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Why do we have different seasons
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Isaac Asimov |
Describes how the seasons affect people and other living things. |
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Why do we need sleep?
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Isaac Asimov |
A brief discussion of sleep, why we need it, what happens when we sleep, and sleep disorders. |
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The New Hugo Winners, Volume I
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Connie Willis,Greg Bear,John Varley,Octavia E. Butler,Spider Robinson,Timothy Zahn,Isaac Asimov,David Brin |
Souls - novella by Joanna Russ
Fire Watch - novelette by Connie Willis
Melancholy Elephants - short story by Spider Robinson
Cascade Point - novella by Timothy Zahn
Blood Music - novelette by Gre… |
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100 Malicious Little Mysteries
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Jack Ritchie,Robert H. Curtis,Anne Chamberlain,Robert Edmond Alter,Alvin S. Fick,Fred S. Tobey,Harold Q. Masur,Phyllis Ann Karr,Richard Deming,Ruth H. Wissmann,Martin H. Greenberg,Charles Boeckman,James Holding,A. F. Oreshnik,Gary Brandner,Elaine Slater,Dion Henderson,Al Nussbaum,Joseph D. Olander,Carl Henry Rathjen,James McKimmey,Morris Hershman,Leo R. Ellis,Lael Littke,William F. Nolan,Henry Slesar,Joe L. Hensley,Maxine O'Callaghan,Julie Smith,Betty Ren Wright,John Lutz,Michael Francis Gilbert,Michael Kurland,Mary Bradford,Bill Pronzini,Patricia Mathews,Isaac Asimov,Francis M. Nevins,Lawrence Treat,Helen McCloy,Penelope Wallace,John F. Suter,Marion M. Markham,Barry N. Malzberg,Edward D. Hoch,Edward Wellen,R. L. Stevens,Jeffrey Wallman,Lew Gillis,Carroll Mayers,Charles M. Plotz,Elsin Ann Graffam,Ed Dumonte,Isak Romun,Jeff Sweet,Jane Speed,Thomasina Weber,Judith F. Garner,Kay Nolte Smith |
Charmingly insidious and satisfyingly devious, these 100 baffling little mysteries—selected by such prominent authors as Isaac Asimov—are just the thing to suit your most malevolent mood. These tales… |
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101 Science Fiction Stories
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Jenny-Lynn Waugh,Martin H. Greenberg,Ambrose Bierce,Frederik Pohl,Charles Waugh,Isaac Asimov |
Collection contains:
After / Henry Slesar --
All cats are gray / Andre Norton --
The assassin / Robert Silverberg --
Better than we know / William F. Temple --
The big bounce / Walter S. Tevis -… |
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Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 19 (1957)
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Martin H. Greenberg,Harlan Ellison,Robert Silverberg,Poul Anderson,Carol Emshwiller,Theodore Cogswell,Rog Phillips,Kate Wilhelm,Isaac Asimov,H. Beam Piper,A. Bertram Chandler,Cyril M. Kornbluth,Lloyd Biggle Jr,Brian W. Aldiss |
Introduction - essay by Martin H. Greenberg
Strikebreaker - short story by Isaac Asimov
Omnilingual - novelette by H. Beam Piper
The Mile-Long Spaceship - short story by Kate Wilhelm
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Science Fiction
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Martin H. Greenberg,Charles G. Waugh,Isaac Asimov |
These fantastic tales are as fresh and relevant today as they were when they first appeared in the 1940s, the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Theodore Sturgeon’s “Killdozer!” details the liberation of… |
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100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories
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Richard Wilson,Alexei Panshin,Laurence M. Janifer,Anthony Boucher,Mildred Downey Broxon,Stephen Goldin,Nelson Slade Bond,Grant Carrington,Martin H. Greenberg,Lee Killough,Duane Ackerson,Reginald Bretnor,Joseph D. Olander,Bob Shaw,Ambrose Bierce,Alfred Bester,Ralph Milne Farley,William F. Nolan,Henry Slesar,Joe L. Hensley,Ben Bova,Robert Sheckley,Frederik Pohl,George R. R. Martin,Donald E. Westlake,Damon Knight,Karen Anderson,David Bischoff,Martin Gardner,Fritz Leiber,Steven Utley,Bill Pronzini,E. Michael Blake,Fred Saberhagen,Thomas F. Monteleone,Gregory Benford,Larry Niven,Isaac Asimov,James Blish,Robert Emmett Toomey Jr.,Jerome Bixby,Walter S. Tevis,Robert L. Fish,Charles E. Fritch,Roger Zelazny,Cyril M. Kornbluth,Ray Russell,James E. Gunn,Joanna Russ,Bruce McAllister,Barry N. Malzberg,Edward D. Hoch,Edward Wellen,Paul Dellinger,Alan Edward Nourse,F. M. Busby,Keith Laumer,Hayford Peirce,Dannie Plachta,Edward Rager,Jeffrey S. Hudson,James Edward Sutherland,Maggie Nadler,Robert T. Kurosaka,James E. Thompson,Paul Bond,Daniel A. Darlington,Walt Liebscher,K. W. MacAnn |
A loint of paw / Isaac Asimov --
The advent on Channel Twelve / C.M. Kornbluth --
Plaything / Larry Niven --
The misfortune cookie / Charles E. Fritch --
I wish I may, I wish I might / Bill Pronz… |
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The 21st century in space
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Isaac Asimov |
Projects astronomical and astronautical possibilities for the future, such as huge telescopes, airplanes in space, a probe to the sun, and a landing on Mars. |
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The Adventures of Science Fiction, Vol. 3
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Randall Garrett,George H. Scithers,Reginald Bretnor,Poul Anderson,Vicki Ann Heydron,Alan Dean Foster,Keith Minnion,Isaac Asimov,David Gerrold,Barry B. Longyear,Roger Zelazny,Ray Russell,Jack C. Haldeman,George Scithers |
Editorial: Escape to Reality? - essay by Isaac Asimov
Hellhole - short story by David Gerrold
The Last Defender of Camelot - novelette by Roger Zelazny
Bystander - short story by Alan Dean Foster
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All the troubles of the world
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Isaac Asimov |
Multivac, the gigantic computer that controls the entire world and can even predict the probabilities of potential crimes before they happen, suddenly announces that someone is plotting to destroy Mu… |
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Amazing stories
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David Henry Keller,Robert Bloch,Martin H. Greenberg,Edmond Hamilton,Philip José Farmer,Eando Binder,Robert Sheckley,James Tiptree, Jr.,John Varley,Philip K. Dick,Nelson Bond,John Jakes,Ursula K. Le Guin,Isaac Asimov,Pat Murphy,Walter M. Miller Jr.,Cordwainer Smith,Mark Clifton,Miles John Breuer,Robert Goulart |
Amazing Stories and I - essay by Isaac Asimov
The Revolt of the Pedestrians - novelette by David H. Keller, M.D.
The Gostak and the Doshes - short story by Miles J. Breuer, M.D.
Pilgrimage - novel… |
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Asimov's Extraterrestrials
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Jesse F. Bone,Murray Leinster,Eric Frank Russell,Martin H. Greenberg,Frank Belknap Long,Piers Anthony,Charles G. Waugh,Isaac Asimov,Zenna Henderson,R. A. Lafferty,James E. Gunn,Lloyd Biggle Jr,Edward D. Hoch,Keith Laumer |
Doorstep - short story by Keith Laumer
Who's on First? - novelette by Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
In the Jaws of Danger - short story by Piers Anthony
The Witness - novelette by Eric Frank Russell
The Miss… |
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Astronomy projects
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Isaac Asimov |
Presents a variety of astronomy projects, including creative writing and drawing assignments, modelmaking, sky observation, and experiments. |
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Bakers Dozen
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Martin H. Greenberg,Suzy McKee Charnas,Avram Davidson,H. Rider Haggard,Poul Anderson,Jack Vance,Andre Norton,Charles Waugh,Fritz Leiber,John Jakes,Isaac Asimov,Michael Moorcock,Thomas Burnett Swann,Roger Zelazny,Robert E. Howard,Janet Morris |
The Gate of the Flying Knives - novella by Poul Anderson
Unicorn Tapestry - novella by Suzy McKee Charnas
Sleep Well of Nights - novelette by Avram Davidson (variant of A Good Night's Sleep)
Black… |
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The best new thing
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Isaac Asimov |
Two children living on a planet where they are weightless move to Earth and experience gravity. |
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Big Apple Mysteries
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Clayton Rawson,Carol-Lynn Rössel Waugh,Martin H. Greenberg,Ellery Queen,Rex Stout,Cornell Woolrich,Avram Davidson,Q. Patrick,Isaac Asimov,James Yaffe,Frances Louise Davis Lockridge,Richard Lockridge,Edward D. Hoch,R. L. Stevens,Stuart Palmer,Hugh Pentecost |
The good Samaritan / Issac Asimov
The imprtance of trifles / Avram Davidson
The theft of the four of spades / Edward D. Hoch
Pattern for murder / Frances and Richard Lockridge
Green ice / Stuart … |
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Colonizing the Planets and Stars
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Isaac Asimov |
Explores the possibility of establishing colonies in space, traveling by starship to other galaxies, and meeting extraterrestrials. |
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How Did We Find Out About Oil
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Isaac Asimov |
Describes the origin, composition, and historical and modern uses of petroleum. |
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How Did We Find Out About Comets?
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David Wool,Isaac Asimov |
The phenomena of comets and astronomers' concepts about them are considered historically and in view of present knowledge. |
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