![]() ![]() ![]() The Ragnarök Proofing lasts, according to the future archaeologists, for about two hundred years, after which the photovoltaic cells stop working and the winds (stronger on a deforested planet) break them into dust. The Immortal thinks this is for when the lunarians recolonise. Absurdly Dedicated Worker: All the machinery keeping Earth cities in order in Cylinder van Troffa.His only English-translated work, the short story Szczególnie trudny teren ( Particularly Difficult Territory) features in Frederik Pohl's Tales from the Planet Earth anthology. The annual Polish Sci-Fi fandom award has been named for him, after Zajdel was awarded it posthumously (for the novel Paradyzja). Janusz Andrzej Zajdel (15 August 1938 - 19 July 1985) was a Polish Science Fiction writer, mostly interested in how Dystopiae are built and work (or don't).Ī physicist in Real Life, his stories are very scientifically accurate, sometimes to the point of plot points like an ancient figurine being covered in californium (Zajdel's specialty was radioactivity and nuclear physics) or Coriolis forces revealing something important (more than once). ![]()
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![]() In my memory's sketch of early childhood, drawn by an artist of the impressionist school, there is one image that stands out above the rest - which when called forth is preceded by the mouth-watering aroma of pancake syrup warming in a skillet and the crackling, bubbling sounds of the syrup transforming magically into homemade pull candy. He rejected one facility because it misspelled "Happiness" in its name, but gained insight into what happiness meant to him personally when he explained the literal meaning of the word to his curious son. The misspelled "Happyness" of the book's title comes from when Gardner was looking for daycare for his son so Gardner could pursue his career. ![]() Gardner's saga is now the subject of a new film starring Will Smith, scheduled to be released later this year. ![]() ![]() Gardner relates his rags-to-riches story - and his concept of "conscious capitalism" - in his memoir The Pursuit of Happyness. Gardner, who served a brief stint in the Navy and had no education beyond high school, would eventually get back on his feet to become a millionaire stockbroker and business owner. Gardner fought to raise his young son while homeless and living on the streets of San Francisco. But rarely do you hear of single fathers going through the same struggle. There are many stories of single mothers struggling to raise their kids against incredible odds, and with little help. ![]() Chris Gardner and his 20-month-old son lived on the streets, even as Gardner trained to be a stockbroker. ![]() ![]() ![]() I've read other people's reviews of this book. David Shannon lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Heidi, and their dog, Fergus. In 1996, he also Illustrated Audrey Wood's The Bunyans, a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year and an ABC Children's Bookseller' Choice award Winner. He has written and illustrated numerous popular books for children, including How Georgie Saved Baseball, a New York Times Best Illustrated Book The Amazing Christmas Extravaganza, an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists: and most recently A Bad Case of Stripes, a selection of the Junior Library Guild. He chewed with his mouth open (and full of food), he jumped on the furniture, and he broke his mother's vase! As a result, all David ever heard his mother say was "No, David!", and this is his story.ĭavid Shannon grew up in Spokane, Washington. Here's the semi-autobiographical story of writer and artist David Shannon, the once little kid who broke all his mother's rules. And a picture of David doing things he was not supposed to do. When David Shannon was five years old, he wrote and illustrated his first book. ![]() |