The Far Side Of The Stars

Author : David Drake
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2003-10-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781618244000

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The Far Side of the Stars by David Drake Pdf

While the Republic of Cinnabar is at peace with the Alliance, warriors like Lt. Daniel Leary and Signals Officer Adele Mundy must find other work¾like escorting a pair of wealthy nobles on an expedition to the back of beyond! The Princess Cecile, the corvette in which they carved their reputations in letters of fire, has been sold as a private yacht, but she still has her guns, her missiles, and her veteran crew. Daniel and Adele will need all of those things as they face winged dragons, an Alliance auxiliary cruiser, jealous lovers, and a mysterious oracle which really does foresee the future. That won't be enough, though, when they penetrate a secret Alliance base and find a hostile fleet ready for a war that will sweep Cinnabar out of a strategically crucial arm of the galaxy. Preventing that will involve skill, courage, and more luck than a sane man could even pray for; and it will require a space battle on a scale that a tiny corvette like the Princess Cecile has no business being involved in. But she'll be in the middle of it anyway, because Daniel, Adele, and their Cinnabar crew would never turn their backs on a fight! At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). Praise for the Lt. Leary Series: "Please more Lt. Leary soon!" ¾Andre Norton "Updating dashing Horatio Hornblower tactics and vintage John Wayne heroics with . . . formidably battle-hardened female NCOs, Drake gives . . . a full measure of appealing derring-do." ¾Publishers Weekly "Drake's [With the Lightnings] once again demonstrates the author's talent for arcane politics and vivid battle scenes . . . a pair of clever and resourceful protagonists . . . action-packed space opera. . . ." ¾Library Journal "Drake . . . creates two strong protagonists . . . [With the Lightnings] is an intelligent page-turner . . . the launching of a new futuristic space-navy saga." ¾Booklist ". . . vintage Drake, fast paced, heroic, and ending in a rousing climax. Drake remains one of the best of the military SF writers." ¾Science Fiction Chronicle "[With the Lightnings is] his best and most fun novel . . . I'd love to see a sequel." ¾Philadelphia Weekly Press "[Drake] couldn't write a bad action scene at gunpoint, and his sense of humor infuses the characters here [in Lt. Leary, Commanding] with agreeable qualities. . . . Grand fun for lovers of action in high space. ¾Roland Green

Author : Gary Larson,Jane Goodall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : American wit and humor
ISBN : 059062170X

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The Far Side Gallery 5 by Gary Larson,Jane Goodall Pdf

Author : Gary Larson
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 1266 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003-10-03
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0740743619

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The Complete Far Side Leather-Bound Edition by Gary Larson Pdf

Since "The Far Side's debut in January 1980, fans have bought more than 40 million "Far Side books and more than 60 million calendars. Now, at long last, the ultimate "Far Side book has arrived as a hefty, deluxe, two-volume slipcased set. A masterpiece of comic brilliance, The Complete Far Side contains every "Far Side cartoon ever syndicated--over 4,000 if you must know-presented in (more or less) chronological order by year of publication, with more than 1,100 that have never before appeared in a book. Creator Gary Larson offers a rare glimpse into the mind of "The Far Side in quirky and thoughtful introductions to each of the 14 chapters. Complaint letters, fan letters, and queries from puzzled readers appear alongside some of the more provocative or elusive panels, and actor, author, and comedian Steve Martin offers his pithy thoughts in a foreword.

Author : Gary Larson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : American wit and humor, Pictorial
ISBN : 0725521023

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The Far Side by Gary Larson Pdf

Author : Gary Larson
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : American wit and humor, Pictorial
ISBN : 075150419X

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The PreHistory of the Far Side by Gary Larson Pdf

"On this the tenth anniversary of drawing The Far Side, I thought it might be time to reveal some of the background, anecdotes, foibles and "behind the scenes" experiences related to this cartoon panel. (This may or may not be of interest to anyone, but my therapist says it should do me a lot of good)"... A chronicle of The Far Side's birth and evolution complete with various mutations and annotations from readers and the author.

Author : Gary Larson
Publisher : Far Side Gallery
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : American wit and humor, Pictorial
ISBN : 0751502375

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The Far Side Gallery 2 by Gary Larson Pdf

Cartoons from BRIDE OF THE FAR SIDE, VALLEY OF THE FAR SIDE and IT CAME FROM THE FAR SIDE.

Author : Daniel Kalla
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429960519

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The Far Side of the Sky by Daniel Kalla Pdf

November 9, 1938—Kristallnacht—the Nazis unleash a night of terror for Jews all across Germany. Meanwhile, the Japanese Imperial Army rampages through China and tightens its stranglehold on Shanghai, a city that becomes the last haven for thousands of desperate European Jews. Dr. Franz Adler, a renowned surgeon, is swept up in the wave of anti-Semitic violence and flees to Shanghai with his daughter. At a refugee hospital, Franz meets an enigmatic nurse, Soon Yi "Sunny" Mah. The chemistry between them is intense and immediate, but Sunny's life is shattered when a drunken Japanese sailor murders her father. The danger escalates for Shanghai's Jews as the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. Facing starvation and disease, Franz struggles to keep the refugee hospital open and protect his family from a terrible fate. The Far Side of the Sky focuses on a short but extraordinary period of Chinese, Japanese, and Jewish history when cultures converged and heroic sacrifices were part of the everyday quest for survival. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Gary Larson
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : American fiction
ISBN : 0613229452

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There's a Hair in My Dirt! by Gary Larson Pdf

A young worm gets a lesson in life and ecology from his wise father.

Author : Gary Larson
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : American wit and humor, Pictorial
ISBN : 0751504181

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Unnatural Selections by Gary Larson Pdf

A collection of cartoons from the Far Side. Other work by the author includes Night of the Crash Test Dummies , In Search of the Far Side and Cows of Our Planet .

Author : Howard Rheingold
Publisher : Stillpoint Digital Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781938808012

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Excursions to the Far Side of the Mind by Howard Rheingold Pdf

Renowned for exploring the social implications of modern technology, Howard Rheingold has been dubbed by MIT "the first citizen of the Internet." In this collection of funny, prescient, thought-provoking essays, originally published during the 1970s and 1980s, he offers a glimpse into the changes wrought during that explosive period. From the effects of the graphic user interface (GUI) not only on how we work but how we think, to "technarchist" movements that presaged both the hacker mentality and the anarchist idealism of Burning Man today, to a ground-floor view of the very earliest of what Rheingold was the first to dub virtual communities, his Excursions run the gamut from the silly to the profound. These essays remain fascinating, amusing, and relevant. "Most of my work in recent decades," Rheingold says, "has focused on the consequences of digital media and networked publics. Before the digital wave came along, I wrote about a more diverse range of subjects: What causes anger? What’s it like to be in a car crash? What’s insect sex like? Do invisible airborne chemicals affect behavior? Can we control our dreams? How will people get high in the future? Will money evolve into new forms? In the second decade of the twenty-first century, these short pieces re-present my explorations during my think about anything years to a wider public who may be familiar with my work on digital culture."

Author : Gary Larson
Publisher : Little, Brown and Compagny Books
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : American wit and humor, Pictorial
ISBN : 0751502383

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The Far Side Gallery 3 by Gary Larson Pdf

This collection of "The Far Side" cartoons is taken from "Hound of the Far Side", "The Far Side Observer" and "Night of the Crash-Test Dummies". Yet again, the author's odd and dark sense of humour is expressed in the doings of man and beast.

Author : Gary Larson
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0836217241

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The Far Side Gallery 4 by Gary Larson Pdf

1993 FarWorks, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Far Side and the Larson signature are registered trademarks of FarWorks, Inc.

Author : Gary Larson
Publisher : Gardners Books
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1984-09-27
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0751502340

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Beyond the Far Side by Gary Larson Pdf

More lunatic outpourings from America's bestselling cartoonist- wilder than wild, blacker than black and funny enough to be a major health hazard...

Author : Gary Larson
Publisher : Sphere
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1993-12
Category : Comic books, strips, etc
ISBN : 0751505927

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Bride of the Far Side by Gary Larson Pdf

The fourth in a series of best-selling collections of the syndicated cartoon that's sold more than a million books!

Author : Kerry D. Soper
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781496817297

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Gary Larson and The Far Side by Kerry D. Soper Pdf

Kerry D. Soper reminds us of The Far Side's groundbreaking qualities and cultural significance in Gary Larson and "The Far Side." In the 1980s, Gary Larson (b. 1950) shook up a staid comics page by introducing a set of aesthetic devices, comedic tones, and philosophical frames that challenged and delighted many readers, even while upsetting and confusing others. His irreverent, single panels served as an alternative reality to the tame comedy of the family-friendly newspaper comics page, as well as the pervasive, button-down consumerism and conformity of the Reagan era. In this first full study of Larson's art, Soper follows the arc of the cartoonist's life and career, describing the aesthetic and comedic qualities of his work, probing the business side of his success, and exploring how The Far Side brand as a whole--with its iconic characters and accompanying set of comedic and philosophical frames--connected with its core readers. In effect, Larson reinvented his medium by creatively working within, pushing against, and often breaking past institutional, aesthetic, comedic, and philosophical parameters. Due to the comic's great success, it opened the door for additional alternative voices in comics and other popular mediums. With its intentionally awkward, minimalistic lines and its morbid humor, The Far Side expanded Americans' comedic palette and inspired up-and-coming cartoonists, comedians, and filmmakers. Soper re-creates the cultural climate and media landscape in which The Far Side first appeared and thrived, then assesses how it impacted worldviews and shaped the comedic sensibilities of a generation of cartoonists, comedy writers, and everyday fans.