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1) Ender's game
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Language
English
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In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack, government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program but didn't make the cut―young Ender is the Wiggin...
Author
Language
English
Description
The human race is at War with the "Buggers," an insect-like alien race. As Earth prepares to defend itself from total destruction at the hands of an inscrutable enemy, all focus is on the development of military geniuses who can fight such a war, and win. The long distances of interstellar space have given hope to the defenders of Earth--they have time to train these future commanders up from childhood, forging them into an irresistible force in the...
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Udo Bergerhas returned to Costa Brava where he spent the summers of his childhood. Accompanied by his girlfriend, they spend most of their time playing their favorite game: The Third Reich. One night they meet another German couple, Charly and Hanna, who plan to spend some time in town. But later that night, Charly disappears and Udo's peaceful life changes abruptly.
"A comedic novel from the author of The Savage Detectives and 2666"--
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
360 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A wide-ranging intellectual history that reveals how important games have been to human progress, and what's at stake when we forget what games we're really playing. We play games to learn about the world, to understand our minds and the minds of others, and to make predictions about the future. Games are an essential aspect of humanity and a powerful tool for modeling reality. They're also a lot of fun. But games can be dangerous, especially when...
6) Ender's game
Publisher
Summit Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2014].
Edition
[Widescreen format].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A hostile alien race attacked Earth, and if not for the legendary heroics of Fleet Commander Mazer Rackham, all would have been lost. In preparation for the next attack, Colonel Hyrum Graff is training only the best young children. Ender Wiggin, a shy, but brilliant boy, is soon ordained by Graff as the military's next great hope. Once at Command School, he's trained by Mazer Rackham, himself, to lead them into an epic battle that will determine the...
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