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Stapledon, Olaf
i am reading star maker by: olaf stapledon.?
i dont really understand it.
what r the sci-fi elements in the book?
i don’t get the story at all.
plz give me a summary.
On a suburban hill in England, a man falls asleep and experiences not some mere vision of the entire cosmos but a conscious participation in the Creator’s whole program.
It’s rather philosophical and I found it quite dull. That’s probably so because it dates from 1937. As for Sci-fi elements: for starters, there appear quite a few aliens in it and time travel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Maker for some more info.
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Last and First Men (Dover Books on Literature & Drama) $6.05 “No book before or since has ever had such an impact upon my imagination,” declared 2001 author Arthur C. Clarke of this masterpiece of science fiction. An imaginative, ambitious history of humanity’s future that spans billions of years, this 1930 epic abounds in prescient speculations. A must-read for scholars of the genre. … |
Willis, Connie
Not very many people win the lottery, but of those who win, many lose all their winnings and end up with less money than before they won. Some winners were simply foolish, some were greedy, some had greedy relatives and friends, and some fell prey to thieves and crooks. Here are the stories of 10 people who won the lottery then lost it all.
#1 Evelyn Adams
In 1985 AND 1986, Evelyn Adams won the lottery – equaling a total winning of $5.4 million. However, today – she has no money “Winning the lottery isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be,” says Evelyn Adams, who won the New Jersey lottery not just once, but twice (1985, 1986), to the tune of $5.4 million. Today the money is all gone and Adams lives in a trailer. She lost money in slot machines, and couldn’t seem to say no to relatives and friends. Evelyn’s big win ended in a big loss.
#2 William Post
In 1988, William Post won $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania lottery but now lives on his Social Security. Post’s former girlfriend sued him for a share of his winnings and one of his brothers was arrested for hiring a hit man to kill him, hoping to inherit a share of the winnings. His relationship with his other siblings was also strained and he spent some time in jail. Within a year, he was $1 million in debt and eventually declared bankruptcy. He now lives on only $450 a month and food stamps.
#3 Suzanne Mullins
In 1993, Suzanne Mullins won $4.2 million in the Virginia lottery. Now she’s deeply in debt to a company that lent her money using the winnings as collateral. She borrowed $197,746.15 from this company, but eventually stopped making payments on the loan. She blamed the debt on the lengthy illness of her uninsured son-in-law, who needed $1 million for medical bills. Needless to say, her lottery win did not end in happiness.
#4 Ken Proxmire
Ken Proxmire won $1 million in the Michigan lottery. Within 5 years he filed for bankruptcy after moving to California and starting a car business with his brothers. He has now returned to his job as a machinist.
#5 Willie Hurt
In 1989, Willie Hurt of Lansing, Mich., won $3.1 million. Only two years later he was broke and charged with murder after spending his fortune on a divorce and crack cocaine.
#6 Janite Lee
In 1993, Janite lee of Missouri won $18 million. Lee was generous to a variety of causes, including various political organizations, education programs and the community services. According to published reports, eight years after winning, Lee had filed for bankruptcy with only $700 left.
#7 Southeastern Family
In the early 1990s, a Southeastern family won $4.2 million. In almost no time at almost all of their winnings were spent on a huge house, cars, and various requests from family members. They bought a huge house and succumbed to repeated family requests for help in paying off debts. Eleven years after winning, the couple got divorced, the house was sold and what was left of their lottery winnings had to be split.
#8 Kenneth and Connie Parker
Kenneth and Connie Parker won a $25 million jackpot and quickly watched their 16-year marriage disintegrate just months after they became rich beyond their wildest dreams.
#9 Jeffrey Dampier
Jeffrey Dampier won a $20 million jackpot and was then kidnapped and murdered by his own sister-in-law who hoped to inherit the winnings.
#10 Jack Whittaker
On Christmas morning 2002, Jack Whittaker found out he had won the Powerball lottery jackpot – $315 million – the largest individual payout in US lottery history. Though he began with intentions to do good with his winnings, his world quickly fell apart with the death of his granddaughter Brandi from a drug overdose which was funded by her allowance from Whittaker and the breakup of his marriage. Whittaker did give money to churches and to people who were in need but was soon bombarded with lawsuits, thievery and greed. He turned to drinking as he watched what he called the “powerball curse” destroy his life.
These 10 stories are evidence that winning the lottery isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. If you win the lottery, make sure to get a financial advisor and be smart about your winnings. Winning the lottery can be exciting and fun and can change your life for the better, as long as you handle it well!
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About the Author:
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Connie Willis Interview, Comic-Con 2008
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All Clear $17.16 In Blackout, award-winning author Connie Willis returned to the time-traveling future of 2060âthe setting for several of her most celebrated worksâand sent three Oxford historians to World War II England: Michael Davies, intent on observing heroism during the Miracle of Dunkirk; Merope Ward, studying children evacuated from London; and Polly Churchill, posing as a shopgirl in the middle … |
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To Say Nothing of the Dog $7.99 To Say Nothing of the Dog is a science-fiction fantasy in the guise of an old-fashioned Victorian novel, complete with epigraphs, brief outlines, and a rather ugly boxer in three-quarters profile at the start of each chapter. Or is it a Victorian novel in the guise of a time-traveling tale, or a highly comic romp, or a great, allusive literary game, complete with spry references to Dorothy L… |
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Doomsday Book $4.07 Connie Willis labored five years on this story of a history student in 2048 who is transported to an English village in the 14th century. The student arrives mistakenly on the eve of the onset of the Black Plague. Her dealings with a family of “contemps” in 1348 and with her historian cohorts lead to complications as the book unfolds into a surprisingly dark, deep conclusion. The book, which … |
Bujold, Lois McMaster
Help me with the name of this SF book – I can’t remember!?
I’m an on-again, off-again SF reader, mostly Lois McMaster Bujold, Orson Scott Card and Robert Heinlein, with a smattering of Asimov and Bradbury. A few years ago, I read a book from which I recall a few details, but cannot for the life of me remember what it was called or who wrote it. The first part took place on earth, with scientists working on a way to communicate with and/or travel to another planet. The second part of the story took place on the planet, and was concerned with the beings living there, who lived and reproduced in threesomes. There was a Parental, an Intellectual (I think) and an Emotional. The main characters in this section were a Parental/Intellectual pair who were searching for the right Emotional to complete them so they could be a family. I deeply desire to read this book again; can any of you help me with the name?
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Sorry Chicky! I genuinely tried to look for the answer to this question, but to no avail. I used advanced search and typed in all of those terms, plus ’science fiction’ and ‘book’. It gave me a lot of interesting info on how to raise children, but nothing about the book you’re looking for.
I think I know why you want to read it again though…threesomes? That sounds oddly familiar….reminds me of Azra….
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Ellison, Harlan
What William Rostler drawing became the basis of “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison?
“I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” was a science fiction short story by Harlan Ellison, supposedly based on a drawing by William Rostler (according to a Wikipedia entry). Can you find me a link to this drawing?
still no luck…
Is the information false?
The Wikipedia article I refer to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Have_No_Mouth%2C_and_I_Must_Scream#Background
The first drawing, done in 1965 by Bill Rotsler, showed a doll-like human being missing a mouth; it was titled “I have no mouth and I must scream.”
Depicting an amorphous humanoid composed of a dark, viscous substance, the second inspirational pen-and-ink drawing, by Dennis Smith, is also echoed in Byrne’s art (Ellison, 64-66).
It is interesting to note that the germination for Ellison’s original printed story began with visual catalysts. Within the 20th century, speculative fiction – from its early days in pulp magazines to its current interweavings with such media as painting, video, and computer graphics – has often been conjoined with an visual source. Moving more fully into the realm of the graphic novel has allowed “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” to reacquaint itself with its inspirational roots as well as see them become more fully developed, particularly with the move to a digital format.
A picture of Rotsler’s drawing can be gleaned here: http://harlanellison.com/heboard/ihnm/code/alphome.htm
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On The Road With Ellison Volume Two On The Road With Ellison Volume Two is a new collection of funny and thought provoking moments from the vaults. The CD features a new essay written just for this release. Did Harlan actually expose himself during a lecture? Did Ronald Reagan have his phone tapped? Did Harlan drive a woman to set her hair on fire? The answers to these questions and so much more are to be found here. This is Ellison... |
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A Boy & His Dog [VHS] $4.50 Closely adapted from the acclaimed novella by Harlan Ellison, this postapocalyptic black comedy has emerged as a cult favorite since its release in 1975, when Don Johnson was a relative unknown and still years away from TV stardom on Miami Vice. Here Johnson plays a young, libidinous loner named Vic who roams the postnuclear wasteland with his loyal dog, Blood, a remarkable hound with keen intelli… |
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