“robert sawyer”

Sawyers Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel explores morals and ethics on both human and cosmic scales. Likable characters facing big ethical dilemmas . . . [a] smoothly readable near-future SF novel.--"Publishers Weekly."Dr. Sarah Halifax decoded the first-ever radio transmission received from alie... More

Learn the craft of writing real world advertising. Commentary, example and advice from leading players in the advertising world offer the aspiring professional important insight and meaningful guidance. Detailed explanations outline the aims of various work and how it was achieved. As a copywriter, ... More

Harold Bloom is one of the most influential--and controversial--of contemporary Shakespeare critics. These essays examine the sources and impact of his Shakespearean criticism. Through focused and sustained study of this writer as literary icon and his "Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human," the ... More

Aboard A"rgo," a colonization ship bound for Eta Cephei IV, people are very close--there's no other choice. So when Aaron Rossman's ex-wife dies in what seems to be a bizarre accident, everyone offers their sympathy, politely keeping their suspicions of suicide to themselves. But Aaron cannot simply... More

Archaeologist Brandon Thackery and his rival Miles 'Klicks' Jordan fulfill a dinosaur lover's dream with history's first time-travel jaunt to the late Mesozoic. Hoping to solve the extinction mystery, they find Earth's gravity is only half its 21st century value and dinosaurs that behave very strang... More

This state-specific pre-license book is both a comprehensive resource and a perfect supplement to a general real estate textbook by addressing the broad spectrum of Massachusetts real estate laws, principles and practices, many of which are neither recognized nor practiced in other states. Each chap... More

"Shakespeare and Appropriation" is a fascinating collection of original and previously unpublished essays that shows how writers' efforts to intimate, compete with, contradict, and reproduce Shakespeare keep him in the cultural conversation. The contributors analyze the methods and motives of Shakes... More