Chinese Science Fiction During the Post-Mao Cultural Thaw (Li Hua)(Pevná vazba)

Chinese Science Fiction During the Post-Mao Cultural Thaw (Li Hua)(Pevná vazba)

This is the first book in English to focus on the transitional period of Chinese science fiction - a key prelude to the increasingly global stature of Chinese science fiction in the twenty-first

Iron Widow (Zhao Xiran Jay)(Pevná vazba)

Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers. The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can battle the mecha aliens that lurk beyond the Great Wall. It doesn't matter that

Chinese Spies: From Chairman Mao to Xi Jinping (Faligot Roger)(Pevná vazba)

In 1920s Shanghai, Zhou Enlai founded the first Chinese communist spy network, operating in the shadows against nationalists, Western powers and the Japanese. The story of Chinese spies has been a global one from the start.Unearthing previously unseen papers and interviewing countless insiders,

A History of Chinese Martial Arts (Huang Fuhua)(Pevná vazba)

Chinese martial arts have a long, meaningful history and deep cultural roots. They blend the physical components of combat with strategy, philosophy and tradition, distinguishing them from Western sports.A History of Chinese Martial Arts is the most authoritative study ever written on this topic,

Plants in Science Fiction: Speculative Vegetation (Bishop Katherine E.)(Pevná vazba)

Plants in Science Fiction, the first-ever volume on plants (and fungi) in science fiction, allows us to speculate further on what - or who - plant life may be while exploring how we understand ourselves in relation to the complex world of

Science Fiction Short Stories (Sawyer Andy)(Pevná vazba)

A deluxe edition of super-charged, original and classic short stories. Featuring dystopia, post-apocalypse, time travel, robots and more, this brilliant collection brings together the best of today's writers (many stories previously unpublished), with an eclectic range of science fiction masters

The Simon & Kirby Library: Science Fiction (Simon Joe)(Pevná vazba)

The Simon and Kirby Library: Science Fiction spans more than 20 years, beginning with the first stories Joe Simon and Jack Kirby ever produced together (beginning in June 1940)--their ten-issue run of Blue Bolt adventures. Then the Cold War years will be represented by Race For the Moon, featuring

At the Chinese Table: A Memoir with Recipes (Phillips Carolyn)(Pevná vazba)

At the Chinese Table describes in vivid detail how, during the 1970s and '80s, celebrated cookbook writer and illustrator Carolyn Phillips crosses China's endless cultural and linguistic chasms and falls in love. During her second year in Taipei, she meets scholar and epicurean J. H. Huang, who

Apocalyptigirl: An Aria for the End Times (Second Edition) (MacLean Andrew)(Pevná vazba)

A post-apocalyptic science fiction tale of a woman, and her cat, in search of a powerful machine. A Second Edition of the hit graphic novel by the creator of Head Lopper. This second edition hardcover includes more story, a new cover and process material never seen before. Alone at the end of the

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction (Frakes Randall)(Pevná vazba)

The perfect companion to AMC's six-part television series James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction, this unique book explores the history and evolution of the genre with contributions from the filmmakers who have helped bring it to life For the show, James Cameron personally interviewed six of the

Those Dark Places: Industrial Science Fiction Roleplaying (Hicks Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

Jonathan Hicks, published twice in the British Science Fiction Association's writer's magazine 'FOCUS' and the mission designer/dialogue writer of the mobile telephone game of acclaimed television show 'Battlestar Galactica', presents twelve short stories about the little people in the big

Typeset in the Future: Typography and Design in Science Fiction Movies (Addey Dave)(Pevná vazba)

Extreme Fabulations: Science Fictions of Life (Shaviro Steven)(Pevná vazba)

An examination of science fiction narratives and the light they shed on human life, the unknowable future, and the vagaries of unforeseeable change. With this book, Steven Shaviro offers a thought experiment. He discusses a number of science fiction narratives: three novels, one novella, three

Dune (Herbert Frank)(Pevná vazba)

Frank Herbert's epic masterpiece--a triumph of the imagination and the bestselling science fiction novel of all time. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Timoth e Chalamet, Josh Brolin, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Javier Bardem, Dave

Dune - Frank Herbert

'An astonishing science fiction phenomenon' WASHINGTON POST 'I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings' Arthur C Clarke 'It is possible that Dune is even more relevant now than when it was first published' NEW YORKER The Duke of Atreides has been manoeuvred by his arch-enemy,

Spatial Data Mining: Theory and Application (Li Deren)(Pevná vazba)

- This book is an updated version of a well-received book previously published in Chinese by Science Press of China (the first edition in 2006 and the second in 2013). It offers a systematic and practical overview of spatial data mining, which combines computer science and geo-spatial information

Strangers on the Western Front: Chinese Workers in the Great War (Xu)(Pevná vazba)

During World War I, Britain and France imported workers from their colonies to labor behind the front lines. The single largest group of support labor came not from imperial colonies, however, but from China. Xu Guoqi tells the remarkable story of the 140,000 Chinese men recruited for the Allied

Trajectory (Martiniere Stephan)(Pevná vazba)

This is the fourth book by the award-winning science-fiction and fantasy artist Stephan Martiniere. Following his previous books, Quantum Dreams, Quantumscapes and Velocity, Trajectory showcases Stephan's phenomenal artistic range and skills in a stunning new visionary collection of sci-fi book

Providence (Barry Max)(Pevná vazba)

From the award-winning author of Lexicon comes a mind-bending science fiction masterpiece in the tradition of The Martian and

Chinese Private International Law (Liu Xiaohong)(Pevná vazba)

Written with the assistance of a team of lecturers at the Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, this book is the leading reference on Chinese private international law in English. The chapters systematically cover the whole of Chinese private international law, not just questions likely

Cultural Analytics (Manovich Lev)(Pevná vazba)

A book at the intersection of data science and media studies, presenting concepts and methods for computational analysis of cultural data. How can we see a billion images? What analytical methods can we bring to bear on the astonishing scale of digital culture--the billions of photographs shared on

The Ultimate Egoist (Sturgeon Theodore)(Pevná vazba)

A collection of the early works of Theodore Sturgeon, acclaimed Grand Master of Science Fiction--featuring forewords by Ray Bradbury and Arthur C. Clarke Although Theodore Sturgeon's reach was limited to the lengths of the short story and novelette, his influence was strongly felt by even the most

War of the Worlds (Wells H.)(Pevná vazba)

One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is Wells's classic science-fiction tale in which Martians descend on the Home

Fahrenheit 451 (Bradbury Ray)(Pevná vazba)

The terrifyingly prophetic novel of a post-literate future.Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of