The fifth volume in the Science Fiction Megapack series collects 25 tales of high adventure through other worlds and times, including 5 Hugo and Nebula Award-winners and nominees. Featured this time are:AGAPE AMONG THE ROBOTS, by Allen SteeleTHE STARSHIP MECHANIC, by Jay Lake and Ken ScholesPEACEMAKER, by Gardner DozoisOR ALL THE SEAS WITH OYSTERS, by Avram DavidsonGRANDMA, by Carol EmshwillerTHE GIFT BEARER, by Charles L. FontenayI, ROBOT,...

“I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child”, wrote Charles Dickens. “And his name is David Copperfield.” Since the first installment appeared in 1849, readers have shared Charles Dickens’ deep affection for his most personal novel. Amid the bustle and color of early-Victorian England, the eponymous young protagonist makes his path through sorrow, suffering, and naiveté to heroic maturation. In his travails, young David is accompanied by a delicious cast of characters: his abusive step...

Ordinary objects. Extraordinary tales.As Told by Things is a lighthearted, multi-genre collection of short stories and flash fiction, each told from the perspective of an inanimate object.Fun, witty, and full of charm, As Told by Things will capture your imagination—as well as your heart.What objects do you think have stories to tell?

A hunter stalked across the surface of Mars, a criminal with an impossible plan, a tiny mouse determined to reach the stars, and distant worlds where the rules of Earth no longer apply await in Lost Sci-Fi Books 141 thru 160, featuring twenty vintage science fiction stories from legendary authors and forgotten favorites.Philip K. Dick begins the collection with Souvenir and returns with Upon the Dull Earth, two very different stories filled with t...

Vintage Sci-Fi 8 - 29 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Jack Williamson and moreBeside Still Waters by Robert SheckleyHero From Yesterday by Robert SilverbergVoodoo by Fredric BrownHome is the Spaceman by George O. SmithThe Other Tiger by Arthur C. ClarkeThe Man From Time by Frank Belknap LongWelcome Martians by Evan HunterBlood by Fredric Brown

Vintage Sci-Fi 12 - 25 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories from Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, H. G. Wells, Donald E. Westlake, Alfred Bester and many moreA Hitch in Time by Frederik PohlProof of the Pudding by Robert SheckleyNot a Creature Was Stirring by Dean EvansThe Spy in the Elevator by Donald E. WestlakeSkin Game by Charles E. FritchThe Enormous Word by William OberfieldBeyond the Ultra Violet by Frank M. Robin...

The 1950s were a remarkable time for science fiction, when established masters and rising young writers filled magazines with stories that challenged expectations and carried readers into futures no one had seen before. 1950s Science Fiction 8 brings together 29 stories from that extraordinary decade, with celebrated classics alongside forgotten tales ready to be discovered again.The lineup is exceptional. Alfred Bester delivers the unforgettable Fondly Fahrenh...

Robert Evans' The Kid Stays in the Picture is universally recognized as the greatest, most outrageous, and most unforgettable show business memoir ever written. The basis of an award-winning documentary film, it remains the gold standard of Hollywood storytelling.With black-and-white photographs from the author's archive and a new introduction by the legendary actor, producer, and Hollywood studio chief Robert Evans, The Kid Stays in the Picture is driven by a voi...

Palau is the furthest western island group of the Pacific Islands. The Philippines are to its west about 500 nautical miles away. To the south is the western end of New Guinea.Although these island peoples all have their roots in Southeast Asia, they have lost ties to their ancient homeland. Each has their own set of customs and beliefs and cannot be lumped together.In this cultural geography, youll learn all you ever wanted to know about the Palau Islands, beginning with t...

In this first outing of a new short story series by Staff Sergeant Robert Evans, Sergeant O'Quinn finds himself battling in an underground mixed martial arts fight in Iraq. Is the fight really just two men battling, or is it a setup for something far more dangerous for the American soldiers involved?

Robert Evans, a nationally known consultant on school leadership, presents his seven keys for savvy leaders: 1. When You Go to See the Wizard, Take Toto 2. Theyll Never Understand 3. Change Is What It Means 4. Bite off What You Can Chew 5. Be Your Best, Bold Self 6. Nourish to Flourish 7. From Savvy to Wise: Look Out for Number One

When Mored, a young boy living in the not-so-distant future, activates a university research group's time machine without permission, he travels back nearly two centuries to 1869......inside the body of a farm boy!What lessons can a city boy from the future learn from sharing the mind of a farm boy in the past while also coping with river pirates and shotgun weddings?