A History of Science Fiction: A Brief Introduction to the Genre, the Books, and the Culture that Defines It

A History of Science Fiction: A Brief Introduction to the Genre, the Books, and the Culture that Defines It Review

Submarine voyages. Nuclear explosions. Men on the moon. Today they belong to history, but science fiction first brought them to our attention often decades before any actual invention. But this often misunderstood genre does more than predict the future. Foremost, it entertains, but it also changes our perspective, giving us a glimpse of the present we would otherwise miss.

This book is a brief introduction to the genre. It provides the history of science fictions five major time periods, and shows the culture that influenced the work.

This book is also sold as an anthology that includes dozens of classic science fiction stories. Search for "A History of Science Fiction" for all editions of the book.

Living Architecture: How Synthetic Biology Can Remake Our Cities and Reshape Our Lives (Kindle Single) (TED Books)

Living Architecture: How Synthetic Biology Can Remake Our Cities and Reshape Our Lives (Kindle Single) (TED Books) Review

What will the city of the future look like? More like an ever-changing and vibrant garden than a static set of buildings and blocks. In 'Living Architecture,' British scientist and architect Rachel Armstrong re-imagines the world’s extensive urban areas and argues that in order to achieve sustainable development of the built environment — and help countries like Japan recover from natural disasters — we need to start thinking differently. Armstrong sets the scene for considering different ways of making structures and materials, suggesting that we can ‘grow’ more ecologically compatible buildings by using life-like technologies, such as protocells. The result is a new kind of architectural practice where cities behave more like an evolving ecosystem than lifeless machines.

Are You a Ladybug? (Backyard Books)

Are You a Ladybug? (Backyard Books) Review

Are You a Ladybug? (Backyard Books) Feature

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• Design is stylish and innovative.
• Functionality that is Unbeatable.

Beginning with its title question, "Are you a ladybug?", this accessible book is perfect for reading aloud and tells young readers how they would experience life if they were a ladybug.

My First Human Body Book (Dover Children's Science Books)

My First Human Body Book (Dover Children's Science Books) Review

Here's the most entertaining way for children to get a good look at the human body and learn how bodies work: 28 fun and instructive, ready-to-color illustrations. Coordinating text explores the muscular, skeletal, nervous, digestive, respiratory, and immune systems, and answers such questions as What is a hiccup? and Where is my DNA?

Human Anatomy Coloring Book (Dover Children's Science Books)

Human Anatomy Coloring Book (Dover Children's Science Books) Review

Including numerous views, cross-sections, and other diagrams, this entertaining instruction guide includes careful, scientifically accurate line renderings of the body's organs and major systems: skeletal, muscular, nervous, reproductive, and more. Each remarkably clear and detailed illustration is accompanied by concise, informative text and suggestions for coloring. 43 plates.

Homo Evolutis (Kindle Single) (TED Books)

Homo Evolutis (Kindle Single) (TED Books) Review

There have been at least 25 prototype humans. We are but one more model, and there is no evidence evolution has stopped. So unless you think Rush Limbaugh and Howard Stern are the be all and end all of creation, and it just does not get any better, then one has to ask what is next? Juan Enriquez and Steve Gullans, two of the world's most eminent science authors, researchers, and entrepreneurs, answer this by taking you into a world where humans increasingly shape their environment, their own selves, and other species. It is a world where our bodies harbor 100 times more microbial cells than human cells, a place where a gene cocktail may allow many more to climb an 8,000 meter peak without oxygen, and where, given the right drug, one could have a 77 percent chance of becoming a centenarian. By the end you will see a broad, and sometimes scary, map of life science driven change. Not just our bodies will be altered but our core religious, government, and social structures as humankind makes the transition to a new species, a Homo evolutis, which directly and deliberately controls its own evolution and that of many other species.

Universe (DK Eyewitness Books)

Universe (DK Eyewitness Books) Review

The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.
Eyewitness Universe is DK's classic look at black holes, galaxies, and other amazing features of the universe, now reissued with a CD and wall chart.

A World in a Drop of Water: Exploring with a Microscope (Dover Children's Science Books)

A World in a Drop of Water: Exploring with a Microscope (Dover Children's Science Books) Review

This inexpensive volume showcases an array of curious creatures: a blob-like amoeba; a slipper-shaped paramecium and its mortal enemy, the suctorian; and many others. The authors recount the feeding, reproductive, and defensive strategies employed by these animals in easy-to-understand language that opens the door to a wonderful world of discovery. 37 illustrations.

Martin Gardner's Science Magic: Tricks and Puzzles (Dover Magic Books)

Martin Gardner's Science Magic: Tricks and Puzzles (Dover Magic Books) Review

The Master of Mathematical Puzzles collects 89 of his finest magic tricks that will teach both children and adults the scientific principles behind electricity, magnetism, sound, gravity, water, and more. Fun and fascinating, the simple demonstrations involve levitating matches, somersaulting eggshells, spinning pennies, and balancing silverware. Only basic everyday items are needed. Includes 89 black-and-white illustrations.