Isbn: 9780151695508 - one human minute (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Edition. With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo. Published by Harcourt Brace and Jovanovich, New York, 1986. 102 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in 1/4 grey cloth boards and orange paper covered boards with titles present to the spine and front board. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. In One Human Minute, Stanislaw Lem takes a hard look at our world and technologyâ"what it means now and what dire implications it could have for the futureâ"in satirical, wise, and biting prose. With this collection of three essays, Lem targets some of the most pressing issues humanity faces, from our unsettling origins to the cybernetic future of our weaponry. "The Upside-Down Evolution" chronicles the Earth's military evolution from nuclear stockpiles to deadly, robotic microweapons. "The World as Cataclysm" examines how humankind's dominance on Earth is the result of the extermination of another species just as qualified to rule the world. And the title essay presents a disturbing and fascinating snapshot of every single thing happening on the planet in a sixty-second span.; English And Polish Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 102 pages.…

dj. First Edition. First U.S. edition and first printing. Hardcover. A review copy with laid in author publicity photograph and review slip. A slim book from the author of "Solaris" and translated by Catherine S. Leach. A near fine copy in paper covered boards with a cloth spine and in a near fine dust jacket with some slight toning to the edges.…