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Robots through the Ages

A Science Fiction Anthology

by Robert Silverberg, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, Seanan McGuire, Ambrose Bierce, Jack Williamson, Clifford D. Simak, Lester del Rey, Fritz Leiber0, Philip K. Dick1, Avram Davidson2, Roger Zelazny3, Connie Willis4, Brenda Cooper5, Karen Haber6, Suzanne Palmer7, Paul Levinson8, Ken Scholes9, Martin L. Shoemaker0 ...

A remarkable collection, Robots through the Ages includes stories from some of the best writers of science fiction, both old and new.This anthology, with an introduction by Robert Silverberg, offers a sweeping survey of robots as depicted throughout literature. Since the Iliad—in which we are shown golden statues built by Hephaestus “with minds and wisdoms”—humans have been fascinated by the idea ... Read more

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A remarkable collection, Robots through the Ages includes stories from some of the best writers of science fiction, both old and new.This anthology, with an introduction by Robert Silverberg, offers a sweeping survey of robots as depicted throughout literature. Since the Iliad—in which we are shown golden statues built by Hephaestus “with minds and wisdoms”—humans have been fascinated by the idea
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Digital McLuhan

A Guide to the Information Millennium

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Marshall McLuhan died on the last day of 1980, on the doorstep of the personal computer revolution. Yet McLuhan's ideas anticipated a world of media in motion, and its impact on our lives on the dawn of the new millennium.Paul Levinson examines why McLuhan's theories about media are more important to us today than when they were first written, and why the Wired generation is now turning to McLuhan ... Read more

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Marshall McLuhan died on the last day of 1980, on the doorstep of the personal computer revolution. Yet McLuhan's ideas anticipated a world of media in motion, and its impact on our lives on the dawn of the new millennium.Paul Levinson examines why McLuhan's theories about media are more important to us today than when they were first written, and why the Wired generation is now turning to McLuhan
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Real Space

The fate of physical presence in the digital age, on and off planet

by Paul Levinson ...

Is planet earth the end of the line, or is space itself the next stop?Cyberspace. It's incredible, taking us to any part of the planet we want to visit. But as Paul Levinson shows in his brilliant new book, when it comes to transport, we're still stuck in the past, preferring to take our bodies with us. Whether it's trains, yachts, scooters or pogo-sticks, we're compelled to keep moving, our ... Read more

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Is planet earth the end of the line, or is space itself the next stop?Cyberspace. It's incredible, taking us to any part of the planet we want to visit. But as Paul Levinson shows in his brilliant new book, when it comes to transport, we're still stuck in the past, preferring to take our bodies with us. Whether it's trains, yachts, scooters or pogo-sticks, we're compelled to keep moving, our
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Soft Edge:Nat Hist&Future Info

by Paul Levinson ...

The Soft Edge is a one-of-a-kind history of the information revolution. In his lucid and direct style, Paul Levinson, historian and philosopher of media and communications, gives us more than just a history of information technologies. The Soft Edge is a book about theories on the evolution of technology, the effects that human choice has on this (r)evolution, and what's in store for us in the ... Read more

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The Soft Edge is a one-of-a-kind history of the information revolution. In his lucid and direct style, Paul Levinson, historian and philosopher of media and communications, gives us more than just a history of information technologies. The Soft Edge is a book about theories on the evolution of technology, the effects that human choice has on this (r)evolution, and what's in store for us in the
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The Essential Sopranos Reader

Edited by David Lavery, Douglas L. Howard, Paul Levinson ...

Series series Essential Readers in Contemporary Media and Culture
The Sopranos is recognized as the most successful cable series in the history of television. The Washington Post has called the popular series, winner of twenty-one Emmys and five Golden Globes, "the television landmark that leaves other landmarks in the dust." In every aspect—narrative structure, visual artistry, writing, intertextuality, ensemble acting, controversial themes, dark humor, and ... Read more

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The Sopranos is recognized as the most successful cable series in the history of television. The Washington Post has called the popular series, winner of twenty-one Emmys and five Golden Globes, "the television landmark that leaves other landmarks in the dust." In every aspect—narrative structure, visual artistry, writing, intertextuality, ensemble acting, controversial themes, dark humor, and
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The Last Train to Margaretville

by Paul Levinson ...

Narrated by Paul Levinson ...

Unabridged

37 min

A painter desperate for money finds a way to collect what's owed him from his deadbeat clients -- via teleportation, the tunnels under Fordham University, and the train to Margaretville. ... Read more

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A painter desperate for money finds a way to collect what's owed him from his deadbeat clients -- via teleportation, the tunnels under Fordham University, and the train to Margaretville.
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It's Real Life: An Alternate History of the Beatles

by Paul Levinson ...

Narrated by Paul Levinson, Bobby Roberto ...

Unabridged

44 min

It's Real Life: An Alternate History of the Beatles, is a multi-cast radio play based on Paul Levinson's story, "It's Real Life," a story about the most popular band in the history of rock & roll music--The Beatles--and WFUV Radio, adapted for audio by Vincent Tese. With narrator Bobby Roberto; Paul Levinson as well-known New York City DJ Pete Fornatale; Melissa Mania, playing a busker and ... Read more

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It's Real Life: An Alternate History of the Beatles, is a multi-cast radio play based on Paul Levinson's story, "It's Real Life," a story about the most popular band in the history of rock & roll music--The Beatles--and WFUV Radio, adapted for audio by Vincent Tese. With narrator Bobby Roberto; Paul Levinson as well-known New York City DJ Pete Fornatale; Melissa Mania, playing a busker and
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The Consciousness Plague

by Paul Levinson ...

Narrated by Mark Shanahan ...

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8 hours 22 min

From of the author of The Silk Code, winner of the 1999 Locus Award for Best First Novel, comes another intriguing blend of science fiction and hard-boiled police-procedural mystery.The Consciousness Plague is about memory, more particularly, how the loss of memory, in slivers of time deducted from a growing number of individuals, can subtly undermine and play havoc with everything from the ... Read more

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From of the author of The Silk Code, winner of the 1999 Locus Award for Best First Novel, comes another intriguing blend of science fiction and hard-boiled police-procedural mystery.The Consciousness Plague is about memory, more particularly, how the loss of memory, in slivers of time deducted from a growing number of individuals, can subtly undermine and play havoc with everything from the
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Unburning Alexandria

The Novelette

by Paul Levinson ...

Narrated by Gabriella Cavallero ...

Unabridged

1 hour 2 min

Mid-twenty-first century time traveler Sierra Waters, fresh from her mission to save Socrates from the hemlock, is determined to alter history yet again, by saving the ancient Library of Alexandria - where as many as 750,000 one-of-a-kind texts were lost, an event described by many as “one of the greatest intellectual catastrophes in history.” This is the novelette. -- first published in Analog ... Read more

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Mid-twenty-first century time traveler Sierra Waters, fresh from her mission to save Socrates from the hemlock, is determined to alter history yet again, by saving the ancient Library of Alexandria - where as many as 750,000 one-of-a-kind texts were lost, an event described by many as “one of the greatest intellectual catastrophes in history.” This is the novelette. -- first published in Analog
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In the Dybbuk's Pocket

by Paul Levinson ...

Narrated by Paul Levinson ...

Unabridged

18 min

Paul Levinson, an American media theorist, novelist, and short story writer, offers an intriguing short story that touches upon one of the most often discussed moral and ethical questions: If you could do back in time and murder a genocidal dictator before he or she came to power, would you? ... Read more

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Paul Levinson, an American media theorist, novelist, and short story writer, offers an intriguing short story that touches upon one of the most often discussed moral and ethical questions: If you could do back in time and murder a genocidal dictator before he or she came to power, would you?
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Author Paul Levinson Discusses Marshall McLuhan's Theory "The Medium Is The Message"

by Paul Levinson ...

Narrated by Paul Levinson ...

Unabridged

41 min

In the following keynote address given at Saint Francis College, author Paul Levinson discusses Canadian philosopher and academic Marshall McLuhan's concept of "The Medium Is The Message" from his seminal book, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. "The Medium Is The Message" proposed that the media--not the content that they carry--affects the society in which it plays a role and, thus, ... Read more

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In the following keynote address given at Saint Francis College, author Paul Levinson discusses Canadian philosopher and academic Marshall McLuhan's concept of "The Medium Is The Message" from his seminal book, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man. "The Medium Is The Message" proposed that the media--not the content that they carry--affects the society in which it plays a role and, thus,
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Author Paul Levinson Discusses Marshall McLuhan's Understanding Media

by Paul Levinson ...

Unabridged

49 min

In the following keynote address given at Baylor University, author Paul Levinson discusses Canadian philosopher and academic Marshall McLuhan's seminal book, "Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man," which proposed that the media--not the content that they carry-- affects the society in which it plays a role and, thus, should be the focus of study. Levinson, a colleague of McLuhan’s, lays out ... Read more

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In the following keynote address given at Baylor University, author Paul Levinson discusses Canadian philosopher and academic Marshall McLuhan's seminal book, "Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man," which proposed that the media--not the content that they carry-- affects the society in which it plays a role and, thus, should be the focus of study. Levinson, a colleague of McLuhan’s, lays out
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