"The Last Question" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It first appeared in the November 1956 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly and was reprinted in the collections Nine Tomorrows (1959), The Best of Isaac Asimov (1973) and Robot Dreams (1986), as well as the retrospective Opus 100 (1969). It is one of a loosely connected series of stories concerning a fictional computer called Multivac.
Film is arguably the dominant art form of the twentieth century. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Wood offers a wealth of insight into the nature of film, considering its role and impact on society as well as its future in the digital age. As Wood notes, film is many things, but it has become above all a means of telling stories through images and sounds. The stories are often quite false, frankly and beautifully fantastic, and they are sometimes insistently said to be true. Indeed, many condemn movies as an instrument of illusion, an emphatic way of seeing what is not there.
How It Works Illustrated is everything you love about learning. Packed with fascinating stories about the world around us, each 132 page issue is dedicated to explaining everything readers want to know about one mind blowing topic. As well as amazing stories and features, How It Works Illustrated also offers brain-busting puzzles, challenges and quizzes to stimulate your mind and truly bring learning to life.
Quentins is a Dublin restaurant that has a thousand stories to tell. Ella Brady believes that a documentary about this popular gathering spot could capture the fervor and diversity of several generations. But as Ella researches Quentins, she realizes that not all the stories she has uncovered should be told. A warm-spirited novel from Britain's bestselling and most-loved storyteller as usual, characters from other Binchy novels drop in to share tales and travails.
A Pleasure to Burn Fahrenheit 451 Stories (Audiobook) Pleasure to Burn -- a collection of sixteen selected shorter works that prefigure the grand master's landmark novel Fahrenheit 451 -- is an indispensable companion to the most powerful work of America's preeminent storyteller, a wondrous confirmation of the inimitable Bradbury's brilliance, magic, and fire.
