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Parallel Universes
Fred Alan Wolf Simon & Schuster Professional & Technical 352
Summary: The author of the award-winning Taking the Quantum Leap explains how the new physics predicts the existence of universes that are similar to and perhaps even duplicates of our own universe.

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Paul of Dune
Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson Tor Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy 624
Summary: Frank Herbert's "Dune" ended with Paul Muad’Dib in control of the planet Dune. Herbert’s next Dune book, "Dune Messiah", picked up the story several years later after Paul’s armies had conquered the galaxy. But what happened between "Dune" and "Dune Messiah"? How did Paul create his empire and become the Messiah? Following in the footsteps of Frank Herbert, "New York Times" bestselling authors Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson are answering these questions in "Paul of Dune".
The Muad’Dib’s jihad is in full swing. His warrior legions march from victory to victory. But beneath the joy of victory there are dangerous undercurrents. Paul, like nearly every great conqueror, has enemies--those who would betray him to steal the awesome power he commands. . . .
And Paul himself begins to have doubts: Is the jihad getting out of his control? Has he created anarchy? Has he been betrayed by those he loves and trusts the most? And most of all, he wonders: "Am I going mad?"
"Paul of Dune" is a novel everyone will want to read and no one will be able to forget.

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Personal Effects: Dark Art
J.C. Hutchins, Jordan Weisman St. Martin's Griffin Literature & Fiction 320
Summary: "Want to try it yourself?  Call the phone number shown on book's cover: 212-629-1951 and listen to the voicemail message for main character Zach Taylor.""" "Personal Effects "follows the extensive notes of therapist Zach Taylor’s investigation into the life and madness of Martin Grace, an accused serial killer who claims to have foreseen, but not caused, his victims’ deaths. Zach’s investigations start with interviews and art sessions, but then take him far from the hospital grounds—and often very far from the reality that we know.
The items among Grace’s personal effects are the keys to understanding his haunted past, and finding the terrifying truth Grace hoped to keep buried:
• Call the phone numbers: you’ll get a character’s voicemail.
• Google the characters and institutions in the text: you’ll find real websites
• Examine the art and other printed artifacts included inside the cover: if you pay attention, you’ll find more information than the characters themselves discover "Personal Effects", the ultimate in voyeuristic storytelling, represents a revolutionary step forward in changing the way people interact with novels.

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The Road to Dune
Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson, Frank Herbert Tor Science Fiction Literature & Fiction 464
Summary: Frank Herbert's "Dune "is widely known as the science fiction equivalent of "The Lord of the Rings. "Now "The Road to Dune "is a companion work comparable to "The Silmarillion, "shedding light on and following the remarkable development of the bestselling science fiction novel of all time. In this fascinating volume, the world's millions of "Dune "fans can read--at long last--the unpublished chapters and scenes from "Dune "and "Dune Messiah. The Road to Dune "also includes some of the original correspondence between Frank Herbert and famed editor John W. Campbell, Jr., along with other correspondence during Herbert's years-long struggle to get his innovative work published, and the article "They Stopped the Moving Sands," Herbert's original inspiration for "Dune." "The Road to Dune "also features newly discovered papers and manuscripts of Frank Herbert, and "Spice Planet," an original novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, based on a detailed outline left by Frank Herbert. "The Road to Dune "is a treasure trove of essays, articles, and fiction that every reader of "Dune" will want to add to their shelf.

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Sandworms of Dune
Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson Tor Science Fiction Literature & Fiction 560
Summary: At the end of Frank Herbert's final novel, "Chapterhouse: Dune," a ship carrying a crew of refugees escapes into the uncharted galaxy, fleeing from a terrifying, mysterious Enemy. The fugitives used genetic technology to revive key figures from Dune's past--including Paul Muad'Dib and Lady Jessica--to use their special talents to meet the challenges thrown at them.

Based directly on Frank Herbert's final outline, which lay hidden in two safe-deposit boxes for a decade, "Sandworms of Dune "will answer the urgent questions Dune fans have been debating for two decades: the origin of the Honored Matres, the tantalizing future of the planet Arrakis, the final revelation of the Kwisatz Haderach, and the resolution to the war between Man and Machine. This breathtaking new novel in Frank Herbert’s Dune series has enough surprises and plot twists to please even the most demanding reader.

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Stick to Drawing Comics, Monkey Brain!: Cartoonist Explains Cloning, Blouse Monsters, Voting Machines, Romance, Monkey Gods, How to Avoid Being Mistaken for a Rodent, and More
Scott Adams Portfolio Trade Business & Investing 400
Summary: Everyone knows Scott Adams, the creator of "Dilbert", as the king of workplace humor. His insights into the crazy world of business have long been on display in his hugely popular comic strip and bestselling books like "The Dilbert Principle". But there’s much more to life than work, and it turns out that the man behind Dogbert and the Pointy-Haired Boss has an equally outrageous take on life outside the cubicle.

Adams ventures into uncharted territory in this collection of more than 150 short pieces—on everything from lunar real estate to serial killers, not to mention politics, religion, dating, underwear, alien life, and the menace of car singing. He isn’t afraid to confront the most pressing questions of our day, such as the pros and cons of toothpaste smuggling, why kangaroos don’t drive cars, and whether Jesus would approve of your second iPod.

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The Winds of Dune
Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson Tor Books Science Fiction & Fantasy 448
Summary: With their usual skill, Brian Herbert and Kevin Anderson have taken ideas left behind by Frank Herbert and filled them with living characters and a true sense of wonder. Where "Paul of Dune" picked up the saga directly after the events of "Dune", "The Winds of Dune" begins after the events of "Dune Messiah".

Paul has walked off into the sand, blind, and is presumed dead. Jessica and Gurney are on Caladan; Alia is trying to hold the Imperial government together with Duncan; Mohiam dead at the hands of Stilgar; Irulan imprisoned. Paul’s former friend, Bronso of Ix, now seems to be leading opposition to the House of Atreides. Herbert and Anderson’s newest book in this landmark series will concentrate on these characters as well the growing battle between Jessica, and her daughter, Alia.

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