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- Heavenly Peace, Love and Joy in the World!!
- Stories About Angels in Real Life
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All Night, All Day, Angels Watching Over Me
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Evelyn Bence has compiled powerful true stories of angelic encounters.
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Heavenly Peace, Love and Joy in the World!!.......2002-05-22
This book called out to me in early 1997 soon after my sister in law passed away tragically. I found the title itself comforting because my mother used to sing me the folk song of the same name. What I love about this book is that it is comprised of stories of ordinary people and their extraordinary encounters with angels. It is amazing to "see" the hand of God touching the lives of people just like you and me...and it gives you something to think about in case you are missing the small "miracles" in your own life. I also like the fact that the individual stories are short so if you are pressed for time, you can read one through quickly and move onto the next story when you have more time. It is more likely though, that you will be unable to put the book down and will come away feeling a sense of peace and hope for the future with your newly found awareness of God.
Stories About Angels in Real Life.......2000-04-09
If you like to read about real people and their real experiences with angels, this book has almost 2 dozen treats for you. Each person's story is preceded by a short biographical introduction. The people who met angels are of all ages and stages of life. Most were people of faith and the angels they met were there in response to some great need. All were mystified, comforted, and strengthened in their faith. Your faith will be strengthened, too, as you read.
I don't anything about the book but would like to learn........1999-08-01
I like Angels and I would like to read about angel and help me understand about Angels so they can, help me. And guide me in whatever I am doing.
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Gems of insight from the life of Charles Spurgeon on confidence, depression, anxiety, loneliness, change, and transition provide encouragement toward emotional wholeness.
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a great help.......2005-10-27
Spurgeon is one of the best encouragers and an easy read. He's my favorite!
Wonderful, must read book, especially for pastors.......2002-10-26
This book can really help anyone who struggles with depression. I never knew Spurgeon was so wise, but you better believe I'll be reading more of him. Last saturday I got so fired up about this book that I bought every used or new copy on Amazon that netted out under 10$ (I'm on a budget, afterall) to give away to friends.
This book will help you if you struggle personally with depression, and it will help you if you care for people who do.
A very rich, worthwhile read.......2001-10-21
A close friend of mine who has wrestled with depression for some time confided to me how deeply this book had touched his life. Indeed, while every page reflected in some measure the life of my friend, each page also touched on issues common to us all. What a comfort it is to know that so many in the body of Christ have traveled before us, traversed the same valleys, felt the same anxieties, trusted in the same God, and found Him to be absolutely true to His promises. Spurgeon himself, regarded by so many as one of the greatest preachers having lived, speaks with such frankness about his own internal and emotional struggles that he is likely strikes a common chord with all of us. Spurgeon's writing is uncommonly rich and filled with keen observations, anecdotes, and gems of wisdom based on the truth of Scripture. In one such anecdote, Spurgeon comments on the nature of death for the Christian as simply a transition to a more glorious life hereafter: "At Stratford-on-Bow," Spurgeon notes, "in the days of Queen Mary, there was once a stake erected for the burning of two martyrs, one of them a lame man, the other a blind man. Just when the fire was lit, the lame man hurled away his staff, and turning round said to the blind man, 'Courage, brother, this fire will cure us both.'" Although this book is composed almost exclusively of Spurgeon's writings and sermons, it does contain a modest amount of Skoglund's observations as well. In fact it seems that Skoglund has so saturated herself with the writings of Spurgeon that the styles of the two are at times nearly indistinguishable. Perhaps because of the denseness of Spurgeon's writings, this book can be slow going at times. However, as a relative newcomer to Spurgeon, I have the sense that Skoglund has done a wonderful job of piecing together many of Spurgeon's writings on emotional struggle and the encouragement which is to be found in Christ.
Spiritual Tonic.......2000-10-19
This is a wonderful little book. Elizabeth Skoglund has done a fine job of weaving together the writings of Charles Spurgeon on topics dealing with emotional pain and suffering. Each of the chapters are broken up into short segments. The book is best read "devotionally"; a little at a time. It has been a great help to me as a supplement to regular prayer and Scripture reading. Chapters are titled "Confidence", "Depression", "Anxiety", "Loneliness", "Change", and "Transition" (dying). Spurgeon, having suffered from these emotional problems himself, was ahead of his time in recognizing their more common sources and in dispelling some of the easy answers that are still common in evangelical Christian circles today. The first chapter, "Body, Mind and Spirit" offers a good foundation. It recognizes that we are whole persons, not separable into neat compartments. Emotional problems often stem from physical as well as spiritual causes. This book offers strength and courage from a great man who has been through plenty of dark times himself
Going On without Guilt.......2000-05-25
Bright Days, Dark Nights is for anyone 'Going On without Guilt.' It is a great book for daily reading.
Book Description
As Sebastian Westland journeys from childhood to the bloody proving ground of men, he loses everything by which he knows himself: his past, his innocence, finally his name. His struggle to survive a war he scarcely comprehends is rendered in the urgent, beautifully spare, memorable prose of a born storyteller.
Customer Reviews:
Great style but lack of historical authenticity.......2005-08-09
I must give the author credit for a great read. With his style he keeps my attention all the way to the end with its Hemingwayish simplicity and curt dialogue, but the story does not ring true to the German experience during World War II. First of all, he makes the Germans too sympathetic and veers away from inserting their racial policies, although he does insert their reference to Teutonic supremacy over Europe.
Now I would like to list many of the historical inaccuracies I found while reading through the book. The character in the wheelchair, sorry if I don't know his name since it's been a while since I've read the book, is a believable character in some aspects, but many of these people, unless ethnic Aryan or loyal veterans were sent into death camps for their disabilities. The beer drinking at age seventeen and the flings with women at such an age were authentic, although many soldiers did not drink to excess at this age, but rather overindulged in cigarette smoking. The training, although described as brutish in the book with its veteran soldiers square-bashing recruits into battle ready barbarians, is true to the Wehrmacht experience, not the Waffen SS, and again the story inaccurately calls the battle group the soldier has enlisted into as the SS instead of Waffen SS, the SS, or Shutzstaffel Algamien was exclusively a police force whose primary duties were to act as Hitler's personal bodyguard, assist the Gestapo, and run the infamous concentration camps. The Waffen SS, recruited most of its soldiers out of the Hitler Youth, where boys had already been hardened into fighting machines throughout their boyhood years, and under the tutelage of Kurt Meyer, commander of Waffen SS training, they went through a more friendly training atmosphere where drill sergeants would explain, rather than punish soldiers, at the onset of a discrepancy. In the story the author gives reference to the sergeant carrying a Luger, which during World War II was replaced mostly by better side arms, even amongst misfortunate ranks who were given less material. In an earlier chapter there is introduced a soldier with red hair going through the same training. The Waffen SS would never recruit a boy with red hair, for Nazis labeled this as a Jewish heredity trait, and many of these youth were thrown into concentration camps, deported, or were thrown into prisoner battalions. All in all a good read, but not a historical epic
Night Over Day Over Night.......2004-06-18
I totally agree with one of the previous reviewers...this book can be described as "Holden Caufield joins the German Army"!
The alliteration (is that the right term?) of the title is from a line used to describe the softening up bombardment of the Allied forces just prior to the launching of the German Ardennes Offensive (Battle of the Bulge)and is a wonderful use of words.
The contempt his NCO shows for the hero and his young comrades as being unworthy of being in the SS is a common theme throughout the story, and is really quite funny.
A really good, readable novel.
Nicely Humanizes German Soldiers.......2002-10-01
I was amazed that I enjoyed this book as much as I did. It is hard for me to read fiction and look with anticipation towards the next page. Yet this book caused me to do just that.
I was very impressed with the humanization of the men who fought for the SS for reasons that we all understand, yet often ignore. Not for hatred, power, or racism. Rather our of obligation, despiration, and duty to their country.
The images painted of this young man as he enters the fold and goes through training is great. Very well done. As his mind is altered through the pains of warlife, and the dubious nature of an older woman, we grow to respect him. He doesn't come off as a hero or an enemy, instead he is just a man in stuck a trying time.
I feel that Watkins has done his best work in this piece. Very well rounded, somewhat romantic, descriptive, and consumable.
Haunting........2002-06-11
This is a very good book- ceratinly Watkins best and arguably the best war novel since "all quiet on the westren front' to which it does share some common features.
The previous reviewers who have referred to teenage anxt have made a very preceptive observation. Sebastians transformation from bored small town hick to member of the SS is just that, but on a big scale. Despite his terrible actions, Westland remains a likeable character- so 5 out of 5 for that alone.
However, where the book comes into its own is its dreamlike prose and graphic descriptions. Small features are highlighted in a quite remarkable way " We were smoking American cigarrettes called Camels". Those of us who have served in the armed forces would agree that the descriptions of operational service capture fighting in a way that few books ever have.
Read it.
Astounding realism in a modern masterpiece.......2002-03-18
This might be Mr. Watkin's best work. Watkins has created a novel so real that it comes across more as an extraordinary diary of personal experience than a novel. Watkins is often praised for his journalist's eye for observation and detail, and he has that here, but this novel also showcases his ability for character development. When you finish reading this book, you will feel as though you have read an authentic first-hand account of the war, and you will wonder what became of the people in this book. Only later, slowly, will you recall that this is a novel, created by Mr. Watkin's astounding imagination...
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- Looks interesting
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- A classic of highbrow surreal fantasy graphic fiction
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The Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes and Nocturnes
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"Wake up, sir. We're here." It's a simple enough opening line--although not many would have guessed back in 1991 that this would lead to one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comics of the second half of the century.
In Preludes and Nocturnes, Neil Gaiman weaves the story of a man interested in capturing the physical manifestation of Death but who instead captures the King of Dreams. By Gaiman's own admission there's a lot in this first collection that is awkward and ungainly--which is not to say there are not frequent moments of greatness here. The chapter "24 Hours" is worth the price of the book alone; it stands as one of the most chilling examples of horror in comics. And let's not underestimate Gaiman's achievement of personifying Death as a perky, overly cheery, cute goth girl! All in all, I greatly prefer the roguish breaking of new ground in this book to the often dull precision of the concluding volumes of the Sandman series. --Jim Pascoe
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"Wake up, sir. We're here." It's a simple enough opening line--althoughnot many would have guessed back in 1991 thatthis would lead to one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comics of the second half of the century.In Preludes and Nocturnes, Neil Gaiman weaves the story of a man interested in capturing the physical manifestation of Death but who instead captures the King of Dreams. By Gaiman's own admission there's a lot in this first collection that is awkward and ungainly--which is not to say there are not frequent moments of greatness here. The chapter "24 Hours" is worth the price of the book alone; it stands as one of the most chilling examples of horror in comics. And let's not underestimate Gaiman's achievement of personifying Death as a perky, overly cheery, cute goth girl! All in all, I greatly prefer the roguish breaking of new ground in this book to the often dull precision of the concluding volumes of the Sandman series. --Jim Pascoe
Customer Reviews:
Looks interesting.......2007-09-08
I bought this because I thought the storyline sounded good. But the animation is just a little too busy for my taste.
Respect the Lord of Dreams.......2007-09-06
The Sandman series is largely responsible for rekindling my desire to write. It is a beautiful work of art both visually and regarding its unique plot. This series won Neil Gaiman numerous awards and critical acclaim and it is well deserved. It's a delight to pick up these graphic novels and just see how dreams and reality are interwoven to dizzying heights with surprise twists, unique endings, plot branching and zero commitment from Gaiman to cater to typical comic lovers. I'm not saying the world of Marvel has nothing to offer, but I am saying that if you're an adult and want something intellectually stimulating and challenging that dares you to dream and invites you to respect the eternal energies that govern the unconscious, the parallel and the trans dimensional. Five stars shouldn't be given lightly as neither should one star ratings. But when something comes along that shatters your preconceived notions of certain aspects of your reality, then I think this easily counts as one of those instances where I'd put a six star rating if it were allowed. Simply put, mesmerizing and marvelous.
Graphic SF Reader.......2007-09-03
Dream has been captured by a group of self-centred magicians, who had been trying to entrap his sister, Death. They create many safeguards to keep him imprisoned, but eventually make a mistake.
He sets out to recover the items of power needed to rule his realm after his seven decade absense. This takes him by way of John Constantine, via Hell, to Scott Free and John J'onzz, and lastly a confrontation with Doctor Destiny.
Then, at the end, he gets a bunch of abuse from his sister.
A classic of highbrow surreal fantasy graphic fiction.......2007-08-20
[Review written Apr 2004]
Series Review: The Sandman
What happens when you have an oh so rare confluence of supreme talents (each of whom are among the best in their respective fields) who team up to produce a graphical series ? You get a once-in-a-generation, cutting edge, high-water-mark masterpiece like this one.
Speaking as a former hardcore collector with over 5,000+ issues at home, this series is easily one of the very best graphic novels ever produced, period. No questions asked.
This fabulous comic series has been conveniently re-published by Vertigo as an 11-part Graphic Novel:
1: Preludes & Nocturnes
2: The Doll's House
3: Dream Country
4: Season of Mists
5: A Game of You
6: Fables & Reflections
7: Brief Lives
8: World's End
9: The Kindly Ones
10: The Wake
11: Endless Nights
What's it about ?
Basically it's a long series of 11 sweepingly surreal short stories, told a GN format, about "The Endless" ... a quasi-divine extended dysfunctional family of metaphorical beings who struggle with their overall role in the greater scheme of things (i.e., reality), with each other, and with the mortals whose lives they intersect. Their names are Dream, Destiny, Death, Desire, Despair, Delight/Delirium and Destruction.
I'll close with an eloquent excerpt from the prelude of Book 4, by Harlan Ellison (himself one of the most acclaimed and award winning short story writer currently living):
Harlan Ellison gushed:
"Possibly the only dismaying aspect of excellence is that it makes living in a world of mediocrity an ongoing prospect of living hell ... how dreary and burdensome and filled with anomie are the remainder of one's waking hours trapped in the shackled lock-step of the merely ordinary, the barely acceptable, the just ok and not a stroke better ...
In any field of endeavor, an occasional talent will manifest itself and, through its bare existence, we perceive how mundane has been the effort [prior to that point] in that field or genre ... and recognize how much higher thereafter is the high water mark.
The point being: {Edit: the peerless excellence of} Neil Gaiman's work on The Sandman ..."
High recommendation marks from moi. A must read for anyone who enjoys high brow surreal fantasy.
A Slow Start - But Great Finish.......2007-08-11
The Sandman: Preludes & Nocturnes is the first volume of the graphic novel series of Sandman comics by Neil Gaiman. Preludes collects the first eight volumes written. These follow a quest by Dream, one of the immortal Endless, to recover his powers and his realm, The Dreaming, after escaping a lifetime imprisonment at the hands of an English occult society. Dream's journey brings him to many interesting locales and forces him to cross paths with other DC characters, such as Scarecrow and John Contantine.
Positive:
* Gaiman is skilled storyteller and each chapter works as a self-contained tale. He has the ability to quickly create characters we can empathize with and are interested in.
* Comic book lore, pop culture, and mythology are woven together beautifully to create a world that is pleasantly unique.
Negative:
* Gaiman himself admits in the afterword that during this first volume he is struggling to find his voice. Subsequently, the stories oscillate between occult mystery, dark fantasy, horror, psychological studies, and superhero action. The quality of the writing wavers quite a bit as well.
* While the individual chapters are engaging, the overall story arc is not. It is a cliché quest adventure in which Dream must overcame obstacles to recover three lost artifacts one by one.
For Fans Of: modern mythology, urban fantasy, and dark fantasy
Bottom Line: While flawed, this volume shows great promise especially towards the end of the book. The chapters "24 Hours" and "The Sound of Her Wings" would be considered great writing in any format. Gaiman has set the stage for better things to come in future entries with an engaging character, Dream, and an interesting world. Though not consistently great writing, Preludes is a worthwhile read.
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- Good Enough, But Past It's Time
- Includes all the I, Robot stories
- A good collection, but hardly Complete...
- A wonderful variety of short stories
- Amazing, amusing intro to future history according to Asimov
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The Complete Robot
Isaac Asimov
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THE COMPLETE ROBOT is the definitive anthology of Asimov's stunning visions of a robotic future...
In these stories, Isaac Asimov creates the Three Laws of Robotics and ushers in the Robot Age: when Earth is ruled by master-machines and when robots are more human than mankind.
As well as TN-3 (Tony), AL-76 and other robots, the stories feature the staff of U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Inc., and in particular the chief robot-psychologist, the steely Dr Susan Calvin who is in many ways more robot-like than her subjects.
THE COMPLETE ROBOT is the ultimate collection of timeless, amazing and amusing robot stories from the greatest science fiction writer of all time, offering golden insights into robot thought processes. Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics were programmed into real computers thirty years ago at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - with surprising results. Readers of today still have many surprises in store...
THE THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS:
1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2. A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law
Customer Reviews:
Good Enough, But Past It's Time.......2004-11-12
With the (at the time) upcoming "I, Robot" film starring Will Smith about to hit theaters, I decided to re-read this book from my high school years and brush up on all the fun I had the first time I read it. I remember enjoying it a lot back then, and I soon found out that my memories do not resonate with today's version of reading reality. The book was ok, little more. I suppose as I get older I get more critical. Understandable, even if it is a little disappointing. Today, I find the dialog extremely trite, with absurd logic that Asimov abuses to attain the ends of the story, often times not remaining consistent from one story to the next.
The book is a collection of short stories, an expanded version of I, Robot. I also believe this may include every short story ever written by Asimov concerning robots. While entertaining enough, I think most people will be bored with it's length. Of course, you need to take the date of publication into account. Even so, some things don't hold up that well over time.
Some of the stories are good, some are...well, not so good. Asimov was a scientist who wrote, there's no mistaking that. His first love was science, not the intermingling of people in the context of real life. Some of the dialogs border in inanity, while some are just plain sophomoric, a testament to my enjoying this while in high school, I suppose.
In all, it's enjoyable enough. The stories are easy enough to read and mostly entertaining. None is so long that you feel a need to put it down and finish the story later, though some do come close to stretching your patience. For the most part, they are all single-sitting reads.
While not the greatest book ever written, it's worth checking out for a historical perspective, and mostly enjoyable at that.
Includes all the I, Robot stories.......2004-07-01
Not so much review as info - I own this book, and was wondering if it had the I, Robot book's stories, to read before seeing the movie. The first review listed here said that it's not really complete, and you'd still need I, Robot (and two others). But a quick cross-check of I, Robot's contents with this book's reveals that all 9 of the I, Robot stories are indeed included in The Complete Robot.
Robot Visions has 7 of the 9 I, Robot stories, plus 2 stories from Bicentennial Man, plus 2 others. The Complete Robot includes the 2 from Bicentennial Man, but not the other two.
Robot Dreams is actually a more generic compendium and has only three robot stories, the title story being unique to Robot Dreams. The other three are included in The Complete Robot (one of those is from I, Robot as well).
So The Complete Robot has all the I, Robot stories, and all the robot stories of Robot Dreams and Robot Visions excepting their respective title stories, which were newly written for those books and together with the fantastic artwork of Ralph McQuarrie probably justifies the purchase for collectors, completists and fans.
A good collection, but hardly Complete..........2003-12-16
This is The Very Expansive Robot, or the Nearly Complete Robot, but it is not complete. You really need to get I, Robot, Robot Dreams and Robot Visions to go along with it to call it complete. The stories in here are very good, but you would be missing out if you thought this was all there was to Asimov's robot stories.
A wonderful variety of short stories.......2003-10-18
I'm no diehard Asimov fan, but I could hardly put down this collection of short stories. Perhaps it was the variety that I liked most. Although they (almost) all revolved around the Laws of Robotics, there was tremendous variation in characters and plots. I'm sure I need hardly mention Asimov's engaging and clear writing style.
Some of the technology that Asimov envisioned half a century ago may indeed seem absurd to us now, but it's not really about the technology anyway. It's about us humans, right here, right now. Asimov exposes our prejudices with cleverness, subtlety, and honesty.
Amazing, amusing intro to future history according to Asimov.......2003-04-15
This collection of classic science fiction short stories works on a number of levels.
First and foremost, this is darn good reading, filled with Asimov's good humor and ability to tell an entertaining story.
Secondly, it is mostly a prelude to his robot novels, Empire series, and Foundation series. Most of the stories are in a time period before CAVES OF STEEL. One obvious exception is an Elijah Bailey & R. Daneel Olivaw short which is a follow-up to the first two robot novels. One story, "Victory Unintentional", refers to the Terrestrian Empire, and others, especially some of the Susan Calvin stories, have to do with man's first expansion beyond our own Solar system.
Thirdly, we're given a variety of levels of science-fiction writing. We're told where the original stories were first published, and we see Asimov's versatility and ability to write for various markets. Many come from Astounding/Analog, the magazine which published the hardest core science fiction. A couple come from the Ziff-Davis magazines, AMAZING STORIES & FANTASTIC which were soft-core s-f magazines. A couple come from THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE-FICTION which had a more literary slant. Several other classic s-f magazines are represented. However, some stories come from non science-fiction magazines, such as SATURDAY EVENING POST and the Boy Scout magazine BOY'S LIFE, each carefully tailored for the market.
As noted by others, the Susan Calvin stories are especially good. They, along with a few other stories, appear to have been slightly revised for the sake of continuity. In fact, I question whether or not Susan Calvin was originally mentioned in "Robbie", Asimov's first robot story. Somehow, I doubt it.
At any rate, this is easily one of the best collections of classic science-fiction as well as being just plain darn good reading that you'll find.
Customer Reviews:
WOW! This is great! Everything You Need to know.!.......2002-11-15
I have jut finished read his book and let me tell you that it was great! If you are in a jam and are wondering a question. It will have it. If you not sure what book to get. Between this and "build your own combat robot." Well, I am currently reading "build your own combat robot." I'd personally get both but 1st I would definitely get Combat Robots Complete because I have noticed that in "build you own combat robot" they on touch on some stuff and not go in-depth they sometimes have actually said look online or at a library. I mean come on we all could have thought of that one! In combat robots complete they go in-depth a little more and I am an amateur and that really helps because I think a lot of the amateurs really need that kind of help. Now to wrap it up. Get it As SOON AS POSSIBLE! Then read all of it. Do not just read it, read it. Read it and understand it! You may need to reread some chapters. then once you got a good handle on it definitely buy "build your own combat robot," they have different view, chapters and explanations. So get them both!
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This book will cover the design and construction of Robot-Sumo robots using MINDSTORMS. Robot building is gaining popularity throughout the mainstream population (Junkyard Wars, Battlebots, etc), but no books have been published with this particular focus.
Customer Reviews:
Packed with valuable tips, tricks, and techniques.......2005-03-05
Competitive Mindstorms: A Complete Guide To Robotic Sumo Using Lego Mindstorms is a hobby guide to using the Lego Mindstorms Robotic Invention System to design, build, program, and unleash autonomous "sumo-bot" creations for use in a robotic sumo arena. Written by dedicated Lego Mindstorms enthusiast David Perdue, Competitive Mindstorms introduces the reader to the sumo-bot, provides seven projects designed to give hands-on experience in three different approaches to robotic sumo (small-and-fast class, medium class, and big-sumo strategies), presents extensive discussions of Lego pieces and building methodology, programming techniques, and much more. Black-and-white photographs illustrate the building instructions in this go-to guide especially friendly to beginners but packed with valuable tips, tricks, and techniques for the seasoned Lego Mindstorms hobbyist as well.
tinker with hardware and software.......2005-01-30
The Lego company has a Mindstorms product line that lets you build Lego models with simple programmable electronics. Easy but fascinating robots. Perdue offers you third party support, in the form of advice that is independent of the company. This book is an amalgam of neat assembly instructions and diagrams of robots to build, with accompanying source code to control them.
The Lego library is easy enough to understand. You code in C, and link to that library. So the outlook is procedural, not object oriented. But for the code examples shown, and for any code that you are likely to write, their sizes are small enough that a procedural approach is perfectly adequate. And with less overhead than an object oriented outlook.
A nice aspect is that you can tinker with both the hardware and software, in tight feedback design loops of changing something and testing it. In other projects, often it might be purely software. Which may not appeal to you, if you're the sort who is attracted to robotics.
Step-by-step robot designs and programming.......2004-11-07
The heart of this book is the step-by-step instructions to construct seven different Lego robot chassis. This is just like any Lego instructions you will find, but it's not in color, and there is English text to add more material about the reasons behind the design.
In addition there is Mindstorms control code to accompany each chassis design. The programming language is Not Quite C (NQC). Installation instructions for NQC are included as this is a step you will have to take in addition to the standard Mindstorms installation.
The bots range from just a small construction around the RCX control block to designs that are 'gargantuan'. They are as sturdy and well designed as those that you find in the original Mindstorms kit.
I was disappointed that there was not more emphasis placed on describing the program logic. I would have appreciated flow charts as most of the control logic is simple state machines.
Overall I think this would be a fine book for anyone serious about Mindstorms sumo.
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Roderick is a robot and this is his autobiography. Sladek conveys, with great sensitivity and insight the innocence of an artificial intelligence and asks profound questions about mankind's right to manipulate others. It also portrays how a numerological mind might structure a narrative.
Inventive, funny yet melancholy this is one of SF's greatest creative geniuses writing at his thought-provoking best.
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This electronic book on CD-ROM provides a comprehensive guide to robotic research, focused on the work of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems (SPAWAR) division. JPL is NASA's lead center for creating robotic spacecraft and rovers, building smart machines that can perform complicated tasks millions of miles from home. A prime example of JPL expertise: Spirit and Opportunity, the twin Mars Rovers which began their exploration of Mars early in 2004. JPL technology highlighted here includes:
Cryobot (A cryobot is a vehicle which moves through ice by melting the ice wall directly in front of it taking measurements of the encountered environment, and sending the collected data or images to the surface of the ice.) ROBOT WORK CREW (Site construction operations by autonomous robotic systems are essential for a sustained robotic presence and human habitation on Mars. JPL has developed a software and hardware framework for cooperating multiple robots performing such tightly coordinated tasks.) CLARAty (This task is developing and implementing a comprehensive control architecture for multiple, disparate, interacting, planetary rovers. The control of these systems will utilize the architecture to implement artificial intelligence techniques for autonomous sequence planning, error handling, and recovery during surface operations in an unknown terrain.) Urbie (Tactical Mobile Robot. Urbie's initial purpose is mobile military reconnaissance in city terrain but many of its features will also make it useful to police, emergency, and rescue personnel. The robot is rugged and well-suited for hostile environments.
The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center in San Diego has been involved in various aspects of robotics since the early 1960s. The Advanced Systems Division develops land and air robots, while the Ocean Systems Division works on underwater robots.
There are twelve video clips in mov, mpeg, and ram formats showing JPL robots at work.
This CD-ROM has over 12,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems, and Reader software is included. Advanced search and indexing features are built into our reproduction, providing a complete full-text index. This enables the user to search all the files on the disk at one time for words or phrases using just one search command! The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material. There is no other reference that is as fast, convenient, comprehensive, and portable!
Our CD-ROMs are privately-compiled collections of official public domain U.S. government files and documents - they are not produced by the federal government. They are designed to provide a convenient user-friendly reference work, utilizing the benefits of the Acrobat format to uniformly present thousands of pages that can be rapidly reviewed, searched, or printed without untold hours of tedious searching and downloading. Vast archives of important public domain government information that might otherwise remain inaccessible are available for instant review no matter where you are. This book-on-a-disc makes a superb reference work for scientists, researchers, libraries, schools, students, and home reference!
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The Complete Robot Part 2 Of 2
Isaac Asimov
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Though Isaac Asimov coined the world "robotics" his robots are close to human. His metal, plastic and (occasionally) organic mechanical men are very much like people we know...frequently warm, frequently fallible.
"Here is every last one of Asimov's robot stories, including some never before appearing in a book. Anyone who enjoys Asimov, science fiction, robots, or indeed anyone who cherishes stimulating and entertaining puzzles will love THE COMPLETE ROBOT." (Publisher's Source)
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