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The Science of James Bond: From Bullets to Bowler Hats to Boat Jumps, the Real Technology Behind 007's ...

3 reviews
Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg

Wiley, 2006

Informative and Great Fun!
Reading a book like this can give one the urge to watch the Bond movies yet again. Although the authors review the James Bond movies with a critical scientific eye, it is obvious that they are genuine 007 fans. Some of the technology, big and small, portrayed in the Bond movies are discussed in very accessible and engaging prose. Some scientific ideas are discussed form basic principles, but in a ...

Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1st Edition)

1 review
Bram Stoker, Arthur C. Clarke, ...

Gramercy Books, Random House Value, 1991

Table of Contents...
"Step into the weird and unpredictable world of classic fantasy and horror in this spine-tingling anthology of stories and novellas from the incomparable pulp magazines Famous Fantastic Mysteries and Fantastic Novels." 1. Behind the Curtain by Francis Stevens. 2. Pegasus by Henry Kuttner. 3.The Face in the Abyss by A. Merritt. 4. Fungus Isle by Philip M. Fisher. 5. John Ovington Returns by Max ...

The Science of Superheroes

24 reviews
Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg

Wiley, 2003

Skip the X-Men chapter, and you have a good read
If you read Dean Koontz' introduction and the blurbs on the back, you'd be expecting a hilarious romp through real-world science as compoared to the world of mainstream superheroes. While the book does treat the matter with some humor, most of it is actually a quite serious, well-research, and well-thought examination of the subject, comparing what the comic books say about such iconic ...

The Science of Supervillains

6 reviews
Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg

Wiley, 2004

"An insightful look into the diabolical villains of comics."
Reviewer: Brian Wilkinson, for ComiX-Fan.com Overall Rating: Great! In a book that bills itself as the Science of the Supervillains readers have to feel right from the first page that this is an all-or-nothing kind of book. Thankfully writers Robert Weinberg and Lois H. Gresh have stepped up to the plate to deliver a funny and insightful look into the mind and heart(less?) of some of the ...

The Science of Stephen King: From Carrie to Cell, The Terrifying Truth Behind the Horror Masters Fiction

4 reviews
Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg

Wiley, 2007

A Whole New Perspective on King's Fiction
From religion to medicine and technology, THE SCIENCE OF STEPHEN KING poses educational and intriguing concepts that encourage the reader to look at King's fiction not just as entertainment but as both scientific and cultural reflections of our society. Weinberg and Gresh weave intricate mathematics and scientific calculations with detailed history and contrasting religious views. I found the ...

The Mists from Beyond

2 reviews
Various

Roc, 1995

Bring This Book Back Into Print!!
I used this in an English course and my students loved it. It is one of the most accessible ghost-story collections ever. Many other anthologies focus on just Victorian era (langauge too difficlut for many) or modern (subject matter too visceral or abstract). This had a beautiful blend of everthing from artistic use of langauge to psychological and visceral themes. It did not bore anyone in ...

The Social Fabric, Volume I (8th Edition)

3 reviews
Thomas L. Hartshorne, Robert Anthony Wheeler, ...

Longman Publishing Group, 1998

Excellent Collection of Readings
The Social Fabric presents a detailed array of readings insocial history for any United States History course. The readingsspecifically encourage two main revelations: U.S. History has many more interesting stories than the textbooks reveal and the historian's craft is much more complex than many students admit. The anthology is entirely engaging with details about daily life and customs. This ...

Why Did It Have To Be Snakes: From Science to the Supernatural, The Many Mysteries of Indiana Jones

6 reviews
Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg

Wiley, 2008

Indiana Jones Stories versus Reality
In five parts - one for each of the four Indiana Jones movies and one for the Young Indiana Jones TV series - the authors attempt to set the record straight as to what could and what could not have really happened in these stories from the historical, geographical, cultural, social and scientific viewpoints. The book's format is as follows: in each part, various events from the particular story ...

Between Time and Terror

7 reviews
Robert Weinberg, Stefan Dziemianowicz, ...

Roc, 1995

Second Best Anthology in the world!!!!
I just got done reviewing the "Sceince Fiction Hall of Fame" which I think is the first best anthology of all time. But this even though it's quite a bit newer is a close second. Don't Listen to the first reviwer "man with a thousand legs" was a great storey and "vault of Yoh Vombis" was even better. Most of the stories in this anthology are spectacular including "Hell-fire" which in my ...

100 Wicked Little Witch Stories (100 Stories)

3 reviews
Martin H. Greenberg

Sterling, 2003

A wonderful collection !
100 Wicked Little Witch Stories is a wonderful collection of short stories covering every kind of witch. I love this book and have gone back to it many times because it has such variety. Within this book you will find stories that are funny, loveable, charming, and ones that are downright scary. (The kind that keep you up at night!) All in all, this book is a must have for anyone who ...

100 Hilarious Little Howlers

1 review
Martin H Greenberg

Barnes Noble

100 Stories, 8 Stinkers
This is a very DROLL collection of humorous tales...yes, that is not a misprint, it is 2005 and i used the word DROLL. Avoid the Poe tales, tho'--Meandering befuddlement.

100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (First Edition/First Printing)

1 review

New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1996

Aliens from A to Z
A fine collection of very short stories, most averaging about six pages. The selections span stories culled from both leading and relatively unknown short story publications and collections of the twentieth century. While most stories are from the latter half of the twentieth century, a few earlier classics from H. P. Lovecraft are included as well as as several gems from the Golden Age. Stories ...

100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories

2 reviews

Barnes & Noble, 2003

Great compilation
Let's get the stinkers out of the way first. Oscar Wilde's "The Sphinx Without a Secret" is a story without a ghost, or even a fright. Very disappointing from such a talented writer. That is by far the worst story, so let's not dwell on it. "The Sixth Tree" shows promise but suffers from a predictable ending, though it does offer a good little moral about man's misplaced reliance on science and, ...

100 Crooked Little Crime Stories
Robert H. Weinberg, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, ...

Barnes & Noble, 1994

From the puzzle tale in Alexandre Dumas' "The Man of the Knife" to Gerald Tollesfrud's police procedural "Switch," this richly varied collection spans more than 200 years and encompasses virtually every kind of crime story. Ernest Leong's "Incense Sticks" offers a taste of noir thriller. Allen Beack's "Always Together" features dark, bloody fratricide. Ferenc Molnar's "The Best Policy" tells a fasinating tale of embezzlement, while Gary Lovisi's ...

Rivals of Dracula

1 review

Barnes Noble Books

A great set of stories that stay in your mind years later
One of the things about this book that irritated me was not the book itself, but the effect it had on me. Now, over two years later, I've refered to dialogue that I read from the various stores, and imagined scenes from several stories played in my mind like a movie that I would dearly love to see. In "The Lord's Work", where a nun has taken to guerilla warfare in a post-apocalyptic world ...

Computers Of Star Trek

26 reviews
Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg

Basic Books, 2001

Book has little to say, ends up being overcritical
This series of books (The of Star Trek) may be winding down. Unfortunately, the main thing you can say about the computers of Star Trek is that the show's creators showed an extraordinarily lack of vision in that regard: even the Enterprise-D computer is clearly a deluxe, sixties-style mainframe and not the network of computers we would expect today. Clearly, many of the issues are for dramatic ...

Rivals of Weird Tales: 30 Great Fantasy and Horror Stories from the Weird Fiction Pulps

1 review
Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg, ...

Random House Value Publishing, 1990

Great for creepy bedtime stories...
This is a collection of short horror/weird stories orginally published in various pulp magazines from 1920's to 1950's. Some are better than others, but all are very entertaining. The stories are obviously dated, but they give a sense of nostalgia...like sitting in your grandparents' attic and discovering long forgotten treasures that someone once dearly loved. If your into that Lovecraft ...

The Science of Anime: Mecha-Noids and AI-Super-Bots

1 review
Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg, ...

Running Press, 2005

The Science of Anime: Mecha-Noids and AI-Super-Bots
An invaluable resource for an historical revelation of the background and comparisons of Anime (Japanese Science Fiction graphic novels and films) and our own Comics (US Superhero & Sci-Fi graphics novels and films), but revealing the depths of Japanese Sci-Fi Anime and their influence on Japanese culture with historical and fantasy references. I enjoyed reading this book, as I am very ...

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