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The 5th volume of Great Sci-Fi Stories includes stories by Lester Del Ray, Robert Silverberg, Harry Harrison, and others.

The Great Digital Convergence of all media types into one universal digital medium occurred, with little fanfare, at the recent turn of the millennium. The bit became the universal medium, and the pixel conquered the world. Henceforward, nearly every picture in the world would be composed of pixels. In A Biography of the Pixel, Pixar cofounder Alvy Ray Smith argues that the pixel is the organizing principle of most modern media, and he presents a few simple but profound ideas that unify the dazzling varieties of digital image making.

Your heart and mind are constantly racing with anxious thoughts, and you are so desperate you would do anything to put an end to your anxiety and regain control of your brain and body—but what you have tried so far has not worked. You shouldn’t beat yourself up, however, because it’s not your fault. Your brain has developed, over countless years, the ability to caution you and be ready for fight or flight.

Twenty-four of the greatest science fiction stories of all time in this fourth sci-fi short story collection, including works by Jerry Dunham, Emmett Dowell, James Causey, Gordon Randall Garrett, James A. Cox, Phyllis Sterling Smith, Richard A. Sternbach, Robert Sheckley, E. G. Von Wald, Keith Laumer, Jerome Bixby, Frederik Pohl, Roger Dee, Arnold Marmore, James H. Schmitz, Lester del Rey, Cordwainer Smith, Ray Bradbury, and Philip K. Dick.

Ten classic science fiction stories.

Ray Sidney-Smith, Evernote Certified Consultant and Evernote Regional Leader for North America, brings timely updates, powerful note-taking and workflow techniques, and interesting conversations for getting more done with Evernote.

Here's the first book to apply guerrilla sales and marketing tactics to the unique, high-pressure environment of electronic communications. This groundbreaking resource is packed with valuable tips, expert advice, and insider secrets on finding, closing, and increasing sales by phone and fax, as well as via e-mail and the Internet.

The Lord Nelson Tavern: a Halifax watering hole in the early 1960s. The group of young university students who hang out there - a ramshackle coterie of aspiring artists, economists, poets, and philosophers - come together to gossip and ponder the big questions of art and life, all the while pining after the vain and untouchable Francesca. Though these friends soon drift apart, their early rivalries, jealousies, and conquests will continue to reverberate.

This is the story of the Benton Family Massacre, previously thought to have been a murder-suicide but re-opened when new evidence surfaced in 2022 after a second series of murders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A virtual reading group that meets to discuss books in the personal productivity genre. We also publish book reviews by Ray Sidney-Smith and Dr. Frank Buck.

Exploring Technology, Transition, Innovation and Human Connection

The Bible is the most important book in the world because it contains the best news for the world the gospel of Jesus Christ! For over 50 years, our passion at the Atlanta Bible Baptist Church has been to tell people about God and help them understand His Word.

The podcast show about helping Small Business market and manage on the Web and beyond

A show about aggressively positive nerd opinions on movies, TV shows, comics and media, where it's all subjective.

The weekly show about all things productivity

The Podcast of Personal Productivity Lessons in Two Minutes or Less

Ray Smith -- Cock and Bull’s #1 adversary! Join Ray, the Warrior of Facts, on his odyssey for truth. He exposes the lies, battles the absurd, and unlocks the unknown. This podcast features interviews with real ghosts, cult members, and a dream demon. It also features Ray's opinion on everything from Alien encounters to luxury bird feeders. If you’re scared, maybe you should be...

A virtual reading group that meets to discuss books in the personal productivity genre.

the Productivity News Podcast

Each week, CEO of W3 Consulting and Managing Director of W3C Web Services Ray Sidney-Smith broadcasts live to update you on the latest small business digital marketing, productivity and security technology updates you need to be effective. Come with your Small Business digital marketing and related questions! For future Web and Beyond Live streams, use https://webandbeyondlive.com to find the latest, upcoming event!