This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare & Henry who have known each other since Clare was six & Henry was thirty-six, & were married when Clare was twenty-two & Henry thirty. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets & he finds himself pulled suddenly into his past or future. His disappearances are spontaneous & his experiences are alternately harrowing & amusing. The Time Traveler's Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry & Clare's passionate love for each other with grace & humour. Their struggle to lead normal lives in the face of a force they can neither prevent nor control is intensely moving & entirely unforgettable. ...

This extraordinary, magical novel is the story of Clare & Henry who have known each other since Clare was six & Henry was thirty-six, & were married when Clare was twenty-two & Henry thirty. Impossible but true, because Henry is one of the first people diagnosed with Chrono-Displacement Disorder: periodically his genetic clock resets & he finds himself pulled suddenly into his past or future. His disappearances are spontaneous & his experiences are alternately harrowing & amusing. The Time Traveler's Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry & Clare's passionate love for each other with grace & humour. Their struggle to lead normal lives in the face of a force they can neither prevent nor control is intensely moving & entirely unforgettable. ...

The past is a foreign country: this is your guidebook.

Imagine you could get into a time machine & travel

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The past is a foreign country: this is your guidebook.

Imagine you could get into a time machine & travel

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The past is a foreign country: this is your guidebook.

Imagine you could get into a time machine & travel

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Ron Mallett was just 10 when his father died suddenly. Devastated, he found solace in the science fiction of H.G. Wells, believing that if he could build a time machine, he could go back into the past, warn his father & perhaps save his life.
Ronald Mallett is now a professor of theoretical physics. Remarkably, this working-class African American boy from the Bronx stuck with his vision, overcoming poverty & prejudice in the pursuit of his obsession. This is the story of his extraordinary journey of self- & scientific discovery. With simple language & elegant metaphor he lays out his theories & presents the reader with what is an actual blue print for a time machine.A dramatic & compelling memoir, it is also a brilliant introduction to a riveting but generally baffling subject, & a truly inspirational account of astonishing achievement.
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Ron Mallett was just 10 when his father died suddenly. Devastated, he found solace in the science fiction of H.G. Wells, believing that if he could build a time machine, he could go back into the past, warn his father & perhaps save his life.
Ronald Mallett is now a professor of theoretical physics. Remarkably, this working-class African American boy from the Bronx stuck with his vision, overcoming poverty & prejudice in the pursuit of his obsession. This is the story of his extraordinary journey of self- & scientific discovery. With simple language & elegant metaphor he lays out his theories & presents the reader with what is an actual blue print for a time machine.A dramatic & compelling memoir, it is also a brilliant introduction to a riveting but generally baffling subject, & a truly inspirational account of astonishing achievement.
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Topher Hope is distraught when Ka, his devoted cat disappears, leaving a word on his computer:
TENOCHT*I*TLa N
Wasn't that

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Topher & his father are trying to get over the death of Topher's mother, an Egyptologist, when they take in a stray cat. This cat bears an uncanny resemblance to a cat ornament given to Topher by his mother & so they name it ' Ka', meaning 'double'. Topher becomes very attached to Ka & is puzzled by her mysterious absences. One day when he is playing a computer game with an Egyptian theme, Ka jumps on the keys & spells out the name Bubastis, which was the centre of cat worship in Ancient Egypt. Could Ka really be leading a double life & what is she trying to tell Topher? ...