A Perfect Vacuum

Author : Stanisław Lem
Publisher : Northwestern University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780810117334
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Perfect Vacuum written by Stanisław Lem and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In a perfect vacuum, Stanislaw Lem presents a collection of book reviews of nonexistent works of literature - works that, in many cases, could not possibly be written. Embracing postmodernism's "games for games' sake" ethos, Lem joins the contest with hilarious and grotesque results." "Most of the "reviews" target the postmodern infatuation with antinarratives by lampooning their self-indulgence and exploiting their mannerisms. Lem exposes the limits of postmodern fiction, showing how its studious self-consciousness frequently conceals intellectual paucity. Beginning with a review of his own book, Lem moves on to tackle (or create pastiches of) the French new novel, James Joyce, pornography, authorless writing, and Dostoevsky, while at the same time ranging across scientific topics, from cosmology to the pervasiveness of computers." --Book Jacket.

Author : Stanisław Lem
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780140055399
Total Pages : 543 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Solaris written by Stanisław Lem and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Melanie Watt
Publisher : Tundra Books
ISBN 13 : 1770496467
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bug in a Vacuum written by Melanie Watt and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2024-03-05 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the bestselling Scaredy Squirrel series comes a hilarious, bestselling picture book everyone will be buzzing about, now in a paperback format. A bug flies through an open door into a house, through a bathroom, across a kitchen and bedroom and into a living room . . . where its entire life changes with the switch of a button. Sucked into the void of a vacuum bag, this one little bug moves through denial, bargaining, anger, despair and eventually acceptance — the five stages of grief — as it comes to terms with its fate. Will there be a light at the end of the tunnel? Will there be dust bunnies in the void? A funny, suspenseful and poignant look at the travails of a bug trapped in a vacuum.

Author : Stanislaw Lem
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Perfect Vacuum written by Stanislaw Lem and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Luciano Boi
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421402475
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Quantum Vacuum written by Luciano Boi and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-10-28 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vacuum, classically understood, contains nothing. The quantum vacuum, on the other hand, is a seething cauldron of nothingness: particle pairs going in and out of existence continuously and rapidly while exerting influence over an enormous range of scales. Acclaimed mathematical physicist and natural philosopher Luciano Boi expounds the quantum vacuum, exploring the meaning of nothingness and its relationship with physical reality. Boi first provides a deep analysis of the interaction between geometry and physics at the quantum level. He next describes the relationship between the microscopic and macroscopic structures of the world. In so doing, Boi sheds light on the very nature of the universe, stressing in an original and profound way the relationship between quantum geometry and the internal symmetries underlying the behavior of matter and the interactions of forces. Beyond the physics and mathematics of the quantum vacuum, Boi offers a profoundly philosophical interpretation of the concept. Plato and Aristotle did not believe a vacuum was possible. How could nothing be something, they asked? Boi traces the evolution of the quantum vacuum from an abstract concept in ancient Greece to its fundamental role in quantum field theory and string theory in modern times. The quantum vacuum is a complex entity, one essential to understanding some of the most intriguing issues in twentieth-century physics, including cosmic singularity, dark matter and energy, and the existence of the Higgs boson particle. Boi explains with simple clarity the relevant theories and fundamental concepts of the quantum vacuum. Theoretical, mathematical, and particle physicists, as well as researchers and students of the history and philosophy of physics, will find The Quantum Vacuum to be a stimulating and engaging primer on the topic.

Author : Philip José Farmer
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504094522
Total Pages : 203 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Venus on the Half-Shell written by Philip José Farmer and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Disaster sends a man across the universe in search of answers to life’s big questions in this humorous classic adventure by a Science Fiction Grand Master. When a massive flood wipes out Earth and spoils his date, lone survivor Simon Wagstaff finds refuge in an abandoned Chinese spaceship, the Hwang Ho. Accompanied by three new companions—a dog, an owl, and a beautiful robot—and his electric banjo, Wagstaff sets off on an extraterrestrial adventure. He travels from planet to planet, seeking the definitive answer to the ultimate question: Why are we created if only to suffer and die? Of course, after he drinks an elixir granting him eternal life, the real question is what to do for the rest of eternity after he answers his first question . . . “Lively and inventive and goes by faster than a holiday weekend.” —The Washington Post “A comedy of sexual mores, an investigative search for Love, a lampoon of people who require answers to imponderable questions.” —Science Fiction Review “Not only a science-fiction epic of the most incredible proportions, but it is also a satiric-fantasy, a clever parody of its own genre.” —The Daily Eastern News

Author : Alysia Gonzales
Publisher : Providence Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780970790606
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mikey and the Monster Vacuum written by Alysia Gonzales and published by Providence Pub. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mikey's passion for vacuuming turns to mayhem when he does not listen to his mother's warning about their new vacuum cleaner.

Author : Jen Beagin
Publisher : Scribner
ISBN 13 : 1501182153
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vacuum in the Dark written by Jen Beagin and published by Scribner. This book was released on 2020-01-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Whiting Award–winning author of Pretend I’m Dead and one of the most exhilarating new voices in fiction, a “thoroughly delightfully, surprisingly profound” (Entertainment Weekly) one-of-a-kind novel about a cleaning lady named Mona and her struggles to move forward in life. Soon to be an FX television show starring Lola Kirke. Mona is twenty-six and cleans houses for a living in Taos, New Mexico. She moved there mostly because of a bad boyfriend—a junkie named Mr. Disgusting, long story—and her efforts to restart her life since haven’t exactly gone as planned. For one thing, she’s got another bad boyfriend. This one she calls Dark, and he happens to be married to one of Mona’s clients. He also might be a little unstable. Dark and his wife aren’t the only complicated clients on Mona’s roster, either. There’s also the Hungarian artist couple who—with her addiction to painkillers and his lingering stares—reminds Mona of troubling aspects of her childhood, and some of the underlying reasons her life had to be restarted in the first place. As she tries to get over the heartache of her affair and the older pains of her youth, Mona winds up on an eccentric, moving journey of self-discovery that takes her back to her beginnings where she attempts to unlock the key to having a sense of home in the future. The only problems are Dark and her past. Neither is so easy to get rid of. Jen Beagin’s Vacuum in the Dark is an unforgettable, astonishing read, “by turns nutty and forlorn…Brash, deadpan, and achingly troubled” (O, The Oprah Magazine). Beagin is “a wonderfully funny writer who also happens to tackle serious subjects” (NPR).

Author : Elaine Marie Alphin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781575050188
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vacuum Cleaners written by Elaine Marie Alphin and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history and technical development of the vacuum cleaner, from the first carpet sweepers of the nineteenth century to twentieth-century improvements.

Author : Julia Huni
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 236 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Vacuum of Space written by Julia Huni and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-16 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a dirty galaxy and someone has to clean it. Avoiding the wealthy inhabitants on the upper levels of Station Kelly Kornienko is bot-programmer Triana's number one rule. Well, number two, right after "eat all the chocolate." But when one of her cleaning bots finds a dead body, all the rules go out the airlock. A highly connected security agent interrupts her routine with stories of missing bodies, and Triana can't ignore him; it's cooperate or find a new job. A girl has to pay the rent, even on a crappy studio compartment. Working with a shiny detective beats a shuttle dirt-side, so Triana lends her programming skills to Agent O'Neill's investigation. Together, they find more victims and evidence of a major cover-up. It will take all Triana's technical talents, most of O'Neill's connections, and some really excellent croissants to stop the murders, save her job, and ultimately, her life.