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Indistinguishable from Magic

Author : David A. McIntee
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451606281
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Download or read book Indistinguishable from Magic written by David A. McIntee and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-03-29 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most talented Starfleet engineers of two generations unite to solve a two-hundred-year-old technological mystery that turns out to be only the beginning of a wider quest. With the support of Guinan and Nog, as well as the crew of the U.S.S. Challenger, Geordi La Forge and Montgomery Scott soon find themselves drawn into a larger, deadlier, and far more personal adventure. Helped by old friends and hindered by old enemies, their investigation will come to threaten everything they hold dear. Seeking out the new, and going where no one has gonebefore, Geordi, Scotty, and Guinan find that their pasts are very much of the present, and must determine whether any sufficiently advanced technology is really indistinguishable from magic.

Indistinguishable from Magic

Author : Robert L. Forward
Publisher : Baen Books
ISBN 13 : 9780671876869
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (768 download)

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Download or read book Indistinguishable from Magic written by Robert L. Forward and published by Baen Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antigravity Machines ! (six kinds) Space Warps! Black Holes! Strange Matter! Time Machines! Reactionless Drives! Faster than Light Drives! All the known ways to build real starships! Finally, someone who puts the "science" back in science fiction! Robert L. Forward, Ph.D. and physicist to the stars, gives us a tour of the "real" far-out physics theory being discussed by scientists today - and then shows us what it's all "for" in his science fiction stories showing people utilizing those theories, and the impact they will have on a future that is - "INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM MAGIC"

Profiles Of The Future

Author : Arthur C. Clarke
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0575121823
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (751 download)

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Download or read book Profiles Of The Future written by Arthur C. Clarke and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-03-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inquiry into the limits of the possible. Our problems on Jupiter, Mercury, Venus - conquering Time - transport in the future - overcoming gravity - communications across space - benevolent electronic brains. The range of this enthralling book is immense: from the re-making of the human mind to the vast reaches of the universe. Newly revised, even the remarkable events of the last decade have affected few of the exciting speculations by Arthur C. Clarke - a scientist whose expert and wide knowledge is matched only by his brilliant imagination.

Books of Magic Vol. 3: Dwelling in Possibility

Author : Kat Howard
Publisher : DC Comics
ISBN 13 : 1779512414
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (795 download)

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Download or read book Books of Magic Vol. 3: Dwelling in Possibility written by Kat Howard and published by DC Comics. This book was released on 2021-02-16 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Constantine is back-and, unfortunately for Tim Hunter, he’s convinced the only way the human race can survive is if Tim is taken off the board. But from where Tim’s standing, he’s the only one with the power to save us all. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? And is there room in London for the both of them? That’s just the start of Tim’s troubles-because his evil doppelgänger has been unleashed on the world! Collects Books of Magic #14-23.

Future Magic

Author : Robert L. Forward
Publisher : Avon Books
ISBN 13 : 9780380898145
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (981 download)

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Download or read book Future Magic written by Robert L. Forward and published by Avon Books. This book was released on 1988-06-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scientist/author explores the realm of technological advances that bridge the gap between today's science fiction creations and tomorrow's scientific breakthroughs

Brave New Words

Author : Jeff Prucher
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199885524
Total Pages : 509 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Brave New Words written by Jeff Prucher and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-05-07 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of a 2008 Hugo Award, this new paperback takes readers on spectacular tour of the language created by science fiction. From "Stargate" to "Force Field," this dictionary opens a fascinating window into an entire genre, through the words invented by science fiction's most talented writers, critics, and fans. Each entry includes numerous citations of the word's usage, from the earliest known appearance forward. Drawn not only from science fiction novels and stories, citations also come from fanzines, screenplays, comics, songs, and the Internet.

Wild Talents

Author : Charles Fort
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
ISBN 13 : 1625792743
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book Wild Talents written by Charles Fort and published by Baen Publishing Enterprises. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features an introductory essay by Jack WomackLo! Welcome to the worlds of Charles Fort, chronicler of the odd, the weird, the strange, the unexpected, and the inexplicable. In words at times as beautiful as anything ever written in English, Fort reveals the marvels of an age, questions the nature of what we think we know for certain, and provides the reader with leads on how not to be fooled by shaggy dog stories. Here youll find rains of the unexpected, fish, snakes, and other items from the _super-Sargasso seaÓ of the unexplained that circles the Earth. Here are accounts of UFOs, accounts of odd animals seen at sea or on land, mysterious attacks by what appear to have been animals, mysterious appearances of things and people in places they could not be. Here Forts epic account of spontaneous combustion, lights in the sky, poltergeists, unseen. murderous wild animals, mysterious disappearances, manifestations of psychotic mania, speaking in tongues¾and, of course, the cow that gave birth to two lambs. All of this Fortean wonder is prefaced by a magnificent new introductory essay by Jack Womack, winner of the Philip K. Dick Award and lifetime Fortean. This Ebook is part of the Baen Books Charles Fort Ebook Collection At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

Sleights of Mind

Author : Susana Martinez-Conde
Publisher : Profile Books
ISBN 13 : 1847652956
Total Pages : 371 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (476 download)

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Download or read book Sleights of Mind written by Susana Martinez-Conde and published by Profile Books. This book was released on 2011-02-03 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can magic tell us about ourselves and our daily lives? If you subtly change the subject during an uncomfortable conversation, did you know you're using attentional 'misdirection', a core technique of magic? And if you've ever bought an expensive item you'd sworn never to buy, you were probably unaware that the salesperson was, like an accomplished magician, a master at creating the 'illusion of choice'. Leading neuroscientists Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde meet with magicians from all over the world to explain how the magician's art sheds light on consciousness, memory, attention, and belief. As the founders of the new discipline of NeuroMagic, they combine cutting-edge scientific research with startling insights into the tricks of the magic trade. By understanding how magic manipulates the processes in our brains, we can better understand how we work - in fields from law and education to marketing, health and psychology - for good and for ill.

Sufficiently Advanced Magic

Author : Andrew Rowe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781521118764
Total Pages : 623 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book Sufficiently Advanced Magic written by Andrew Rowe and published by . This book was released on 2017-04-23 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five years ago, Corin Cadence's brother entered the Serpent Spire -- a colossal tower with ever-shifting rooms, traps, and monsters. Those who survive the spire's trials return home with an attunement: a mark granting the bearer magical powers. According to legend, those few who reach the top of the tower will be granted a boon by the spire's goddess.He never returned.Now, it's Corin's turn. He's headed to the top floor, on a mission to meet the goddess.If he can survive the trials, Corin will earn an attunement, but that won't be sufficient to survive the dangers on the upper levels. For that, he's going to need training, allies, and a lot of ingenuity.The journey won't be easy, but Corin won't stop until he gets his brother back.

Games Wizards Play

Author : Diane Duane
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544633717
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Games Wizards Play written by Diane Duane and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-running “cult favorite” YA fantasy series continues with a worldwide tournament of magic—from the author of A Wizard of Mars (Slate). Every eleven years, Earth’s senior wizards hold the Invitational: an intensive three-week event where the planet’s newest, sharpest young wizards show off their best and hottest spells. Wizardly partners Kit Rodriguez and Nita Callahan, and Nita’s sister, former wizard-prodigy Dairine Callahan, are drafted in to mentor two brilliant and difficult cases: for Nita and Kit, there’s Penn Shao-Feng, a would-be sun technician with a dangerous new take on managing solar weather; and for Dairine, there’s shy young Mehrnaz Farrahi, an Iranian wizard-girl trying to specialize in defusing earthquakes while struggling with a toxic extended wizardly family that demands she perform to their expectations. Together they’re plunged into a whirlwind of cutthroat competition and ruthless judging. Penn’s egotistical attitude toward his mentors complicates matters as the pair tries to negotiate their burgeoning romance. Meanwhile, Dairine struggles to stabilize her hero-worshipping, insecure protégée against the interference of powerful relatives using her to further their own tangled agendas. When both candidates make it through to the finals stage on the dark side of the Moon, they and their mentors are flung into a final conflict that could change the solar system for the better . . . or damage Earth beyond even wizardly repair. “Apprentices become teachers, friendships turn to romance, and long-simmering subplots achieve resolution in the 10th entry of this well-loved fantasy series . . . A delightful treat.”—Kirkus Reviews

The Apothecary's Curse

Author : Barbara Barnett
Publisher : Pyr
ISBN 13 : 1633882349
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book The Apothecary's Curse written by Barbara Barnett and published by Pyr. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Victorian London, the fates of physician Simon Bell and apothecary Gaelan Erceldoune entwine when Simon gives his wife an elixir created by Gaelan from an ancient manuscript. Meant to cure her cancer, it kills her. Suicidal, Simon swallows the remainder--only to find he cannot die. Five years later, hearing rumors of a Bedlam inmate with regenerative powers like his own, Simon is shocked to discover it's Gaelan. The two men conceal their immortality, but the only hope of reversing their condition rests with Gaelan's missing manuscript. When modern-day pharmaceutical company Transdiff Genomics unearths diaries describing the torture of Bedlam inmates, the company's scientists suspect a link between Gaelan and an unnamed inmate. Gaelan and Transdiff Genomics geneticist Anne Shawe are powerfully drawn to each other, and her family connection to his manuscript leads to a stunning revelation. Will it bring ruin or redemption? From the Trade Paperback edition.

Artificial Unintelligence

Author : Meredith Broussard
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 026253701X
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Artificial Unintelligence written by Meredith Broussard and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to understanding the inner workings and outer limits of technology and why we should never assume that computers always get it right. In Artificial Unintelligence, Meredith Broussard argues that our collective enthusiasm for applying computer technology to every aspect of life has resulted in a tremendous amount of poorly designed systems. We are so eager to do everything digitally—hiring, driving, paying bills, even choosing romantic partners—that we have stopped demanding that our technology actually work. Broussard, a software developer and journalist, reminds us that there are fundamental limits to what we can (and should) do with technology. With this book, she offers a guide to understanding the inner workings and outer limits of technology—and issues a warning that we should never assume that computers always get things right. Making a case against technochauvinism—the belief that technology is always the solution—Broussard argues that it's just not true that social problems would inevitably retreat before a digitally enabled Utopia. To prove her point, she undertakes a series of adventures in computer programming. She goes for an alarming ride in a driverless car, concluding “the cyborg future is not coming any time soon”; uses artificial intelligence to investigate why students can't pass standardized tests; deploys machine learning to predict which passengers survived the Titanic disaster; and attempts to repair the U.S. campaign finance system by building AI software. If we understand the limits of what we can do with technology, Broussard tells us, we can make better choices about what we should do with it to make the world better for everyone.

Millennial Hospitality

Author : Charles James Hall
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1403368732
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Millennial Hospitality written by Charles James Hall and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2003-05-07 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millennial Hospitality is not like any other book you may have read about aliens. You will find out many new things such as, the answer to the question, "where do the children of aliens play?" This book is about friendship, romance, terror and is based on the true life experiences of the author, who claims he is not an alien.

The Sorcerer's Tale

Author : Alec Ryrie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199570906
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book The Sorcerer's Tale written by Alec Ryrie and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An earl's son, plotting murder by witchcraft; conjuring spirits to find buried treasure; a stolen coat embroidered with pure silver; crooked gaming-houses and brothels; a terrifying new disease, and the self-trained surgeon who claims he can treat it. This is the world of Gregory Wisdom, a physician, magician, and consummate con-man in sixteenth-century London. Drawing on previously unknown documents to reconstruct this extraordinary man's career, Alec Ryrie takes us through the cut-throat business of early modern medicine, down to Tudor London's gangland of fraud and organized crime; from the world of Renaissance magi and Kabbalistic conjurers to street-corner wizards; and into the chaotic, exhilarating religious upheavals of the Reformation. On the way, we learn how Tudor England's dignified public face and its rapacious underworld were intimately connected to each other. Gregory Wisdom's career is an object lesson in how to conjure up wealth and respectability from nothing in a turbulent age. Praised as "an excellent snapshot of a time intrigued by the spiritual realm" (Los Angeles Times), this is a unique glimpse into a world intoxicated by new ideas.

Levitation

Author : Jim Ottaviani
Publisher : G.T. Labs
ISBN 13 : 0978803701
Total Pages : 71 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (788 download)

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Download or read book Levitation written by Jim Ottaviani and published by G.T. Labs. This book was released on 2007 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the story of illusions, with such characters as The Scientist, The American, The Inventor, and The Heir.

Ra

Author : qntm
Publisher : qntm
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 559 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ra written by qntm and published by qntm. This book was released on with total page 559 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magic is real. Discovered in the 1970s, magic is now a bona fide field of engineering. There's magic in heavy industry and magic in your home. It's what's next after electricity. Student mage Laura Ferno has designs on the future: her mother died trying to reach space using magic, and Laura wants to succeed where she failed. But first, she has to work out what went wrong. And who her mother really was. And whether, indeed, she's dead at all...

The Book of Magic

Author : George R. R. Martin
Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0399593780
Total Pages : 577 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (995 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Magic written by George R. R. Martin and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy—featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many others! Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois’s acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it be otherwise? For every Frodo, there is a Gandalf . . . and a Saruman. For every Dorothy, a Glinda . . . and a Wicked Witch of the West. What would Harry Potter be without Albus Dumbledore . . . and Severus Snape? Figures of wisdom and power, possessing arcane, often forbidden knowledge, wizards and sorcerers are shaped—or misshaped—by the potent magic they seek to wield. Yet though their abilities may be godlike, these men and women remain human—some might say all too human. Such is their curse. And their glory. In these pages, seventeen of today’s top fantasy writers—including award-winners Elizabeth Bear, John Crowley, Kate Elliott, K. J. Parker, Tim Powers, and Liz Williams—cast wondrous spells that thrillingly evoke the mysterious, awesome, and at times downright terrifying worlds where magic reigns supreme: worlds as far away as forever, and as near as next door. FEATURING SIXTEEN ALL-NEW STORIES: “The Return of the Pig” by K. J. Parker “Community Service” by Megan Lindholm “Flint and Mirror” by John Crowley “The Friends of Masquelayne the Incomparable” by Matthew Hughes “The Biography of a Bouncing Boy Terror: Chapter Two: Jumping Jack in Love” by Ysabeau S. Wilce “Song of Fire” by Rachel Pollack “Loft the Sorcerer” by Eleanor Arnason “The Governor” by Tim Powers “Sungrazer” by Liz Williams “The Staff in the Stone” by Garth Nix “No Work of Mine” by Elizabeth Bear “Widow Maker” by Lavie Tidhar “The Wolf and the Manticore” by Greg Van Eekhout “The Devil’s Whatever” by Andy Duncan “Bloom” by Kate Elliott “The Fall and Rise of the House of the Wizard Malkuril” by Scott Lynch Plus George R. R. Martin’s classic story “A Night at the Tarn House” and an introduction by Gardner Dozois Praise for The Book of Magic “In The Book of Magic, you get everything you expect and more! Assembling seventeen great authors in one place is a difficult job but this book, with a lot of help from editor Gardner Dozois, does just that. . . . This compilation is a treat for any who love a good fantasy tale.”—Geeks of Doom