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The Inhumans and Other Stories: A Selection of Bengali Science Fiction edited & translated by Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay, 2024

The first English translation of a cult science fiction favorite by Hemendra Kumar Roy, one of the giants of early Bangla literature, and other SF stories from the colonial period in India.

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Kalpavigyan—science fiction written to excite Bengali speakers about science, as well as to persuade them to evolve beyond the limitations of religion, caste, and class—became popular in the early years of the twentieth century. Translated into English for the first time, in this collection you’ll discover The Inhumans (1935), Hemendrakumar Roy’s satirical novella about a lost race of Bengali supermen in Uganda. Also included are Jagadananda Ray’s “Voyage to Venus” (1895), Nanigopal Majumdar’s “The Mystery of the Giant” (1931), and Manoranjan Bhattacharya’s “The Martian Purana” (1931).
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    Book Review: Rakesfall by Vajra Chandrasekera

    What the heck did I just read (complimentary) asks @chloroform_tea

    http://www.nerds-feather.com/2024/06/book-review-rakesfall-by-vajra.html

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    Invasive Species: A Very Short Introduction by Julie Lockwood & Dustin J. Welbourne, 2023

    Today there is no place on Earth that does not harbour invasive exotic species. Invasive plants and animals can be found on every continent, including Antarctica, and within all waterbodies, including all oceans.

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    In our increasingly connected world, with speedy commercial and recreational travel and the global movement of biological matter for food, invasive species are showing up at such a fast rate that there is no way to accurately count how many currently exist or how many are likely to emerge in the coming decades. Monitoring these species and controlling their spread is essential, as we increasingly understand the negative impacts they pose: their threat to our health; the toll they take on our commercial production; and the threat they pose to native ecosystems. This Very Short Introduction provides a clear definition of an invasive species, and considers the myriad ways they are moved around the globe, and the ecological, social, and economic impacts they often impose. Exploring the way Earth's biodiversity is being affected by global change, Julie Lockwood also discusses policy and management approaches to combating the ill-effects of invasive species, and how invasive species fit within the broader context of environmental change. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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    Cyberpsychology Can Help Us Understand Cybercrime by Bradley Fowler, 2024

    Provides knowledge about and its ability to help us understand the mental and emotional motivation behind cybercriminals deployment of and cyber-attacks, domestically and internationally. Research in this book examines forty-two countries' experiences with cyberattacks and explores how cyberpsychology can help us deter cybercriminals from engaging in cybercrime activities.

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    Dark Matter The New Science of the Microbiome by James Kinross, 2023

    From a world-leading microbiome scientist and surgeon with over two decades of experience comes Dark Matter - the definitive book on the science of the microbiome and how unlocking its potential can protect our health, our immunity and our planet.

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    The microbiome - our inner ecosystem of viruses, bacteria and other microbes - is critically important to our health and wellbeing. It is given to us by our mothers at birth, adapts with us as we age, influences our moods, determines how fast we run and even who we choose as a partner. Yet it is only now, as we are beginning to discover the microbiome's enormous potential, that we are realising it is in grave danger, being irrevocably destroyed through the globalisation of our diets, the war on bugs and the industrialised world. But we can look to reverse this damage. Drawing on cutting-edge research and years of clinical experience, Kinross shows how to unpack the microbiome's secrets, explaining that if we work with, not against, our microbes, we can live better, healthier lives.
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    My June reading list: mostly I've been reading Hugo and Lodestar finalists.
    • 6/2 Nghi Vo, Mammoths at the Gates
    • 6/7 P. Djèlí Clark, Abeni's Song
    • 6/9 T. Kingfisher, Thorn Hedge
    • 6/11 Malka Older, The Mimicking of Known Successes
    • 6/16 Moniquill Blackgoose, To Shape a Dragon's Breath
    • 6/17 Wang Jinkang, Seeds of Mercury (tr. Alex Woodend)
    • 6/18 He Xi, Life Does Not Allow Us to Meet (tr. Alex Woodend)
    • 6/20 Garth Nix, The Left-Handed Booksellers of London
    • 6/25 Garth Nix, The Sinister Booksellers of Bath
    • 6/29 Frances Hardinge, Unraveller

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    My review of the 4th Reggie da Costa mystery - Lies and Deception by Laraine Stephens:

    https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/lies-and-deception-laraine-stephens

    The 4th novel in the Reggie da Costa series, LIES AND DECEPTION is a nicely twisty tale of the just desserts served up to a serial conman and his accomplices by a determined crime reporter and his ... accomplices.




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    Image of the book cover of Lies and Deception, a reggie da costa mystery by Laraine Stephens. The cover has a background that's red, embossed, with the central image being a tarot card called the Ten of Swords. It is black and white with 10 gold swords sticking out of the back of a stylised figure lying prone on the card image.
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    I’d like to show you the Brazilian edition of Star Wars: Thrawn (Timothy Zahn), by Aleph Publishing. All Star Wars books released by Aleph follow the same format and layout, being items that look beautiful in the collection (I am not sponsored by the publisher at all, it is my opinion as a consumer).

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    Star Wars: Thrawn book released by Aleph Publishing in Brazil. The cover of the book is different from the original North American edition. The book is larger than the original edition and the paper used is of superior quality.
    Star Wars: Thrawn book released by Aleph Publishing in Brazil. The cover of the book is different from the original North American edition. The book is larger than the original edition and the paper used is of superior quality.

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    @factolvictor @bookstodon ooooh, that's pretty

    factolvictor OP ,
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    @cassidy @bookstodon It was such a great work they did. I bought several of this publisher, because they're really beautiful.

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    Here's my book recommendation of the month. I've recently read or re-read this, gratefully, and I'm willing to discuss.

    July 2024: THE IDEAS OF PARTICLE PHYSICS 4th edition by Dodd and Gripaios

    ‹ ★★★★★ ›

    https://mindly.social/@setsly/112544164027514309

    https://mindly.social/@setsly/112366000896300487

    https://mindly.social/@setsly/112196013651364719

    https://mindly.social/@setsly/112019282985146052

    https://mindly.social/@setsly/111857376381250140

    https://mindly.social/@setsly/111688506230563813

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    Duke University Press out with some compelling titles this month:

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    "Then it is time to read alone, together."

    Boy oh boy, you're going to love the latest report from our east end Toronto group: https://bookgagabooks.ca/2024/07/01/then-it-is-time-to-read-alone-together/ @bookstodon

    Front of the East Toronto Coffee Co coffee shop, where we hold our Toronto silent book club in-person meetings - The windows are decorated with bright line drawings of flowers and a pink bench is visible near the main door
    Silent book club member Lisa's beautiful bookshelves, white shelves against a white wall, with a spider plant at one end. Next to the bookshelves are a bright window and a comfy dark leather armchair with cushions with bright floral patterns.

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    Now is your best chance to find my entire ebook collection for 50% off at Smashwords as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! Find my books at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/OwenTyme all month!

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    Now is your best chance to find my entire ebook collection for 50% off at @Smashwords as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale! Find my books at https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/OwenTyme all month!

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    brucy ,
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    I've never seen/noticed this before but I'm saving cash at the library.
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    Ha llegado otro envío de la suscripción a Indòmita! @bookstodon

    El libro envuelto en papel amarillo con dos flores de fieltro pegadas. Y los extras que acompañan la caja de la suscripción: una libreta con un mensaje del libro en la portada; una guía de lectura de la novela; el relato en catalán de Quienes se marchan de Omelas, de Ursula K. Le Guin. Y un sobre azul con una tarjeta explicando el contenido.

    Última novedad del sello juvenil Indòmita de Raig Verd: Guia per a lesbianes a l'escola catòlica, de Sonora Reyes. La portada con colores muy chillones y contrastados, enmarca a una joven racializada con el pelo negro recogido en una trenza, que le cae por un lado. Parece que va vestida con uniforme y hay rosas a su alrededor.
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