hardwired 30th Anniversary Edition written by Walter Williams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-17 with categories.
Hardwired, the acknowledged inspiration for the games Cyberpunk Red and Cyberpunk 2077, is now available in a deluxe edition for its thirtieth anniversary, with new content by the author. Earth lies prostrate beneath the lash of the Orbital powers, and Earth's Balkanized nations have no choice but to let the Orbitals plunder their remaining wealth. Below the zone of Orbital control, buttonheads, panzerjocks, dirtgirls, and hustlers scramble for their ticket out of the gravity well. But now, if the criminal underworld and the guerrilla underground can join forces, there is a chance to shift the balance of power-- in a war fought on the ground by hardwired commandos, in the air by high-flying deltajocks, and by genius hackers in the neural interface. As Roger Zelazny said, "Hardwired is a tough, sleek juggernaut of a story, punctuated by strobe light movements, coursing to the wail of jets and the twang of steel guitars-- glittering, nasty, and noble-- and told in a style perfectly suiting its content. It has all of my favorite things-- blood, love, fire, hate and a high ideal or two. I wish I'd written this one." The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition of this cyberpunk classic includes essays by the author devoted to the origin of the novel, the unexpected source of the term "panzerboy," and an amused guide through some of the oddities of the first German edition."Williams' use of language is as explosive and as techno-tinged as the world he describes. Reading the book is like taking a jet ride across a futuristic America, with acceleration forcing you back in your seat all the way."Rockland Courier-Gazette"Cowboy is no Rambo; he is a thoughtful, intelligent hero. He and Sarah are two of the many good things about HARDWIRED. Another is the world they inhabit--- an incredibly detailed future of personality transfers, bizarre drugs, cybernetic implants, and complex political and economic power maneuvers . . . It is one of the best SF novels I have read in years; I heartily recommend it."Fantasy Review"The story moves with the speed of a hovercraft, the climax has all the action and excitement of Star Wars and the ending has a delightful twist."Providence Sunday Journal"Hardwired is his best book to date...as the parallel plotlines of a hotshot contraband flyer and a sleek bodyguard/assassin develop and gradually intersect, the book takes on a life of its own."Locus
Willpower
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Author : Roy F. Baumeister
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2011-10-13
Willpower written by Roy F. Baumeister and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-13 with Self-Help categories.
Can you resist everything except temptation? In a hedonistic age full of distractions, it's hard to possess willpower - or in fact even understand why we should need it. Yet it's actually the most important factor in achieving success and a happy life, shown to be more significant than money, looks, background or intelligence. This book reveals the secrets of self-control. For years the old-fashioned, even Victorian, value of willpower has been disparaged by psychologists who argued that we're largely driven by unconscious forces beyond our control. Here Roy Baumeister, one of the world's most esteemed and influential psychologists, and journalist John Tierney, turn this notion on its head. They show us that willpower is like a muscle that can be strengthened with practice and improved over time. The latest laboratory work shows that self-control has a physical basis to it and so is dramatically affected by simple things such as eating and sleeping - to the extent that a life-changing decision may go in different directions depending on whether it's made before or after lunch. You will discover how babies can be taught willpower, the joys of the to-don't list, the success of Alcoholics Anonymous, the pointlessness of diets and the secrets to David Blaine's stunts. There are also fascinating personal stories, from explorers, students, soldiers, ex-addicts and parents. Based on years of psychological research and filled with practical advice, this book will teach you how to gain from self-control without pain, and discover the very real power in willpower. The results are nothing short of life-changing.
Engage The Fox
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Author : Jen Lawerence
language : en
Publisher: River Grove Books
Release Date : 2023-03-28
Engage The Fox written by Jen Lawerence and has been published by River Grove Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-28 with categories.
An allegorical teaching to embrace change, develop critical thinking skills, and solve any problem using teamwork Engage the Fox is a charismatic business fable set at a newspaper run by publisher Hedgehog and his executive team of woodland creatures. When met with a difficult decision regarding where the newspaper industry is headed, as well as pressure to give discounts to their top advertisers, Hedgehog engages consultant Thaddeus P. Fox to teach the team at The Toad Hollow Gazette how to make important decisions. By thinking critically and utilizing the different personality types present in the office, the team learns to see the big picture and tap the energy and imagination of everyone. The animals portrayed here, by their very nature, represent different aspects of the human personality as illustrated in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. The authors base their book on Larry Chester's popular course in critical thinking that helps participants identify the cause of problems large and small and generate better, more implementable solutions. That process incorporates four key critical thinking skills that businesspeople can develop to help them evaluate their options as they learn how to manage complex, messy issues in a systematic way that ensures stakeholder buy-in and increases their success rate.
Diamonds From Tequila
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Author : Walter Jon Williams
language : en
Publisher: Walter Jon Williams
Release Date : 2017-10-15
Diamonds From Tequila written by Walter Jon Williams and has been published by Walter Jon Williams this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-15 with Fiction categories.
Borderline
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Author : Tambra Knipp Verrees
language : en
Publisher: Infinity Pub
Release Date : 2002-07-01
Borderline written by Tambra Knipp Verrees and has been published by Infinity Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-07-01 with Fiction categories.