Aliens In The Prime Of Their Lives Stories

Author : Brad Watson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2011-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780393078152

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Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives: Stories by Brad Watson Pdf

Finalist for the 2011 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: "Watson's talent is singular, truly awesome; [his stories] are infused with an uncanny beauty."—A. M. Homes In this, his first collection of stories since his celebrated, award-winning Last Days of the Dog-Men, Brad Watson takes us even deeper into the riotous, appalling, and mournful oddity of human beings. In prose so perfectly pitched as to suggest some celestial harmony, he writes about every kind of domestic discord: unruly or distant children, alienated spouses, domestic abuse, loneliness, death, divorce. In his masterful title novella, a freshly married teenaged couple are visited by an unusual pair of inmates from a nearby insane asylum—and find out exactly how mismatched they really are. With exquisite tenderness, Watson relates the brutality of both nature and human nature. There’s no question about it. Brad Watson writes so well—with such an all-seeing, six-dimensional view of human hopes, inadequacies, and rare grace—that he must be an extraterrestrial.

Author : Brad Watson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0393078159

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Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives: Stories by Brad Watson Pdf

Finalist for the 2011 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: "Watson's talent is singular, truly awesome; [his stories] are infused with an uncanny beauty."—A. M. Homes In this, his first collection of stories since his celebrated, award-winning Last Days of the Dog-Men, Brad Watson takes us even deeper into the riotous, appalling, and mournful oddity of human beings. In prose so perfectly pitched as to suggest some celestial harmony, he writes about every kind of domestic discord: unruly or distant children, alienated spouses, domestic abuse, loneliness, death, divorce. In his masterful title novella, a freshly married teenaged couple are visited by an unusual pair of inmates from a nearby insane asylum—and find out exactly how mismatched they really are. With exquisite tenderness, Watson relates the brutality of both nature and human nature. There’s no question about it. Brad Watson writes so well—with such an all-seeing, six-dimensional view of human hopes, inadequacies, and rare grace—that he must be an extraterrestrial.

Author : Don Lincoln
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781421410739

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Alien Universe by Don Lincoln Pdf

Are alien civilizations really possible? If extraterrestrials exist, where are they? How likely is it that somewhere in the universe an Earth-like planet supports an advanced culture? Why do so many people claim to have encountered Aliens? In this gripping exploration, scientist Don Lincoln exposes and explains the truths about the belief in and the search for life on other planets. In the first half of Alien Universe, Lincoln looks to Western civilization's collective image of Aliens, showing how our perceptions of extraterrestrials have evolved over time. The roots of this belief can be traced as far back as our earliest recognition of other planets in the universe—the idea of them supporting life was a natural progression of thinking that has fascinated us ever since. Our captivation with Aliens has, however, led to mixed results. The world was fooled in the nineteenth century during the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, and many people misunderstood Orson Welles's 1938 radio broadcast, The War of the Worlds, leading to significant anxiety among some listeners. Our continuing interest in Aliens is reflected in entertainment successes such as E.T., The X-Files, and Star Trek. The second half of the book explores the scientific possibility of whether advanced Alien civilizations do exist. For many years, researchers have sought to answer Enrico Fermi’s great paradox—if there are so many planets in the universe and there is a high probability that many of those can support life, then why have we not actually encountered any Aliens? Lincoln describes how modern science teaches us what is possible and what is not in our search for extraterrestrial civilizations. Whether you are drawn to the psychological belief in Aliens, the history of our interest in life on other planets, or the scientific possibility of Alien existence, Alien Universe is sure to hold you spellbound.

Author : Stefan R. Dziemianowicz,Robert E. Weinberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Extraterrestial beings
ISBN : 0760701423

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100 Astounding Little Alien Stories by Stefan R. Dziemianowicz,Robert E. Weinberg Pdf

Author : Ted Chiang
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781931520898

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Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang Pdf

From the author of Exhalation, an award-winning short story collection that blends "absorbing storytelling with meditations on the universe, being, time and space ... raises questions about the nature of reality and what it is to be human" (The New York Times). Stories of Your Life and Others delivers dual delights of the very, very strange and the heartbreakingly familiar, often presenting characters who must confront sudden change—the inevitable rise of automatons or the appearance of aliens—with some sense of normalcy. With sharp intelligence and humor, Chiang examines what it means to be alive in a world marked by uncertainty, but also by beauty and wonder. An award-winning collection from one of today's most lauded writers, Stories of Your Life and Others is a contemporary classic. Includes “Story of Your Life”—the basis for the major motion picture Arrival

Author : Brad Watson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2002-08-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781324000433

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Last Days of the Dog-Men: Stories by Brad Watson Pdf

"His people and dogs—those wonderful dogs!—come alive with honest, thrumming energy." —The New York Times Book Review Winner of the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the Academy of Arts and Letters and the Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award. In each of these "weird and wonderful stories" (Boston Globe), Brad Watson writes about people and dogs: dogs as companions, as accomplices, and as unwitting victims of human passions; and people responding to dogs as missing parts of themselves. "Elegant and elegiac, beautifully pitched to the human ear, yet resoundingly felt in our animal hearts" (New York Newsday), Watson's vibrant prose captures the animal crannies of the human personality—yearning for freedom, mourning the loss of something wild, drawn to human connection but also to thoughtless abandon and savagery without judgment. Pinckney Benedict praises Watson's writing as "crisp as a morning in deer season, rife with spirited good humor and high intelligence," and Fred Chappell calls his stories "strong and true to the place they come from." This powerful debut collection marks Brad Watson's introduction into "a distinguished [Southern] literary heritage, from Faulkner to Larry Brown to Barry Hannah to Richard Ford" (The State, Columbia, South Carolina).

Author : Padgett Powell
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781480441606

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Aliens of Affection by Padgett Powell Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book: The idiosyncratic genius of Padgett Powell shines through in nine stories that bend the conventions of short fiction. Padgett Powell’s literary stage is a blurred vision of the American South. His characters are bored, sad, assured, confused, deluded, and often just one step away from madness. The stories they populate are madder still, delivered by a voice enthralling and distinctive. Whether he’s chronicling a housewife’s encouragement of adolescent lust, following two good ol’ boys on their search for a Chinese healer, or delving into the mind of an unstable moped accident survivor as he awaits a hefty settlement check, Powell revels in the irregularities of the mundane. His people occupy bar stools and strip clubs, pickup truck cabs and mental health clinics, looking for love, drugs, answers. According to the New York Times Book Review, “Mr. Powell is like a fabulous guest at a dinner party, the guy who gets people drinking far too much and licking their dessert plates and laughing at jokes—for which not a few of them will hate themselves in the morning.”

Author : David Clarke
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-30
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781408194829

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The UFO Files by David Clarke Pdf

'What does all this stuff about flying saucers amount to? What can it mean? What is the truth?' Winston Churchill, prime minister's personal minute, 28th July 1952 The UFO Files tells the story of over 100 years of UFO sightings, drawing on formerly secret government documents at the National Archives in London. Alongside extraordinary reports by ordinary people, it reveals details of official interest and investigations stretching back more than 80 years. In this remarkable book, fully updated for this second edition, David Clarke reveals an array of startling stories from possible UFO reports hidden among Met Office investigations of aerial phenomena in the 1920s to the conclusions of Project Condign, the secret British Intelligence UFO study completed in 2000. As well as covering Roswell and Britain's own Rendlesham Forest mystery, Clarke raids the records for dramatic stories of abductions and close encounters, ghost aircraft and crop circles, and UFO reports by both civilian aircrew and military personnel. Dramatic witness statements and interviews combine with rarely seen photographs, drawings and newly available documents to offer a unique guide to one of our most intriguing mysteries.

Author : D. Seth Horton,Brett Garcia Myhren
Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780826353146

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Road to Nowhere and Other New Stories from the Southwest by D. Seth Horton,Brett Garcia Myhren Pdf

"An anthology of short fiction featuring Southwestern themes. All selections were originally published between January 2007 and December 2011"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Kathleen Wheaton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0931846714

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Aliens and Other Stories by Kathleen Wheaton Pdf

The characters in Kathleen Wheaton's linked stories are exiles-from their native countries, their families, their objects of desire. Political refugees from Argentina's "dirty war," survivors of a Cuban shipwreck and of Franco's Spain all navigate life as foreigners, whether in Madrid, Buenos Aires or suburban Washington, D.C. With wry, nuanced compassion, Wheaton follows these resilient people as they reconcile the absurdities of contemporary life with a legacy of dislocation, loss and longing.

Author : Claire Freedman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2030-12-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781442440975

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Aliens in Underpants Save the World by Claire Freedman Pdf

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Author : Brad Steiger,Sherry Hansen Steiger
Publisher : Visible Ink Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781578593644

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Real Aliens, Space Beings, and Creatures from Other Worlds by Brad Steiger,Sherry Hansen Steiger Pdf

Shocking true stories of those who walk among us . . . Just who has visited us in the past? Who might be coming next? And who walks among us today? Real Aliens, Space Beings, and Creatures from Other Worlds investigates the theories, the mysteries, and the facts surrounding alien involvement in the lives of Earthlings. Packed with thought-provoking stories and shocking revelations of more than 300 otherworldly incidents, including aliens living among us, spacecraft landings, interstellar cooperation, alien encounters, government conspiracies, hybrid children, mutilations, missing time experiences, secret alien facilities, and the influence of extraterrestrials on human events throughout history. Each astonishing report is detailed with thorough research of the historical record, news articles, and disquieting testimonials.

Author : Robert Reid
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Extraterrestrial beings
ISBN : 9780345534415

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Year Zero by Robert Reid Pdf

In the hilarious tradition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," Reid goes on a headlong journey through the outer reaches of the universe--and the inner workings of our absurdly dysfunctional music industry.

Author : Dennis Pepper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0192781774

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The Young Oxford Book of Aliens by Dennis Pepper Pdf

This collection brings together a range of stories about aliens and our encounters with them. The stories don't necessarily portray aliens as hostile invaders. On the contrary, there are many stories that explore the interaction between aliens and humans, and other stories in which humans are themselves the aliens. Some of the stories have been specially written for this collection by writers such as Sue Welford. Others are by the best of sci-fi writers including Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, and Harry Harrison.

Author : W. Ralph Eubanks
Publisher : Timber Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781643260587

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A Place Like Mississippi by W. Ralph Eubanks Pdf

An illustrated tour of the landscapes of Mississippi that have inspired the state’s many lauded writers, from Faulkner and Welty to Morris and Ward.