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ASP: Science Fiction Stories with Good Astronomy & Physics
A Listing Compiled by Andrew Fraknoi (Foothill College) Version 5.2; January 2012 © copyright 2012 Andrew Fraknoi (e-mail: fraknoiandrew {at} fhda.edu) All rights reserved. This is a selective list of some short stories and novels that use more or less accurate science and can be used for teaching or reinforcing astronomy or physics concepts. I include both traditional "science-fiction" and (occasionally) more serious fiction that derives meaning or plot from astronomy or physics ideas. The titles of short stories are given in quotation marks; only short stories that have been published in book form or are available free on the Web are included. While one book source is given for each short story, note that some of the stories can be found in other collections as well.
As seen in A Guide to Oriental Classics , Whole Earth magazine, Winter 2002. (A revised version of the article is available at author Kevin Kelly's Cool Tools site .) This page: Introduction | Western Canon | Eastern and World Canons | Contemporary Canon | Other Lists of Great Books | My Reading Lists | Indexes to these Great Books Lists
Great Books Lists: Lists of Classics, Eastern and Western
Good Reading began as a list of college reading. It has since been much expanded to include significant works in literature, history, regional studies, humanities, social sciences, and science. At the front are four checklists of "101 Significant Books," "A Short List of Books to Read on Vacation," "A Short List of Books to Read Before Entering College," and "A Short List of Books to Read After Retirement."
Good Reading: A Guide for Serious Readers
Summer Reading List - Summer Books
It's summertime and the living is...a little bit easier. We all look forward to the warm, lazy afternoons, the lure of the beach towel, or chaise longue, or even the airplane seat. (Who doesn't want to lose herself in a good book then ?) Those are precisely the moments when you need a roundup of the season's most delectable reads. And here, after sifting through hundreds of new titles, is exactly that.
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Borges' Book Selections: The Library of Babel and A Personal Library
The Argentinian fiction writer, essayist, and librarian Jorge Luis Borges selected the following titles for two series, "The Library of Babel" and "A Personal Library." Who wrote this list? See the heading above and the credit below to find out who wrote this list. If you don't like the selections in this list or the arrangement, take it up with the author(s).