Have you ever felt that you simply couldn't lose? That the next shot, the next trade, or the next bet was guaranteed to succeed because you were "on fire"? This intoxicating sensation is a universal human experience, yet it is entirely fabricated by a brain desperate for patterns. The Hot-Hand Fallacy is the psychological illusion that a string of successes implies a greater probability of further success. We are biologically wired to see meaning in random sequences, turning sheer coincide...

The fifth volume in the Science Fiction Megapack series collects 25 tales of high adventure through other worlds and times, including 5 Hugo and Nebula Award-winners and nominees. Featured this time are:AGAPE AMONG THE ROBOTS, by Allen SteeleTHE STARSHIP MECHANIC, by Jay Lake and Ken ScholesPEACEMAKER, by Gardner DozoisOR ALL THE SEAS WITH OYSTERS, by Avram DavidsonGRANDMA, by Carol EmshwillerTHE GIFT BEARER, by Charles L. FontenayI, ROBOT,...

Designed by a motorcycle racer turned small-arms engineer, George Patchett, the submachine gun that eventually became known as the Sterling was developed during World War II.Some suggest it first saw action during Operation Infatuate with No. 4 Commando, before becoming fully adopted by the British Army in 1953 as the Sterling Machine Carbine (L2A1). It was centre stage for many of Britain's post-colonial conflicts from Malaya to Kenya and from Yemen to No...

A survey of the last 100 years of science fiction, with representative stories and illuminating essays by the top writers, poets, and scholars, from Edgar Rice Burroughs and Samuel Butler to Robert A. Heinlein and and Jack Vance, from E.E. "Doc" Smith and Clifford D. Simak to Ted Chiang and Charles Stross-- and everyone in between. More than one million words of classic fiction and essays!

Lowell Bennion, Sterling McMurrin, and Obert Tanner were colleagues whose lives often intertwined. All professors at the University of Utah, these three scholars addressed issues and events of their time; each influenced the thought and culture of Mormonism, helping to institute a period of intellectual life and social activism. In Conscience and Community multiple scholars, family members, and others look at the private and public aspects of three lives and examine the roles they...

Survive with Hidden Health Secrets⭐⭐ A Simplified Guide & Explanations Included ⭐⭐Are you ready to enhance your well-being and unlock the transformative power of food?Are you in search of a thorough guide that encompasses every essential aspect of revitalizing your health?Your quest ends here!This audiobook is your ultimate companion for broadening your knowledge, pu...

50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 7: More Than 31 Hours of Classic Science FictionPrepare for another unforgettable voyage through the golden age of science fiction with 50 Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories 7. Featuring more than 31 hours of classic storytelling, this outstanding anthology brings together fifty remarkable tales from the visionary authors whose ideas helped define the genre for generations.Explore distant galaxies, mysterious plane...

Vintage Sci-Fi 16 - 22 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Harlan Ellison, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Harry Harrison and moreQuarantined Species by J. F. BoneYellow Streak Hero by Harlan EllisonThe Space Beasts by Clifford D. SimakFinis by Frank Lillie PollockS as in Zebatinsky by Isaac AsimovIn The Walls of Eryx by H. P. Lovecraft and Kenneth SterlingSpawn of Inferno by Hugh...

Encounters From Beyond 4: Classic Tales of Alien Contact gathers eighteen unforgettable adventures exploring one of science fiction’s greatest mysteries—what awaits when humanity encounters life beyond Earth? From isolated outposts and abandoned worlds to first contact, alien intelligence, and cosmic conflict, these timeless stories capture the imagination that defined the Golden Age of science fiction.This outstanding collection features legendary authors includin...

This collection arguably contains some of the most charming lyrics ever written in English. The childlike simplicity and trust of these artless verses are unique.Blake’s poems can be enjoyed, not only for their historical importance in an age which was fiercely proud of its genius and its traditions, but also for their simple and beautiful expression of “two contrary states of the human soul.”Songs of Innocence was originally a complete collection of twenty-three poems, fir...