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The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 20

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-08-04
ISBN 13 : 1780332661
Pages : 620 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (332 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 20 PDF Format Full Free by Gardner Dozois and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the only essential annual SF collection. Widely regarded as the benchmark anthology for every science fiction fan, "The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 20" continues to uphold its standard of excellence with over two dozen stories from the previous year. This year's volume includes many bright young talents of science fiction, as well as a host of established masters. It covers every aspect of the genre - soft, hard, cyberpunk, cyber noir, anthropological, military and adventure. Also included is a thorough summation of the year and a recommended reading list.

The Mammoth Book of Chess

Author : Graham Burgess
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-09-10
ISBN 13 : 1849012520
Pages : 576 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (12 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of Chess PDF Format Full Free by Graham Burgess and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a foreword by Dr John Nunn, Grandmaster and four times Olypic gold medallist 'The Mammoth Book of Chess is a cracker . . . nobody will fail to find something new here' British Chess Magazine WINNER OF THE BRITISH CHESS FEDERATION BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD, 1997 Comprehensive, up to date and clear, this latest edition of Graham Burgess's chess classic is an invaluable guide to help even less experienced players to progress to good club level and better. It offers a complete guide to the main opening gambits along with hundreds of test positions for players at every level. Graham Burgess, FIDE Master, shows you all you need to know, from entering the world of chess, through Internet games, to major international tournaments. Expanded sections on online chess, computers and openings. A complete guide to all the main opening gambits. Hundreds of test positions for players of all standards. Courses in tactics and attacking strategy. Analysis of some of the greatest games ever played. Information and advice on club, national, and international tournaments. Glossary of terminology. Practical advice and information for further study.

The Mammoth Book of Travel in Dangerous Places

Author : John Keay
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-04-29
ISBN 13 : 1849014930
Pages : 535 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (14 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of Travel in Dangerous Places PDF Format Full Free by John Keay and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-04-29 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The great explorers were the celebrities of their day - the romance and danger of their daring expeditions captured the public imagination and the world's headlines to an extraordinary degree. Not all of them lived to tell the tale, of course, but those who emerged triumphant from jungle, desert or polar wasteland were hailed as if returning from beyond the grave. Journalists vied for their stories and publishers rushed their first-hand accounts of exciting and dangerous journeys into print for a wide and voracious readership. Acclaimed travel historian John Keay introduces this selection of the best of these first-hand narratives, including those of John Ross and John Franklin, writing about their experiences in the Arctic; Richard Burton's account of his search for the source of the Nile; John Speke on Lake Victoria; David Livingstone and Henry Stanley's adventures in central Africa; Alexander McKenzie's first crossing of America and Meriwether Lewis's encounter with the Shoshonee; Robert Peary and Roald Amundsen's voyages to the poles; and the poignant last words of William Wills in Australia and Robert Scott's In Extremis. Keay includes the experiences of four remarkable twentieth-century explorers: Hiram Bingham on the discovery of Machu Picchu; Wilfred Thesiger on Arabia's Empty Quarter; Edmund Hillary on reaching the summit of Everest; and Harry St John Bridger Philby facing despair and defeat in the Arabian desert.

The Mammoth Book of Casino Games

Author : Paul Mendelson
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-05-27
ISBN 13 : 1849014965
Pages : 512 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (14 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of Casino Games PDF Format Full Free by Paul Mendelson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-05-27 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Mendelson offers an indispensable guide to beating the odds in just about every gambling game, both in casinos and online. He reveals how to shift the odds in your favour as he clearly explains every game and analyses optimum strategies in detail with the aim of helping you to win. Other chapters show you how to: get the best out of your casino - pick up free drinks, meals, hotel accommodation, thousand-dollar shopping trips, room upgrades, flights, bonus money etc.; make the most of your trip to Las Vegas or anywhere else - casino information, the best places to gamble (for each game), recommended hotels and attractions; win online - which sites to avoid and which can be trusted, a discussion of every game from poker through to online bingo, including bonuses, incentives, play-through data and the best strategies to use. The Mammoth Book of Casino Games covers every major casino game in detail, as well as many less well known games, including: blackjack, roulette, punto banco (baccarat, chemin de fer, chemmy), poker (including three-card, Caribbean stud and video poker), Chinese dice and domino games (including sic bo, gwat pai and kap tai shap), slots (three-wheel, multi-line, bonus), other casino games (including Keno, Wheel of Fortune, Red Dog and Spanish 21) and tournaments (slots, roulette etc.). Praise for The Mammoth Book of Poker: 'I've won 20 times the price in the last three days!' Gareth Hughes

The Mammoth Book of Best New SF [19]

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-03-01
ISBN 13 : 1780337183
Pages : 720 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (337 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of Best New SF [19] PDF Format Full Free by Gardner Dozois and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only essential annual SF collection Widely regarded as the benchmark anthology for every science fiction fan, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 19 continues to uphold its standard of excellence with over two dozen stories from the previous year. This year's volume includes many bright young talents of science fiction, as well as a host of established masters. It covers every aspect of the genre - soft, hard, cyberpunk, cyber noir, anthropological, military and adventure. Also included is a thorough summation of the year and a recommended reading list.

Two Nuns In A Bath

Author : Geoff Tibballs
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-10-15
ISBN 13 : 184901258X
Pages : 608 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (12 downloads)

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Download Two Nuns In A Bath PDF Format Full Free by Geoff Tibballs and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brand-new, fantastic, enormous collection of 5,000 jokes, gags and one-liners - indexed and categorised to help with finding the right joke for any occasion or audience, from Bar-Mitzvahs to bar-rooms. Two Nuns in a Bath is the consummate collection, with jokes on every subject under the sun, from lawyers to low-energy light bulbs. Two nuns are sitting in a bath. One says "Where's the soap?"" The other replies "It does rather doesn't it?" A guy asks a lawyer what his fee is. "I charge $50 for three questions," the lawyer says. "That's awfully steep, isn't it?" the guy asks. "Yes," the lawyer replies, "Now what's your final question?"

The Mammoth Book of the Best Short SF Novels

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-04-23
ISBN 13 : 1849015341
Pages : 512 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (15 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of the Best Short SF Novels PDF Format Full Free by Gardner Dozois and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2009-04-23 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few forms suit SF better than the short novel: long enough to flesh out the details of an alien world or bizarre future society, yet short enough to pack a punch - powerful, elegant and free of padding. Now, drawing on his benchmark annual series Best New SF, multiple award-winning editor Gardner Dozois selects the 13 finest science fiction novels of the last 20 years. These unmissable tales, collected here for the first time in one volume, include: Robert Silverberg's 'Sailing to Byzantium'. Michael Swanwick's 'Griffin's Egg'. Alastair Reynolds' Turqouise Days'. James Patrick Kelly's 'Mr. Boy'. Ursula K. Le Guin 'Forgiveness Day'. Greg Egan's 'Oceanic'.

The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New SF

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2008-03-27
ISBN 13 : 1849015406
Pages : 620 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (15 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of the Best of Best New SF PDF Format Full Free by Gardner Dozois and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hugo Award-winning editor Gardner Dozois' annual anthology has long been considered the standard by which other best-of-the-year SF collections are judged. After two decades' worth of superlative science fiction, Dozois now presents a retrospective compilation culling from the last 20 years. Here under one banner is some of the finest work by the genre's leading authors, with a star-studded list of contributors that features among others: Stephen Baxter, Greg Bear, William Gibson, Terry Bisson, Greg Egan, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Reed, Robert Silverberg, Bruce Sterling , Charles Stross, Michael Swanwick, Gene Wolfe. A number of the selections are now considered classics. Some notable stories include: 'Blood Music', Greg Bear's Hugo-winning exploration of nanotechnology. 'Bears Discover Fire', Terry Bisson's tongue-in-cheek consideration of future ursine evolution. 'The Left Hand of Darkness', Ursula K. Le Guin's coming-of-age SF tale. 'The Winter Market', in which William Gibson returns to the subject that made him a cultural icon, cyberpunk. With work spanning two decades, this is the most significant science fiction short story anthology published in years.

The Mammoth Book of Great British Humour

Author : Michael Powell
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-10-14
ISBN 13 : 1849016690
Pages : 576 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (16 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of Great British Humour PDF Format Full Free by Michael Powell and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A doorstopper of a collection of the very best of both contemporary and classic British wit and humour. From Monty Python's 'Nudge, nudge, wink, wink, say no more . . .' to Dan Antopolski's 'Hedgehogs. Why can't they just share the hedge?'. From George Bernard Shaw to Michael McIntyre, from Eric Morecombe to Omid Djalili, and from Oscar Wilde to Jimmy Carr, a side-splitting look at Britain, the British and life in general. Including these gems from Britain's finest comedians: I was delighted to learn that my friend's schadenfreude was not as satisfying as mine. Armando Iannucci. I went on a girls' night out recently. The invitation said 'dress to kill'. I went as Rose West. Zoe Lyons For a while I was the perfect mother. Then the Pethidine wore off. Jenny Eclair. My girlfriend was complaining last night that I never listen to her. Or something like that. Jack Dee. Why do dogs always race to the door when the doorbell rings because it's hardly ever for them? Harry Hill. Arse-gravy of the very worst kind. Stephen Fry on The Da Vinci Code. You have to come up with this shit every year. Last week I just wrote "I still love you, see last year's card for full details." Michael McIntyre on Valentines Day. I went to the doctor and he said, 'You've got hypochondria.' I said, 'Not that as well!'Tim Vine. I have the body of an eighteen year old. I keep it in the fridge. Spike Milligan. When someone close to you dies, move seats. Peter Kay. My neighbour asked if he could use my lawnmower and I told him of course he could, so long as he didn't take it out of my garden. Eric Morecambe. My dad's dying wish was to have his family around him. I can't help thinking he would have been better off with more oxygen. Jimmy Carr. Eighty-two point six per cent of statistics are made up on the spot. Vic Reeves. A bird in the hand invariably shits on your wrist. Billy Connolly. Getting divorced isn't like a bereavement at all, because if he's died, I'd have had me mortgage paid, and I could've danced on his grave. Sarah Millican. My greatest hero is Nelson Mandela: incarcerated for 25 years, he was released in 1990, he's been out about 18 years now and he hasn't re-offended. Ricky Gervais. If you want to confuse a girl, buy her a pair of chocolate shoes. Milton Jones. Phil Collins is losing his hearing, making him the luckiest man at a Phil Collins Concert. Simon Amstell. We'll continue our investigation into the political beliefs of nudists. We've already noticed a definite swing to the left. Ronnie Barker. A guy walks into the psychiatrist wearing only Clingfilm for shorts. The psychiatrist says, "Well, I can clearly see your nuts. Tommy Cooper

The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 14

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-03-01
ISBN 13 : 1780337175
Pages : 732 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (337 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 14 PDF Format Full Free by Gardner Dozois and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This hugely acclaimed collection is now in its 14th successful year, and Gardner Dozois's selection for 2001 maintains its high standards of excellence with more than 25 SF stories from contemporary talents such as John Kessel, Ursula K Le Guin, Nancy Kress, Paul J. McAuley, Alastair Reynolds, Brian Stableford, Stephen Baxter, Greg Egan, Charles Stross, Ian McDonald and many other bright stars of SF, as well as the usual thorough summation of the year and recommended reading lists.

The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 24

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-09-15
ISBN 13 : 1849017697
Pages : 784 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (17 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 24 PDF Format Full Free by Gardner Dozois and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-09-15 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this the twenty-fourth edition of his celebrated annual Mammoth Book of Best New SF (its 28th as The Year's Best SF in the United States), award-winning editor Gardner Dozois presents 33 of 2010's most outstanding pieces of short science fiction, along with his typically informative notes on each author. Many are the work of award-winning writers, but there are also some surprising newcomers. The collection is prefaced, as ever, by Dozois's Summation of 2010 in SF, a review of the year's highlights in publishing and film - including non-fiction, media and awards - obituaries and an insightful look at emerging trends.

The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-09-10
ISBN 13 : 1849015279
Pages : 720 pages
Rating : 4.2/5 (15 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 22 PDF Format Full Free by Gardner Dozois and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely acclaimed as the benchmark annual anthology for science fiction fans, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF is now in its 22nd successful year. Best SF 22 comprises over two dozen fantastic new pieces from the world's best writers of science fiction. This collection encompasses every aspect of the genre: soft, hard, cyberpunk, cyber noir, anthropological, military, and adventure. As ever, a bonus extra is an insightful review of the year's best books and an extensive list of recommended reading. Gardner Dozois is the world's leading SF anthologist, and has won the Hugo Award for Best Editor fifteen times.

The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 18

Author : Stephen Jones
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-08-04
ISBN 13 : 1780332777
Pages : 509 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (332 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 18 PDF Format Full Free by Stephen Jones and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 509 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year's darkest tales of terror Here is the latest edition of the world's premier annual showcase of horror and dark fantasy fiction. It features some of the very best short stories and novellas by today's masters of the macabre - including Neil Gaiman, Brian Keene, Elizabeth Massie, Glen Hirshberg, Peter Atkins and Tanith Lee. The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror also features the most comprehensive yearly overview of horror around the world, lists of useful contact addresses and a fascinating necrology. It is the one book that is required reading for every fan of macabre fiction.

The Mammoth Book of Really Silly Jokes

Author : Geoff Tibballs
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-09-22
ISBN 13 : 1849017735
Pages : 496 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (17 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of Really Silly Jokes PDF Format Full Free by Geoff Tibballs and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-09-22 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The biggest and best collection of jokes for all the family to enjoy. 8,000 rib-ticklers, covering every subject under the sun from Aardvarks to Zombies, including chicken jokes, doctor-doctor jokes, elephant jokes, horror jokes, knock-knock jokes, excruciating puns, riddles, school jokes, sports jokes and waiter jokes. Most of the jokes are sharp one-liners but there is also a scattering of slightly longer stories.

The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 17

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-08-04
ISBN 13 : 1780332653
Pages : 620 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (332 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 17 PDF Format Full Free by Gardner Dozois and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely regarded as the essential book for every science-fiction fan, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 17 continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories from the previous year. This year's volume includes not just a host of established masters but also many bright, young talents of science fiction. It embraces every aspect of the genre - soft, hard, cyberpunk, cyber noir, anthropological, military and adventure. Plus the usual thorough summations of the year and a recommended reading list.

The Mammoth Book of SF Wars

Author : Ian Watson
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-05-17
ISBN 13 : 1780335466
Pages : 512 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (335 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of SF Wars PDF Format Full Free by Ian Watson and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-05-17 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War is becoming increasingly 'SF-ized' with remotely controlled attack drones and robot warriors already in development and being tested. Over the past 100 years the technology of war has advanced enormously in destructive power, yet also in sophistication so that we no longer seem to live under the constant threat of all-out global thermonuclear cataclysm. So what will future wars be like? And what will start them: religion, politics, resources, refugees, or advanced weaponry itself? Watson and Whates present a gripping anthology of SF stories which explores the gamut of possible future conflicts, including such themes as nuclear war, psychological and cyberwars, enhanced soldiery, mercenaries, terrorism, intelligent robotic war machines, and war with aliens. All the stories in this collection of remarkable quality and diversity reveals humankind pressed to the limits in every conceivable way. It includes 24 stories with highlights such as: The Pyre of the New Day' - Catherine Asaro. The Rhine's World Incident' - Neal Asher. Caught in the Crossfire' - David Drake. Politics' - Elizabeth Moon. The Traitor' - David Weber. And others from: Dan Abnett, Tony Ballantyne, Fredric Brown, Algis Budrys, Simon R. Green, Joe Haldeman, John Kessel, John Lambshead, Paul McAuley, Andy Remic, Laura Resnick, Mike Resnick & Brad R. Torgersen, Fred Saberhagen, Cordwainer Smith, Allen Steele, William Tenn, Walter Jon Williams, Michael Z. Williamson, Gene Wolfe.

The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21

Author : Gardner Dozois
Publisher : Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-08-04
ISBN 13 : 1849015309
Pages : 620 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (15 downloads)

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Download The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21 PDF Format Full Free by Gardner Dozois and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely regarded as the benchmark anthology for every science fiction fan, The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 21 continues to uphold its standard of excellence with over two dozen stories from the previous year. This year's volume includes many bright young talents of science fiction, as well as a host of established masters. It covers every aspect of the genre - soft, hard, cyberpunk, cyber noir, anthropological, military and adventure. Also included is a thorough summation of the year and a recommended reading list. PRAISE FOR PREVIOUS EDITIONS 'It's not often you get a book that's exactly what it says on the spine like this one is. Big, Crammed with the Best. Exactly so. SFX magazine 'Quantity as well as quality... every piece is a treasure' The Times 'These 30 stories cover a tremendous amount of ground...the stories themselves are the stars.' 4-star rating! SFX Magazine