Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780194792288
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Word count 22,500
Friends For Robots
Author: Merc Fenn Wolfmoor
Publisher: Robot Dinosaur Press
ISBN: 1949936309
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
In this upbeat, positive collection of SFF short stories from Merc Fenn Wolfmoor, author of So You Want to Be A Robot, you'll find hope, humor, friendship—and of course, robots. Have you heard the one about... ...a neural network who wants humans to drink more water? ...a person stranded on Mars with only an obsolete robotic toy? ...a cyborg caught in a time loop with a frightened ship? ...a self-aware mech who doesn't want to be a weapon anymore? ...an AI sent into the deepest part of the ocean—and finds a god? You'll also meet entrepreneurial barbarians, an astronaut making first contact, a boy who might have (accidentally) started Armageddon, magical birds, a bot who wants to tell jokes, and more. Whether you're a robot or not, come make some new friends. :)
Publisher: Robot Dinosaur Press
ISBN: 1949936309
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
In this upbeat, positive collection of SFF short stories from Merc Fenn Wolfmoor, author of So You Want to Be A Robot, you'll find hope, humor, friendship—and of course, robots. Have you heard the one about... ...a neural network who wants humans to drink more water? ...a person stranded on Mars with only an obsolete robotic toy? ...a cyborg caught in a time loop with a frightened ship? ...a self-aware mech who doesn't want to be a weapon anymore? ...an AI sent into the deepest part of the ocean—and finds a god? You'll also meet entrepreneurial barbarians, an astronaut making first contact, a boy who might have (accidentally) started Armageddon, magical birds, a bot who wants to tell jokes, and more. Whether you're a robot or not, come make some new friends. :)
Leonardo da Vinci - With Audio Level 2 Factfiles Oxford Bookworms Library
Author: Alex Raynham
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0194632431
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Alex Raynham. 'What does the world look like from the moon?' 'How do our bodies work?' 'Is it possible for people to fly?' 'Can I make a horse of bronze that is 8 metres tall?' 'How can we have cleaner cities?' All his life, Leonardo da Vinci asked questions. We know him as a great artist, but he was one of the great thinkers of all time, and even today, doctors and scientists are still learning from his ideas. Meet the man who made a robot lion, wrote backwards, and tried to win a war by moving a river . . .
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0194632431
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 69
Book Description
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. This version includes an audio book: listen to the story as you read. Written for Learners of English by Alex Raynham. 'What does the world look like from the moon?' 'How do our bodies work?' 'Is it possible for people to fly?' 'Can I make a horse of bronze that is 8 metres tall?' 'How can we have cleaner cities?' All his life, Leonardo da Vinci asked questions. We know him as a great artist, but he was one of the great thinkers of all time, and even today, doctors and scientists are still learning from his ideas. Meet the man who made a robot lion, wrote backwards, and tried to win a war by moving a river . . .
The Star Zoo Level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library
Author: Harry Gilbert
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0194786617
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Harry Gilbert. In our world today a hummingbird is a small, brilliantly coloured bird that lives in the tall trees of tropical forests. In the far distant future, Hummingbird (Hummy for short) is a girl of sixteen who lives somewhere in the Galaxy, on a planet called Just Like Home. She has the name ‘Hummingbird’ in big letters on all her clothes, but she has never seen a real hummingbird. She has never seen any living animal or bird at all. The Book of Remembering says that there were once many animals on a planet called Earth, but that was before the Burning, a long, long time ago . . .
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0194786617
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description
A level 3 Oxford Bookworms Library graded readers. Written for Learners of English by Harry Gilbert. In our world today a hummingbird is a small, brilliantly coloured bird that lives in the tall trees of tropical forests. In the far distant future, Hummingbird (Hummy for short) is a girl of sixteen who lives somewhere in the Galaxy, on a planet called Just Like Home. She has the name ‘Hummingbird’ in big letters on all her clothes, but she has never seen a real hummingbird. She has never seen any living animal or bird at all. The Book of Remembering says that there were once many animals on a planet called Earth, but that was before the Burning, a long, long time ago . . .
Robots
Author: Isaac Asimov
Publisher: New Amer Library
ISBN: 9780451159267
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
A collection of futuristic visions in which robots become the ally, heir, and enemy of humankind represents the works of noted science fiction writers--including Frederik Pohl, Philip K. Dick, Robert Sheckley, and Asimov himself
Publisher: New Amer Library
ISBN: 9780451159267
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
A collection of futuristic visions in which robots become the ally, heir, and enemy of humankind represents the works of noted science fiction writers--including Frederik Pohl, Philip K. Dick, Robert Sheckley, and Asimov himself
Leonardo da Vinci Level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library
Author: Alex Raynham
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0194630781
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by Alex Raynham. 'What does the world look like from the moon?' 'How do our bodies work?' 'Is it possible for people to fly?' 'Can I make a horse of bronze that is 8 metres tall?' 'How can we have cleaner cities?' All his life, Leonardo da Vinci asked questions. We know him as a great artist, but he was one of the great thinkers of all time, and even today, doctors and scientists are still learning from his ideas. Meet the man who made a robot lion, wrote backwards, and tried to win a war by moving a river . . .
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0194630781
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
A level 2 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Written for Learners of English by Alex Raynham. 'What does the world look like from the moon?' 'How do our bodies work?' 'Is it possible for people to fly?' 'Can I make a horse of bronze that is 8 metres tall?' 'How can we have cleaner cities?' All his life, Leonardo da Vinci asked questions. We know him as a great artist, but he was one of the great thinkers of all time, and even today, doctors and scientists are still learning from his ideas. Meet the man who made a robot lion, wrote backwards, and tried to win a war by moving a river . . .
I, Robot
Author: Cory Doctorow
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781517673109
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
"I, Robot" is a science-fiction short story by Cory Doctorow published in 2005. The story is set in the type of police state needed to ensure that only one company is allowed to make robots, and only one type of robot is allowed. The story follows single Father detective Arturo Icaza de Arana-Goldberg while he tries to track down his missing teenage daughter. The detective is a bit of an outcast because his wife defected to Eurasia, a rival Superpower.Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to [email protected] This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via [email protected]
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781517673109
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
"I, Robot" is a science-fiction short story by Cory Doctorow published in 2005. The story is set in the type of police state needed to ensure that only one company is allowed to make robots, and only one type of robot is allowed. The story follows single Father detective Arturo Icaza de Arana-Goldberg while he tries to track down his missing teenage daughter. The detective is a bit of an outcast because his wife defected to Eurasia, a rival Superpower.Notice: This Book is published by Historical Books Limited (www.publicdomain.org.uk) as a Public Domain Book, if you have any inquiries, requests or need any help you can just send an email to [email protected] This book is found as a public domain and free book based on various online catalogs, if you think there are any problems regard copyright issues please contact us immediately via [email protected]
Michael Jackson
Author: Carl W. Hart
Publisher: MACMILLAN
ISBN: 9780230406315
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Michael Jackson changed the face of modern rock music and dance. Almost 20 years after it was first produced, Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time. This Macmillan Biography looks at Jackson's early life from his emergence as a child star with the Jackson 5 to the height of his career as international and controversial superstar.
Publisher: MACMILLAN
ISBN: 9780230406315
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Michael Jackson changed the face of modern rock music and dance. Almost 20 years after it was first produced, Thriller remains the best-selling album of all time. This Macmillan Biography looks at Jackson's early life from his emergence as a child star with the Jackson 5 to the height of his career as international and controversial superstar.