Doctor Who - Season 6
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The sixth season of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 10 August 1968...
Through the Ages: A Story of Civilization
7.6
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Through the Ages is a civilization building game. The goal is to develop your civilization, not to...
Alternative 3
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Hoax documentary, intended as an April Fool but not broadcast until some time later. The diligent...
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The Ethics Police?: The Struggle to Make Human Research Safe
Book
Research on human beings saves countless lives, but has at times harmed the participants. To what...
Principles of Horticulture
C.R. Adams, M.P. Early and K.M. Bamford
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"Principles of Horticulture" is an excellent introduction to the study of all aspects of the...
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated 2001: A Space Odyssey in Books
Oct 16, 2017
But the main element is the eeriness which HAL brings to the book. At times you think the isolation is making the protagonist Dr Bowman hallucinate, and at times you think the machine really has become self-aware. No one can forget that epic monolith, and the symbolism that it brings - is it a metaphor for God or something much larger than oneself? The final chapter haunts me to this day.
There are a few obvious changes such as when Bowman visits Saturn rather than Jupiter, which Clarke explains is because of what could be feasibly built on set. So for fans of the film, definitely read the book.
Goddess in the Stacks (553 KP) rated Redshirts in Books
Dec 23, 2018
Imagine your average sci-fi space opera TV show on cable television with hand-wavey science and half-assed special effects - take those characters and make them realize they're IN A TV SHOW. Let them realize all of their woes are due to shitty writing, and see what they do with that knowledge. THAT is this book, and it is crazy and hilarious and weird and eye-roll-inducing.
Between the time travel, the Box that does magic science behind the scenes so things work out on-screen, the Narrative taking control and making people say and do things they wouldn't otherwise do - this book is wacky and just full of what-the-fuckery. It's fun, though, and if you can keep yourself from groaning out loud every few pages, it's a pretty good read.
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Yoga Nidra - Deep Relaxation Practice
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• Highly effective stress management tool • Can be used before sleep to manage insomnia •...
A Re-Assessment of Aristotle's Economic Thought
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The world has seen several financial and economic crises in the past few years. Psychological,...
Nuclear is for Life: A Cultural Revolution
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In this book Wade Allison challenges the worldwide cultural attitude to nuclear science spread by...