East of Eden (novel) East of Eden is a novel by Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck, published in September 1952. Often described as Steinbeck's most ambitious novel, East of Eden brings to life the intricate details of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, and their interwoven stories. The novel was originally addressed to Steinbeck's young sons, Thom and John (then 6½ and 4½ years old, respectively). Steinbeck wanted to describe the Salinas Valley for them in detail: the sights, sounds, smells, and colors. The Hamilton family in the novel is said to be based on the real-life family of Samuel Hamilton, Steinbeck's maternal grandfather.[1] A young John Steinbeck also appears briefly in the novel as a minor character.[2] According to his third and last wife, Elaine, Steinbeck considered it his magnum opus – his greatest novel.[3] Steinbeck stated about East of Eden: "It has everything in it I have been able to learn about my craft or profession in all these years." The Trask family: Cyrus Trask, Mrs.
Blog Archive » The Top Twenty Starship Captains For mysteries, it’s the gumshoe; romance novels, the busty maiden; fantasy novels, the young adventurer; political thrillers, the idealistic lawyer. In science fiction, the archetypal hero is the starship captain – doughty scientist-explorers setting off across the uncharted reaches of the cosmos in search of new life, new civilizations. You know the drill. This is a list of 20 famous starship captains from fiction. The title is intentionally misleading, meant to get me Diggs and hits. Here are my criteria for inclusion: The captain’s ship must carry more than one passenger. Please comment below. 20. Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan! If you’re going to choose a captain, you want the smartest, strongest, healthiest guy. “These people have sworn to live and die at my command two hundred years before you were born.” Think back to 11 years ago, in 1996. You don’t remember? “I’ve done far worse than kill you, Admiral. Khan used his superior intellect and Castilian accent to woo young Lt. 19. Adama: “Mr. 18.
Quick Online Tips : Technology, Blogging, SEO, Make Money Online Anexo:Lista de escritores de ficção científica Origem: Wikipédia, a enciclopédia livre. Note que esta lista, não exaustiva, contém alguns autores cujas obras podem hoje em dia ser consideradas ficção científica, ainda que na altura pudessem apenas ser classificadas com ficção fantástica. Outros autores, que trabalham ou trabalharam em literatura fantástica podem também estar aqui incluídos, já que existem semelhanças e interferências entre os dois géneros. Pretende-se que a lista esteja ordenada alfabeticamente pelo sobrenome (apelido). A[editar | editar código-fonte] Lynn Abbey (1948 - Edwin Abbott (1838-1926), Flatland Kobo Abe (1924-1993) Robert Abernathy (1924-1990) Forrest J. Douglas Adams, (1952-2001) Juan Miguel Aguilera (1960 - ) Jerry Ahern, (1946 - ) Brian Aldiss, (1925 - ) David M. Lloyd Alexander, (1924 - ) Roger MacBride Allen, (1957 - ) Kingsley Amis, (1922-1995 - ) Colin Anderson Kevin J. Poul Anderson, (1926 - 2001) Patricia Anthony, (1947 - ) Piers Anthony, (1934 - ) Christopher Anvil, (1922 - )(pseudónimo de Harry C. J.G. Iain M.
The Periodic Table (book) The elements that are titles of the stories. The Periodic Table (Italian: Il Sistema Periodico) is a collection of short stories by Primo Levi, published in 1975, named after the periodic table in chemistry. In 2006, the Royal Institution of Great Britain named it the best science book ever.[1] The stories are autobiographical episodes of the author's experiences as a Jewish-Italian doctoral-level chemist under the Fascist regime and afterwards. They include various themes following a chronological sequence: his ancestry, his study of chemistry and practising the profession in wartime Italy, a pair of imaginative tales he wrote at that time,[2] and his subsequent experiences as an anti-Fascist partisan, his arrest and imprisonment, interrogation, and internment in the Fossoli di Carpi and Auschwitz camps, and postwar life as an industrial chemist. Every story, 21 in total, has the name of a chemical element and is connected to it in some way.
SCI FI FORUMS How to Learn (But Not Master) Any Language in 1 Hour (Plus: A Fa Deconstructing Arabic in 45 Minutes Conversational Russian in 60 minutes? This post is by request. How long does it take to learn Chinese or Japanese vs. Here’s the reasoning… Before you invest (or waste) hundreds and thousands of hours on a language, you should deconstruct it. So far, I’ve deconstructed Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Norwegian, Irish Gaelic, Korean, and perhaps a dozen others. How is it possible to become conversationally fluent in one of these languages in 2-12 months? Consider a new language like a new sport. There are certain physical prerequisites (height is an advantage in basketball), rules (a runner must touch the bases in baseball), and so on that determine if you can become proficient at all, and—if so—how long it will take. Languages are no different. If you’re a native Japanese speaker, respectively handicapped with a bit more than 20 phonemes in your language, some languages will seem near impossible. 1. 2. 3. 4.
Peter and Wendy The novel was first published in 1911 by Hodder & Stoughton in the United Kingdom and Charles Scribner's Sons in the United States. The original book contains a frontispiece and 11 half-tone plates by artist F. D. Bedford (whose illustrations are still in copyright in the EU). Background[edit] J. Barrie created Peter Pan in stories he told to the sons of his friend Sylvia Llewelyn Davies, with whom he had forged a special relationship. The Peter Pan character first appeared in print in the 1902 novel The Little White Bird, written for adults. In 1906, the chapters of The Little White Bird which featured Peter Pan was published as the book Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, with illustrations by Arthur Rackham. The original draft of the play was entitled simply Anon: A Play. Plot summary[edit] Although the character appeared previously in Barrie's book The Little White Bird, the play and its novelisation contain the story of Peter Pan mythos that is best known. Illustration by F.
Top Ten Science Fiction Novels | BlueSunCorp "A truly great book should be read in youth, again in maturity and once more in old age, as a fine building should be seen by morning light, at noon and by moonlight." - Roberston Davies Here is a list of my top 10 Science Fiction Novels. It's purely subjective, based on what I have enjoyed most over the years. These are the ones that stand out for me as all time classics, that are worth reading and re-reading. In fact each time I read them, I discover something new. You've got to have all 3. The following books do satisfy all of these conditions and in spades. Dune, by Frank Herbert Buy Dune on AmazonSpace Opera on a grand scale. Buy The Forever War on AmazonTo a certain extent inspired by Haldeman's experience of the Vietnam War, this is the story of a future space war of humanity vs aliens.
40 - Why smart people defend bad ideas [First published April 2005] We all know someone who’s intelligent, but who occasionally defends obviously bad ideas. Why does this happen? How can smart people take up positions that defy any reasonable logic? Having spent many years working with smart people I’ve cataloged many of the ways this happens, and I have advice on what to do about it. I feel qualified to write this essay as I’m a recovering smart person myself and I’ve defended several very bad ideas. Success at defending bad ideas I’m not entirely proud to admit that I have a degree in Logic and Computation from Carnegie Mellon University. The problem with smart people is that they like to be right and sometimes will defend ideas to the death rather than admit they’re wrong. Until they come face to face with someone who is tenacious enough to dissect their logic, and resilient enough to endure the thinly veiled intellectual abuse they dish out during debate (e.g. Death by homogeny Thinking at the wrong level References
A Song of Ice and Fire This article is about the series of novels. For the television adaptation, see Game of Thrones. A Song of Ice and Fire is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. The first volume of the series, A Game of Thrones, was begun in 1991 and first published in 1996. Martin's inspirations included the Wars of the Roses and the French historical novels The Accursed Kings by Maurice Druon. Plot synopsis[edit] The story of A Song of Ice and Fire takes place in a fictional world in which seasons last for years on end. The third story is set on an eastern continent named Essos, and follows Daenerys Targaryen, isolated from the others until A Dance with Dragons. Publishing history[edit] Overview[edit] Books in the Ice and Fire series are first published in hardcover and are later re-released as paperback editions. First three novels (1991–2000) [edit] George R. —George R. Bridging the timeline gap (2000–2011) [edit] Planned novels and future[edit]
Rainbows End Rainbows End is on the Hugo Ballot at the Nippon 2007 world science-fiction convention. Some related pictures Outer and inner illos that Vernor Vinge did for Mysterious Galaxy. UCSD Library as seen from the north and the east. Alexis Smith's Snake Path as seen from an upper floor of the Library. Pyramid Hill as seen from the south. Mass market paperback edition from Tor Books Hardcover edition from Tor Books Vernor Vinge
How to reduce the memory usage on Firefox? This article gives you simple steps to optimize your PC memory usage Just select the options displayed and if you click " Make Changes and Restart ", Firefox applies changes and restarts in normal mode. If you choose to select " Continue in Safe Mode " no settings will be applied. If you choose to " Exit " the browser will just exit without saving any settings. You'll see a new window called " Firefox Safe Mode ". Delete the " downloads.rdf " file to clear the download history. You need to make a little change to the browser setting. Click Privacy . Consider restarting your browser periodically so that it can maintain a constant memory usage. Download and Install Session Manager Extension, which would save the current text data, history and cookies. Key in browser.cache.memory.enable in the Filter field. Ensure the value of the above item is set it true, if not, double-click on it to set it to true. Right-click in the browser and select New -> Integer from the pop-up. Item 6.