"It has become increasingly difficult," said the psychologist carefully to the group sitting in his office, "to ignore such actions by the Sur-Malic." He gazed through an open window-wall to where the newsmen's tiny jet-copters glinted beneath a summer sun at the forest's edge. "Of course, I might have predicted it; Sy insisted upon browsing through old city ruins for relaxation, and he seemed to delight in eluding his guard escort."...
This is not an ordinary book about the country of Oz. It, of course, was written in the style of the original work of L. Frank Baum, but Evans included in the story a philosophy, even somewhat controversial. These thoughts, presented in the story, can be mental pabulum, especially for young individuals who have not fully formed their worldview. This philosophy can lead to a better world in which there will be more freedom and honesty and less violence....
They laughed at his notions of heavier-than-air flying machines. But the last laugh he had with Albatross - the most incredible flying machine ever built. Lord of the sky, Robur became a potential conqueror of the world! A fascinating satellite of 20,000 leagues under the sea, Robert the Conqueror explores many of the same topics....
The parable, first published in 1879 in the journal "Russian Herald" in the fifth chapter of the fifth book "Pros and Cons" of the second part of the novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky "The Brothers Karamazov." The author called the “Grand Inquisitor” the “peak” of his last novel. It is an allegorical story by Ivan Karamazov to Alyosha Karamazov on the topic of Christian freedom of will and freedom of conscience....
The old guy didn't have a chance. All he could do was shield his head with limp arms and moan, while this other fellow--a young, husky six-footer--gave him a vicious, cold-blooded beating....
Mother Nature contributes the elements and qualities and “temperament” of the individual; and no matter what the education, occupation, position or experience, those native tendencies persist....
The US Secretary of State receives a letter sent to him and to all other countries stating that the war has been devastating the land for too long and peace is coming. He orders them to destroy the weapons of war and disband the military. The letter ends, "In a year from this date, I will allow disarmament and no more. By the time my orders are ignored, I will quickly destroy every battleship in the world. In the next two months you will know that my words are words. . true. " Signed "The Man Who Will Stop All War". Officials initially dismiss it as a letter from a crank. Then several...
In the future, we may discover new planets; our ships may rocket to new worlds; robots may be smarter than people. But we'll still have slick characters willing and able to turn a fast buck--even though they have to be smarter than Einstein to do it._ Anson Drake sat quietly in the Flamebird Room of the Royal Gandyll Hotel, listening to the alien, but soothing strains of the native orchestra and sipping a drink. He knew perfectly well that he had no business displaying himself in public on the planet Thizar; there were influential Thizarians who held no love for a certain Earthman named...
"Now look," said Remm, pointing to his family. Maker was absent exploring the countryside in the immediate vicinity of their landing site and did not witness the capture of natives or the tests made on him by two satellites....
It was all their fault, Thark growled to himself, increasing his pace as the sleek lines of his ship came into view. Not even the prospect of flying the Prowler lightened his mood this time. The Chaos-loving schools had done too much! They were fine for the unTalented, like humans and now Traiti, but they had probably precipitated a disaster here on Irschcha. Their damnable stress on Imperial rather than planetary allegiance was to blame; it had deprived him of the strongest Talent to appear in many years, Corina Losinj--and it would cost Corina her life soon, if it hadn't already....
Having been born in Paris, Carolina tried to make the best of it, but being a very ardent little American girl, she always felt that her foreign birth was something which must be lived down, so when people asked her where she was born, her reply was likely to be: "Well, I was born in Paris, but I am named for an American State!"...
"Amongst the many uncertainties which this deplorable; patched-up peace has brought us; there is; at least; one significant certainty; my boy. It's the inventor. He's buzzing about our heads like a fly in summer-time; and he's just about as—sticky."...
H.G. Wells classic tale of science, ethics and madness, The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance tells the story of a scientist named Griffin who develops an ingenious serum that can render people invisible. Taking it himself, Griffin begins a slow descent into insanity...and murder. One of Wells' infamous Scientific Romances, The Invisible Man is an early sci-fi classic and a must-listen for all fans of the genre....
What are those strange lights coming from Precipice Peak? Based on a story by Stephen Tall, this episode of X Minus One originally aired on March 13, 1957. X Minus One premiered in April 1955 on NBC and ran until January 1958. Like its predecessor series, Dimension X, X Minus One featured stories by the greatest names in modern science fiction: Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Clifford Simak, Robert Bloch, and many more....
The fearless Professor Lidenbrock makes the most remarkable expedition of the nineteenth century: a journey through the extinct Icelandic volcano to the very core of the Earth. In his quest to penetrate the eternal mysteries of the planet, the geologist - along with the nephew of the earthquake Axel and their devoted guide Hans - discovers an amazing underground menagerie of prehistoric proportions. Verne's figurative tale is at once the supreme sci-fi adventure and a reflection of the perfection of the human understanding and psychology of the Quaestor....
