The Resource New folks' home : and other stories, Clifford D. Simak, (electronic resource)
New folks' home : and other stories, Clifford D. Simak, (electronic resource)
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The item New folks' home : and other stories, Clifford D. Simak, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lane Public Library.
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- Summary
- Ten stories of wonder and imagination by an author named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America In the collection{u2019}s title story, Frederick Gray is closing in on seventy and has outlived his usefulness as a professor of law. He has no family; his best friend, fellow faculty member Ben Lovell, has recently died. Before Gray moves into a retirement home, he takes a final canoe trip to a favorite fishing spot he and Lovell had visited many times, only to find that someone has built a house on the remote riverside. When an accident leaves Gray stranded and in pain, he returns to the shelter seeking aid and instead finds a new reason for living. Nine additional tales showcase Clifford D. Simak{u2019}s talent for spinning stories that allow us to glimpse the possibilities of life beyond Earth as well as expand our wisdom of what it means to be human. Each story includes an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this ebook
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (250 pages)
- Isbn
- 9781504023184
- Label
- New folks' home : and other stories
- Title
- New folks' home
- Title remainder
- and other stories
- Statement of responsibility
- Clifford D. Simak
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Ten stories of wonder and imagination by an author named Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America In the collection{u2019}s title story, Frederick Gray is closing in on seventy and has outlived his usefulness as a professor of law. He has no family; his best friend, fellow faculty member Ben Lovell, has recently died. Before Gray moves into a retirement home, he takes a final canoe trip to a favorite fishing spot he and Lovell had visited many times, only to find that someone has built a house on the remote riverside. When an accident leaves Gray stranded and in pain, he returns to the shelter seeking aid and instead finds a new reason for living. Nine additional tales showcase Clifford D. Simak{u2019}s talent for spinning stories that allow us to glimpse the possibilities of life beyond Earth as well as expand our wisdom of what it means to be human. Each story includes an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D. Simak estate and editor of this ebook
- Cataloging source
- CtWfDGI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1904-1988
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Simak, Clifford D.
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- New folks' home : and other stories, Clifford D. Simak, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00008456
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (250 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9781504023184
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781504023184
- (Sirsi) b1441004
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
- Label
- New folks' home : and other stories, Clifford D. Simak, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00008456
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (250 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9781504023184
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781504023184
- (Sirsi) b1441004
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
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