David - Libros y biografía

[Short Story; 1850 words]Thirteen year old Danny Tompkins is at the end his first week of scout camp, waiting for his family to arrive to pick him up. They are very late. He wins a special award, but...

The United States is rich in documents, many which remain in obscurity, but which contain valuable information about the formation of this nation, while at the same time contain lessons for where we are...

The Bible gives many examples of people who acted on faith and accomplished something great for God. This Bible study looks at some of those, as well as at people who, in the centuries since the Bible...

The United States is rich in documents, many which remain in obscurity, but which contain valuable information about the formation of this nation, while at the same time contain lessons for where we are...

Daniel Tompkins tackles an assignment for his writing group, to write a short memoir about a critical event in his life. He decides to again write about the death of his mother, but to focus on what his...

The book of the Revelation, the last book of the New Testament, has fascinated readers for two millennia—and confused them. Is it prophecy, or allegory? A man's creation, or the inspired word of God?...

In the professions, career advancement should not be left to random occurrences in the workplace. Purposeful steps can be taken to make sure that a person doesn't stagnate in the same position. With planning...

The six Danny Tompkins short stories explored teenage grief at the death of a parent. They are collected here in one volume. The stories follow 13-year-old Danny as he comes to grips with the death that...

Warren Derrill is a young CIA agent, puzzled by his new, temporary assignment: Follow fellow agent Sharon Williams Fonseca while she tours Athens, Greece with her family, and report on her movements....

Albert Morris is a private investigator. Actually, he's lots of PIs. For in his world each person can be in many places at once, by making cheap disposable, kiln-baked clay copies! It's the world of dittos....

In all the universe, no species reached for the stars without "uplift" guidance, except possibly humankind. Did some cryptic patron race begin the job long ago, then abandon us? Or did we leap all by...

Bestselling, award-winning futurist David Brin returns to globe-spanning, high concept Science Fiction with Existence.Gerald Livingston is an orbital garbage collector. Only now, high over the blue Earth,...

From one of the most critically acclaimed and well-loved authors of contemporary science fiction, a highly imaginative and exciting story as only David Brin can write . . ."High spirits and inventiveness...

How can we harness the vast potential of the internet to actively solve problems? Picture a venue where adversaries can no longer get away with just screaming past each other, but must actively answer...

The River of Time brings together twelve of David Brin's stories , including The Crystal Spheres, which won the Hugo Award for Best Science Fiction Short Story of the year. Here are powerful tales of...

He was a survivor—a wanderer who traded tales for food and shelter in the dark and savage aftermath of a devastating war.Fate touches him one chill winter's day when he borrows the jacket of a long-dead...

Can a sci fi story alter the course of something ponderous, like the space program? Perhaps. "Tank Farm Dynamo" sure tried! What if we found the nerve, the spirit and daring to use every resource - including...

The most sophisticated "engineering" process on Earth is pregnancy among mammals -- especially among humans. There is already talk of using goats and cattle to produce industrial products instead of milk,...

Who guides our fate? And can we ever hope to wrest control for ourselves? In this novella, David Brin merges classical mythology with impudent modern spirit in a science fiction legend that speculates...

One of the oldest notions in fantasy is a hero's confrontation with the supernatural. Humans are forever pondering some way to change the hand they're dealt. From Gilgamesh and Odysseus to Faust and Daniel...

A comedy set in David Brin's Uplift Universe. In the distant future, chimpanzees and dolphins have been uplifted to starfaring status -- and are helping humans choose the next species for uplift, when...

In a universe filled with habitable worlds why have we had no contact with extraterrestrial intelligence? David Brin's short story, "The Crystal Spheres," offers a fantastic explanation for the Great...

From Hugo and Nebula winning author David Brin comes this extraordinary collection of tales and essays about the near and distant future, as humans and other intelligences encounter the secrets of the...

A brazen guide for sane Americans to bypass trench warfare and win our life or death struggle for civilization. Are we in phase 8 of America's 250 year civil war? This book explores the possibility of...

Thor Meets Captain America offers an alternate history exploring a chilling scenario behind the Holocaust. In this parallel world, the Nazis narrowly avoid defeat in World War II when they are championed...

What if education could be extended into the womb? Will we get brilliant, well-balanced babies? Monsters? Or a frightening/hopeful combination of both? Chilling and plausible and under option to be made...

The Singularity -- when our skill & knowledge & immense computing power transform us into... well... godlike beings. From a writer's perspective, it presents a problem. One can write stories leading...

Mind your secrets… Samantha and Steven's wedding day has finally arrived! As the bride and groom and their wedding party prepare for the big day, Talia, the officiant of the wedding who is a witch herself,...

Sometimes betrayal is just one small act… While scouting possible wedding locations on Presque Isle, Samantha and Kathy cast a spell to prevent a man from driving his boat right onto shore. Shrugging...

Monsters can hide in plain sight. Samantha and Kathy's personal lives have been keeping them busy. Samantha's been planning her wedding, despite the frustrations of Steven's mother and the ensuing tension...