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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not
used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad
quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are
images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to
keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the
original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain
imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made
available for future generations to enjoy.
Born in July 1930, the author grew up in a mining community
conscious of the aftermath of World War I and lived through the
painful realities of World War II and served in the 'cold war'.
Educated at Leeds Boys Modern School, he joined the Royal Air Force
at the age of sixteen and half. The ups and downs of an interesting
if undistinguished RAF career are described as a series of events
at various locations and levels of service over thirty-six years.
This book (hardcover) is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS. It
contains classical literature works from over two thousand years.
Most of these titles have been out of print and off the bookstore
shelves for decades. The book series is intended to preserve the
cultural legacy and to promote the timeless works of classical
literature. Readers of a TREDITION CLASSICS book support the
mission to save many of the amazing works of world literature from
oblivion. With this series, tredition intends to make thousands of
international literature classics available in printed format again
- worldwide.
Based on the remarkable true story of Helen Keller and her teacher
Annie Sullivan, this inspiring and unforgettable play has moved
countless readers and become an American classic.
Young Helen Keller, blind, deaf, and mute since infancy, is in
danger of being sent to an institution because her inability to
communicate has left her frustrated and violent. In desperation,
her parents seek help from the Perkins Institute, which sends them
a "half-blind Yankee schoolgirl" named Annie Sullivan to tutor
their daughter. Despite the Kellers' resistance and the belief that
Helen "is like a little safe, locked, that no one can open," Annie
suspects that within Helen lies the potential for more, if only she
can reach her. Through persistence, love, and sheer stubbornness,
Annie breaks through Helen's walls of silence and darkness and
teaches her to communicate, bringing her into the world at
last.
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Agency (Paperback)
William Gibson
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R436
Discovery Miles 4 360
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Henry Dorsett Case is a low-level hustler, former hack and 'console
cowboy' who crashed and burned. His nerves were damaged and thus
cut off from the digital matrix, he slouches through life. Until he
meets Molly, an augmented 'razorgirl', who offers him a deal on
behalf of a shadowy man called Armitage. His nerves repaired and
matrix access restored, in exchange for a single job. But it's not
so simple - unless he completes the job, sacs of poison will
explode inside him and cripple him again. And the job? That might
be impossible. The first novel to win the Hugo, Nebula and Philip
K. Dick Awards, Neuromancer has become a seminal part of SF
history, coining the term 'cyberspace' and lighting a fuse on the
Cyberpunk movement. Part thriller, part warning, it is one of the
20th century's most potent visions of the future. 'A
ground-breaking success' - Empire 'Gibson is better than almost
anybody at noticing what's genuinely interesting about the world' -
Ned Beauman 'Neuromancer is a book of exquisitely observed detail'
- Eileen Gunn Welcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection
of the finest in science fiction
The first-draft Alien screenplay by William Gibson, the founder of
cyberpunk, turned into a novel by Pat Cadigan, the Hugo
Award-Winning "Queen of Cyberpunk." Winner of the Scribe Award for
best adapted novel. The Sulaco-on its return journey from
LV-426-enters a sector controlled by the "Union of Progressive
Peoples," a nation-state engaged in an ongoing cold war and arms
race. U.P.P. personnel board the Sulaco and find hypersleep tubes
with Ripley, Newt, and an injured Hicks. A Facehugger attacks the
lead commando, and the others narrowly escape, taking what remains
of Bishop with them. The Sulaco continues to Anchorpoint, a space
station and military installation the size of a small moon, where
it falls under control of the military's Weapons Division. Boarding
the Sulaco, a team of Colonial Marines and scientists is assaulted
by a pair of Xenomorph drones. In the fight Ripley's cryotube is
badly damaged. It's taken aboard Anchorpoint, where Ripley is kept
comatose. Newt and an injured Corporal Hicks are awakened, and Newt
is sent to Gateway Station on the way to Earth. The U.P.P. sends
Bishop to Anchorpoint, where Hicks begins to hear rumors of
experimentation-the cloning and genetic modification of Xenomorphs.
The kind of experimentation that could yield a monstrous hybrid,
and perhaps even a Queen. ALIEN 3 TM & (c) Twentieth Century
Films. All rights reserved.
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