Author: ego_bot Publisher: ego_bot ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 326
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A young man uses hallucinogenic drugs to escape what he believes is a simulated reality. Two wildlife biologists discover video evidence of Bigfoot on a trail cam. A tree posits the origin of the Universe and the meaning of life. From cyber dramas about population decline and AI art to a planetary invasion by giant monsters shaped like an ancient religious symbol, There's Something Weird Going On offers ten tales of empathy for thinking beings in a rapidly changing world. Emanating from the heartfelt fiction of Ted Chiang and Greg Egan, and fueled by the existential angst of the modern era, this collection weaves morality and metaphysics, consciousness and conservation, and love and loss into visions of haunting optimism, offering an ember of solace to all souls who call this strange reality home.
Author: Geoff Woodbridge Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 0244938652 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 117
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A circus adventure, string theory, cannibalism, ghostly apparitions, mermaids, zombies, Lovecraftian horrors, absinthe and serial killers, psychopaths, witchcraft and evolutionary interventionism, abuse, Hitler, snow and wolves. What more can you ask for? This short collection of the strange, weird and fantastical will take you on a journey of the bizarre. Thought provoking, captivating and at times, heart heartwarming, Something Weird, Something Strange is a collection like no other.
Author: Pamela Rushby Publisher: ISBN: 9781442528154 Category : Children's stories Languages : en Pages : 32
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Pearson Chapters is a collection of highly appealing chapter books written to engage and motivate primary school-age readers in Years 2-6. The books are levelled (both Reading Recovery and Broadband) and are designed for on-level and above-level readers.
Author: Michael Shermer Publisher: Holt Paperbacks ISBN: 1429996765 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 382
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"This sparkling book romps over the range of science and anti-science." --Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel Revised and Expanded Edition. In this age of supposed scientific enlightenment, many people still believe in mind reading, past-life regression theory, New Age hokum, and alien abduction. A no-holds-barred assault on popular superstitions and prejudices, with more than 80,000 copies in print, Why People Believe Weird Things debunks these nonsensical claims and explores the very human reasons people find otherworldly phenomena, conspiracy theories, and cults so appealing. In an entirely new chapter, "Why Smart People Believe in Weird Things," Michael Shermer takes on science luminaries like physicist Frank Tippler and others, who hide their spiritual beliefs behind the trappings of science. Shermer, science historian and true crusader, also reveals the more dangerous side of such illogical thinking, including Holocaust denial, the recovered-memory movement, the satanic ritual abuse scare, and other modern crazes. Why People Believe Strange Things is an eye-opening resource for the most gullible among us and those who want to protect them.
Author: Helen Oyeyemi Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1408846381 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 337
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'This is a beautiful, haunting story of precocious eight-year-old Jessamy ... This compelling tale of folklore and cultural differences is sure to top the bestseller lists' Daily Mail 'A moving study of alienation' Guardian 'An astonishing achievement' Sunday Telegraph _______________ Jessamy Harrison is eight years old. Sensitive, whimsical, possessed of a powerful imagination, she spends hours writing, reading or simply hiding in the dark warmth of the airing cupboard. As the half-and-half child of an English father and a Nigerian mother, Jess just can't shake off the feeling of being alone wherever she goes, and other kids are wary of her terrified fits of screaming. When she is taken to her mother's family compound in Nigeria, she encounters Titiola, a ragged little girl her own age. It seems that at last Jess has found someone who will understand her. TillyTilly knows secrets both big and small. But as she shows Jess just how easy it is to hurt those around her, Jess begins to realise that she doesn't know who TillyTilly is at all.
Author: Jason Mott Publisher: MIRA ISBN: 0778316521 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 304
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After her ability to heal physical ailments is revealed to the world, thirteen-year-old Ava has trouble dealing with all the people who come seeking a miracle, especially since, with each healing, she grows weaker.
Author: Tom Crossland Publisher: BookRix ISBN: 3755409623 Category : Young Adult Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 341
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The unofficial encyclopedia to the amazingly popular Netflix show. Can't remember who is who? Don't know what a mouthbreather is? Need a guide to all the episodes? Want to know more about the comics, games, music, auditions, food, cast and crew, and much more? Confused by the more obscure pop culture easter eggs? The Unofficial Stranger Things Encyclopedia contains all you could ever wish to know about Stranger Things. Get ready for the ultimate Stranger Things crash course.
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