Fall Of Hyperion, Paperback - Dan Simmons

O carte deja clasica, Zen este una dintre cele mai cunoscute introduceri in acest curent de gandire asiatic..

Tudor nu mai vede bine la tabla. Despartita de prietenul ei, Lia e trista.

In randul fiintelor din spatiul cosmic care au vizitat Pamantuli se pare ca exista si unele care au grija de evolutia vietuitoarelor de pe aceasta planeta, dar fara a interfera in vreun fel, activitatea lor reducandu-se doar la monitorizare. Iar aceasta nu era singura structura construita in subteran de ei. Dar asta nu este totul. Prin urmare, ei foloseau adesea androizi sau roboti biologici pentru misiunile care le-ar fi pus viata in pericol.

. This paperback edition has been revised throughout and a new chapter has been added.

.A basic exploration of the appearance, behavior, and habitat of sea turtles, the migrating shelled reptiles. Also included is a story from folklore explaining how sea turtles cause monsoons.

Meanwhile, African Americans were putting their stamp on culture and though people today imagine the frivolous image of the flapper dancing the night away, the truth was that a new kind of power had been bestowed on women, and it had nothing to do with the dance floor.. 1920: The Year That Made the Decade Roar, Paperback - Eric Burns "The Roaring Twenties" is the only decade in American history with a widely applied nickname, and our collective fascination with this era continues.

The Ousters are laying seige to the Hegemony of Man and the AIs we created have turned against us to build the Ultimate Intelligence; God. The God of Machines. The mysterious Time Tombs are opening and the Shrike that has risen from them may well control the fate of all mankind.

A scorching pain shot through me, I uttered a shriek----`` - Emily Arnold, ``The Ghost of the Treasure-Chamber````Again that shudder passed through his body, and again he unwillingly met the glance of those diabolical eyes upon the scroll. They represent a mix of the diverse styles and themes common to Victorian ghost fiction and include works by once-popular authors like Grant Allen and Eliza Lynn Linton as well as contributions from anonymous or wholly forgotten writers.

The God of Machines..His genesis could mean annihilation for man.

. Horror of horrorswas the face alive, or was he going mad?`` - Anonymous, ``The Weird Violin``.`` - Coulson Kernahan, ``Haunted ````As I stood in breathless horror, unable to stir a limb, the figure raised its arm, a skeleton hand emerged from the heavy folds of the cloak, and touched my elbow.``At first I was aware only of a bluish, misty, phosphorescent light, and then a ghastly terror, that froze the very blood in my veins, seized me, for suddenly I saw rise up out of the inky darkness the form of a man--the eyes of a hideous red, fixed on mine with a look of hate .