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Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The future of cybernetic warfare. Robosoldiers. They take many forms, from disembodied AI to humanlike androids and more. But at their cores beat the cybernetic hearts of warriors! In these stories of hard military SF, you will journey to the battlefields of tomorrow with the veterans who have been there and the researchers developing the next phase of battle and get a glimpse into the future of warfare. New stories from David Drake, Richard Fox, Weston Ochse, Martin L. Shoemaker, T.C. McCarthy, Brad R. Torgersen, and more! Contributors: M.T. Reiten Martin L. Shoemaker Doug Beason Richard Fox Sean Patrick Hazlett Monalisa Foster Phillip Pournelle Weston Ochse David Drake T.C. McCarthy Brad R. Torgersen Stephen Lawson Philip Kramer About the contributors: ?[P]rose as cold and hard as the metal alloy of a tank . . . rivals Crane and Remarque . . .??Chicago Sun-Times on David Drake ?Brad Torgersen can write something technical and complex, yet still give it real emotional depth. He's one of the most talented authors I've ever read.??Larry Correia on Brad R. Torgersen ?A well written novel that makes you consider the costs of war in very personal terms.? ?SF Signal on T.C. McCarthy ?Shoemaker's story of an artificial life coming to terms with its own emotional world finds its place among the long and varied tradition of explorations of robot?human relations. . . . Recommended for any reader, genre or otherwise, looking for a pleasant and engaging read.??Booklist on Martin L. Shoemaker.…

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. The future of cybernetic warfare. Robosoldiers. They take many forms, from disembodied AI to humanlike androids and more. But at their cores beat the cybernetic hearts of warriors! In these stories of hard military SF, you will journey to the battlefields of tomorrow with the veterans who have been there and the researchers developing the next phase of battle and get a glimpse into the future of warfare. New stories from David Drake, Richard Fox, Weston Ochse, Martin L. Shoemaker, T.C. McCarthy, Brad R. Torgersen, and more! Contributors: M.T. Reiten Martin L. Shoemaker Doug Beason Richard Fox Sean Patrick Hazlett Monalisa Foster Phillip Pournelle Weston Ochse David Drake T.C. McCarthy Brad R. Torgersen Stephen Lawson Philip Kramer About the contributors: ?[P]rose as cold and hard as the metal alloy of a tank . . . rivals Crane and Remarque . . .??Chicago Sun-Times on David Drake ?Brad Torgersen can write something technical and complex, yet still give it real emotional depth. He's one of the most talented authors I've ever read.??Larry Correia on Brad R. Torgersen ?A well written novel that makes you consider the costs of war in very personal terms.? ?SF Signal on T.C. McCarthy ?Shoemaker's story of an artificial life coming to terms with its own emotional world finds its place among the long and varied tradition of explorations of robot?human relations. . . . Recommended for any reader, genre or otherwise, looking for a pleasant and engaging read.??Booklist on Martin L. Shoemaker.…

Etat : good. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.…

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. This contains: Preface by Gary A. Yoggy; Foreword by James Drury; Introduction by Archie P. McDonald; G. M. Broncho Billy Anderson, the First Movie Cowboy Hero by Lane Toth and Tom W. Hoffer; Tom Mix by William E. Tydeman; Buck Jones by R. Philip Loy; Tex Ritter by Gary Kramer; Roy Rogers by Raymond E. White; Jimmy Stewart by Michael K. Schoenecke; Barbara Stanwyck by Sandra Schackel; Will the Real Indians Please Stand Up? byJacqueline K. Greb; Faces Without Names by Jim Collins; Steve McQueen by Richard Robertson; and James Arness by Gary A. Yoggy; followed by an index. Size: 8vo. Book.…

Soft cover. Etat : Good. 4th Edition. 4th edition, 7th printing ; 79 pp. ; color illustrations ; 28 cm. ; LCCN: 76-157175 ; OCLC: 215948 ; Dewey: 635.91532 ; stiff color photographic paper wrappers ; The intensive cultivation of African violets really began in this century, so that most knowledge about them and the multitude of excellent hybrids are of recent origin. That so much has been done in a relatively short time is a testimony to the attraction these flowers possess.This is by no means a complete roster of African violets, but it represents a selection of some of the fine hybrids sold today."--foreword ; front cover edge-clipped ; store stamp on inside front cover & mark on title page ; G. Book.…

Hardcover. Etat : Brand New. 146 pages. 5.50x0.38x8.50 inches. In Stock.

paperback. Etat : Very Good. Carstens Publications; Newton, 198080. Softcover. A Very Good, binding sturdy and intact, some handling/scuff marks to covers, bit of cover edge/corner wear, previous owner ink info stamp top title page, bit of age toning to pages, mild scattered foxing to text block edges and verso covers, a nice and clean copy in Oversize Wraps. Oblong 4to[quarto or approx. 9.5 x 12 inches], 74pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.Please note: Oversized books/sets MAY require additional postage then what is quoted for 2.2lb book.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. [1st edition], 1st printing ; 427 pp. ; ISBN:067161021x ; LCCN: 80-20660 ; black and white cloth in dustjacket ; remainder stamp on bottom of textblock ; Contents: Sketchbook : ground Zero -- Profile : Joan of Arts -- Sketchbook : Learning to understand : Sweet Georgia Brown -- Things go better with Coke -- The cultural directory lists more than 300 programs -- How NEH made friends -- Jamie Wyeth's phantom Swiss chalet -- Picture your community without the arts -- Black-tie benefit at Bloomingdale's -- The knowledge industry -- PBS and ICA : Agencies of propaganda -- Potpourri: Goodwill, Goodworks, and censorship -- NSF: the transcendental faith in technology, censors as perverts -- CETA: did 10,000 artists dance on CETA grants? -- Enemies of the people : Howard Morland and Jane Fonda -- NEA: scenes from a winter palace -- NEA: a kind of requiem had occurred -- Casebook NEA: the day a documentary fund disappeared -- Definitions, NEA subbsidizing lint -- Burlesque: NEA and prevention of literature -- NEH: a just and beautiful society -- Temple secrets: NEH the procedures of privilege -- Songs for goats: The new order's secrets -- The new order: a cauldron of fire, fanned by the wind. ; ".how a small elite drawn from government, academia, and business are secretly working together to create a radical new national culture" ; alarming ; VG/VG. Book. …

Etat : New. Print on Demand.

7 vol. : [4] pp. (each); 7 vol. : 35.5 x 27.8 cm. (no. 1) ; 30.5 x 22.8 cm. (no. 2) ; 30.5 x 22.8 cm. (no. 3) ; 30.3 x 22.8 cm. (no. 4) ; 30.3 x 22.8 cm. (no. 5) ; 30.3 x 22.8 cm. (no. 6) ; 30.6 x 22.8 cm. (no. 7); black-and-white; edition size unknown; unsigned and unnumbered; offset-printed; Issues 1 - 7 of Scrap from total of 8, published in New York City and edited by Anita Ventura and Sidney Geist between 1960 - 1962. Issue One, contents include : "A Review of Sculpture this Season," by Sidney Geist ; "Report from the Club" featuring Gabriel Laderman, Neil Mallow, Wolf Kahn, Lester Johnson, Harold Cohen, Louis Finklestein, Paul Georges, Sidney Geist, Landes Lewitin, and E.A. Navaretta ; an overheard conversation betweeen Lois Dodd, Sally Hazelet, and Philip Pearlstein ; "I Confess," by Milton Resnick ; "Pollock by Robertson," by Barbara Butler ; an excerpt from "The Metamorphosis of the Gods" by André Malroux. Issue Two, contents include : a dance review of "Peripateia and Tableaux," by Landes Lewitin and Sidney Geist ; Letters to the editor from Irving Sandler and Sonia Gechtoff ; "Dear Scrap" with comments by Sally Hazelet, Mark di Suvero, Thomas B. Hess, Thomas A. Hess, Milton Resnick, James Terry, Stephen Radich, Hilton Kramer, Ad Reinhardt, R. Gordon, David Smith, and Yvonne Thomas ; "Beating the Beat" by Margaret Randall ; "Rauschenberg," by Paul Brach ; "Kanemitsu" by William McLean ; "Duchamp," by Jasper Johns ; and "Letter from India," by Milton Resnick. Issue Three, contents include : an excerpt from a panel conversation with Ad Reinhardt and Milton Resnick ; Letters to the editor from Richard Maxfield, Stanley Fisher ; "Change : Eight Lectures on the I Ching," book review by Adam Margoshes ; "The Totem," by May Swenson ; "Letter on the Maximus Poems," by James Mellow ; and "Sculpture and Other Trouble," by Sidney Geist. Issue Four, contents include : the reproduction of Peter Selz's essay on Mark Rothko published in MoMA's brochure for Rothko's 1961 exhibition along with an annotated critical response to the text by Sidney Geist. Issue Five, contents include : "Cajori," by Louis Finkelstein ; "A View of Rothko's Images," by Sidney Geist ; "Hard Put," by Margaret Randall ; "Brecht Berlin / New York," by Josephine Herbst ; "Manifestoes on the Music and Dance of 8 Clear Places," by Lucia Dlugoszewski; and letters to the editor by Katharine Kuh and David Sylvestor. Issue Six, contents include : "Yellow can be Black," by John Grillo ; "The Source (Desire)," by Mary Frank ; "Why Am I So?," by Philip Pearlstein ; "No Front-Side-Back-Side," by Tom Doyle ; "Taste of Potatoes," by Milton Resnick ; ".A Bad Habit," by Wolf Kahn ; "The Image Central," by Sonia Gechtoff ; "Catalyst for My Art," by Perle Fine ; "Like a Spider I Go," by Pat Passlof ; "I Had an Indian Nurse," by Alfred Jensen ; "m-m-m-m-MM," by Adam Margoshes ; "Brand-New & Terrific," by Alex Katz ; Includes letters to the editor and a report from the Arts Club. Issue Seven, contents include : "A Number of Things : Editorial Observations," by Sidney Geist ; "The Envious Male," by Adam Margoshes ; "A Wide-Open Image," by George Sugarman ; "Report from the Club," and letters to the editor. Very Good. Near complete set, missing Issue 8. Moderate yellowing from age to all issues. Folded in half as issued with some additional folds and occasional small tears to page edges. 2.5 cm. dog-ear to issue 4. Clean and unmarked. All issues from first printing on newsprint. …

LeatherBound. Etat : New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 624 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 624 Volume 2 Language: English.…