Jorgensen's Ecosystem Ecology provides a thorough and comprehensive overview of the world's aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This derivative volume based on the best-selling Encyclopedia of Ecology (published 2008) is the only book currently published that provides an overview of the world's ecosystems in a concise format.
The War of the Worlds - Feedbooks Edition by Herbert G. Wells
Added by: arcadius | Karma: 2802.10 | Fiction literature | 13 February 2010
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The War of the Worlds - Feedbooks Edition by Herbert G. Wells
The War of the Worlds (1898) is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. It describes the experiences of a journalist (narrator) in Woking and his brother, a medical student from London as the Earth is invaded by Martians. It is said to be the first story that details a conflict between mankind and an alien race. The novel is narrated by an unnamed writer of scientific articles.
The world's datebook for more than 50 years Chase's Calendar of Events 2010 is the authoritative guide to special occurrences, holidays, anniversaries, celebrity birthdates, religious observances, sporting events, and more from around the world. Librarians, marketers, journalists, and other professionals have come to rely on it to find out what's going on that day, in a week, or even a year ahead.
This book gives a unique insight into the work Herge had done on the last tintin book before his death. At the end, Tintin is about to be cast into a living sculpture by a mysterious enemy - one last cliffhanger for the world's best loved journalist.
Literary fiction is of crucial importance in human life. It is a source of understanding and insight into the nature of the human condition. Yet ever since Aristotle, philosophers have struggled to provide a plausible explanation of how this can be the case. For surely the fictionality - the sheer invented character - of the literary text means that fiction presents not the real world, but emother/em worlds - what are commonly called emfictional/em worlds.
