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shadok posted:This might be The Marching Morons by C.M. Kornbluth, which isn't really a whole book but just a novella. In that story, the smart people have a secret base in Antarctica. Fantastic! Thank you very much! This is exactly what he described! .... Now to track down a copy.
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, maybe? posted:Not only does the left hand not know what the right hand is doing, but the right hand has a pretty fuzzy idea as well. Can someone confirm if this quote is from this book, or one of the sequels? Google's not helping.
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King Nothing posted:Can someone confirm if this quote is from this book, or one of the sequels? Google's not helping. Sounds like something that could be in there, but perhaps it was 'head' and not 'hand', in reference to Zaphod?
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Nov 10, 2009 01:44
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gruvmeister posted:Sounds like something that could be in there, but perhaps it was 'head' and not 'hand', in reference to Zaphod? Can't turn up anything with that idea either, although I'm pretty sure it is "hand". I think it was referring to a bureaucracy (the Vogons?) maybe?
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Nov 10, 2009 02:29
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Unkempt posted:'The Coppersmith', Lester Del Rey. http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?52350 Excellent, thank you.
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I'm trying to find the titles of two books, both science fiction, and both for Young Adults. I'm fairly sure they were both published in the 80s or early 90s, but I'm not certain. The first is basically about a girl who lives in an arcology of sorts, where everything's dirty and there's ramps to go up or down floors. She ends up escaping along with a strange new kid from her class by traveling up a ton of floors and ending up on the surface, where there's a ton of domes. Then they make a journey through the wilderness to escape back to the kid's home, which is a farming community or something. I've looked for this book, but I can't remember the title, and searching has lead nowhere. The second one also has a female main character from a rich family. She gets kidnapped and ends up being forced to build a space colony, along with other kids and runaways. In this one, California has broken off to form a bunch of islands and it starts in a themepark when she gets kidnapped. Most of the book is about her building a space colony and trying to escape, though. I read these books a lot 10-15 years ago, so I know the storylines quite well, I just can't remember the titles. Please help me! Thanks!
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thedaian posted:I'm trying to find the titles of two books, both science fiction, and both for Young Adults. I'm fairly sure they were both published in the 80s or early 90s, but I'm not certain. This suggestion from Morlock, book identification SUPERSTAR possibly might be it. Morlock posted:HM Hoover's This Time of Darkness? The kids are called Amy and Axel; that Amy can read while most people underground can't is an important plot point because she can read notices and instructions once they get close to the surface, and Axel is from a farm outside, came in accidentally on a supply train and was raped by the local derelicts so everyone figures his stories of growing things are just trauma.
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Nov 12, 2009 01:37
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nightchild12 posted:This suggestion from Morlock, book identification SUPERSTAR possibly might be it. Holy poo poo, that's it. The same author wrote the second book I was looking for, too. Thanks!
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Nov 12, 2009 03:46
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nightchild12 posted:This suggestion from Morlock, book identification SUPERSTAR possibly might be it. Think Morlock might could help me find this book? Johnny Aztec posted:Now, I read this back in Junior high, so bear with me.
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Nov 12, 2009 07:21
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Johnny Aztec posted:Think Morlock might could help me find this book? I really want to know why you're so desperate to find this book.
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Nov 12, 2009 11:16
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I read a book about 6 years ago that I think was fairly new to paperback at that point. The story centered around one woman who's daughter had abruptly stop speaking and was living on the street. She would sit by the side of the road holding a sign that said "kindness" and wearing oven mits. In the story you find out that her hands were badly burned trying to save a woman on fire and she went a little mad. I have been trying for years to remember the title with no luck.
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Nov 12, 2009 13:59
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Like A Trollop posted:The story centered around one woman who's daughter had abruptly stop speaking and was living on the street. She would sit by the side of the road holding a sign that said "kindness" and wearing oven mits. Could that be Unless by Carol Shields?
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Heard about a book here in TBB, and cannot remember the title or author for the life of me. It was a sci fi novel about revenge. Guy is the only survivor on a wrecked spaceship, sees another ship from his company and sends a distress call, ship ignores him, and the guy vows revenge. If I remember right from the first chapter, he spoke with a cockney accent or something like that. edit: Thanks Xenix fucked around with this message at 02:41 on Nov 17, 2009 |
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Xenix posted:Heard about a book here in TBB, and cannot remember the title or author for the life of me. It was a sci fi novel about revenge. Guy is the only survivor on a wrecked spaceship, sees another ship from his company and sends a distress call, ship ignores him, and the guy vows revenge. If I remember right from the first chapter, he spoke with a cockney accent or something like that. The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester?
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Xenix posted:Heard about a book here in TBB, and cannot remember the title or author for the life of me. It was a sci fi novel about revenge. Guy is the only survivor on a wrecked spaceship, sees another ship from his company and sends a distress call, ship ignores him, and the guy vows revenge. If I remember right from the first chapter, he spoke with a cockney accent or something like that. The Stars My Destination (Or 'Tiger! Tiger!') E:FB
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Nov 17, 2009 02:37
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Omegamegadinozord posted:I might be mixing more than one story up here: Surprised no one answered this one. Almost certainly the Riftwar series by Raymond Feist, first book is Magician: Apprentice regulargonzalez fucked around with this message at 21:02 on Nov 18, 2009 |
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Nov 18, 2009 20:59
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King Nothing posted:Can someone confirm if this quote is from this book, or one of the sequels? Google's not helping. http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy says it's from Life, The Universe, and Everything
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Shonagon posted:I really want to know why you're so desperate to find this book. Because it's been bugging the gently caress out of me for years now. I can't find it. Have you never had something escape your grasp before?
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This book is at least 15 years old, I remember borrowing it at the library back when I was a teenager. There were multiple car-themed short stories by various writers in it, mostly sci-fi/anticipation. Not a thick book, I'd say probably a tad less than two hundred pages in paperback form. The cover was a black & white pic of an antique car from the 20s or 30s. I've been thinking of this book on and off for a few years, and Google doesn't give significant results so far. If you happen to know at least the title of ONE story or its author, I'm sure I could find the whole book's title by that. A few resumes from some stories, to the best of my (blurry) memory, may be inaccurate though: -Ongoing war between pedestrians and drivers. Some guy was ran over by a car and there was a trial about it. A man from the "cars" clan hated his own legs (some sickness had setted in, probably from not using them enough). -The government wanting to cut down the number of cars on the roads (oil shortage? pollution?), a lottery was in place for those who still wanted to drive, either for business or fun. If one's number was drawn, he lost his license and pretty sure he got a death penalty also. A driver heard his number on the radio, and then commited suicide on the side of the road (after a cigarette and a long thought process). -A young guy just got his driving license, went driving on a road and got involved in a massive car crash. He then woke up in a white room, and was informed the whole crash thing was a "dream" he got under some kind of hypnosis as the final part of his driving lessons. He said fine, give me my license, but it was refused to him because he "normally should have been traumatized enough" to be afraid of driving for a few months after such a crash. Wanting to drive right now meant he wasn't aware enough of the dangers. -A bunch of people driving to the beach, getting out of their car and wading into the ocean to drown there. -At least one story of sentient cars... My searches often lead me to Asimov's Sally, but I'm pretty sure it isn't. Trying to find Sally in a collective book was a dead end also. Wish I recalled more details, I remember I really liked most of the book. Thanks for the help!
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Nov 23, 2009 20:31
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Okay, here's one: The title is something along the lines of "The Horrible Teachers vs. the Splendid Children," and it's about teachers using mind control to corral in creativity and brightness among unruly classrooms. As I recall, Evil Won, which blew my mind when I was 9 years old. No luck looking for the title and googling has given me bupkis, anyone have an idea?
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Nov 23, 2009 20:38
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fahrvergnugen posted:Okay, here's one: Bang: http://www.amazon.com/Between-Pitiful-Teachers-Splendid-Kids/dp/0380578026 Great book.
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Ballsworthy posted:Bang: http://www.amazon.com/Between-Pitiful-Teachers-Splendid-Kids/dp/0380578026 Ordered! Thank you.
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Here'S a set of books I've been looking for recently: It's a set of two books filled with short stories about mathematics. I remember reading a lot about moebius braids and the "4-colour country map"-problem. I borrowed these books from my university library, and they were for a mature audience, I think. I distinctly remember the word "mathemagical", but I can't really be sure. Please help! edit: never mind, found them: "Fantasia Mathematica" and "The Mathematical Magpie" by Clifton Fadiman Xehupatl fucked around with this message at 08:25 on Nov 24, 2009 |
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Nov 23, 2009 22:19
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Jeece posted:-A young guy just got his driving license, went driving on a road and got involved in a massive car crash. He then woke up in a white room, and was informed the whole crash thing was a "dream" he got under some kind of hypnosis as the final part of his driving lessons. He said fine, give me my license, but it was refused to him because he "normally should have been traumatized enough" to be afraid of driving for a few months after such a crash. Wanting to drive right now meant he wasn't aware enough of the dangers. If it helps any, this is Test by Theodore L. Thomas. The kid experiences a horrific crash that kills his mother, only to wake to find it was virtual reality. If I recall correctly, he's dragged off at the end by the driver's-license police, down a corridor with grooves carved in the floor by the heels of the many failed applicants hauled away in the past.
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 Sure looks like it! I kinda remembered there was a woman in the car with him (girlfriend/mother), screaming endlessly before/during the crash. I was able to track the book with the info you provided me (THANKS!), seems it's a French book with original stories as well as translated ones. Les autos sauvages (Wild Cars) Summary: Theodore Lockard THOMAS, Test Philippe COUSIN, La Loi loto Ib MELCHIOR, The racer - story that spawned Death Race 2000! I don't remember such a story in this book, but I have to read it again more than ever. Fritz LEIBER, X marks the pedwalk Robert F. YOUNG, Sweet tooth Claude-François CHEINISSE, Juliette Christine RENARD, Mark Roger ZELAZNY, Devil Car Michel JEURY, Maxima la kickaha Dino BUZZATI, Suicide au parc Richard MATHESON, Lemmings - (I like this author, but I haven't read much of him yet)
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Help please! * SciFi * Aliens invade earth * Become dominant * Employ certain humans for menial tasks * The aliens operate with some sort of hive mind * Can read thoughts so attacks from humans don't work * A boy is trained from early on to hide his thoughts * After many years training he attacks * My fuzzy memory says this doesn't really work * I can't remember the end Any thoughts?
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Nov 24, 2009 14:41
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huh posted:Help please!
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huh posted:Help please! http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/l-sprague-de-camp/divide-and-rule-sword-of-rhiannon.htm Sounds a lot like the Divide and Rule part of that double book.
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I can only vaguely remember reading a story, probably some type of "young adult fiction" about a society that was somehow ostracized by the rest of the world and forced to live out in the wild. I know that is REALLY vague, but the only other thing I can remember about the story is that is ended with the main character becoming part of the people that live in the wild. E: I just remembered as I submitted that all of the people living in the wilderness memorize a great work of literature as children and then have to recite it to an elder. This is pretty much the most specific thing I can remember, it has probably been ten years since I read it.
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Zebco posted:I can only vaguely remember reading a story, probably some type of "young adult fiction" about a society that was somehow ostracized by the rest of the world and forced to live out in the wild. I know that is REALLY vague, but the only other thing I can remember about the story is that is ended with the main character becoming part of the people that live in the wild. Until that edit I was going for Fahrenheit 451, it was vague enough to fit in there.
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Well, that last bit IS from Fahrenheit 451. The people Montag meets after running away from the Hound all have memorized books to keep them intact for the future.
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NinjaDebugger posted:http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/d/l-sprague-de-camp/divide-and-rule-sword-of-rhiannon.htm regulargonzalez posted:Vaguely sounds like The Tripods series by John Christopher. I will check both out. Many thanks!
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Zebco posted:I can only vaguely remember reading a story, probably some type of "young adult fiction" about a society that was somehow ostracized by the rest of the world and forced to live out in the wild. I know that is REALLY vague, but the only other thing I can remember about the story is that is ended with the main character becoming part of the people that live in the wild. I'm going to go out on a limb and say The Giver by Lois Lowry?
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I'm trying to find a short story about a man who pretends to be really poor so that he can beg for money. I think there's a rather long sequence about him changing his clothes to look like a beggar, but I'm not sure. Also, I think he has to bribe a policeman or something who knows about his tricks? Not really expecting to find it from such a vague description, but I figure it's worth a shot.
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Nov 25, 2009 23:56
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The Erland posted:I'm trying to find a short story about a man who pretends to be really poor so that he can beg for money. I think there's a rather long sequence about him changing his clothes to look like a beggar, but I'm not sure. Also, I think he has to bribe a policeman or something who knows about his tricks? There's a Sherlock Holmes story that fits this description, The Man With The Twisted Lip. Found it online here: http://www.mysterynet.com/holmes/06twistedlip/
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edit: or this one ^^The Erland posted:I'm trying to find a short story about a man who pretends to be really poor so that he can beg for money. I think there's a rather long sequence about him changing his clothes to look like a beggar, but I'm not sure. Also, I think he has to bribe a policeman or something who knows about his tricks? From your description, it fits the "Blind Willie" part of Hearts in Atlantis from Stephen King.
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Jeece posted:edit: or this one ^^ Bingo! Thank you.  That Sherlock Holmes story is pretty cool too, actually.
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I remember reading the back of this book in middle school and, for one reason or another, I never ended up checking it out. It's a Young Adult sci-fi story about a girl who gets a brain transplant, but the brain's former memories start coming to the surface. I wish I could go more in-depth, but again, I never actually read the book. Any clues? I'd sure appreciate it.
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Mad Mage Era posted:I remember reading the back of this book in middle school and, for one reason or another, I never ended up checking it out. It's a Young Adult sci-fi story about a girl who gets a brain transplant, but the brain's former memories start coming to the surface. Comedy answer: I Will Fear No Evil by Robert Heinlein. 
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BatteredFeltFedora posted:Comedy answer: I Will Fear No Evil by Robert Heinlein. Oh my goodness, that just might be it.  If it's not, it's still drat close, though I get the feeling the book I was looking at wasn't a comedy. Thanks!
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