Bøger af Philip Wylie

Receiving an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis as an adult can be a difficult but liberating process. Full of useful information and personal insights, this book details the stages of late diagnosis, from self-identification to acceptance. It discusses mental health issues that can arise, supports that are available and strategies for the future.

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Access the universe of beautiful Buddhist mandalas, mesmerizing Tibetan tangkas and enchanting Hindu yantras. Transformational Symbols covers numbers and geometry, and a powerful metaphysical model for transformation. Philip Wylie writes about the relationship between evolution and wellbeing and the science of happiness.

Hans fars videnskabelige forsøg resulterede i at lille Hugo Danner fødes med overmenneskelige kræfter. Enorm fysisk styrke, hurtighed, usårlighed og overlegen intelligens.Men kan omgivelserne acceptere en sådan person?

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This third and final book to Philip Wylie's "When Worlds Collide" duology, The Terrans of Beta concludes this amazing story by finishing where "After Worlds Collide" leaves the reader, and goes even further into the story of the survivors of the Human race, and their new life and struggles upon Bronson Beta. Having made tremendous new discoveries upon landing on Bronson Beta, Tony and the American survivors, along with the other survivors of Earth, discover that their new home on this alien world isn't as safe as now thought. Further investigating the cities of The Other People, the aliens that once called Bronson Beta their home, reveals an ancient conflict between the Humans and The Other People, a conflict still burning. In Tony's adventures with his fellow survivors, they will discover the true origins of the Human race, and of a war fought so long ago that it has been lost for millions of years in the darkness of space. Now, as the fate of Bronson Beta itself is at stake, The Humans must unite with unlikely friends to finally conclude what happens when worlds collide. The Terrans of Beta is sure to please both science fiction and fantasy fans fans looking for an inspirational and patriotic tale of intense action and adventure while being able to let their imagination play freely with the abundant imagery and intricate characters with a plot that moves quickly from the introduction until the novel's dramatic conclusion. Fans of Philip Wylie's "When Worlds Collide" duology will not be disappointed with the effort this novel has made to stay in step with Wylie's original creation, while elaborating more on the story, and bringing it to it's grand finale in The Terrans of Beta, concluding a science fiction masterpiece nearly 80 years in the making.

The product of an amazing biological experiment, Hugo Danner was born and grew up free from the fears that inhibit other men... with an infinitely superior mind and a sex-drive that put insatiable women at his feet and turned men green with envy. Considered by many to be the inspiration for the character Superman.

Gladiator, first published in 1930, tells the story of Hugo Danner, who is given superhuman speed, endurance, strength, and intelligence by his father as an experiment in creating a better human. We follow Hugo throughout his life viewed from his perspective, from childhood, when Hugo first discovers he¿s different from others, to adulthood, as Hugo tries to find a positive outlet for his abilities around the time of the first World War.Gladiator has been made into a 1938 comedy movie, and is thought to be the inspiration for the Superman comic books¿though this has not been confirmed.

An SF Gateway eBook: bringing the classics to the future.

An SF Gateway eBook: bringing the classics to the future.

An SF Gateway eBook: bringing the classics to the future.

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Hugo Danner is the strongest man on earth, the result of a monstrous experiment by his scientist father. Nearly invulnerable, he can run faster than a train, leap higher than trees, lift a wrecked vehicle to rescue its pinned driver, and hurl boulders like baseballs. His remarkable abilities, however, cannot gain him what he desires most.

"International smuggling, vicious gangsters, beautiful girls ... sparkling, intriguing, outstanding." -- Phoenix Republic"Adventure, suspense, and just good fun." -- Dallas News"Excitement, plot ... once started the ball of adventure becomes a rolling stone ... the young professor does enough first-hand research in the underworld to satisfy anybody." -- Chicago Tribune"Mr. Wylie meant to entertain, and he succeeds beautifully." -- Houston Post

Finnley Wren: His Notions and Opinions, Together with a Haphazard History of His Career and Amours in These Moody Years, as Well as Sundry Rhymes, Fables, Diatribes and Literary Misdemeanors stands as one of the greatest American responses to the thrown gauntlet that is Tristram Shandy. An innovative, uproarious sentimental education, this novel marries the mordant satire of Wylie's Generation of Vipers to what might in other hands have been an ordinary story of frustrated ambition and frustrated love, turning forty-eight hours' worth of drunken conversation into an emotional and typographical explosion.

Story of Henry Stone, who grew up on a deserted island, taught by his father to be the perfect gentleman but to distrust women at all times, and finally reentered society as a young man

On a lazy, quiet afternoon, in the blink of an eye, our world shatters into two parallel universes, as men vanish from women and women from men. After families and loved ones separate from one another, life continues in different ways for men and women, boys and girls. An explosion of violence sweeps one world that still operates technologically.

A runaway planet hurtles toward the earth. As it draws near, tidal waves, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions wrack our planet, devastating continents and wiping out millions. A team of scientists race to build a spacecraft to escape the doomed earth. Their greatest threat, they discover, comes not from the skies but from other humans.