Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

Memoirs of a Space Traveler: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

The travels of Ijon Tichy, a Gulliver of the space age, who encounters faulty time machines, intelligent washing machines, suicidal potatoes, and other puzzling phenomena.Memoirs of a Space Traveler follows the adventures of Ijon Tichy, a Gulliver of the space age, who leads readers through strange

Star Diaries: Further Reminiscences of Ijon Tichy (Lem Stanislaw)(Pevná vazba)

Ijon Tichy, Lem's Candide of the Cosmos, encounters bizarre civilizations and creatures in space that serve to satirize science, the rational mind, theology, and other icons of human pride. Line drawings by the Author. Translated by Michael

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

Star Diaries (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback / softback)

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

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

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 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

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

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

More Tales of Pirx the Pilot (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback)

Commander Pirx, who drives space vehicles for a living in the galaxy of the future, here faces a new series of intriguing adventures in which robots demonstrate some alarmingly human characteristics. Translated by Louis Iribarne, assisted by Magdalena Majcherczyk and Michael Kandel. A Helen and

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

Light's On At Signpost - Memoirs of the Movies, Among Other Matters (Fraser George MacDonald)(Paperback / softback)

From the author of the ever-popular Flashman novels, a collection of film-world reminiscences and trenchant thoughts on Cool Britannia, New Labour and other

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (Lefvre Edwin)(Paperback)

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

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

Cyberiad - Fables for the Cybernetic Age (Lem Stanislaw)(Paperback / softback)

'A giant of twentieth-century science fiction' Guardian One of the world's most beloved science fiction writers, Stanislaw Lem was famed for his wryly comic, outlandish imaginings of the relationship between humans and technology. In this playful cosmic fantasia, two 'constructors' compete to dream

Memoirs of a Highland Lady (Grant Elizabeth)(Paperback)

Memoirs of a Highland Lady is one of the most famous memoirs ever written. Since its first bowdlerised edition in 1898, it has been consistently in print. This is the first ever complete text.Written between 1845 and 1854 the memoirs were originally intended simply for Elizabeth's family, but these

Memoirs of Hadrian (Yourcenar Marguerite)(Paperback)

Both an exploration of character and a reflection on the meaning of history, Memoirs of Hadrian has received international acclaim since its first publication in France in 1951. In it, Marguerite Yourcenar reimagines the Emperor Hadrian's arduous boyhood, his triumphs and reversals, and finally, as

Bellevue Memoirs (Beaulieu John A.)(Paperback)

Bellevue Memoirs is a collection of Dr. John Beaulieu's stories of patients and the experiences of working with them as a researcher and therapist at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital. After years of being with patients inside and outside the hospital, he realized Bellevue is Everywhere. Bellevue

Level 6: Memoirs of a Geisha (Golden Arthur)(Paperback / softback)

Contemporary / American English Memoirs of a Geisha is one of the great stories of our time. We follow Sayuri's life: her early years in a small fishing village and as a geisha in Gion. And throughout her struggle, we know of her secret love for the only man who ever showed her any kindness -- a

Adventures of a Mathematician (Ulam S. M.)(Paperback)

The autobiography of mathematician Stanislaw Ulam, one of the great scientific minds of the twentieth century, tells a story rich with amazingly prophetic speculations and peppered with lively anecdotes. As a member of the Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1944 on, Ulam helped to precipitate some

Diplomatic Incidents - Memoirs of an (Un)diplomatic Wife (Denman Cherry)(Paperback / softback)

The candid memoirs of an (un)diplomatic

Fanny Hill: Or, Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (Cleland John)(Paperback)

Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure, commonly known as Fanny Hill, has been shrouded in mystery and controversy since John Cleland completed it in 1749. The Bishop of London called the work 'an open insult upon Religion and good manners' and James Boswell referred to it as 'a most licentious and