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The six stories in Consider Her Ways & Others the second collecton of John Wyndham's short tales continue his exploration of the science fiction staple
- what if? In the title story we are introduced to a world where all the men have been killed by a virus & women continue to survive in a strict caste system
- bottom of the heap are the mothers In others we meet the man who accidentally summons a devil & then has to find a way of getting rid of him without losing his immortal soul as well as the woman who thanks to an experiment in time discovers why her lover abandoned her' Wyndham writes strongly & has a gift for bizarre plots' Guardian' One of the few authors whose compulsive readability is a compliment to the intelligence' Spectator John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Benyon Harris was born in 1903 the son of a barrister He tried a number of careers including farming law commercial art & advertising & started writing short stories intended for sale in 1925 From 1930 to 1939 he wrote short stories of various kinds under different names almost exclusively for American publications while also writing detective novels During the war he was in the Civil Service & then the Army In 1946 he went back to writing stories for publication in the USA & decided to try a modified form of science fiction a form he called 'logical fantasy' As John Wyndham he wrote The Day of the Triffids The Kraken Wakes The Chrysalids The Midwich Cuckoos (filmed as Village of the Damned) The Seeds of Time Trouble with Lichen The Outward Urge Consider Her Ways & Others Web & Chocky John Wyndham died in March 1969

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Consider Phlebas is a space opera of stunning power & awesome imagination from a modern master of science fiction ...

Do lobsters feel pain? Did Franz Kafka have a sick sense of humour? What is John Updike's deal anyway? & who won the Adult Video News' Female Performer of the Year Award the same year Gwyneth Paltrow won her Oscar? David Foster Wallace answers these questions & more in his new book of hilarious non-fiction For this collection David Foster Wallace immerses himself in the three-ring circus that is the presidential race in order to document one of the most vicious campaigns in recent history Later he strolls from booth to booth at a lobster festival in Maine & risks life & limb to get to the bottom of the lobster question Then he wheedles his way into an LA radio studio armed with tubs of chicken to get the behind-the-scenes view of a conservative talkshow featuring a host with an unnatural penchant for clothing that only looks good on the radio In what is sure to be a much-talked-about exploration of distinctly modern subjects one of the sharpest minds of our time delves into some of life's most delicious topics ...

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Cover-ups & mysteries are they a mix of wishful thinking & fantasy that grips the attention of millions of people was JFK assassinated? Why did the all-powerful Mayans decline so rapidly? Is Area 51 really the site of an alien landing? All these & more are explored in this fascinating new book a visual feast of mystery & imagination 192 pages 150 Illustrations color Robinson Michael ...

Did Michael Jackson fake his own death in a bid to escape financial ruin or was he murdered? Was it aliens that helped to build the Sphinx & the Great Pyramids & what were they trying to cover up? Is the food industry colluding to make us addicted to sugar? You'll discover startling evidence on these topics & many more in this compelling compendium of the world's scariest & wackiest conspiracy theories It leaves no stone unturned as it delves into such conundrums asthe mysterious circumstances of Bruce Lee's deaththe alleged withheld evidence pertaining to the 7 July bombingsthe controversy surrounding Barack Obama's rise to powerthe unsolved disappearance of Flight MH 370 Whether you're a sceptic or a self-confessed conspiracy junkie you'll find a cover-up for every occasion & remember just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not after you ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Jerry Fletcher is a man who sees conspiracies everywhere But if you keep doing that long enough sooner or later you&re going to get one right ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Svankmajer the Czech genius of surrealism explores the bizarre erotic impulses of various individuals in modern Prague One man collects porn magazines chickens & umbrellas to fashion himself a weird creature His neighbour does similar things with straw & then they meet up… Their newsagent tinkers with anatomical additions to his hi-tech TV set so he can gloat over the beautiful newsreader But the newsreader keeps carp in a bowl in her bedroom for bizarre reasons while her neglectful husband hears operatic climaxes in his head whenever he encounters saucepan lids fur nails & latex fingers Finally there&s the postwoman who rolls bread into doughballs for very odd purposes after delivering to the first man an ominous note simply saying & Sunday& ...

Mc Farlane Toys continues their highly detailed figure series based on characters from AMC&s The Walking Dead television series! This Series 9 action figure depicts Michonne in her full constable uniform Figure stands Approx. 6-inches tall & features 22 points of articulation Figure

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