In Earthsong, the trilogy’s long-awaited finale, the Aliens have abandoned Earth, taking their technologies with them and plunging the planet into economic and ecological disaster. Devastated, the women decide to take their failed Láadan project back u
Twenty original science fiction tales based on the theme of music--by such authors as Marion Zimmer Bradley, Charles de Lint, and Gene Wolfe--include the story of a singer whose ear for music helps her fight crime. ix · Introduction · Anne McCaffrey &am
A unique guide to speaking up assertively and positively when disagreeing with others. Tells readers how to get their point across in sensitive daily situations, large and small. Emphasizes the importance of answering negative speech in a way that promote
For some employees, verbal abuse can be the everyday language of doing business. Defending yourself from these verbal abusers--calmly, professionally, and successfully--can be crucial to your on-the-job success.Nationally recognized linguistics expert and
Learn how to detect the subtle "put-downs", insults and other verbal blows that almost everyone uses—parents and children, husbands and wives, teachers and students, and friends and lovers.Most of us are under verbal attack everyday and often don't even
Called "fascinating" by the New York Times upon its first publication in 1984, Native Tongue won wide critical praise and cult status, and has often been compared to the futurist fiction of Margaret Atwood. Set in the twenty-second century, the novel tell
A rich & varied collection of the best short fantasy fiction of the last two centuries. Escape into the fantastic worlds of Charles Dickens, J.M. Barrie, Graham Greene, Harlan Ellison, and others found in these 38 magical tales.
Every short story in this wonderfully varied collection has one thing in common: each features some alteration in history, some divergence from historical reality, which results in a world very different from the one we know today. As well as original sto
