His Master's Voice (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

His Master's Voice (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

Scientists attempt to decode what may be a message from intelligent beings in outer space.By pure chance, scientists detect a signal from space that may be communication from rational beings. How can people of Earth understand this message, knowing nothing about the senders--even whether or not

Fiasco (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback / softback)

Dialogues (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

The first English translation of a nonfiction work by Stanislaw Lem, which was conceived under the spell of cybernetics in 1957 and updated in 1971. In 1957, Stanislaw Lem published Dialogues, a book conceived under the spell of cybernetics, as he wrote in the preface to the second edition

Mortal Engines (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback / softback)

Futurological Congress (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback / softback)

Memoirs Found in a Bathtub (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

Hospital of the Transfiguration (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

An early realist novel by Stanislaw Lem, taking place in a Polish psychiatric hospital during World War II.Taking place within the confines of a psychiatric hospital, Stanislaw Lem's The Hospital of the Transfiguration tells the story of a young doctor working in a Polish asylum during World War

Tales of Pirx the Pilot (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback / softback)

Stanislaw Lem: Philosopher of the Future (Swirski Peter)(Paperback)

Stanislaw Lem: Philosopher of the Future brings a welter of unknown elements of Lem's life, career, and literary legacy to light. Part One traces the context of his cultural influence, telling the story of one of the greatest writers and thinkers of the century. It includes a comprehensive critical

The Futurological Congress: From the Memoirs of Ijon Tichy (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

Bringing his twin gifts of scientific speculation and scathing satire to bear on that hapless planet, Earth, Lem sends his unlucky cosmonaut, Ijon Tichy, to the Eighth Futurological Congress. Caught up in local revolution, Tichy is shot and so critically wounded that he is flashfrozen to await a

Příběhy pilota Pirxe - Stanisław Lem

Ve vesmírném pilotu Pirxovi stvořil světoznámý autor science fiction Stanisław Lem jednu ze svých nejzajímavějších postav: snílka toužícího po kosmických objevech, který si díky svému nekonvenčnímu myšlení dokáže poradit v konfrontacích se stroji i lidmi. V devíti

Mortal Engines (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

These fourteen science fiction stories reveal Lem s fascination with artificial intelligence and demonstrate just how surprisingly human sentient machines can be. Astonishing is not too strong a word for these tales (Wall Street Journal). Translated and with an Introduction by Michael

Příběhy pilota Pirxe - Stanisław Lem - e-kniha

eBook: „I po padesáti šesti letech, které uplynuly od doby, kdy Stanisław Lem napsal první povídku s Pirxem, je pro nás jeho hrdina vzorem, jak se chovat k automatům a robotům, jež právě začínají pronikat do našich životů. Pirxovy příběhy tak paradoxně teprve po půl

Imaginary Magnitude (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

These wickedly authentic introductions to twenty-first-century books preface tomes on teaching English to bacteria, using animated X-rays to create 'pornograms,' and analyzing computer-generated literature through the science of 'bitistics.' 'Lem, a science fiction Bach, plays in this book a

Solaris (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

'A fantastic book.' --Steven Soderbergh When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds himself confronting a painful memory embodied in the physical likeness of a past lover. Kelvin learns that he is not alone in this and that other

The Invincible (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

A space cruiser, in search of its sister ship, encounters beings descended from self-replicating machines.In the grand tradition of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, Stanislaw Lem's The Invincible tells the story of a space cruiser sent to an obscure planet to determine the fate of a sister spaceship

The Investigation (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

A young officer at Scotland Yard is assigned to investigate a puzzling and eerie case of missing-and apparently resurrected-bodies. To unravel the mystery, Lt. Gregory consults scientific, philosophical, and theological experts, who supply him with a host of theories and

The Chain of Chance (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

A former astronaut turned private detective is dispatched to Naples to discover the pattern in a mysterious series of deaths and disappearances occurring at a seaside spa. A Helen and Kurt Wolff

Fiasco (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

The planet Quinta is pocked by ugly mounds and covered by a spiderweb-like network. It is a kingdom of phantoms and of a beauty afflicted by madness. In stark contrast, the crew of the spaceship Hermes represents a knowledge-seeking Earth. As they approach Quinta, a dark poetry takes over and leads

Star Diaries (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback / softback)

Written over a period of twenty years, this book features adventures of space traveller Ijon

Eden (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

A six-man crew crash-lands on Eden, fourth planet from another sun. The men find a strange world that grows ever stranger: a desert plain exuding acrid vapors, a greenish tinge at the horizon, a gray seven-foot tree that hisses and withdraws into the ground when touched, and thickets of vegetation

Solaris (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface he is forced to confront a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others suffer from the same affliction and speculation rises among scientists that the

Wedding (Wyspianski Stanislaw)(Paperback)

The Wedding is a Polish classic, continually in production in Poland since Stanislaw Wyspianski wrote it nearly a hundred years ago. A witty but ultimately tragic satire about Polish society, this remarkable play is set around the celebrations of a wedding between a poet from the city of Krakov and

Walking with God: How to Hear His Voice (Eldredge John)(Paperback)

Follow one man's journey of learning to hear the voice of God. By putting words to the things God has shown him through some amazing experiences, John Eldredge helps readers shed light on the miraculous truths that God is showing them right now.Our deepest need is to live in conversation with God