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Journey into the visionary worlds that shaped modern science fiction. *Pioneers of Science Fiction Short Stories* brings together groundbreaking tales from Isaac Asimov, Kurt Vonnegut, Philip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, and Robert Sheckley—stories that explore artificial intelligence, distant futures, space travel, and the fragile nature of humanity. This timeless collection captures the imagination, intellect, and daring creativity that defined the golden era of speculative fiction and continu...

An author’s talents may seem obvious and indisputable as they move words and ideas into gathered phrases and stories.But where do these ideas and stories come from? A lonely thought that suddenly gathers form? An inspiration from a Muse? A suggestion from an everyday event?Perhaps in the case of their darker, more malevolent stories, other forces are at work. They help to nourish single words into sentences and paragraphs that ease themselves from the shadows and are sudden...

Explore two visionary masters of science fiction in The Philip K. Dick and Ray Bradbury Short Story Collection. This classic anthology brings together imaginative tales of strange futures, alien worlds, human fear, wonder, technology, and the mysteries of the mind. Perfect for fans of vintage science fiction, dystopian ideas, speculative adventure, and timeless short stories from two of the genre’s most influential authors.

"The Vacant Lot" by Mary E. Wilkins FreemanFrom the time that the editor of Harper's Bazaar overlooked Freeman's cramped handwriting, difficult to read, and published the story "Two Old Lovers", Mary Wilkins Freeman never looked back. Her Vermont and Massachusetts background forms an important part of many of her stories. This story is both a ghost story and a mystery, and the mystery is as interesting as the ghost story. It is, quite literally, a matter of haunted ground, of old wr...

The Hyborian Tales of Robert E. Howard is a definitive collection of sword-and-sorcery classics from the legendary creator of Conan the Barbarian, Robert E. Howard. Set in the brutal and myth-rich Hyborian Age, these stories blend savage action, dark magic, and lost civilizations into some of the most influential fantasy fiction ever written.This volume features six essential works that showcase Howard’s mastery of epic adventure and world-building. From the grim cruelty of A Witch...

Cover art by Jon Langford of The MekonsAn eldritch Western noirAuthor has 2 books out in 2021 building up to this novel in 2022

About the BookCommitment: A Life in the Service of Music is the autobiography of one of the nation’s leading music school deans. Robert Freeman explores the educational innovations that he introduced during his 24 years as Director of the world-renowned Eastman School of Music (University of Rochester). These innovations are vital for the survival of America’s symphony orchestras. No one has had the unique experiences in the domain that Freeman has had throughout his illustrious mus...

The Crisis of Classical Music in America by Robert Freeman focuses on solutions for the oversupply of classically trained musicians in America, problem that grows ever more chronic as opportunities for classical musicians to gain full-time professional employment diminishes year upon year. An acute observer of the professional music scene, Freeman argues that music schools that train our future instrumentalists, composers, conductors, and singers need to equip their students with the commu...

Explore all the exciting and innovative new features of Oracle Database 12c! Written by Oracle ACE Robert Freeman, this Oracle Press guide introduces you to the myriad of new features packed into the latest Oracle Database release. Filled with essential information, the book provides you with everything you need to know to get up and running quickly on Oracle Database 12c. Supported by running commentary from world-renowned Oracle expert Tom Kyte, and with ad...

Master Oracle GoldenGate 11gEnable highly available, real-time access to enterprise data in heterogeneous environments. Featuring hands-on workshops, Oracle GoldenGate 11g Handbook shows you how to install, configure, and implement this high-performance application. You’ll learn how to replicate data across Oracle databases and other platforms, including MySQL and Microsoft SQL Server, and perform near-zero-downtime migrations and upgrades. Monitoring, performan...

This intriguing book was born out of the many discussions the authors had in the past 10 years about the role of scale-free structure and dynamics in producing intelligent behavior in brains.The microscopic dynamics of neural networks is well described by the prevailing paradigm based in a narrow interpretation of the neuron doctrine. This book broadens the doctrine by incorporating the dynamics of neural fields, as first revealed by modeling with differential equations (K-sets). T...

“Bizarre, sometimes whimsical, often nightmarish, the stories of Robert Freeman Wexler possess the sublime logic of dreams, which makes them hard to describe but wonderfully unsettling to read.”—Lisa TuttleNo one charts the borderland between dreams and reality, between the everyday and the fantastic, quite like Robert Freeman Wexler. This career-spanning collection of his shorter work—which includes the much-acclaimed novella “In Springfield Town” as well as new, ...