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A Fugitive from Utopia: The Poetry of Zbignew Herb...
$21.79
The leading Polish poet still residing in his native land, Zbigniew Herbert as not been the subject of a book-length study in English until now. Stanislaw Baranczak, himself a poet, critic, and translator, emigrated from Poland only in 1981, and is therefore eminently qualified to supply a politico-..
Adventures of a Mathematician
$25.51
The autobiography of mathematician Stanislaw Ulam, one of the great scientific minds of the twentieth century, tells a story rich with amazingly prophetic speculations and peppered with lively anecdotes. As a member of the Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1944 on, Ulam helped to precipitate some ..
An Introduction to Optimization, 2nd Edition
$32.99
A modern, up-to-date introduction to optimization theory and methodsThis authoritative book serves as an introductory text to optimization at the senior undergraduate and beginning graduate levels. With consistently accessible and elementary treatment of all topics, An Introduction to Optimization, ..
Breathing under Water and Other East European Essa...
$23.48
Stanislaw Baranczak, a Polish writer in exile, turns to his colleagues and their plights, in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and the Soviet Union, to explain why oppressive regimes could not succeed in their attempts to transform the Eastern European into Homo sovieticus.These superb essays focus o..
Breathing under Water and Other East European Essa...
$9.81
Stanislaw Baranczak, a Polish writer in exile, turns to his colleagues and their plights, in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and the Soviet Union, to explain why oppressive regimes could not succeed in their attempts to transform the Eastern European into Homo sovieticus.These superb essays focus o..
Imaginary Magnitude (English and Polish Edition)
$59.37
This collection of futuristic prefaces to books of the twenty-first century ranges from the scientific to computer-generated literature Author: Lem, Stanislaw Publisher: Harcourt Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0151441189 ISBN-13: 9780151441181..
Microworlds
$14.67
In this bold and controversial examination of the past, present, and future of science fiction, Lem informs the raging debate over the literary merit of the genre with ten arch, incisive, provocative essays. Edited and with an Introduction by Franz Rottensteiner. Translated by Rottensteiner and othe..
Mortal Engines
$15.23
Mortal Engines by Stanislaw Lem (1982-01-01). Mass Market Author: Lem, Stanislaw Publisher: Avon Binding: mass_market Language: English ISBN-10: 0380574063 ISBN-13: 9780380574063..
Return From the Stars
$10.77
Hal Bregg is an astronaut who returns from a space mission in which only 10 biological years have passed for him, while 127 years have elapsed on earth. He finds that the earth has changed beyond recognition, filled with human beings who have been medically neutralized. How does an astronaut join a ..
Return from the Stars
$16.85
Hal Bregg is an astronaut who returns from a space mission in which only 10 biological years have passed for him, while 127 years have elapsed on earth. He finds that the earth has changed beyond recognition, filled with human beings who have been medically neutralized. How does an astronaut join a ..
Systems and Control (The Oxford Series in Electric...
$73.78
Systems and Control presents modeling, analysis, and control of dynamical systems. Introducing students to the basics of dynamical system theory and supplying them with the tools necessary for control system design, it emphasizes design and demonstrates how dynamical system theory fits into practica..
The Futurological Congress (from the memoirs of Ij...
$59.01
Bringing his twin gifts of scientific speculation and scathing satire to bear on that hapless planet, Earth, Lem sends his unlucky cosmonaut, Ijon Tichy, to the Eighth Futurological Congress. Caught up in local revolution, Tichy is shot and so critically wounded that he is flashfrozen to await a fut..
The invincible (A Continuum book)
$108.58
Book by Stanislaw Lem Author: Stanislaw Lem Publisher: Seabury Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0816491232 ISBN-13: 9780816491230..