What Makes This Book So Great: Re-Reading the Classics of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Paperback - Jo Walton

Reducere. As any reader of Jo Walton's Among Others might guess, Walton is both an inveterate reader of SF and fantasy, and a chronic re-reader of books. In ...

From acclaimed, award-winning author Jo Walton: The Philosopher Kings, a tale of gods and humans, and the surprising things they have to learn from...

A tale of gods and humans - trying to live together by the principles of Plato's Republic. Featuring an extraordinary cast that includes giant robo...

DARK, ADDICTIVE, AWARD-WINNING ALT-HISTORY: THE SECOND IN JO WALTON'S SMALL CHANGE TRILOGY

Fifteen-year-old Morwenna lives in Wales with her twin sister and a mother who spins dark magic for ill. One day, Mori and her mother fight a power...

Reducere. Here in the Just City you will become your best selves. You will learn and grow and strive to be excellent. Created as an experiment by the time-tr...

An intimate first flight of short fiction from award-winning novelist Jo Walton (Among Others, The King's Peace). A strange Eritrean coin travels f...

Reducere. ``Here in the Just City you will become your best selves. You will learn and grow and strive to be excellent.`` Created as an experiment by the tim...

Reducere. Or What You Will is an utterly original novel about how stories are brought forth from Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award-winning author Jo Walt...

Reducere. A tale of contention over love and money--among dragonsJo Walton burst onto the fantasy scene with The King's Peace, acclaimed by writers as divers...

Reducere. A fresh guide to classical music from the acclaimed creator of NPR's ""What Makes It Great""(TM)Rob Kapilow has been helping audiences hear more in...

Reducere. Recommended by American Library Association (Booklist), Library Journal, and Locus (Gardner Dozois)2018 Alberta Book Publishing Award Winner (Specu...

Reducere. The time is long overdue to present the work of Japanese science fiction and fantasy writers to the world in English. The first book in a planned s...

Reducere. It has been half a century since a few now-canonical Latin American writers introduced magical realism to the world. In that time, new generations ...

An exploration of the idea of the masterpiece, over fifty world masterpieces, from cave paintings to Cezanne.

A practical resource for those seeking a simple approach to reading the Bible, encouraging readers to look at the whole biblical storyline before d...

Schlafer looks at the preacher's task at the "high times" of the church and the secular year, those occasions on which expectations run high and em...

Reducere. Following the great success of the first volume of the Classics of Marxism, a second volume is now published with five more important works. Wage L...

Reducere. • Autor distins cu Premiul Nebula pentru literatura • Autor distins cu Premiul Hugo pentru literatura • Autor distins cu Premiul British Fantasy pe...

The popular science equivalent of Who Do You Think You Are?

DescriptionA Tibetan Buddhist lama gives advice on the issues facing people in the modern world. In this book, Khenpo Sodargye, a world-famous Tibe...

Reducere. An editor and writer's vivaciously entertaining, and often moving, chronicle of his year-long adventure with fifty great books (and two not-so-grea...

The popular science equivalent of the TV show Who Do You Think You Are?

Reducere. Now in a Tor Essentials edition, Jo Walton's Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel about the power of story to transform our lives.Winner of the 2011...

"The most original, most profound, and most humorous collection of recreational logic and math problems ever written." -- Martin Gardner, Scientifi...

DescriptionI did it. I did it I'm finally an Arachne ...Aaand things are already going way differently than I thought they would. I guess I kinda j...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

DescriptionWhat makes a mammal a mammal? The answer is more complicated than you think I, Mammal is a history of mammals and their ancestors and of...

Showcases a selection of 80 outstanding paintings and sculptures from around the world and throughout time, assessing the key elements that make th...

Reducere. A selection of outstanding works of fantasy and science fiction from Japan, published here in English for the first time to reveal new and very dif...

Reducere. National Outdoor Book Awards2012 NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD WINNER Anything Worth Doing tells the unforgettable true story of larger-than-life whi...

Reducere. The wonders of plant and animal life told with rare literary charm by Uncle Paul in conversations with three children. Besides such stories as the ...

Reducere. Murder in the empire means war for the Kingdom of Lugunica While Julius, Reinhard, and Ferris are on a diplomatic mission to secure a peace treaty,...

"The second edition of The Great Psychotherapy Debate has been updated and revised to include a history of healing practices, medicine, and psychot...

DescriptionAs the Cold War widened in the 1950s, military hero George Kutter and his family trained to be legacy survivors in the event of an atomi...

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers IncAuthor(s): William von HippelNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 148 x 202 x 22Cover type:...

Reducere. All humans see the world in two fundamentally different ways: even babies have a rich understanding of both the physical and social worlds. They ex...

DescriptionSome kids like to dance and laugh out loud, and some sit quietly and make up stories in their heads--but we're all different, and that's...

How laughter and smiles define our cognitive and emotional development at the start of life

Reducere. The Mabinogion consists of the earliest prose literature in Great Britain, the manuscripts of which originate in 12th century Welsh, with some dati...

Pachet Must Read SF Classics 4 vol.

Reducere. ``Fantasy of a superior order.``--Washington Post Book World``A storyteller without peer. He created worlds as colorful and exotic and memorable as...

Book two of Eugene Peterson's landmark Spiritual Theology series; foundational reading for the twenty-first century church.Publisher: Hodder & Stou...

DescriptionClassic works of speculative fiction from the earliest masters of the genre. Classic Science Fiction includes nine stories from masters ...

Rich with meaningful quotes, heartfelt humor and witty one-liners, The Book Lover's Treasury of Quotations brings together the best and brightest t...