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1001 Computer Words You Need to Know explains and illuminates the essential vocabulary of computers and the Internet. This comprehensive, but never condescending guide to the language of the electronic age carefully defines and explains every term with a sample sentence, and many entries have supplementary notes. In addition, the book includes a number of quick miniguides to managing your online life - dealing with Windows and Macs (and sometimes *nix), burning CDs and downloading files, word processing, spread-sheeting, connecting to the Internet (dialup, cable, DSL, wireless) surfing, IMing and emailing, taking digital photos, coping with networks, memory, and drives, and just plain coping with your computer.The backmatter contains an extensive list of helpful websites and an essay about online language and etiquette.

Aliens - Moties - were first contacted in AD3017 in the region of space known as the Coalsack. The eponymous mote in his eye, which has winked out, much to the distress of pious Himmists, just might have been Motie laser light. It might even indicate the position of their home planet.

Earth was stagnating from a lack of resources, from corrupt governmentsthat stayed in power by keeping their people in ignorance and poverty, and bythe established power structures that stifled the creative technologies thatcould solve the planet’s problems. But the governments and powerstructures didn’t yet control space, where bold new techniques couldfreely be applied and the vast resources of the solar system could be utilizedby such courageous men and women as: * Aneas MacKenzie—he hadbelieved in the man he had helped to reach the office of the presidency of theUnited States, and had tirelessly rooted out corruption wherever he found it,until the trail led straight back to the White House. After that, no place onEarth was safe for him. * Laurie Jo Hansen—she controlled amulti-national corporation more powerful than many governments. Unlike thosegovernments, she wanted to see Earth’s problems solved and reaching thehigh frontier was the only way to do that. * Kevin Senecal—he hadmade the mistake of fighting back against a juvenile gang, and accidentallykilling one of them while escaping. Both the gang and the law were after him,and on all of Earth there was no place to hide. * EllenMacMillan—a young employee of the Hansen Corporation who fascinated Kevin,she was on a secret mission, and the biggest secret was her real name.

Introducing two complete novels in one volume by New York Timesbest-selling author Jerry Pournelle, telling of the eternal struggle forindependence on two colony worlds — Mars in the not-so-distant future, anda distant world circling another star in the far future, both threatened bypowerful forces and faceless bureaucrats. In Birth of Fire: A teenage delinquent on a crowded, corrupt Earth,Garrett was given a choice: rot in prison on Earth, or be deported to Mars towork in the colony there. But on Mars he would find an inner strength that hehad never known before, and when Mars revolted against the multinationalcorporations that controlled the colonist's lives, Garrett was on the frontlines in the battle for planetary freedom. In King David's Spaceship: Set in the same universe as the NewYork Times bestseller, The Mote in God's Eye. A new Empire has arisenand is annexing Earth's surviving colony worlds. Haven had fallen back to anineteenth century level of technology, and the basic requirement for a colonyworld to be admitted to the Empire as a full-fledged member with the right ofself-government is that the colony have space travel. Unless Haven can somehowdevelop a spaceship, and quickly, the planet will be ruled by Imperial agentsand the inhabitants will be little more than medieval serfs.

Three best-selling Jerry Pournelle masterpieces in one volume for the firsttime: Janissaries, Clan and Crown, and Storms of Victory!A modern soldier is transported by aliens to a world filled with warriorsthrough the ages including medieval knights and Roman soldiers. His task:survival!

When men discovered that the Planet of the Apes was their own Earth, it was only the beginning of the most incredible adventure of all time...BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APESBy Michael AvalloneThousands of years from now, in the buried ruins of what was once New York City, dark religious ceremonies pay tribute to the Great Bomb, bringer of life and death. In Ape City, the chimpanzees picket for peace while their gorilla leaders prepare for war. Two ruthless factions are racing towards calamity, as two men who somersaulted across time itself struggle for survival in a world that is no longer their own. ESCAPE FROM THE PLANET OF THE APESBy Jerry PournelleThe time indicator races back through the years from 3955 to 1973. The spacecraft holds three survivors of a devastating cataclysm: Cornelius, his mate Zira, and Dr Milo. The world of 1973 welcomes the apes at first, pampering them for their unusual qualities. But when the truth of the thinking, speaking descendants that dominated Man and the Earth for centuries comes to light, this hospitality turns to threat. --

The two hundred colonists on board the Geographic have spent a century in cold sleep to arrive here: Avalon, a lush, verdant planet lightyears from Earth. They hope to establish a permanent colony, and Avalon seems the perfect place. And so they set about planting and building.But their very presence has upset the ecology of Avalon. Soon an implacable predator stalks them, picking them off one by one. In order to defeat this alien enemy, they must reevaluate everything they think they know about Avalon, and uncover the planet's dark secrets.About The Legacy of Heorot:"Page-turning action and suspense, good characterization and convincing setting . . . may be the best thing any of those authors has written.”—The Denver Post“Outstanding! . . . The best ever, by the best in the field . . . the ultimate combination of imagination and realism.”—Tom Clancy“Well written, action-packed, and tension filled . . . makes Aliens look like a Disney nature film."—The Washington Post“Spine-tingling ecological tale of terror.”—LocusAbout sequel Beowulf's Children:"Few writers have a finer pedigree than those here. . . . As one might suspect Beowulf's Children is seamless . . . absorbing, substantial . . . masterful novel."—Los Angeles Times"Panoramic SF adventure at its best."—Library JournalAbout Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle:"Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read."—Robert A. Heinlein on The Mote in God's EyeAbout Larry Niven:“Larry Niven’s RINGWORLD remains one of the all-time classic travelogues of science fiction — a new and amazing world and fantastic companions.”—Greg Bear"Our premier hard SF writer.”—The Baltimore Sun"The scope of Larry Niven's work is so vast that only a writer of supreme talent could disguise the fact as well as he can."—Tom Clancy"Niven is a true master."—Frederik PohlAbout Jerry Pournelle:"Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers."—Poul Anderson"Jerry Pournelle's trademark is first-rate action against well-realized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics."—David Drake"Rousing . . . The Best of the Genre"—The New York Times"On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be."—Milwaukee Journal on JanissariesAbout Steven Barnes:“Brilliant, surprising, and devastating.”—David Mack“Sharp, observant and scary.”—Greg Bear"Profound and exhilarating."—Maurice Broaddus, author of The Knights of Breton Court“Barnes gives us characters that are vividly real people, conceived with insight and portrayed with compassion and rare skill and then he stokes the suspense up to levels that will make the reader miss sleep and be late for work.”—Tim Powers“[Barnes] combines imagination, anthropology and beautiful storytelling as he takes readers to the foot of the Great Mountain, today known as Mount Kilimanjaro.”—Durham Triangle Tribune on Great Sky Woman

Some twenty years have passed since the passengers and crew of the starship Geographic established a colony on the hostile alien world of Avalon. In that time, a new generation has grown up in the peace and serenity of the island paradise of Camelot, igno

Avalon was thriving. The cold sleep colonists from Earth had settled on a verdant, livable world. The fast and cunning predators humans named "grendels" were under control, and the mainland outposts well established. Avalon's new mainland hydroelectric power station was nearly complete, and when on-line would compensate for the nuclear power systems lost in the Grendel Wars. Humans would have power, and with power came the ability to make all the necessities for life. They would survive.They would not survive as a spacefaring people.What they were losing faster than they knew was the ability to get to space. But unbeknownst to the planet-bound humans, something was moving out there in the stars, decelerating at a rate impossible for a natural object. And its destination was Avalon. The most probable origin was Earth's Solar System.This is a novel of first contact—between the human Starborn and the self-named Godsons who followed on, between the first generation of Avalon born humans and their descendants, and between humans and the almost ineffably alien species native to their new world.... About prequel The Legacy of Heorot:"Page-turning action and suspense, good characterization and convincing setting . . . may be the best thing any of those authors has written.”—The Denver Post“Outstanding! …The best ever, by the best in the field . . . the ultimate combination of imagination and realism.”—Tom Clancy“Well written, action-packed, and tension filled … makes Aliens look like a Disney nature film."—The Washington Post“Spine-tingling ecological tale of terror.”—LocusAbout prequel Beowulf's Children:"Few writers have a finer pedigree than those here . . . As one might suspect, Beowulf's Children is seamless . . . absorbing, substantial . . . masterful novel."—Los Angeles Times"Panoramic SF adventure at its best."—Library JournalAbout Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle:"Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read."—Robert A. Heinlein on The Mote in God's EyeAbout Larry Niven:“Larry Niven’s Ringworld remains one of the all-time classic travelogues of science fiction — a new and amazing world and fantastic companions.”—Greg Bear"Our premier hard SF writer.”—The Baltimore Sun"The scope of Larry Niven's work is so vast that only a writer of supreme talent could disguise the fact as well as he can."—Tom Clancy"Niven is a true master."—Frederik PohlAbout Jerry Pournelle:"Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers."—Poul Anderson"Jerry Pournelle's trademark is first-rate action against well-realized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics."—David Drake"Rousing. . . . The Best of the Genre"—The New York Times"On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be."—Milwaukee Journal on JanissariesAbout Steven Barnes:“Brilliant, surprising, and devastating.”—David Mack“Sharp, observant and scary.”—Greg Bear"Profound and exhilarating."—Maurice Broaddus, author of The Knights of Breton Court“Barnes gives us characters that are vividly real people, conceived with insight and portrayed with compassion and rare skill?and then he stokes the suspense up to levels that will make the reader miss sleep and be late for work.”—Tim Powers“[Barnes] combines imagination, anthropology and beautiful storytelling as he takes readers to the foot of the Great Mountain, today known as Mount Kilimanjaro.”—Durham Triangle Tribune on Great Sky Woman

NO REST FOR THE WEARYRick Galloway's still not sure what inspired him to volunteer to fight Cubans in Angola, and he certainly never expected to end his African adventure shanghaied by a flying saucer when his CIA superiors cut him and his men adrift as the Cubans overran their final position.He didn't expect to end up on the planet Tran, God only knew how many light-years from Earth, raising drugs for an alien cartel under the auspices—more or less—of a galactic civilization administered and run by a slave class of humans for their alien masters, either.But he did. And since then, he's survived mutinies, civil wars, battles against Byzantine "Romans," medieval knights, and Mongol raiders on a world where catastrophic "climate change" races unchecked through a 600-year cycle. Along the way he's found love, lost it, found it again, and become a great noble . . . all the while knowing his alien "employers" will probably nuke his people back into the Stone Age when they're done.He's managed his impossible balancing act for 13 years. He's lost people he cared about, been forced to do things he's hated, and tried along the way to make life better for the people trapped on Tran with him, and he's tired. So tired.But now, everything has changed . . . again. New Starmen have arrived on Tran, with dangerous gifts and star weapons of their own. Everything Rick Galloway thought he knew about his mission on Tran is about to be turned on its head.And everyone expects him to fix it.About Mamelukes:“It’s a thick, meaty book of alien cultures, historical forces, military and political strategy . . . and one man determined to protect the people and things he loves. A fine capstone to the Janissaries series, well worth the wait (if not the circumstances).”—AnalogAbout Jerry Pournelle:“Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read.”—Robert A. Heinlein on The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle“Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers.”—Poul Anderson“Jerry Pournelle's trademark is first-rate action against well-realized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics.”—David Drake“Rousing. . . . The best of the genre.”—The New York Times“On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be.”—Milwaukee Journal on Janissaries

Some twenty years have passed since the passengers and crew of the starship Geographic established a colony on the hostile alien world of Avalon. In that time, a new generation has grown up in the peace and serenity of the island paradise of Camelot, ignorant of the Great Grendel Wars fought between their parents and grandparents and the monstrous inhabitants of Avalon.Now, under the influence of a charismatic leader, a group of young rebels makes for the mainland, intent on establishing their own colony, sure that they can vanquish any foe that should stand in their way.But they will soon discover that Avalon holds darker secrets still.About Beowulf's Children:“Few writers have a finer pedigree than those here. . . . As one might suspect Beowulf's Children is seamless . . . absorbing, substantial . . . masterful novel.”—Los Angeles Times“Panoramic SF adventure at its best.”—Library JournalAbout prequel The Legacy of Heorot:“Page-turning action and suspense, good characterization and convincing setting . . . may be the best thing any of those authors has written.”—The Denver Post“Outstanding! . . . The best ever, by the best in the field . . . the ultimate combination of imagination and realism.”—Tom Clancy“Well written, action-packed and tension filled . . . makes Aliens look like a Disney nature film.”—The Washington Post“Spine-tingling ecological tale of terror.”—LocusAbout Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle:“Possibly the greatest science fiction novel I have ever read.”—Robert A. Heinlein on The Mote in God's EyeAbout Larry Niven:“Larry Niven’s Ringworld remains one of the all-time classic travelogues of science fiction—a new and amazing world and fantastic companions.”—Greg Bear“Our premier hard SF writer.”—The Baltimore Sun“The scope of Larry Niven's work is so vast that only a writer of supreme talent could disguise the fact as well as he can.”—Tom Clancy“Niven is a true master.”—Frederik PohlAbout Jerry Pournelle:“Jerry Pournelle is one of science fiction's greatest storytellers.”—Poul Anderson“Jerry Pournelle's trademark is first-rate action against well-realized backgrounds of hard science and hardball politics.”—David Drake“Rousing . . . The Best of the Genre.”—The New York Times“On the cover . . . is the claim 'No. 1 Adventure Novel of the Year.' And well it might be.”—Milwaukee Journal on JanissariesAbout Steven Barnes:“Brilliant, surprising, and devastating.”—David Mack“Sharp, observant and scary.”—Greg Bear“Profound and exhilarating.”—Maurice Broaddus, author of The Knights of Breton Court“Barnes gives us characters that are vividly real people, conceived with insight and portrayed with compassion and rare skill and then he stokes the suspense up to levels that will make the reader miss sleep and be late for work.”—Tim Powers“[Barnes] combines imagination, anthropology and beautiful storytelling as he takes readers to the foot of the Great Mountain, today known as Mount Kilimanjaro.”—Durham Triangle Tribune on Great Sky Woman