![]() ![]() It became the first novel to win the "triple crown" of science fiction awards – the Nebula and the Hugo Awards for best novel along with the Philip K. The themes, settings and characters developed in these stories culminated in his first novel, Neuromancer (1984), which proved to be the author's breakout work, achieving critical and commercial success and virtually initiating the cyberpunk literary genre. Several of these garnered critical attention and popular acclaim, receiving Hugo and Nebula Awards nominations in the categories of best short story and best novelette and being featured prominently in the annual Locus Awards reader's poll. ![]() His early works are bleak, noir near-future stories about the relationship between humans and technology – a "combination of lowlife and high tech". ![]() ![]() Since first being published in the late 1970s, Gibson has written more than twenty short stories and nine critically acclaimed novels. William Gibson is an American-Canadian writer who has been called the "noir prophet" of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. Portrait of Gibson in Paris on the occasion of his 60th birthday, May 17, 2008 ![]()
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![]() ![]() Her and Reece seem to be keeping so much from each other just in order to protect their feelings when all I wanted to do is force them to sit down and just talk. ![]() ![]() Nearly Found isn't only about the mystery but also the struggle of Nearly with being in a relationship. All she wanted was to finally be able to spend the rest of her school year under the radar without any more mishaps but her father's past is catching up to her. This mystery also found a way to hit home for Nearly, and I just felt so bad for the girl. Boswell gets thrown deep into another mystery that seems to be connected with what happened to her before. You would think after what she was put through, from people she knew being murdered as a revenge plot for her to almost get killed herself that she would finally be able to catch her breath and get a break? no. Nearly Found picks up right where Nearly Gone ends, with more trouble following Nearly Boswell. This was the sequel to Nearly Gone, my favorite young adult mystery thriller that I read in 2014. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Nine is based on interviews with justices and their law clerks that were given on a not-for-attribution basis - meaning, in plain language, that Toobin heard stories, opinions and analyses directly from the horses' mouths, but isn't allowed to reveal who said what. It's also a behind-the-scenes look at the court, its recent decisions and the personalities of the justices behind them. His book is about how this counterrevolution developed. So says Jeffrey Toobin in his new book The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court. With the moderating, centrist voice of Sandra Day O'Connor now gone from the Supreme Court, a conservative counterrevolution that had been stymied for 20 years has now begun. Law Supreme Court Term Defined by Close Splits ![]() ![]() ![]() Only in Borges do all elements seem equal, similar in concept to his own aleph, to return in a style similar to Borges himself. Genre writing seems to emphasize the gimmick, in mainstream writing it is simply one part of the landscape against which the characters are placed. I like Borges because his approach to a fantastic concept is unlike any found in the genre. ![]() It is hard to find a match for Borges in the genre, because he was always succinct, and could never have survived in the dog-eat-dog world of pay by word.) The gimmick is simple–the aleph is to space what eternity is to time–but the method by which the author discovers it is unusual. Ballard condensed novel with more connections and a higher sense of the fantastic. (For those who don’t read outside of SF, imagine a J.G. “The Aleph”–Like most of his stories, this one is brief but packs a lot of information into its short length. ![]() The Aleph and Other Stories, Jorge Luis Borges. ![]() ![]() In this cookbook, you'll find delicious and nutritious recipes for every meal (and yes, even dessert!) that will help power your runs and recovery. From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run, a thrilling memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the speed. Written by Heather Mayer Irvine, the Food and Nutrition editor of Runner's World, this vegetarian cookbook not only contains healthy recipes but also in-depth information on how runners-regardless of their food-with-a-face preference-can eat more plants. Being wholly or mostly meatless doesn't have to mean sacrificing nutrition or performance-in fact, these whole-food recipes can help bring your body to peak health and fitness. Legendary ultrarunner Scott Jurek is plant-based and track star Carl Lewis is vegetarian. But if you think it's impossible to be a high-performing athlete and ditch meat, think again. From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run, a thrilling memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail. When Scott Jurek went into the woods to create his masterpiece, no one knew if he would make it back out again. ![]() The Runner's World Vegetarian Cookbook: 150 Delicious and Nutritious Meatless Recipes to Fuel Your Every Step (Hardback)īy Irvine, Heather Mayer Foreword by Jurek, ScottĪs a runner, you know that your food is your fuel-you have to eat well in order to perform well. ![]() |