This is the sequel to The Mote in God's Eye. Humankind has spent 100 years agonizing over the threat posed by the only aliens they have ever threatened, the Moties. The three-armed aliens have been quarantined within the confines of their own solar system - until now.

The Moat Around Murcheson's Eye

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Niven, Larry and Jerry Pournelle

Science Fiction

Orbit

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Fahrenheit 666

Andrew Harman

The Seventh Son

Card,Orson Scott

Fantasy

Short stories deal with genetically altered humans, cyborgs, space travel, a world governed by multinational corporations

Crystal Express

bruce-sterling

Jaya's life comes apart at the seams when her husband is asked to leave his job while allegations of business malpractice against him are investigated. Her familiar existence disrupted, her husband's reputation in question and their future as a family in jeopardy, Jaya, a failed writer, is haunted by memories of the past. Differences with her husband, frustrations in their seventeen-year-old marriage, disappointment in her two teenage children, the claustrophia of her childhood all begin to surface. In her small suburban Bombay flat, Jaya grapples with these and other truths about herself among them her failure at writing and her fear of anger. Shashi Deshpande gives us an exceptionally accomplished portrayal of a woman trying to erase a 'long silence' begun in childhood and rooted in herself and in the constraints of her life

Waylander (Drenai)

Literature & Fiction

Gemmell,David

Genre Fiction

This write-in workbook includes writing frames, grammar and vocabulary activities and language practice exercises. It extends and reinforces skills taught in International English Student Book 6 and offers a record of students' progress. All answers for the activities can be found in Teacher Resource Book 6.

Blood Song: Book 1 of Raven's Shadow

Children's Books

Ryan, Anthony

Education & Reference

Shadow's Edge: The Night Angel Trilogy, 2

WEEKS, BRENT

Poetry WINTER THE UNWELCOME VISITOR is a five section poetic cycle amending the ordinary with the extraordinary The work shows versatility in style and form and yet maintains poetic excellence a careful balance of metaphor imagery and thought Always experimental there is no one style that characterizes the book From brief and academic to wordy and effusive the style shifts according to the subject Unstintingly political unforgivingly critical of commonly held ideas about the relationship of humans to the natural world and to each other the relevance of this work to both a Canadian and an international audience is undeniable

Red Country (First Law World)

History

Abercrombie, Joe

Americas

Although the centrality of work to people's lives is pervasive, it is only within the past few decades that objective, empirical accounts of the meaning of work for the average individual have been available. This volume adds an important dimension to the growing body of literature in this area by presenting a detailed examination of the meaning of work in Israel. The result of a 6-year research project designed to systematically explore the meaning of work in different occupational groups, the data is drawn from about 2000 structured interviews conducted among individuals in 10 target groups including, women, part-time workers, occupational and professional groups, age groups, unemployed and retired people--and in a national sample representative of the total Jewish labor force. Based on his research, the author demonstrates how patterns of work meanings have developed and are determined by a variety of personal history and environmental factors and analyzes the consequences of different work meanings for individuals, organizations and society in general.
The author begins with an historical examination of the meaning of work in Israel from biblical times through the present. He then details the macro socioeconomic environment within which his study took place and presents the underlying theory and concepts that guided the research. Following a chapter that presents the study methodology, Harpaz investigates the developmental histories and consequences of different work meanings in order to understand the role of work meanings in industrial society. Individual chapters address issues such as the concept of work centrality, societal norms concerning work, the importance of work goals, definitions of work, the meaning of work patterns, and work role identification. In his final chapter, Harpaz assesses the relevance of his findings for Israeli society and future policy initiatives. Two appendices, one the study interview schedule and the other detailing the response distribution data for national sample and target groups, complete the study.

Babylon's Ashes (The Expanse, 6)

Corey, James S.A.

United States

Based on the annual meeting of the Committee on Atlantic Studies, this important new work addresses the complexities of European defense. It offers perspectives from both sides of the Atlantic--Americans, Canadians, and Europeans--so that the reader can get a complete view of the differences in strategic thinking. Beyond this, it focuses on five major themes: the changes facing Western Europe … current strategies … arms control issues … public opinions on arms control … and European defense cooperation. With its timely contents and expert contributors, Europe in NATO will interest anyone involved with trans-Atlantic relations, comparative politics, U.S. foreign policy, policy-making, arms control, or Alliance strategies.

Symbiont (Parasitology, 2)

Grant, Mira

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