Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 9780449234211
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 9780449234211
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
Publisher: Fawcett
ISBN: 9780449234211
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
David Starr, Space Ranger and Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Spectra
ISBN: 9780553291667
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
The ruling Council of Science sends David Starr to the rescue of the planet; and Starr battles the space pirates who killed his parents
Publisher: Spectra
ISBN: 9780553291667
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 309
Book Description
The ruling Council of Science sends David Starr to the rescue of the planet; and Starr battles the space pirates who killed his parents
The Complete Adventures of Lucky Starr
Author: Paul French
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780739419410
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 701
Book Description
Meet David "Lucky" Starr- the youngest man ever to become a member of Earth's council of Science, a dauntless detective in the face of a hostile universe.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780739419410
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 701
Book Description
Meet David "Lucky" Starr- the youngest man ever to become a member of Earth's council of Science, a dauntless detective in the face of a hostile universe.
David Starr, Space Ranger
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Bantam Books
ISBN: 9780553562064
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In David Starr, Space Ranger, the ruling Council of Science sends David Starr to the rescue of the planet, and Starr battles the space pirates who killed his parents in Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids. Reprint.
Publisher: Bantam Books
ISBN: 9780553562064
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
In David Starr, Space Ranger, the ruling Council of Science sends David Starr to the rescue of the planet, and Starr battles the space pirates who killed his parents in Lucky Starr and the Pirates of the Asteroids. Reprint.
David Starr, Space Ranger
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN: 9780839824862
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Starr uncovers a Martian plot to ruin the economy of the earth's galactic colonies
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN: 9780839824862
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Starr uncovers a Martian plot to ruin the economy of the earth's galactic colonies
Encyclopedia of Pulp Fiction Writers
Author: Lee Server
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438109121
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Provides an introduction to American pulp fiction during the twentieth century with brief author biographies and lists of their works.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1438109121
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Provides an introduction to American pulp fiction during the twentieth century with brief author biographies and lists of their works.
Once Upon A Number
Author: John Allen Paulos
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786723998
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
What two things could be more different than numbers and stories? Numbers are abstract, certain, and eternal, but to most of us somewhat dry and bloodless. Good stories are full of life: they engage our emotions and have subtlety and nuance, but they lack rigor and the truths they tell are elusive and subject to debate. As ways of understanding the world around us, numbers and stories seem almost completely incompatible. Once Upon a Number shows that stories and numbers aren't as different as you might imagine, and in fact they have surprising and fascinating connections. The concepts of logic and probability both grew out of intuitive ideas about how certain situations would play out. Now, logicians are inventing ways to deal with real world situations by mathematical means -- by acknowledging, for instance, that items that are mathematically interchangeable may not be interchangeable in a story. And complexity theory looks at both number strings and narrative strings in remarkably similar terms. Throughout, renowned author John Paulos mixes numbers and narratives in his own delightful style. Along with lucid accounts of cutting-edge information theory we get hilarious anecdotes and jokes; instructions for running a truly impressive pyramid scam; a freewheeling conversation between Groucho Marx and Bertrand Russell (while they're stuck in an elevator together); explanations of why the statistical evidence against OJ Simpson was overwhelming beyond doubt and how the Unabomber's thinking shows signs of mathematical training; and dozens of other treats. This is another winner from America's favorite mathematician.
Publisher: Basic Books
ISBN: 0786723998
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
What two things could be more different than numbers and stories? Numbers are abstract, certain, and eternal, but to most of us somewhat dry and bloodless. Good stories are full of life: they engage our emotions and have subtlety and nuance, but they lack rigor and the truths they tell are elusive and subject to debate. As ways of understanding the world around us, numbers and stories seem almost completely incompatible. Once Upon a Number shows that stories and numbers aren't as different as you might imagine, and in fact they have surprising and fascinating connections. The concepts of logic and probability both grew out of intuitive ideas about how certain situations would play out. Now, logicians are inventing ways to deal with real world situations by mathematical means -- by acknowledging, for instance, that items that are mathematically interchangeable may not be interchangeable in a story. And complexity theory looks at both number strings and narrative strings in remarkably similar terms. Throughout, renowned author John Paulos mixes numbers and narratives in his own delightful style. Along with lucid accounts of cutting-edge information theory we get hilarious anecdotes and jokes; instructions for running a truly impressive pyramid scam; a freewheeling conversation between Groucho Marx and Bertrand Russell (while they're stuck in an elevator together); explanations of why the statistical evidence against OJ Simpson was overwhelming beyond doubt and how the Unabomber's thinking shows signs of mathematical training; and dozens of other treats. This is another winner from America's favorite mathematician.
Media & Culture
Author: Richard Campbell
Publisher: Bedford Books
ISBN: 9780312390709
Category : Mass media and culture
Languages : en
Pages : 613
Book Description
Rev. ed. of: Media and culture. 2nd ed. c2000. Includes bibliographical references (p. 575-582) and index.
Publisher: Bedford Books
ISBN: 9780312390709
Category : Mass media and culture
Languages : en
Pages : 613
Book Description
Rev. ed. of: Media and culture. 2nd ed. c2000. Includes bibliographical references (p. 575-582) and index.
The Norby Chronicles
Author: Janet Asimov
Publisher: Ace Books
ISBN: 9780441586349
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Jeff Wells purchases a used robot named Norby to help him improve his grades at the Space Academy, but learns that Norby was constructed by a genius using parts from an alien spacecraft and has unexpected powers
Publisher: Ace Books
ISBN: 9780441586349
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Jeff Wells purchases a used robot named Norby to help him improve his grades at the Space Academy, but learns that Norby was constructed by a genius using parts from an alien spacecraft and has unexpected powers
The Early Asimov
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Publisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description