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  | | Caveman Logic(1st Edition) The Persistence of Primitive Thinking in a Modern World by Hank Davis Paperback, 298 Pages, Published 2009 by Prometheus Books Topaz_Ebook ISBN-13: 978-1-59102-721-8, ISBN: 1-59102-721-7 "We see the face of the Virgin Mary staring up at us from a grilled cheese sandwich and sell the uneaten portion of our meal for $37,000 on eBay. While science offers a wealth of rational explanations for natural phenomena, we often prefer to embrace the fantasies that reassured our distant ancestors. And we'll even go to war to protect our delusions against those who do not share them. These are examples of what evolutionary psychologis ..." |
 | | The Sky-Blue Wolves (A Novel of the Change) by Hank Davis, Christopher Ruocchio Paperback, 512 Pages, Published 2018 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-1-4814-8360-5, ISBN: 1-4814-8360-9 "Final Frontiers: an anthology of stories from classic and comtemporary masters that explores the wide-open frontier that may await humanity when we take to the stars.DON'T YOU KNOW YOUR FUTURE IS IN SPACE? Since the dawn of time, humankind has felt the urge to explore the four corners of our globe. To push at the boundaries of our world and discover what lies over the horizon. And since the dawn of science fiction, writers have wondered ..." |
 | | Classic Cliffhangers(1st Edition) Volume 2 1941-1955 by Hank Davis Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2008 by Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-887664-82-0, ISBN: 1-887664-82-3 "Serials can be both entertaining and informative. It is exactly those same two goals we hope to achieve with this second volume of Classic Cliffhangers. The goal of the book is to entertain as well as encourage audiences to be entertained by movie serials. Lord knows, that s what they were made for. But this book will also inform about the people on both sides of the camera, as well as the producers who hired them and the world in which ..." |
 | | Classic Cliffhangers(1st Edition) Volume 1, 1914-1940 by Hank Davis, Adrian Booth Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2007 by Midnight Marquee Press, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-887664-76-9, ISBN: 1-887664-76-9 "Even today, movie serials continue to enchant movie fans. The innocence, energy and undeniable skill that permeate every reel of these chapter plays is a tribute to the true pioneers of gorilla filmmaking make em fast, make em as good as possible with as little as possible, and make em fun. The best serials are classic examples of early American low-budget filmmaking. The bad ones are silly and stilted, but always charming and sometimes ..." |
 | | Future Wars . . . and Other Punchlines (BAEN) by Hank Davis Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2015 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-8080-1, ISBN: 1-4767-8080-3 "Trade paperback humorous military science fiction anthology. Featuring a mix of classic science fiction reprints and original stories by Baen regulars. Includes stories by David Drake, Frederik Pohl, Howard F. Waldrop, Christopher Anvil and more.CATCH-22 IN OUTER SPACE? War, as the general said, is hell, but it also has its humorous moments, though the humor may be grim, and you “had to be there” to get the joke. War is likely to contin ..." |
 | | If This Goes Wrong . . . by Hank Davis Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2016 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-8202-7, ISBN: 1-4767-8202-4 "Science fiction tales, some humorous and some not-so-funny, about the downside of the future—and how to deal with a universe ruled by Murphy's Law! Includes stories by Robert A. Heinlein, Sarah A. Hoyt, Fritz Leiber, Gordon R. Dickson, Lester del Rey, Christopher Anvil, Fredric Brown, and more.WHAT COULD GO WRONG . . . ? Progress! It’s wonderful—though it sometimes has unexpected and undesirable side effects. Read the long warning list ..." |
 | | Worst Contact by Hank Davis, Nye Jody Lynn Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2016 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-8098-6, ISBN: 1-4767-8098-6 "STORIES OF ALIEN CONTACT GONE WRONG. Will it be, "Greeting, fellow Sentients" or, "Nice Planet we'll take it ? These stories from SF greats answer the question, "Are we alone in the universe?" with a resounding, "No, but we wish we were!" When the first contact between humans and aliens from another planet happens, will they say, Take me to your leader, or is Surrender, puny primitive bipeds more likely? Or maybe, Hello there, I m selli ..." |
 | | In Space No One Can Hear You Scream by Hank Davis Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2013 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-1-4516-3941-4, ISBN: 1-4516-3941-4 "Trade Paperback Halloween-themed science fiction anthology. Featuring a mix of classic science fiction reprints where the scary stuff happens in space. THE UNIVERSE MAY NOT BE A "NICE" NEIGHBORHOOD . . . "The oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown," the grand master of horror, H.P. Lovecraft, once wrote. And the greatest unknown is the vast universe, shrouded in eternal cosmic night. What "things" might be on other pl ..." |
 | | A Cosmic Christmas by Hank Davis, Larry Correia, Catherine Asaro, Connie Willis, Mercedes Lackey, George O. Smith, Sarah A. Hoyt Paperback, 320 Pages, Published 2012 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-1-4516-3862-2, ISBN: 1-4516-3862-0 "Original Christmas anthology. Twelve cosmic days of Christmas tales ranging from vampires to robots, from the hills of Appalachia to a high orbit space station, all celebrating the holiday in off-beat ways. Joy to the world . . . or, joy to the worlds! Let heaven and nature—and also the supernatural—sing. A Cosmic Christmas presents twelve stories of Christmas in very unusual circumstances, ranging from vampires to robots, from the hil ..." |
 | | A Cosmic Christmas 2 You(1st Edition) by Hank Davis, Frederick Pohl, Wen Spencer, Connie Willis, Joe Haldeman, Tony Daniel Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2013 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-1-4516-3942-1, ISBN: 1-4516-3942-2 "OMNI Trade PaperbackOriginal Christmas anthology. Twelve cosmic days of Christmas tales ranging from vampires to robots, from the hills of Appalachia to a high orbit space station, all celebrating the holiday in off-beat ways. Twelve newstories of Christmas in very unusual circumstances, ranging from vampires to robots, from the hills of Appalachia to a high orbit space sta OMNI Trade PaperbackOriginal Christmas anthology. Twelve cosmic ..." |
 | | Eagle Falls by Hank Davis Paperback, 236 Pages, Published 2013 by Llumina Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60594-253-7, ISBN: 1-60594-253-7 "Nestled in a valley in the western mountains of Maine, the town of Eagle Falls doesn't have a Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Bed Bath and Beyond, or a Burger King. If you think that's rustic, it has no attorneys, drug stores, movie theaters, traffic lights, dentists or cops. A Hooter's is out of the question. But it does have the Boston Mafia. Like an old western movie, retired federal agent Frank Talbot and his trigger happy sidekick, ex-cop Ke ..." |
 | | Containment (Paperback) by Hank Davis Paperback, 278 Pages, Published 2010 by Llumina Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60594-512-5, ISBN: 1-60594-512-9 "Hank Davis is the author of Paradigm Lost, A Flag Too Far, and Eagle Falls. He and his wife live in Florida and in Maine." |
 | | A Flag Too Far (Paperback) by Hank Davis Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 2008 by Llumina Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59526-981-2, ISBN: 1-59526-981-9 "A prominent Jewish banker is kidnapped. Federal buildings are attacked in Washington. An insidious media campaign begins. The Feds suspect al Qaeda, but former agent Frank Talbot, called out of semi-retirement and into a clash of egos, knows better. It's not the usual suspects. It's a group of Americans. Politicians, lawyers, and veterans are being drawn into an organization that even the president admits has some merit. The Feds are fi ..." |
 | | The Best of Gordon R. Dickson Volume 1 by Gordon R. Dickson, Hank Davis Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2017 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-8217-1, ISBN: 1-4767-8217-2 "The best of the best from a legendary master of science fiction, the first of two volumes.The Best of Gordon R. Dickson, Volume I, gathers together fourteen stories, predominantly from the first half of legendary science fiction and fantasy writer Gordon R. Dickson’s career, ranging from the early 1950s through the 1960s, including tales dragons, dolphins, aliens, werewolves, mutants and humans trying to make sense of an infinitely bewi ..." |
 | | Sir Dominic Flandry(1st Edition) The Last Knight of Terra (6) (Technic Civilization) by Poul Anderson, Hank Davis Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2010 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-3401-6, ISBN: 1-4391-3401-4 "Sir Dominic Flandry, Science Fiction’s James Bond, and One of the Genre’s Most Popular Characters. The Sixth Volume of the Complete Technic Civilization Saga. Captain Dominic Flandry has been knighted for his many services to the Terran Empire—an Empire which is old, jaded, and corrupt, as Flandry well knows. And while that “Sir” before his name may be an added attraction to comely ladies (not that he has ever lacked for the ..." |
 | | Bolos Their Finest Hour (Bolo Series Volume 12) by Keith Laumer, David Weber, Mercedes Lackey, David Drake, S.M. Stirling, Hank Davis, Linda Evans Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2010 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-1-4391-3375-0, ISBN: 1-4391-3375-1 "The Best of the Bolo Stories, Including Stories by David Weber, Mercedes Lackey, David Drake, S.M. Stirling and More. Military Science Fiction at Its Best. Controlled by their tireless electronic brains which were programmed to admit no possibility of defeat, the gigantic robot tanks known as Bolos were almost indestructible, and nearly unstoppable. Their artificial intelligences were designed to make them selflessly serve and protect h ..." |
 | | Things From Outer Space by Hank Davis Paperback, 356 Pages, Published 2016 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-8166-2, ISBN: 1-4767-8166-4 "ORIGINAL MASS MARKET. STORIES OF THINGS FROM SPACE. Mostly very, very bad things that want to harm humans and destroy Earth. Or take it for their own. Original stories and reprints of classics from the scary side of science fiction!THE THINGS ARE COMING . . . As we all know, in space, no one can hear you scream. Which doesn’t mean that anyone is safe just because they’re standing on the soil of planet Earth, because if a thing from out ..." |
 | | The Baen Big Book of Monsters by Hank Davis Paperback, 496 Pages, Published 2014 by Baen ISBN-13: 978-1-4767-3699-0, ISBN: 1-4767-3699-5 "Trade Paperback Halloween-themed BIG MONSTER anthology. Featuring a mix of classic science fiction reprints and original stories all filled with: REALLY BIG MONSTERS! Includes legends such as Arthur C. Clark, H.P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch, David Drake and more, as well as Baen regulars New York Times best seller Larry Correia, Wen Spencer, Sarah A. Hoyt, and more. SIZE MATTERSFrom the dragons of legend to Jack the Giant Killer’s colleagu ..." |
 | | Operant-Pavlovian Interactions (Hardback) by Hank Davis Hardcover, 344 Pages, Published 2021 by Taylor & Francis Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-367-71341-6, ISBN: 0-367-71341-1 "The present volume, originally published in 1977, contains chapters that reassess our basic learning paradigms of the time." |
 | | Caveman Logic The Persistence of Primitive Thinking in a Modern World by Hank Davis Published by Prometheus Books ISBN-13: 978-1-61592-882-8, ISBN: 1-61592-882-0 "Gladwell introduces the concept of “thin slicing” to describe the cognitive strategy we use to evaluate new information. But he waits seventy-five pages before raising the problems associated with hair-triggered heuristics. Gladwell calls this section “The Dark Side of Thin Slicing.” Caveman Logic is also focused on the “ dark side” of heuristics. Although I share Gladwell's admiration for these mental shortcuts, I worry even more a ..." |
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