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Gena and Don seemed an ideal couple. Young. In love. Playful and imaginative. They often pretended to be cats, purring and playing and taking on pretend roles in their made-up cat-world of 'Cat'alonia! When they move into their first house and money becomes tight, management of household finances -- what the shared Household account pays for versus what share goes to personal expenses -- becomes a contention point. And their imaginary world takes a darker turn, with Household becoming an evil that threatens the harmony of their beloved Catalonia. But Catalonia and its feline residents have become so real that they begin to intrude into Gena and Don's world, appearing as stray cats -- with a mission of their own. And they aren't going to let the young couple destroy their world, at any cost! Season of the Cats is a delightfully contemporary fantasy by the award-winning author of Eearthseed, the Venus Trilogy, and The Alien Upstairs.

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En 1167, en las ásperas tierras de Mongolia, nació un niño que iba a cambiar el curso de la Historia. Su padre le llamó Temujin, pero el mundo le conoce como Gengis Kan.Con apenas trece años, Temujin se convirtió en el líder de su pequeña tribu, y con el paso de los años no solo consiguió unificar las hordas bárbaras de Mongolia, sino que forjó uno de los ejércitos más grandes y temidos que el mundo jamás había visto y conquistó el mundo, desde Pekín a Persia.Desde las llanuras barridas por el viento de Mongolia a la opulencia y sofisticación de la corte de China, Pamela Sargent ha sabido recrear una historia épica, la historia de Gengis Kan, pero también la de los que estuvieron junto a él, sobre todo la de las mujeres que tuvieron un papel decisivo en la vida del soberano del cielo.Si aún no has leído a Pamela Sargent, deja todo lo que tengas entre manos para hacerlo. Es una novelista pionera.Michael MoorcockEsta novela, formidablemente documentada y exquisitament

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"The literature of ideas." When author Pamela Sargent used those words to describe science fiction in 1975, the genre had exploded into the literary mainstream. As a literature of ideas, science fiction has proven to be a powerful metaphor for the world around us, offering a rich tapestry of imagination through which to explore how we lead, how we think, and how we interact. To Boldly Go assembles more than thirty writers from around the world - experts in leadership and strategy, senior policy advisors and analysts, professional educators and innovators, experienced storytellers, and ground-level military leaders - to help us better understand ourselves through the lens of science fiction.Each chapter of To Boldly Go draws out the lessons that we can learn from science fiction, drawing on classic examples of the genre in ways that are equally relatable and entertaining. A chapter on the burdens of leadership by Ghost Fleet author August Cole launches readers into cosmos with Captain Avatar aboard the space battleship Yamato. In another chapter, the climactic Battle of the Mutara Nebula from The Wrath of Khan weighs the advantages of experience over intelligence in the pursuit of strategy. What does inter-species conflict in science fiction tell us about our perspectives on social Darwinism? Whether using Star Trek: Deep Space Nine to explore the nuances of maritime strategy or The Expanse to better understand the threat poses by depleted natural resources, To Boldly Go provides thoughtful essays on relevant subjects that will appeal to business leaders, military professionals, and fans of science fiction alike.

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