“The Pig Farmer's Veterinary Book” is a complete and comprehensive handbook on the various illnesses and ailments that are commonly found in pigs. It provides detailed information on how to spot and diagnose them, as well as how they should be treated and ultimately avoided. This classic guide contains a wealth of information that will be of utility to modern farmers and keepers, and it would make for a useful addition to allied collections. Contents include: “Prevention The Best Cure”, “P...

Lover and hero, Jack Barron, the sold-out media god of the Bug Jack Barron Show, has one last chance to hit it big when he meets Benedict Howards, the power-mad man with the secret to immortality. (Hugo and Nebula Award finalist)

Durante un episodio del programa Moleste a Jack Barron, Rufus W. Johnson relata al anfitrión, Jack Barron, el motivo por lo cual cree que le fue negado un lugar en el programa de hibernación de la Fundación para la Inmortalidad Humana a pesar de cubrir la cuota necesaria para el proceso: racismo. Barron, interroga a la Fundación, pero recibe una visita del dueño, Bennedict Howards, quien le pide dejar el tema a cambio de un tratamiento de hibernación que garantiza la inmortalidad....

The brilliant new novel from award-winning writer and rising star Claire Askew.DI Helen Birch is recovering from major surgery, housebound and exceptionally bored. Her boss, DCI McLeod, has made it crystal clear: she is not to take on any work until her recuperation is over.In her absence, Amy Kato is promoted to sergeant and is given a maddening case to work on: Edinburgh is being plagued by an anonymous vigilante...

Norman Spinrad describes the writing of his famous BUG JACK BARRON novel by answering three questions: "how did I come to write Bug Jack Barron? what urged me to do it? how do I hope to continue writing SF while bugging editors?" He goes on to explain the behind-the-scenes that went on with the book, which was banned in the UK. Originally one third of the booklet called "Experiment Perilous" with other contributions by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Alfred Bester, this "making of" offers great ...

À ma gauche, Jack Barron, présentateur vedette, empêcheur de tourner en rond et pourfendeur des injustices en prime time devant cent millions de téléspectateurs. À ma droite, Benedict Howards, industriel tout-puissant qui règne sur la finance, la politique et les médias. Avantage Howards, qui dispose du bien le plus précieux, celui auquel personne, si intègre soit-il, ne peut résister : le secret de l’immortalité. Personne sauf Jack l’incorruptible, qui n’est pas près de la fermer…