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суббота, 20 ноября 2010 г.

The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh

Millions of C. J. Cherryh fans should be preparing thank-you letters
to DAW for having the insight to collect into one volume Cherryh's short stories, novellas, and novelettes. Included in the collection are the Hugo Award-winning "Cassandra" and classics like "The Unshadowed Land" and "Mech," as well as a never-before-published Sunfall story!
"Masks," the new Sunfall tale, takes place in a quixotic Venice of the far future -- a "city at war between sea and land, a city that has found a unique way to be modern, and still to remain so perfectly ancient." Forced into a marriage by her materialistic grandmother, young Giacinta vows to follow her heart, even if it means dishonor and almost certain death. In "Companions," Paul Warren is the last explorer left alive on an idyllic planet after a mysterious plague kills the rest of his team. Left alone with just the ship's artificial intelligence, he searches the lush planet for another sentient form of life -- and finds it in the unlikeliest of places. In 1977's "The Dark King," Death gets outsmarted by King Sisyphos in Corinth when the dark twin of Sleep comes for the king's soul.
Admirers of Cherryh's internationally renowned novels -- Downbelow Station, the Faded Sun trilogy (Kesrith, Shon'jir, Kutath), the epic Foreigner sequence, et al. -- need to read this masterful collection of her short works. Highly intelligent and inexhaustibly imaginative, this versatile collection should be cherished for decades to come. Much more than entertainment,
The Collected Short Fiction of C. J. Cherryh is literary history unearthed.

Contents Collection:
Sunfall (1988)
The Only Death in the City (Paris) (1981)
The Haunted Tower (London) (1981)
Ice (Moscow) (1981)
Nightgame (Rome) (1981)
Highliner (New York) (1981)
The General (Peking) (1981)
Visible Light (1986)
Cassandra (1978)
Companions (1984)
Threads of Time (1981)
The Last Tower (1982)
A Thief in Korianth (1981)
Brothers (1986)
Homecoming (1979)
The Dreamstone (1980)
Sea Change (1981)
Willow (1982)
Of Law and Magic (1985)
The Unshadowed Land (1985)
Pots (1985)
The Scapegoat (1985)
A Gift of Prophecy (1987)
Wings (1989)
A Much Briefer History of Time (1990)
Gwydion and the Dragon (1991)
Mech (1992)
The Sandman, the Tinman, and the BettyB (2002)

Revelations of Divine Love

Julian of Norwich (c. 1342-c. 1413)

Written in the 14th century, Revelations of Divine Love is a powerful work of English mysticism. After falling deathly ill, St. Julian received sixteen different mystical revelations; in this splendid work, she describes and reflects upon those revelations. Having received these revelations at a time of great pain for herself, as she lay ill, she focuses on the mysteries of Christianity, in particular, the vast love of God and the existence of evil. She describes the "motherhood" of God, depicting how God suffers with his creation as it experiences great and multifaceted evil. Nevertheless, she also emphasizes the need to follow God in order to receive the beautiful vision of God in the afterlife. For her deep and penetrating descriptions of God and love, countless readers have found St. Julian's work uplifting, encouraging, and challenging. Revelations of Divine Love astounds readers, engulfing them in a powerful revelation of God's love.

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Burn me Deadly

Above Angelina's Tavern in down-and-dirty Neceda you'll find the office of Eddie LaCrosse, a freelance sword jockey who, for twenty-five gold pieces a day, will take on any task short of murder for hire. Eddie's on his way back from a routine investigation when his horse almost runs down a half-naked blonde in serious trouble. Against his better judgment, he promises to protect the frightened young woman, only to find himself waylaid by unknown assailants and left for dead beside her mutilated body.
Eddie isn't the kind of guy to just let something like this pass. But who killed Laura Lesperitt? Eddie's quest for payback leads him to a tangled mystery involving a notorious crime lord, a backwoods dragon cult, royal scandals, and a duplicitous femme fatale who has trouble keeping her clothes on. As bodies pile up, attracting the unwelcome attention of the king's guards, Eddie must use all his wits if he hopes to survive . . .

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Capitalism: A Very Short Introduction

Capitalism deals with the issues that have preoccupied thinkers from Marx and Weber through to Cuddens and Soros. It examines not only issues of great contemporary importance, such as modern globalization and ecological crises, but also looks at examples from the ancient world.
Explaining the origins of capitalism, this Introduction raises the issue of whether capitalism indeed originated in Europe. Next it examines a distinctive stage in the development of capitalism that began in the 1980s in order to understand where we are now and the various stages that have evolved since. Fulcher goes on to explore whether capital has escaped the nation-state by going global (while emphasizing that globalizing processes are not new and questioning whether capitalism is global in character.)
The book discusses the crisis tendencies of capitalism, such as the Southeast Asian banking crisis, the collapse of the Russian economy, and the 1997-98 global financial crisis, and asks whether capitalism is doomed. In the end, the author ruminates on a possible alternative to capitalism, discussing socialism, communal and cooperative experiments, and the alternatives proposed by environmentalists.

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Doug Stanhope - From across the street

Doug Stanhope's fixing to kill himself. The method is the problem. The way he figures it, if he's going to kill himself, he'd better make a spectacular exit. It's gotta be a good story, or he'll have wasted his biggest punchline. Performing overseas, he did get one particularly ingenious suggestion from a European fan, but when a comedian commits suicide, he sure as hell isn't going out as a hack, doing some other guy's material! And that about sums up Doug Stanhope: he's living life the way he wants to die, surrounded by the kind of fans who will spend precious hours thinking up newer and better ways for the stage veteran to off himself.

"From Across the Street" finds Stanhope reveling in "his people," speaking directly to his core audience without any pretense of a mainstream persona. Yes, he says, I'm the guy who ruined "The Man Show." And yes, he'd ruin it again, twice as much, for half the pay. Yes, he says, he knows his style might seem a little raw to some, but, like fetish porn, it has a dedicated audience and always leaves them thoroughly satisfied. Stanhope's honest, if dour; hilarious, if depressing; and brilliant, if underappreciated. His new, live record, "From Across the Street," is available from Stand Up! Records. Just, please, don't play it for Grandma at the holidays. As Stanhope would say, "She won't get what I do."

Track List:
1. "Funny Thing About Child Porn" - 1:18
2. "Blog This!" - 3:14
3. "You Ruined The Man Show" - 2:26
4. "A Reputation For Violence" - 3:27
5. "You Get What You Deserve" - 3:41
6. "Preventative Medicine" - 2:43
7. "Dominatrix Health Care" - 4:51
8. "Suicidal Species" - 2:24
9. "For Only Two Dollars a Month You Can Keep This Kid Alive Long Enough To Produce Six More People Who Have Nothing To Eat" - 4:24
10. "Monogamy" - 5:21
11. "Don't Talk To Strangers" - 8:22
12. "Steve Fossett - Adventurer!" - 5:12
13. "Goodnite, Clark Adams" - 7:13
14. "Bonus" - 3:09

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Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great by Jacob Abbott (1803-1879) Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks. Alexander the Great is one of many biographies aimed at young people written by Jacob Abbott and his brother. The biographies are written in such a way that makes them appealing and easily accessible to everyone. Total running time: 5:57:27 Read by Lizzie Driver

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Anarchism: A Very Short Introduction

What do anarchists want? It seems easier to classify them by what they don't want, namely, the organizations of the State, and to identify them with rioting and protest rather than with any coherent ideology. But with demonstrations like those against the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund being blamed on anarchists, it is clear that an explanation of what they do stand for is long overdue.
Colin Ward provides answers to these questions by considering anarchism from a variety of perspectives: theoretical, historical, and international, and by exploring key anarchist thinkers, from Kropotkin through to Chomsky. He looks critically at anarchism by evaluating key ideas within it, such as its blanket opposition to incarceration, and the policy of 'no compromise' with the apparatus of political decision-making. Can anarchy ever function effectively as a political force? Is it more "organized" and "reasonable" than is currently perceived? Whatever the politics of the listener, Ward's argument ensures that anarchism will be much better understood after experiencing this book.

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