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The Bookshop, The Gate of Angels, The Blue Flower (Everyman's Library (Cloth))
Penelope Fitzgerald
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ASIN: 1400041260
Release Date: 2003-09-23 |
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Penelope Fitzgerald, who died in 2000, emerged late in life as one of the most remarkable English writers of the last century. She began her writing career in 1975 at the age of fifty-nine, and over the next two decades she published three biographies, nine novels, and a collection of short stories. Now three of her acclaimed novels are gathered here in one volume.
The Bookshop is a postwar tragicomedy of manners, set in an isolated seaside town where an enterprising woman opens a bookstore only to find it beset by poltergeists, weather, and hostile townsfolk. The Gate of Angels is an Edwardian romance within a novel of ideas: a young doctor devoted to science and to his all-male Cambridge college finds his life and views disrupted by a nurse named Daisy. The Blue Flower, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award, revitalizes historical drama through the story of Novalis, an eighteenth-century German romantic poet and visionary genius, and his unlikely love affair with a simple child-woman.
These three novels all display Fitzgerald’s characteristic wit, intellectual breadth, and narrative brilliance, applied to an array of traditional forms into which she breathed new life.
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Voyagers cross a living universe in a gripping new novel of the far future by GregBenford, multiple award-winning author of The Martian Race and Timescape. BEYONDINFINITYtakes a scientist's imagination to the uttermost ends of time. Set more than a billion years from now, the novel begins with a young woman who yearns to escape the rigid, timeless Earth she knows. So she flees, in the company of an intelligent beast wise beyond recognition. But there are mysterious forces afoot among the planets that she never foresaw. Alien agencies have learned to span parallel universes, ones that lie only a millimeter away but are invisible to any device known to man. Soon these beings confront the travelers and a struggle beyond imagining begins......
Customer Reviews:
Good outer-limits SF.......2007-06-12
This is one of Benford's better books - the surprises are connected logically enough, but not so tightly that they fail to surprise. There is some careful character development as well - I'm curious to hear whether female readers think it's plausible. One of the plot elements is a Zen-master neo-raccoon, who unveils more and more power as the book goes on - I got rather fond of his quirky viewpoint.
The start is a little slow, but stick with it (or skim) - this one's worth it.
gregory benford.......2007-01-31
folks if you like the hard stuff then benford is for you, with an imaginative mixture of theoretical physics and creative fiction, his books bound with possibilitys.
Round and round with no direction.......2006-07-31
This book, like many Benford offerings seems to mistake confusion for art. The story line is weak and development is weak. Benford is, I'm sure a brilliant physicist, and my recommendation is that he stay with his day job.
An Ur-human In Time.......2006-07-20
Beyond Infinity (2004) is a science fiction novel of the very far future. Based on Clarke's Against the Fall of Night, it was initially written as a novella, Beyond the Fall of Night, but has been greatly extended and modified for this version.
In this novel, Cley is an Ur-human, a form of Original and the oldest extant version of humanity (the Originals were reconstructed by the Supras during the rejuvenation of Earth). She grows up in her Meta Family knowing only her current MOM - Mother Of the Moment -- and imagining her father. She knows that her mother is probably someone living within the Meta, but her father left the Meta when she was three. Cley yearns for his return.
When she is old enough, Cley starts work at the Library of Life, where various species of Mankind catalog and rerecord the DNA and other data of Earth's history. She has a passionate attraction toward Kurani, a Supra who lives in the present as well as within the realm of abstraction. They are working together when agents of the Malign attack the Library and kill Kurani. They also try to kill Cley, but fail; her body slowly mends itself.
Seeker After Patterns, a highly modified and intelligent raccoon, finds her body and helps restore her to health. For some time they dwell in the forest, amidst ancient networks of life, while Cley recovers in body and mind. Then Rin, another Supra, discovers them and takes them back to the Library of Life.
Cley is told about the attack and learns something of the Malign and other human encounters with higher dimensions. While working outside one day, Cley and Seeker encounter Morphs, manifestations of higher dimensional beings within normal spacetime. They try to capture one, but are transported to the Tubeworld, a sort of bridge between the tri-dimensional world and higher dimensions. After attracting the attention of a higher dimensional being, they are returned to normal spacetime.
This novel starts slowly, lingering over Cley's childhood thoughts and behaviors, but abruptly speeds up with the attack of the Malign agents and the introduction of Seeker. After that, the pace increases to the point of giddiness, taking Cley offplanet and into the Solar System.
As can be expected from a working physicist, the author inserts various concepts from speculative physics into the plotline, everything from multiple dimensions to electromagnetic lifeforms. The novel terminates with a glimpse of the universe well beyond our ordinary viewpoint and leaves room for an even more exotic sequel.
Highly recommended for Benford fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of speculative physics and the far future.
-Arthur W. Jordin
A wonderfully written book.......2006-06-03
Really, the only problem this book has besides not being written for "Average Joe" is lack of character development. Many of the background characters recieve little to no description, and the main characters are sparsly described in places. It would seem that Benford concentrated on the locations and technology in the story more then the characters.
This isn't a book for your everyday reader. It takes a lot of work and time to understand the details of why things work like they do, especially because most of the technology used in the book is based on cutting edge theoretical physics. In spite of these shortcomings, this is a well written book, but not one that can be simply picked up and read. If you want to read this book, be prepared to set aside a substantial amount of time.
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Eli Maor examines the role of infinity in mathematics and geometry and its cultural impact on the arts and sciences. He evokes the profound intellectual impact the infinite has exercised on the human mind--from the "horror infiniti" of the Greeks to the works of M. C. Escher; from the ornamental designs of the Moslems, to the sage Giordano Bruno, whose belief in an infinite universe led to his death at the hands of the Inquisition. But above all, the book describes the mathematician's fascination with infinity--a fascination mingled with puzzlement. "Maor explores the idea of infinity in mathematics and in art and argues that this is the point of contact between the two, best exemplified by the work of the Dutch artist M. C. Escher, six of whose works are shown here in beautiful color plates."--Los Angeles Times "[Eli Maor's] enthusiasm for the topic carries the reader through a rich panorama."--Choice "Fascinating and enjoyable.... places the ideas of infinity in a cultural context and shows how they have been espoused and molded by mathematics."--Science
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Infinity vs. indefinity.......2007-08-15
Apparently Mr Eli Maor somehow missed the 20th century French educated mathematician and metaphysician René Guénon's book, translated from the French original, The Metaphysical Principles of the Infinitesimal Calculus (Guenon, Rene. Works.) in which this author succinctly clarifies some basic questions of mathematical vocabulary, thus resolving apparent theoretical difficulties of calculus.
One of Guénon's central themes is the difference between (mathematical) indefinity, often inappropriately referred to as "infinity" by e.g. Mr Maor, and absolute or metaphysical infinity, a quite different notion.
May this reviewer cordially suggest that Mr Eli Maor study Guénon's book and revise the next edition of his own?
Incidentally, the set of "irrational" numbers and similar notions are an indefinity.
Math and its influence on culture.......2007-03-30
This 235 page book attempts to place the concept of Infinity within the cultural realm. To accomplish this, the author has to first establish what infinity means and then to show how it was used in such divers arenas as art and astronomy. Therefore, the book is divided into sections. In the first section, therefore, we focus on the arithmetic meaning of infinity. This is an excellent explanation of the concept and with the stretching of the information in to Calculus serves as a good way of introducing people to why Calculus was developed. Certainly this is a more informative way of looking at it than what is typically taught in the normal high school math curricula!
From arithmetic we move to geometry and there are introduced to the way that the concept of inifinity allows the mathematician to create interesting geometrical constructs including such things as non-euclidean geomtries (plural!!!). This part of the book can be a bit dense and even the inclusion of a practical example of the creation of Mercator projections of the world's map do not help much.
Next we move to the realm of art. Here the author expresses his admiration for the work of the Dutch artist Escher and uses several of his prints as examples. These prints are great and fun illustrations of how one moves from infinity to center stage and back to infinity and as an admirer of Escher's works myself, it's fun to read about it in such glowing terms. However, since Escher himself claimed to not understand any of the mathematics behind his inventions, it is somewhat puzzling why the two are interpolated here.
Finally, we move on to deal with astronomy. Since astronomy is the science that deals with very large numbers and concepts, I suppose that is appropriate. But, at this point the book moves away from the mathematics and becomes a somewhat straight-forward recounting of astronomical history. This is interesting but it is not clear to me how the concept of inifinity really applied despite the somewhat tortuous attempts the author makes.
From very large distances we go to the infintesimal when the author spends one, two page chapter on the atom. This is clearly an attempt to be all inclusive and does not work - in my opinion. We are already past the 200 page mark when this happens and one has to ask why other topics deserve such long descriptions, but sub-atomic physics gets only a paragraph or two?
In any case, this was an interesting survey of various topics that seem to be connected through the concept of infinity. It will probably not teach you too much, but will also illuminate some dark recesses of the world's thoughts, so it is probably worth a quick read.
Should appeal to both mathematicians and poets.......2004-11-09
Maor has written a book for both mathematicians and poets. Since he is a mathematician himself there is, to be sure, plenty of math in Maor's book. But the book should also appeal to the aesthetic side of many readers (me included) by exploring human perspectives of infinity, such as how we try to relate to the concept at a personal level, and how different people have tried to capture the notion in art and prose.
The book is arranged in four parts, dealing with the mathematical concept of infinity (how it shows up in algebra, etc.), geometrical infinity, aesthetic infinity (both art and poetry) and cosmological infinity.
The section on mathematical infinity has the typical assortment of historical examples, beginning with examples like the runner's paradox made famous by Zeno. There are also examples of infinite series that converge, including examples of how ancient mathematicians invented infinite series for transcendental numbers like pi. There's a plethora of little tidbits found throughout this section in little mini chapters that are short essays, only a few pages long, that give surprisingly succinct, tantalizing, and often delicious examples of mathematical infinity. Reading this book I was struck by what good reading it makes for any student preparing to take a class in calculus.
Some of the author's most interesting material is the author's discussions about infinite series. I particularly enjoyed his examples how the associative property doesn't hold for infinite series (a non-intuitive fact that often comes as a surprise to many new students). Ordinarily, if you have a string of numbers that are connected by addition (x1+x2+x3+..+xn) for example, you can rearrange their order and get the same result. One of the strange things about infinity, though, is that rearranging the terms in an infinite series can result in the limit of the series changing from one number to another.
Of course no discussion about infinity would be complete without mentioning Cantor, which Maor does with particular clarity for first-time readers. Indeed, this is one of the things I like about Maor best - he's written a book that is fun to read, even if you already know most of the stuff. It's engaging and entertaining, and full of "ahh" and "ohhh" even when you find yourself reading about something you studied many years ago. At the same time this is a good introductory text for anyone (I'm thinking youngsters in high school) who wants to start exploring some of these mathematical concepts, and need a friendly introductory text. If you can manage first-year algebra you have the tools you need to follow what Maor is talking about, though be advised that he doesn't shirk when producing equations, though most of the math is relegated to the appendices.
The section on geometric infinity is punctuated by nice illustrations and those geometrical shapes that you may have heard about - the ones with things like finite volume but infinite surface area. This was one of those rare occasions where I found myself wishing Maor had gone a little further. Instead of simply showing how such objects exist in mathematics, he really should have explained the apparent "paradox" (it's not hard). Instead, he makes the example more of a "paradox" than it really is by mixing metaphors in talking about "painting" the surface. Of course mathematicians have one idea about painting a surface (mathematical paint has no thickness), but the beginning reader is likely to be mostly confused - too bad, since Maor clearly has the skill to explain the trick.
Maor's exploration of the infinite is (almost) infinite. He has a wonderful section on tiling, and some brilliant plates representing some of the best mathematical art that attempts to depict the nfinite. The section on cosmology and the infinite is a nice summary of the history of astronomy and how astronomers and cosmologists have vacillated over the years between a cosmos that is infinite, then finite and bounded. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It is well written and both easy and fun to read. My only complaints are rather minor. Several times Maor treats infinity as a "big number" (it's not a number at all, and he makes that clear, but his terminology on this score isn't as consistent as it should be). And, he refers to mathematics as a science. Well, I suppose he's entitled to his opinion on that one,
though I imagine it will continue to be debated. Count me as one of those who puts mathematics in the "tools" category, separate from science.
The fact these inconsequential gripes are all I can find to complain about tells you what a really fine book this is. If you love mathematics, this book really needs to be in your library.
To the limits of infinity.......2002-03-05
Even as children we have a vague concept of infinity, thinking of it as the largest number; remember the familiar exchange of "I dare you!" "I double-dare!" "I dare you to infinity!" "I dare you to infinity plus one!" or some such thing. Even then, we realize to some extent that infinity is not truly the largest number because there is always something bigger.
Maor gives a brief history of the concept of infinity and how it fits into the worlds of art and science. This is a generally good book although there are a couple of errors (such as when he mixes up the concepts of whole numbers and integers). Maor is good at illustrating just how big infinity is without getting either overly technical or metaphysical (a problem with the last book I read on infinity, whose title I forget). Maor also shows how there are different sizes of infinity; it is often hard to conceive that there are more irrational numbers between 0 and .00001 then there are rational numbers along the whole number line.
With the exception of the couple of minor errors mentioned above, this is a good book. Infinity is a difficult concept to grasp, but with this book, you can do just that.
The finest generally accessible math book I have seen........2001-08-04
I have read other books by Eli Maor. After "June 8, 2004", I had doubts about this one, but I wanted to clarify some Cantorian issues. Once I started this one, I could not put it down. It also answered my questions.
Most, if not all of the material should be accessible to a motivated high school senior. It presents the history of infinity in a manner as fascinating as a mystery or adventure story (a true one, better than fiction); it reminds me of "Terrible Lizards" in that sense. Interspersed with the historical narrative, but easily separable, it contains good solid mathematics in a clear and concise fashion. Only the section on Bertrand Russell's paradoxes failed to satisfy.
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Get ready to rocket off with Buzz Lightyear and the whole gang from Andy's room in this 16-page book with lift-the-flaps on every spread. The biggest surprise comes at the end, when a little green alien launches himself right out of the book! To Infinity and Beyond is full of DisneyoPixar fun all the way through to its blastoff ending!
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The Creature from Beyond Infinity
Henry Kuttner
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing
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ASIN: 1419158031 |
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"You must remain here," Theron stated. "How many of us survived the voyage from Kyria? You must wait, Ardath, even a million years if it is necessary. Our stasis ray kept us in suspended animation while we came across space. Take the ship beyond the atmosphere. Adjust it to a regular orbit, like a second satellite around this world.
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You must remain here, Theron stated. "How many of us survived the voyage from Kyria? You must wait, Ardath, even a million years if it is necessary. Our stasis ray kept us in suspended animation while we came across space. Take the ship beyond the atmosphere. Adjust it to a regular orbit, like a second satellite around this world.
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In 1986, gifted animator John Lasseter, technology guru Ed Catmull, and visionary Steve Jobs founded Pixar Animation Studios. Their goal: create a computer animated feature, despite predictions that it could never be done. An unprecedented catalog of blockbuster films later, the studio is honoring its history in this deluxe volume. From its fledgling days under George Lucas to ten demanding years creating
Toy Story to the merger with Disney, each milestone is vibrantly detailed. Interviews with Pixar directors, producers, animators, voice talent, and industry insiders, as well as concept art, storyboards, and snapshots illuminate a history that is both definitive and enthralling.
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This book is a collection of the best passages from the Musings of a Spiritual Warrior from 2002. With the exception of mid October through November, the musings came forth daily. The musings are stream of consciousness expressions. They are spiritual works that come from the depths of my being. I share them in the hope that they will help to awaken something within you, that we may jointly go about the business of co-creating the foundations of a new world in which spirit can more fully express in flesh.
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This book is a collection of Early Works from the first year of Beyond Imagination expression in 1993-1994. They are spiritual works that come from the depths of my being. I share them in the hope that they will help to awaken something within you, that we may jointly go about the business of co-creating the foundations of a new world in which spirit can more fully express in flesh.
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BEYOND INFINITY
Manufacturer: DELL
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ASIN: B000I8WALQ |
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There is only one Harry’s Bar. Located on Venice’s Calle Vallaresso, near the Piazza San Marco, this legendary restaurant has been, for five decades, the meeting place for artists, writers, royalty, maestros, divas, celebrities, the very rich, and lots of ordinary—but very wise—Americans and Europeans. Everyone from the Windsors and the Onassises and the Burtons to Cole Porter; Ernest Hemingway, and Joan Crawford has come here for great food, fine drinks, and the incomparable ambiance. Now, to the delight of his legions of customers, Arrigo Cipriani shares his favorite stories about Harry’s Bar and its secrets–and reveals for the first time his treasured recipes for the restaurant’s most popular dishes.
Harry’s Bar above all, is a bar. Its distinctive mixed drinks were created by its founder, Arrigo’s father, Giuseppe Cipriani, and they remain the social center of the establishment. Therefore, you’ll find careful instructions for making the world-famous Belini—the frosty, frothy combination of rose-colored peach elixir and Prosecco (the Italian champagne)—and the secret of making the Montgomery, named by Hemingway himself, which is nothing less than the driest, most delicious martini in the world.
Harry’s Bar is also famous for its sandwiches–mouth-watering, overstuffed, unique concoctions: pale yellow egg sandwiches spiked with anchovies; chunks of freshly poached chicken or shrimp bound with creamy, newly made mayonnaise. The Harry’s Bar club sandwich is a legend in itself, knife-and fork food that’s simply superb.
But the bar’s famous risottos and the dozens of pasta dishes—including ravioli, cannelloni, and tagliolini—are the house specialties. Potato gnocchi and simple country food such as polenta, squid, baccala, and beans are transformed into elegant dishes by skillful chefs. Cipriani also invented the sublime dish known as carpaccio and the glorious risotto alla primavera, brilliant ideas that have been imitated all over the world; the original appear here for the first time.
The secret of Harry’s Bar is not only its great drinks and magnificent food, but also its extraordinary atmosphere, in which high spirits pour forth happily. Arrigo Cipriani captures this spirit and tradition, and delivers it all in his own inimitable style. Opinionated and full of surprises, Cipriani ultimately reveals not only the secrets of his kitchen and bar but also the lavish, full color photographs by Christopher Baker make the feast a visual one as well. The Harry’s Bar Cookbook is much more than a cookbook: it’s a enduring experience to be savored and enjoyed.
Customer Reviews:
A little piece of Venice.......2007-09-04
If you've been there, this will be like a return visit. More importantly if you haven't had the pleasure, this should hold you over until you go. The surprise is that it is a very "accessible" cookbook. These are recipes you will actually make, not just a dream book.
Loved this cookbook!.......2007-07-28
This book offers such wonderful recipes and a great story too! I like reading about the history of the restaurant which is absolutely wonderful. Can't wait to go back. The book is great, and the recipes are basic and easy to follow. Wonderful find for anyone who enoys cooking and loves to eat!
I am confused????.......2006-10-16
I own and love the original Harry's Bar Cookbook. Is this book the same thing but with Lawson included? As I read the reviews I saw the same stories as appear in the original.
Absolutely incredible Italian cookbook.......2006-04-18
I have been a serious student of cooking for the past 25 years. I have focused on Italian cooking for 10 of the last 25 years after my first trip to Italy.
Harry's Bar in Venice is one of those places that everyone wants to visit at least once. The restaurant does not disappoint and neither does the cookbook. If I had to pair down my Italian cookbook collection (which is now well over 50 cookbooks) this book would be in my top 5. Each recipe in the book that I have tried has been perfect. Even if you normally tinker with recipes, as I usually do, try these just as they are written at least once. I don't think that you will be disappointed.
I appreciate the fact that the book is authentic, as opposed to the Italian-American books that are normally available in America. This book is packed full of fabulous recipes, each one better than the last. The pictures of the recipes are beautiful as the photos of Venice.
This book will be a wonderful addition to anyone's cookbook collection. This would also make a fabulous gift for a lover of either Italy or cooking.
Practical with GREAT recipes........2006-03-14
I discovered this book at a client's house (Upper East Side, New York City) and was blown away with the dishes made from this book. Combine the great dishes with a book that you can actually cook from; this makes this puchase a no brainer for the fans of italian.
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Harry's Bar Cookbook
Manufacturer: BLAKE PUBLISHING
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GYFAQE |
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