Conrad's Time Machine

Conrad's Time Machine
Author: Leo Frankowski
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2002-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1618243470

Born to Be Weird... When Tom Kolczyskrenski got his discharge papers from the Air Force, he decided to look up his old pals¾and the world would never be the same. At one time, the oddly mismatched trio had been roommates, then they'd gone their separate ways. Tom, for lack of money, enlisted in the Air Force to learn electronics. The other two had finished college, lan McTavish going into mechanical engineering and a job with GM, and Jim Hasenpfeffer into behavioral science, leading to his having gotten a Department of Defense grant to¾this is serious stuff, now¾study social interactions in motorcycle gangs. So the three set out to be their own motorcycle gang. But these easy riders had barely begun to closely observe their own interactions when they ran across a strange perfectly hemispherical hole in the ground where a house used to be, with everything that had been in the sphere of influence slowly materializing in bits and pieces in the surrounding area. And they found the plans for the machine that had done this, and were sure they could duplicate it and get rich. But before long they would be wishing they had kept on being the three musketeers on bikes, instead of the three stooges of time travel.... At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

The Cross-time Engineer

The Cross-time Engineer
Author: Leo Frankowski
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 259
Release: 1986-01-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780345327628

Accidentally plunged back in time to Poland in the year 1231, Conrad Schwartz is determined to build up the country before the Mongol invasion that will come ten years later

Conrad's Lady

Conrad's Lady
Author: Leo Frankowski
Publisher: Baen Publishing Enterprises
Total Pages: 1037
Release: 2005-12-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1618245074

One moment Conrad Schwartz was suffering from a severe hangover as he hiked through the mountains of present-day Poland, the next he was hurled back to the same country in the 13th century. He remembered from his history classes that in another ten years, Mongol hordes were scheduled to attack, pillage, burn and kill¾and Conrad was likely to suffer all of the above. So, he set out to turn Poland into a world power by introducing universal education, aircraft, radios, steamboats, and generally discourage Mongols or anybody else from messing with either Poland or Conrad. But things weren't going to be quite that simple. . . . The Mongols were not quite as awed by advanced technology as he had hoped.He was under observation by mysterious Time Lords who didn't approve of disruptions in the flow of historical time.Last, and anything but least, he had married the formidable Lady Francine, and there was absolutely nothing simple about that noble-born and tempestuous woman. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).

The Time Machine

The Time Machine
Author: H. G. Wells
Publisher: Modernista
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2024-05-30
Genre:
ISBN: 9180949312

In Victorian England, an eccentric scientist unveils his latest invention: a machine capable of travelling through time. Demonstrating its capabilities, the Time Traveller embarks on a journey to the distant future, arriving in the year 802,701. He discovers a seemingly utopian society inhabited by the gentle Eloi, but soon uncovers a dark and terrifying underworld ruled by the sinister Morlocks. As the Time Traveller delves deeper into this bifurcated world, he realises the grim consequences of societal decay and the potential fate of humanity. H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine is a pioneering work in the science fiction genre, introducing the concept of time travel and coining the term »time machine«. First published in 1895, it has since become a classic, influencing countless works of fiction and shaping the genre’s development. H. G. WELLS [1866-1946] was a British author and pioneer in the science fiction genre. His works, including The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds, delved into futuristic and societal critique themes. Wells’s visionary portrayals of technology, social structures, and extraterrestrial life made him one of the most influential writers in his field and a precursor to modern science fiction.

Blade of the Guillotine

Blade of the Guillotine
Author: Arthur Byron Cover
Publisher: Bantam
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1986
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780553260380

The reader journeys back in time to late-eighteenth-century France and becomes caught up in the turmoil and tragedy of the French Revolution.

The Flying Warlord

The Flying Warlord
Author: Leo A. Frankowski
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1989
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780345327659

A Matter of Principle

A Matter of Principle
Author: Conrad Black
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2012-10-22
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1849545219

In 1993, Conrad Black was the proprietor of London's Daily Telegraph and the head of one of the world's largest newspaper groups. In 2004, however, he was accused of fraud and fired as chairman of Hollinger. In A Matter of Principle, Black describes his indictment, four-month trial, partial conviction, imprisonment and largely successful appeal. Black writes without reserve about the prosecutors who mounted a campaign to destroy him and the journalists who presumed he was guilty. Fascinating people fill these pages, from prime ministers and presidents to the social, legal and media elite. Woven throughout are Black's views on big themes: politics, corporate governance and the US justice system. He is candid about highly personal subjects, including his friendships, his faith and his marriage to Barbara Amiel. Above all, Black maintains his innocence and recounts what he describes as the 'fight of and for my life'. A Matter of Principle is a riveting memoir and a scathing account of a flawed justice system.

Copernick's Rebellion

Copernick's Rebellion
Author: Leo Frankowski
Publisher: Del Rey
Total Pages: 202
Release: 1987
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780345340337

When Heinrich Copernick and Martin Guibedo discover that their latest inventions can free humanity from want and oppressive governments forever, they come up with a scheme that can only lead to disaster