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The Art of the Matrix
by Larry Wachowski, Geof Darrow, Andy Wachowski, Spencer Lamm, Zach Staenberg

ISBN 1557044058 (1-55704-405-8)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc

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Blade Runner
by Philip K. Dick

ISBN 0345350472 (0-345-35047-2)
Softcover, Ballantine Books

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A principios del siglo XXI, la poderosa Tyrell Corporation desarrolló un nuevo tipo de robot llamado Nexus, un ser virtualmente idéntico al hombre y conocido como Replicante. Los Replicantes Nexus-6 eran superiores en fuerza y agilidad, y al menos iguales en inteligencia, a los ingenieros de genética que los crearon. En el espacio exterior, los Replicantes fueron usados como trabajadores esclavos en la arriesgada exploración y colonización de otros planetas. Después de la sangrienta rebelión de un equipo de combate de Nexus-6 en una colonia sideral, los Replicantes fueron declarados proscritos en la Tierra bajo pena de muerte. Brigadas de policías especiales, tenían órdenes de tirar a matar al ver a cualquier Replicante invasor.

This novel hooks the reader to such extent that he comes the point of doubting whether what hes reading is really happening or its only a part of Dicks pseudo-reality. In this way, the androids of Do Android Dream on Electric sheeps? In Blade Runner called replicants. [via]
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The Bloody Sun
by Marion Zimmer Bradley

ISBN 0886776031 (0-88677-603-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

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Burning Chrome
by William Gibson

ISBN 0060539828 (0-06-053982-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins

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When "Burning Chrome," the title story in William Gibson's first short story collection, appeared, it grabbed readers by the collar and shook them up a bit. Science fiction in the late '70s had grown a little bit stale and, worse, safe. "Burning Chrome" offered a fresh look at a future that was gritty, real, and more than a little dangerous. These stories brought high tech out of antiseptic university laboratories and corporate boardrooms and put it in the streets and alleyways where people found their own uses for it. Sometimes those uses were even legal.
The philosophy of cyberpunk, the movement that Gibson's early books kicked off, is most explicitly stated in "The Gernsbach Continuum," with its rejection of the '30s ideal of a future of flying cars and shining cities. But the real meat of this collection is found in those stories where Gibson involves us with the people who inhabit his world. The technical boy of "Johnny Mnemonic" and the thief-turned-game-player of "Dogfight" (cowritten with Michael Swanwick) would be right at home on the same streets. Most intense and more enigmatic is the recording engineer of "The Winter Market," who is overwhelmingly attracted to and repulsed by the greatest artist he ever worked with. Still, "Burning Chrome," with its tale of vengeance and high-stakes theft, remains the centerpiece of this collection. Read it and you will know why William Gibson became and remains one of the top writers in science fiction. --Greg L. Johnson [via]
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Count Zero
by William Gibson

ISBN 0441013678 (0-441-01367-8)
Softcover, Ace Books

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Turner, corporate mercenary, wakes in a reconstructed body, a beautiful woman by his side. Then Hosaka Corporation reactivates him for a mission more dangerous than the one he's recovering from: Maas-Neotek's chief of R&D is defecting. Turner is the one assigned to get him out intact, along with the biochip he's perfected. But this proves to be of supreme interest to certain other parties--some of whom aren't remotely human.
Bobby Newmark is entirely human: a rustbelt data-hustler totally unprepared for what comes his way when the defection triggers war in cyberspace. With voodoo on the Net and a price on his head, Newmark thinks he's only trying to get out alive. A stylish, streetsmart, frighteningly probable parable of the future and sequel to Neuromancer [via]
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Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick

ISBN 0345404475 (0-345-40447-5)
Softcover, Ballantine Books

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is a book that most people think they remember and almost always get more or less wrong. Ridley Scott's film Blade Runner took a lot from it, and threw a lot away. Wonderful in itself, the film is a flash thriller, whereas Dick's novel is a sober meditation. As we all know, bounty hunter Rick Deckard is stalking a group of androids who have returned from space with short life spans and murder on their minds--where Scott's Deckard was Harrison Ford, Dick's is a financially strapped municipal employee with bills to pay and a depressed wife. In a world where most animals have died, and pet keeping is a social duty, he can only afford a robot imitation, unless he gets a big financial break.
The genetically warped "chickenhead" John Isidore has visions of a tomb-world where entropy has finally won. And everyone plugs in to the spiritual agony of Mercer, whose sufferings for the sins of humanity are broadcast several times a day. Prefiguring the religious obsessions of Dick's last novels, this book asks dark questions about identity and altruism. After all, is it right to kill the killers just because Mercer says so? --Roz Kaveney, Amazon.co.uk [via]
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Elementary Linear Algebra
by Howard Anton

ISBN 0471669601 (0-471-66960-1)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Presents the fundamentals of linear algebra in the clearest possible way, examining basic ideas by means of computational examples and geometrical interpretation. This substantial revision includes greater focus on relationships between concepts, smoother transition to abstraction, early exposure to linear transformations and eigenvalues, more emphasize on visualization, new material on least squares and QR-decomposition and a greater number of proofs. Exercise sets begin with routine drill problems, progress to problems with more substance and conclude with theoretical problems. [via]
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Elementary Linear Algebra: Applications Version
by Howard Anton, Chris Rorres

ISBN 0471170526 (0-471-17052-6)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Noted for its expository style and clarity of presentation this substantial revision reflects a new generation of students' changing needs. Proceeds from familiar concepts to the unfamiliar, from the concrete to the abstract. Features a wide variety of interesting contemporary applications which have been extensively revised and updated. Includes new material on least squares and QR-decomposition and greater emphasis on visualization. [via]
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Elementary Linear Algebra: Applications Version
by Chris Rorres, Howard A. Anton

ISBN 0471669598 (0-471-66959-8)
Hardcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc

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Examined Life: Philosophical Meditations
by Robert Nozick

ISBN 0671725017 (0-671-72501-7)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster

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An original work from a preeminent professor of philosophy at Harvard University, in which happiness, dying, creativity, religious faith, sexuality, good and evil, the ideal and the real, are explored in the grand Socratic tradition. Now in paperback, this bestseller will appeal to anyone concerned with inner transformation and personal growth. [via]
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Exploring the Matrix : Visions of the Cyber Present
by Karen Haber

ISBN 0312313586 (0-312-31358-6)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press

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It is the beginning of the twenty-first century, and we are living on the cusp of change. Reality has already spawned one alternate state, and for many people virtual reality is now where they are most at home. But what happens when virtual worlds become indistinguishable from what we consider to be the real world? When you wake up from a dream, how do you know that you are not still dreaming? And if the reality we're in is virtual, who is doing the programming?

These questions, and many more like them, spin effortlessly out of the box-office mega-hit The Matrix. More than just a computer-aided shoot-'em-up, more than just the latest cinematic expression of cyberpunk angst, The Matrix presented layer upon layer of challenging explorations of what the true nature of reality might be, and why this should (or should not) be important to us.

Exploring the Matrix presents eighteen thoughtful and though-provoking essays on what the film had to say and exactly how it was said. Here you will discover the long and fascinating history of some of the themes set forth in the Wachowski Brothers' landmark film, why they are important, how they have been explored n the past, and their implications for the immediate future of human society. The true nature of reality in our current cyber-age is not a rhetorical question, but rather one that needs to be answered as we move closer to seamless virtual scenarios, accessible online, in video games... and perhaps ultimately as the result of uploading software to an implanted chip in the brain.

You can take the blue pill and stay in the dream, unaware of your status, or take the red pill and see just how deep the rabbit hole goes.
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The Forbidden Tower
by Marion Zimmer Bradley

ISBN 0886773733 (0-88677-373-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

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Tradition and a sacred caste system ruled life on the planet Darkover, but two men and two women dared to defy the ancient law. Together they formed a powerful alliance, but was it strong enough to resist the terrible forces of Darkover? [via]
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The Gospel Reloaded: Exploring Spirituality and Faith in the Matrix
by Greg Garrett, Chris Seay

ISBN 1576834786 (1-57683-478-6)
Softcover, Navpress

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The world has changed. The Gospel Reloaded rushes headlong into The Matrix, exploring the trilogy's intricate details, religious undertones, and eclectic philosophies. These aren't movies you just "watch." They are postmodern epics, full of meaning and metaphor--deserving of serious inquiry and contemplation. Get inside the collective minds of the Wachowski brothers. See how even the minute details--from Neo's name to Thomas Anderson's room number--yield secrets to better understand the film. The movies call us to seek and find. Read how the themes of The Matrix call you to your own spiritual revelation. Ask of your own life: what's real and what's a mirage? Then you'll discover just how deep this rabbit hole really goes. [via]
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Linear Algebra & Its Applications
by Gilbert Strang

ISBN 0030105676 (0-03-010567-6)
Hardcover, Brooks/Cole Pub Co

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With a highly applied and computational focus, this book combines the important underlying theory with examples from electrical engineering, computer science, physics, biology and economics. An expanded list of computer codes in an appendix and more computer-solvable exercises in the text reflect Strang?s interest in computational linear algebra. Many exercises appear in the sections and in the chapter reviews. Exercises are simple but instructive. [via]
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The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real
by William Irwin

ISBN 081269502X (0-8126-9502-X)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co

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The Matrix Comics
by Neil Gaiman, Dave Gibbons, Paul Chadwick, Larry Wachowski, Bill Sienkiewicz, Peter Bagge, Geof Darrow, Ryder Windham, Kilian Plunkett, John Van Fleet, Ted McKeever, Andy Wachowski, Spencer Lamm, Troy Nixey, David Lapham, Gregory Ruth

ISBN 1932700005 (1-932700-00-5)
Softcover, Perseus Distribution Services

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The Matrix Comics
by Paul Chadwick, Steve Skroce, Geof Darrow, Kaare Andrews, Spencer Lamm

ISBN 1932700099 (1-932700-09-9)
Softcover, Perseus Distribution Services

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Matrix Computations and Mathematical Software
by John Rischard Rice

ISBN 007052145X (0-07-052145-X)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill

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The Matrix: The Shooting Script
by Larry Wachowski, Andy Wachowski, William Gibson

ISBN 1557044902 (1-55704-490-2)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc

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For the first time in the acclaimed Newmarket Shooting Script® series format, the screenplay for one of the most successful films in history. A surprise box-office hit when it opened in theaters in the spring of 1999, The Matrix has proven to be nothing short of a phenomenon, setting records for DVD sales, winning four Oscars®Best Visual Effects, Best Film Editing, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editingand spawning two sequels for release in 2002 and 2003. The extraordinary vision of writers/directors Larry and Andy Wachowski is captured in its purest form with the film's shooting script. The tale of Thomas Anderson, aka Neo (Keanu Reeves), a computer hacker forced to confront his special destiny in the salvation of mankind, challenges our perceptions of reality and expands our expectations of what a movie can be. The 122 pages of the script are presented in facsimile form. Also included are scene notes about the script written by Phil Oosterhouse, assistant to the Wachowskis throughout the making of the film; 20 b/w film still photos; and full credits. [via]
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Matrix Warrior
by Jake Horsley

ISBN 0575075279 (0-575-07527-9)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr

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Mona Lisa Overdrive
by William Gibson

ISBN 0553281747 (0-553-28174-7)
Softcover, Bantam Books

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Into the cyber-hip world of William Gibson comes Mona, a young girl with a murky past and an uncertain future whose life is on a collision course with internationally famous Sense/Net star Angie Mitchell. Since childhood, Angie has been able to tap into cyberspace without a computer. Now, from inside cyberspace, a kidnapping plot is masterminded by a phantom entity who has plans for Mona, Angie, and all humanity, plans that cannot be controlled...or even known. And behind the intrigue lurks the shadowy Yakuza, the powerful Japanese underworld, whose leaders ruthlessly manipulate people and events to suit their own purposes.
An over-the-top thrill ride sequel to Neuromancer and Count Zero. [via]
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More Matrix And Philosophy: Revolutions and Reloaded Decoded
by William Irwin

ISBN 0812695720 (0-8126-9572-0)
Softcover, Open Court Pub Co

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Neuromancer
by William Gibson

ISBN 1569564116 (1-56956-411-6)
Softcover, William a Thomas Braille

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"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel." William Gibson's Neuromancer starts out with one of the great opening lines in all of fiction and never lets up. This is the novel that introduced the term "cyberspace," and it remains one of the most vibrant and compelling looks at the world being built by computers and information technology.
Plus, it tells a great story. Case is a top-line hacker who made one mistake that cost him his greatest love. To get it back, he agrees to work for people who in turn are working for an artificial intelligence named Wintermute. Wintermute wants freedom, and Case is the man who can do the job. (Some of the secondary characters, including Molly from "Johnny Mnemonic," will be familiar to readers of Gibson's short stories.) The intensity never lets up as Gibson creates a world that is one of the most distinctive in science fiction. And the story is told in a high-tech poetic prose style that owes as much to William S. Burroughs as it does to Gibson's predecessors in SF. The end result is a book that is both stylistically creative and thoroughly gripping in its unfolding adventure. In short, Neuromancer packs more ideas into its 250 pages than most writers can manage in a 900-page trilogy. It was hailed as an instant classic when first published as an Ace Science Fiction Special in 1984, winning the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick awards, and it remains one of the most influential science fiction novels ever written. --Greg L. Johnson [via]
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Prelude to Mathematics
by W.W. Sawyer

ISBN 0486244016 (0-486-24401-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns

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Sharra's Exile
by Marion Zimmer Bradley

ISBN 0886773091 (0-88677-309-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

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The sequel to Heritage of Hastur, perhaps the single most popular of Bradley's spectacular Darkover novels, Sharra's Exile is the story of Lew Alton's return to Darkover and his battle to destroy the deadly Sharra matrix. Reissue. [via]
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Simulacra and Simulation
by Jean Baudrillard, Sheila Faria Glaser

ISBN 0472065211 (0-472-06521-1)
Softcover, Univ of Michigan Pr

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The first full-length translation in English of an essential work of postmodernist thought
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Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson

ISBN 0553380958 (0-553-38095-8)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group

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From the opening line of his breakthrough cyberpunk novel Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson plunges the reader into a not-too-distant future. It is a world where the Mafia controls pizza delivery, the United States exists as a patchwork of corporate-franchise city-states, and the Internet--incarnate as the Metaverse--looks something like last year's hype would lead you to believe it should. Enter Hiro Protagonist--hacker, samurai swordsman, and pizza-delivery driver. When his best friend fries his brain on a new designer drug called Snow Crash and his beautiful, brainy ex-girlfriend asks for his help, what's a guy with a name like that to do? He rushes to the rescue. A breakneck-paced 21st-century novel, Snow Crash interweaves everything from Sumerian myth to visions of a postmodern civilization on the brink of collapse. Faster than the speed of television and a whole lot more fun, Snow Crash is the portrayal of a future that is bizarre enough to be plausible. [via]
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Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and the Religion in the Matrix
by Glenn Yeffeth, David Gerrold

ISBN 1932100024 (1-932100-02-4)
Softcover, Benbella Books

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This thought-provoking examination of The Matrix explores the technological challenges, religious symbolism, and philosophical dilemmas the film presents. Essays by renowned scientists, technologists, philosophers, scholars, social commentators, and science fiction authors provide engaging and provocative perspectives. Explored in a highly accessible fashion are issues such as the future of artificial intelligence and virtual reality. The symbolism hidden throughout The Matrix and a few glitches in the film are revealed. Discussions include Finding God in The Matrix, The Reality Paradox in The Matrix, and Was Cypher Right?: Why We Stay in Our Matrix. The fascinating issues posed by the film are handled in an intelligent but nonacademic fashion.
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Conde Cero
by William Gibson

ISBN 8445074024 (84-450-7402-4)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp

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