A disaffected banker gives up his life for a chance to start over—with a new identity and body—in the cult classic sci-fi thriller.Though he possesses all the trappings of success, Antiochus Wilson is completely and utterly bored with his life. But that all changes when he gets a call from a dead friend. Turns out the friend isn't exactly dead. He simply traded in his old life for a new one. And Wilson can do it too. As a Reborn, he can have all the excitement, weal...

New York swelters beneath another brutal August heat wave. Offices stink of sweat, the subways grind packed bodies together, and every rush hour feels like punishment. William endures it all with quiet discipline. Each evening he retreats to his tiny apartment and practices a private system of meditation he believes can cleanse the mind and free the body from the city’s crushing pressure. For twelve years he has prepared himself in solitude, certain that something vast is approaching....

When eccentric inventor Dr. Cyrus Browl embarks on a bizarre mission to copy famous paintings in museums around the world, the art world chuckles at his clumsy efforts. But when identical originals of those paintings mysteriously appear, threatening to destroy the value of priceless art collections, the laughter stops. Is Dr. Browl less feeble-minded than he seems? What is the secret behind his elaborate copying contraption? As masterpieces proliferate wildly, the art world joins forces to...

For thirteen years, since his resignation from the chairmanship of the Atomic Energy Commission, Mr. Lilienthal has kept silent on the atom, turning his energies and talents to the field of international development. Now the first chairman of the AEC speaks out on the vital question of disarmament, on the role of the atom in modern life, and on the AEC itself. His views are controversial, and will not be popular in many quarters. Mr. Lilienthal thinks that the present disarmament negotiati...

As the concept of self-driving cars becomes a reality in our age we can enjoy this thought provoking sci-fi short story about the car that never stopped.This Science Fiction Classic was written by David Mason and first appeared in the Worlds of If Science Fiction magazine in January 1963.

As the concept of self-driving cars becomes a reality in our age we can enjoy this thought provoking sci-fi short story about the car that never stopped.This Science Fiction Classic was written by David Mason and first appeared in the Worlds of If Science Fiction magazine in January 1963.

Richardson was the astronaut chosen for the test. He had passed every one of the grueling preliminary tests with flying colors, mental and physical, and as far as could be judged by science, he had seemed to be the perfect specimen, mentally and physically, for the job.The job was to be the first man to be sent to space and return safely to Earth. The test was going well until Richarson started talking in a strange language. What was happening? What did it mean?

The Metropolitan Academic Medical Center provides a careful reexamination of developments of the past decade, offers insights for improving medical education, biomedical research, and health care services, and examines the fate of the medical academy.

1960, following as it did the last CIAM meeting, signalled a turning point for the Modern Movement. From then on, architecture was influenced by seminal texts by Aldo Rossi and Robert Venturi, and gave rise to the first revisionary movement following Modernism. Bringing together leading experts in the field, this book provides a comprehensive, critical overview of the developments in architecture from 1960 to 2010. It consists of two parts: the first section providing a presentation of maj...

**A USA TODAY BestsellerBestselling and award-winning author David Ellis delivers a fast-paced, twisty thriller that will surprise readers at every turn.**Leo Balanoff is a crusading attorney with unthinkable skeletons in his closet. He's also a diagnosed pathological liar. When a predatory gangster with a long list of victims is found dead and Leo’s fingerprints show up on the murder weapon, no one believes a word he says in his defense. But he might be the FBI’s ...

A companion to 'Urban Pest Management', this book builds on the issues of insect pests in urban settings to discuss control strategies that look beyond products. From an environmental and health perspective, it is not always practical to spray chemicals indoors or in urban settings, so this work discusses sustainable control and best practice methods for managing insects that are vectors of disease, nuisance pests and the cause of structural damage.

This variety pack includes comedy sketches and audio dramatizations that will keep you entertained throughout.Deconstructing Laurel & HardyA Comedy-O-Rama tributeAbbott & Costello in the CatskillsThis is an authentic recreation of a 1930s Borscht Belt variety show recorded before a live audience in the Catskills. In this New Oldtime Radio Hour, Lou Costello (Bob Greenberg) follows Bud Abbott (Joe Bevilacqua) to the Catskills when Abbott is ...