27 28 29 William Gibson has been recognized with numerous awards for his work on science fiction novels that portray a possible computer future just over the horizon . His fantasies are so realistic , so consistent with the present ...
This epic work brings fantasy to life, first by inviting readers into another world, then by using cutting-edge augmented reality technology to bring the world alive in interactive 3D.
WINNER OF THE COMPTON CROOK AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS AWARD • “Gorgeous writing, mind-bending world-building, razor-sharp social commentary, and a main character who demands your attention—and your allegiance.”—Rob Hart, ...
In Play Between Worlds, T. L. Taylor examines multiplayer gaming life as it is lived on the borders, in the gaps—as players slip in and out of complex social networks that cross online and offline space.
Six years ago, schoolgirls Evelyn and Philippa Hapwell were swept from a war-time bunker to a fantasy kingdom.
Katherine Anne Porter: A Life. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1982. Gombrich, E. H. The Preference for the Primitive: ... Leavell, Jay C. Jay's Montgomery Remembered. Comp. by Jo Leavell Fleming. Montgomery, AL: J. L. Fleming, 1986.
This title features a review of second language acquisition theories and research in the fields of second language acquisition, bilingual education, and second language teaching methodology, as well as insight...
Each story in this newly revised volume (formerly titled Divine Interventions) describes a unique journey across a metaphorical bridge to a higher reality.
Spanning the globe and the centuries, Frances Karttunen tells the stories of sixteen men and women who served as interpreters and guides to conquerors, missionaries, explorers, soldiers, and anthropologists.
Eighteen-year-old Melinda Ashley never wanted to go to Mars. she had her life all planned out—marry Ross and become a teacher.
On “martyrological devotion during prayer” from the thirteenth to the nineteenth century, see Michael Fishbane, “The Imagination of Death in Jewish Spirituality,” in Death, Ecstasy and Other-Worldly Journeys, ed.