Author: Jonathon Barbera
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595347193
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The Gentle Empire and the insectoid hive mind are metaphors for the division and factionalism found in modern society and culture. From 1740 through 2144, the Gentle Empire drops its repetitive payloads of new technological wonders and corresponding propaganda values. Television takes center stage for a time and then it's replaced with robots and holographic projections. Finally, virtual reality makes actual reality obsolete! The competing alien empires will have to make the ultimate sacrifice and succeed against the odds even though both sides are so equally matched. Who will win? It truly could go either way. Will agents Zippity and Zappity succeed with their propaganda mission to win over the Earth or will they be thwarted by the insectoid hive mind? (This is the third volume in the Media Armageddon trilogy that began with Gorgeous Robot Flesh and The Next Paradigm for Human Living. The events in this volume occur simultaneously with the events of the previous two volumes. The three volumes can be read in any order.)
AGENT of the Gentle Empire with New Technology
Author: Jonathon Barbera
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595347193
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The Gentle Empire and the insectoid hive mind are metaphors for the division and factionalism found in modern society and culture. From 1740 through 2144, the Gentle Empire drops its repetitive payloads of new technological wonders and corresponding propaganda values. Television takes center stage for a time and then it's replaced with robots and holographic projections. Finally, virtual reality makes actual reality obsolete! The competing alien empires will have to make the ultimate sacrifice and succeed against the odds even though both sides are so equally matched. Who will win? It truly could go either way. Will agents Zippity and Zappity succeed with their propaganda mission to win over the Earth or will they be thwarted by the insectoid hive mind? (This is the third volume in the Media Armageddon trilogy that began with Gorgeous Robot Flesh and The Next Paradigm for Human Living. The events in this volume occur simultaneously with the events of the previous two volumes. The three volumes can be read in any order.)
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595347193
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
The Gentle Empire and the insectoid hive mind are metaphors for the division and factionalism found in modern society and culture. From 1740 through 2144, the Gentle Empire drops its repetitive payloads of new technological wonders and corresponding propaganda values. Television takes center stage for a time and then it's replaced with robots and holographic projections. Finally, virtual reality makes actual reality obsolete! The competing alien empires will have to make the ultimate sacrifice and succeed against the odds even though both sides are so equally matched. Who will win? It truly could go either way. Will agents Zippity and Zappity succeed with their propaganda mission to win over the Earth or will they be thwarted by the insectoid hive mind? (This is the third volume in the Media Armageddon trilogy that began with Gorgeous Robot Flesh and The Next Paradigm for Human Living. The events in this volume occur simultaneously with the events of the previous two volumes. The three volumes can be read in any order.)
Self-Realization for Fictional Characters
Author: Jonathon Barbera
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557323037
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
A fictional character in a play steps off the stage and begins a journey of self-realization.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557323037
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
A fictional character in a play steps off the stage and begins a journey of self-realization.
Living in the Belly of the Doll
Author: Jonathon Barbera
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557365694
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The problem arises when people judge me for the doll I operate and not for me, the operator. Even when the so-called doll is a living human unit, I am judged as though I were the living human body instead of the operator. I am being compared to other living humans when I should be compared to other body operators.Commander Eckhart is a former doll body commander describing in great detail his own experiences in relation to a common treatment many have already received. In this particular procedure, the individual is fully immersed into reality to such a degree to make life more exciting, painful, stimulating and generally more real.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0557365694
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The problem arises when people judge me for the doll I operate and not for me, the operator. Even when the so-called doll is a living human unit, I am judged as though I were the living human body instead of the operator. I am being compared to other living humans when I should be compared to other body operators.Commander Eckhart is a former doll body commander describing in great detail his own experiences in relation to a common treatment many have already received. In this particular procedure, the individual is fully immersed into reality to such a degree to make life more exciting, painful, stimulating and generally more real.
BUlletin of the Atomic Scientists
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Empire de L'éphémère
Author: Gilles Lipovetsky
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691102627
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This text draws on the history of fashion to demonstrate that the modern cult of appearance and superficiality actually serves the common good. It argues that mass produced fashion offers many choices, which in turn enable consumers to become complex individuals within a consolidated society.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 9780691102627
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
This text draws on the history of fashion to demonstrate that the modern cult of appearance and superficiality actually serves the common good. It argues that mass produced fashion offers many choices, which in turn enable consumers to become complex individuals within a consolidated society.
PC Gamer
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Computer games
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Computer games
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Technopoly
Author: Neil Postman
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030779735X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A witty, often terrifying that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technology—from the acclaimed author of Amusing Ourselves to Death. "A provocative book ... A tool for fighting back against the tools that run our lives." —Dallas Morning News The story of our society's transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it—with radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, education, intelligence, and truth.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 030779735X
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
A witty, often terrifying that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technology—from the acclaimed author of Amusing Ourselves to Death. "A provocative book ... A tool for fighting back against the tools that run our lives." —Dallas Morning News The story of our society's transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it—with radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, education, intelligence, and truth.
Legacy of Empire
Author: Werner Glinga
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719022722
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719022722
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Empire of Dreams
Author: Scott Eyman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439180415
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
BEST KNOWN AS THE DIRECTOR of such spectacular films as The Ten Commandments and King of Kings, Cecil B. DeMille lived a life as epic as any of his cinematic masterpieces. As a child DeMille learned the Bible from his father, a theology student and playwright who introduced Cecil and his older brother, William, to the theater. Tutored by impresario David Belasco, DeMille discovered how audiences responded to showmanship: sets, lights, costumes, etc. He took this knowledge with him to Los Angeles in 1913, where he became one of the movie pioneers, in partnership with Jesse Lasky and Lasky’s brother-in-law Samuel Goldfish (later Goldwyn). Working out of a barn on streets fragrant with orange blossom and pepper trees, the Lasky company turned out a string of successful silents, most of them directed by DeMille, who became one of the biggest names of the silent era. With films such as The Squaw Man, Brewster’s Millions, Joan the Woman, and Don’t Change Your Husband, he was the creative backbone of what would become Paramount Studios. In 1923 he filmed his first version of The Ten Commandments and later a second biblical epic, King of Kings, both enormous box-office successes. Although his reputation rests largely on the biblical epics he made, DeMille’s personal life was no morality tale. He remained married to his wife, Constance, for more than fifty years, but for most of the marriage he had three mistresses simultaneously, all of whom worked for him. He showed great loyalty to a small group of actors who knew his style, but he also discovered some major stars, among them Gloria Swanson, Claudette Colbert, and later, Charlton Heston. DeMille was one of the few silent-era directors who made a completely successful transition to sound. In 1952 he won the Academy Award for Best Picture with The Greatest Show on Earth. When he remade The Ten Commandments in 1956, it was an even bigger hit than the silent version. He could act, too: in Billy Wilder’s classic film Sunset Boulevard, DeMille memorably played himself. In the 1930s and 1940s DeMille became a household name thanks to the Lux Radio Theater, which he hosted. But after falling out with a union, he gave up the program, and his politics shifted to the right as he championed loyalty oaths and Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s anticommunist witch hunts. As Scott Eyman brilliantly demonstrates in this superbly researched biography, which draws on a massive cache of DeMille family papers not available to previous biographers, DeMille was much more than his clichéd image. A gifted director who worked in many genres; a devoted family man and loyal friend with a highly unconventional personal life; a pioneering filmmaker: DeMille comes alive in these pages, a legend whose spectacular career defined an era.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439180415
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
BEST KNOWN AS THE DIRECTOR of such spectacular films as The Ten Commandments and King of Kings, Cecil B. DeMille lived a life as epic as any of his cinematic masterpieces. As a child DeMille learned the Bible from his father, a theology student and playwright who introduced Cecil and his older brother, William, to the theater. Tutored by impresario David Belasco, DeMille discovered how audiences responded to showmanship: sets, lights, costumes, etc. He took this knowledge with him to Los Angeles in 1913, where he became one of the movie pioneers, in partnership with Jesse Lasky and Lasky’s brother-in-law Samuel Goldfish (later Goldwyn). Working out of a barn on streets fragrant with orange blossom and pepper trees, the Lasky company turned out a string of successful silents, most of them directed by DeMille, who became one of the biggest names of the silent era. With films such as The Squaw Man, Brewster’s Millions, Joan the Woman, and Don’t Change Your Husband, he was the creative backbone of what would become Paramount Studios. In 1923 he filmed his first version of The Ten Commandments and later a second biblical epic, King of Kings, both enormous box-office successes. Although his reputation rests largely on the biblical epics he made, DeMille’s personal life was no morality tale. He remained married to his wife, Constance, for more than fifty years, but for most of the marriage he had three mistresses simultaneously, all of whom worked for him. He showed great loyalty to a small group of actors who knew his style, but he also discovered some major stars, among them Gloria Swanson, Claudette Colbert, and later, Charlton Heston. DeMille was one of the few silent-era directors who made a completely successful transition to sound. In 1952 he won the Academy Award for Best Picture with The Greatest Show on Earth. When he remade The Ten Commandments in 1956, it was an even bigger hit than the silent version. He could act, too: in Billy Wilder’s classic film Sunset Boulevard, DeMille memorably played himself. In the 1930s and 1940s DeMille became a household name thanks to the Lux Radio Theater, which he hosted. But after falling out with a union, he gave up the program, and his politics shifted to the right as he championed loyalty oaths and Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s anticommunist witch hunts. As Scott Eyman brilliantly demonstrates in this superbly researched biography, which draws on a massive cache of DeMille family papers not available to previous biographers, DeMille was much more than his clichéd image. A gifted director who worked in many genres; a devoted family man and loyal friend with a highly unconventional personal life; a pioneering filmmaker: DeMille comes alive in these pages, a legend whose spectacular career defined an era.
Quantum Inception
Author: Robin G Howard
Publisher: Robin G Howard
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Ordered urgently back to headquarters at the centre of the galaxy, Jim Long, a space agent of the galaxy police, is attacked and beset by several incidents of a destructive nature. Arriving at HQ on Krakor, he receives top security clearance and a meeting with the Supreme Chief Officer commanding the federation. Here, Jim is updated and trained, then flung into new quantum realities he never knew existed. He obtains two bracelets linked to the computers at the planet’s centre that take him out of time to other dimensions and out-of-body on the astral planes of the spirit. Trying to cope with the magnitude of the new science leads to fast-paced decisions and action, plus the loss of his assistant, Gail, kidnapped by a strange dark force. The puzzling trail to find her leads through several other terrifying and unbelievable quantum dimensions, with the one of darkness always one step ahead.
Publisher: Robin G Howard
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Ordered urgently back to headquarters at the centre of the galaxy, Jim Long, a space agent of the galaxy police, is attacked and beset by several incidents of a destructive nature. Arriving at HQ on Krakor, he receives top security clearance and a meeting with the Supreme Chief Officer commanding the federation. Here, Jim is updated and trained, then flung into new quantum realities he never knew existed. He obtains two bracelets linked to the computers at the planet’s centre that take him out of time to other dimensions and out-of-body on the astral planes of the spirit. Trying to cope with the magnitude of the new science leads to fast-paced decisions and action, plus the loss of his assistant, Gail, kidnapped by a strange dark force. The puzzling trail to find her leads through several other terrifying and unbelievable quantum dimensions, with the one of darkness always one step ahead.