Author:
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN:
Category : Canada Imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1610
Book Description
Canadian Books in Print. Author and Title Index
Author:
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN:
Category : Canada Imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1610
Book Description
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN:
Category : Canada Imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 1610
Book Description
Guide to Reprints
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 988
Book Description
American Book Publishing Record Cumulative, 1950-1977
Author: R.R. Bowker Company. Department of Bibliography
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1614
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1614
Book Description
Gnomon
Author: Nick Harkaway
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1524732095
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 689
Book Description
From the widely acclaimed author of The Gone-Away World and Tigerman, comes a virtuosic new novel set in a near-future, high-tech surveillance state, that is equal parts dark comedy, gripping detective story, and mind-bending philosophical puzzle. "A Pynchonesque mega-novel that periodically calls to mind the films of Inception and The Matrix…. What a ride!" —The Washington Post In the world of Gnomon, citizens are constantly observed and democracy has reached a pinnacle of 'transparency.' Every action is seen, every word is recorded, and the System has access to its citizens' thoughts and memories—all in the name of providing the safest society in history. When suspected dissident Diana Hunter dies in government custody, it marks the first time a citizen has been killed during an interrogation. The System doesn't make mistakes, but something isn't right about the circumstances surrounding Hunter's death. Mielikki Neith, a trusted state inspector and a true believer in the System, is assigned to find out what went wrong. Immersing herself in neural recordings of the interrogation, what she finds isn't Hunter but rather a panorama of characters within Hunter's psyche: a lovelorn financier in Athens who has a mystical experience with a shark; a brilliant alchemist in ancient Carthage confronting the unexpected outcome of her invention; an expat Ethiopian painter in London designing a controversial new video game, and a sociopathic disembodied intelligence from the distant future. Embedded in the memories of these impossible lives lies a code which Neith must decipher to find out what Hunter is hiding. In the static between these stories, Neith begins to catch glimpses of the real Diana Hunter—and, alarmingly, of herself. The staggering consequences of what she finds will reverberate throughout the world. A dazzling, panoramic achievement, and Nick Harkaway's most brilliant work to date, Gnomon is peerless and profound, captivating and irreverent, as it pierces through strata of reality and consciousness, and illuminates how to set a mind free. It is a truly accomplished novel from a mind possessing a matchless wit infused with a deep humanity.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1524732095
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 689
Book Description
From the widely acclaimed author of The Gone-Away World and Tigerman, comes a virtuosic new novel set in a near-future, high-tech surveillance state, that is equal parts dark comedy, gripping detective story, and mind-bending philosophical puzzle. "A Pynchonesque mega-novel that periodically calls to mind the films of Inception and The Matrix…. What a ride!" —The Washington Post In the world of Gnomon, citizens are constantly observed and democracy has reached a pinnacle of 'transparency.' Every action is seen, every word is recorded, and the System has access to its citizens' thoughts and memories—all in the name of providing the safest society in history. When suspected dissident Diana Hunter dies in government custody, it marks the first time a citizen has been killed during an interrogation. The System doesn't make mistakes, but something isn't right about the circumstances surrounding Hunter's death. Mielikki Neith, a trusted state inspector and a true believer in the System, is assigned to find out what went wrong. Immersing herself in neural recordings of the interrogation, what she finds isn't Hunter but rather a panorama of characters within Hunter's psyche: a lovelorn financier in Athens who has a mystical experience with a shark; a brilliant alchemist in ancient Carthage confronting the unexpected outcome of her invention; an expat Ethiopian painter in London designing a controversial new video game, and a sociopathic disembodied intelligence from the distant future. Embedded in the memories of these impossible lives lies a code which Neith must decipher to find out what Hunter is hiding. In the static between these stories, Neith begins to catch glimpses of the real Diana Hunter—and, alarmingly, of herself. The staggering consequences of what she finds will reverberate throughout the world. A dazzling, panoramic achievement, and Nick Harkaway's most brilliant work to date, Gnomon is peerless and profound, captivating and irreverent, as it pierces through strata of reality and consciousness, and illuminates how to set a mind free. It is a truly accomplished novel from a mind possessing a matchless wit infused with a deep humanity.
Library Journal
Author: Melvil Dewey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Juniorlibraries, 1954-May 1961). Issued also separately.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Juniorlibraries, 1954-May 1961). Issued also separately.
American Book Publishing Record
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1222
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1222
Book Description
The Publishers Weekly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2440
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2440
Book Description
Genealogical & Local History Books in Print
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780891571339
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780891571339
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Current Catalog
Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 704
Book Description
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Guide to Reprints
Author: Albert James Diaz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Out-of-print books
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Out-of-print books
Languages : en
Pages : 912
Book Description