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Full title	Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales ^[permalink]
Language	English
Authors	Groff Conklin (editor), Isaac Asimov (editor), A. E. van Vogt, Alan Bloch, Alan E. Nourse, Alan Nelson, Albert Hernhuter, Anthony Boucher, Arthur C. Clarke, Arthur Feldman, Arthur Porges, Avro Manhattan, C. M. Kornbluth, Cleve Cartmill, Damon Knight, David Grinnell, Edward G. Robles, Edward Grendon, Eric Frank Russell, Evelyn E. Smith, Frank M. Robinson, Fredric Brown, Fritz Leiber, H. B. Hickey, Howard Schoenfeld, Idris Seabright, Jack Finney, James Causey, James H. Schmitz, John D. MacDonald, John Lewis, John P. McKnight, Karen Anderson, Lion Miller, Mack Reynolds, Marion Gross, Mildred Clingerman, Peter Cartur, Poul Anderson, Ralph Williams, Robert A. Heinlein, Robert Sheckley, Roger Dee, S. Fowler Wright, Stuart Friedman, T. P. Caravan, Theodore Sturgeon, W. Hilton-Young, Walt Sheldon, Will Stanton, William Tenn and Winston K. Marks
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Categories	Anthology, science fiction and short stories
Publication year	1963
ISBN	0-684-84296-3 ^{[Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's]}
Pages	287
Synopsis	Fifty short-short stories from fifty different authors are collected here.
Review	Almost all of the stories are truly excellent, and I have transcribed some of the best ones and put them on my Short Stories page (Men Are Different, Texas Week, The Haunted Space Suit, and Counter Charm). Go there for a sample before you buy the book. (You will buy it, remember.)
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Table of Contents	[Toggle visibility] Prelude: Ballade of an Artificial Satellite — Poul Anderson The Fun They Had — Isaac Asimov Men Are Different — Alan Block The Ambassadors — Anthony Boucher The Weapon — Fredric Brown Random Sample — T. P. Caravan Oscar — Cleve Cartmill The Mist — Peter Cartur Teething Ring — James Causey The Haunted Space Suit — Arthur C. Clarke Stair Trick — Mildred Clingerman Unwelcome Tenant — Roger Dee The Mathematicians — Arthur Feldman The Third Level — Jack Finney Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful! — Stuart Friedman The Figure — Edward Grendon The Rag Thing — David Grinnell The Good Provider — Marion Gross Columbus Was a Dope — Robert A. Heinlein Texas Week — Albert Hernhuter Hilda — H. B. Hickey The Choice — W. Hilton-Young Not with a Bang — Damon Knight The Altar at Midnight — C. M. Kornbluth A Bad Day for Sales — Fritz Leiber Who's Cribbing? — Jack Lewis Spectator Sport — John D. MacDonald The Cricket Ball — Avro Manhattan Double-Take — Winston K. Marks Prolog — John P. McKnight The Available Data on the Worp Reaction — Lion Miller Narapoia — Alan Nelson Tiger by the Tail — Alan E. Nourse Counter Charm — Peter Phillips The Fly — Arthur Porges The Business, As Usual — Mack Reynolds Two Weeks in August — Frank M. Robinson See? — Edward G. Robles, Jr. Appointment at Noon — Eric Frank Russell We Don't Want Any Trouble — James H. Schmitz Built Down Logically — Howard Schoenfeld An Egg a Month from All Over — Idris Seabright The Perfect Woman — Robert Sheckley The Hunters — Walt Sheldon The Martian and the Magician — Evelyn E. Smith Barney — Will Stanton Talent — Theodore Sturgeon Project Hush — William Tenn The Great Judge — A. E. Van Vogt Emergency Landing — Ralph Williams Obviously Suicide — S. Fowler Wright Postlude: Six Haiku — Karen Anderson

Full title	Frankenstein ^[permalink]
Alternative title	or, The Modern Prometheus
Language	English
Authors	Mary Shelley (author) and Margaret Brantley (supplemental)
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Categories	Gothic and novel
Publisher series	Enriched Classic
Publication year	2009
Original publication year	1818
ISBN	978-0-7434-8758-0 ^{[Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's]}
Pages	323
Synopsis	An explorer of the North Pole picks up a weary and battered Victor Frankenstein. Victor is on the run from his creation, who is trying to kill him. The captain of the ship listens to Frankenstein's story (which makes up the meat of the novel).
Review	What struck me about the novel was how mild-mannered, eloquent, and initially innocent Frankenstein's so-called monster is. The monster spends a good chunk of the novel in the forest, trying to make a living, and he meets a family living in a forest cabin. This novel is a classic, and extremely well-written. I heartily recommend it. If you're not versed in Victorian English I recommend that you get a version with notes to explain language usage. Otherwise, a lot of things won't make sense.
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Table of Contents	[Toggle visibility] Introduction Chronology of Mary Shelley's Life and Work Historical Context of Frankenstein Frankenstein Notes Interpretive Notes Questions for Discussion Suggestions for the Interested Reader

Full title	The Great Gatsby ^[permalink]
Language	English
Authors	Francis Scott Fitzgerald (author) and Matthew J. Bruccoli (supplemental)
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Category	Novel
Publication year	1995
Original publication year	1925
ISBN	0-684-80152-3 ^{[Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's]}
Pages	221
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Table of Contents	[Toggle visibility] Preface [9 unnamed chapters] The Text of The Great Gatsby Publisher's Afterword Explanatory Notes Further Reading Publisher's Note About the Author A Brief Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald

Full title	Infidel: My Life ^[permalink]
Original title	Mijn Vrijheid
Language	English
Author	Ayaan Hirsi Ali (author)
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Categories	Autobiography and religion
Publication year	2007
Original publication year	2006
ISBN	978-1-4165-2624-7 ^{[Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's]}
Pages	353
Synopsis	The first part of the book is all about Ayaan's upbringing in Somalia (and her later emigrations elsewhere), while the latter part is about her career in the Netherlands and beyond.
Review	Ayaan describes her life in such vivid detail that it's impossible not to be drawn in by her writing. I found the first part of the book, if not boring, then at least not gripping, but by the latter part of the book, I was totally absorbed. She writes with intelligence and wit, and hers is a most amazing story. Highly recommended reading.
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Table of Contents	[Toggle visibility] Foreword by Christopher Hitchens Introduction Part I: My Childhood Chapter 1: Bloodlines Chapter 2: Under the Talal Tree Chapter 3: Playing Tag in Allah's Palace Chapter 4: Weeping Orphans and Widowed Wives Chapter 5: Secret Rendezvous, Sex, and the Scent of Sukumawiki Chapter 6: Doubt and Defiance Chapter 7: Disillusion and Deceit Chapter 8: Refugees Chapter 9: Abeh Part II: My Freedom Chapter 10: Running Away Chapter 11: A Trial by the Elders Chapter 12: Haweya Chapter 13: Leiden Chapter 14: Leaving God Chapter 15: Threats Chapter 16: Politics Chapter 17: The Murder of Theo Epilogue: The Letter of the Law Acknowledgments