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The Science of Stephen King: From Carrie to Cell, The Terrifying Truth Behind the Horror Masters Fiction
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Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg
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Product Details
- Author: Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg
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- Binding: Paperback
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- Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
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- EAN: 9780471782476
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- ISBN: 0471782475
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- Label: Wiley
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- Language: English
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- Manufacturer: Wiley
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- Number of Items: 1
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- Number of Pages: 272
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- Product Group: Book
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- Publication Date: 2007-08-31
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- Publisher: Wiley
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- Studio: Wiley
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- Title: The Science of Stephen King: From Carrie to Cell, The Terrifying Truth Behind the Horror Masters Fiction
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Product Description: Advance Praise
"What a treasure house is this book! Robots, space aliens, Einstein, black holes, time travel--these themes, and much more, from Stephen King's amazing books are opened up like toy chests. It's tremendous fun, entirely educational, and a great tribute to King."
--Peter Straub
"A fun, fun read."
--F. Paul Wilson
"The Science of Stephen King appeals to both the scientist and the longtimereader of Stephen King in me. Gresh and Weinberg use concepts from King's fiction as launching pads for in-depth explorations of concepts as diverse as ESP, pyrokinesis, time travel, artificial intelligence, quantum chemistry, alternate realities, string theory, and the possibility that we'll be visited by aliens or that we'll face a global pandemic. Much of what Stephen King writes about in his novels is closer to reality than you might think."
--Bev Vincent, Ph.D., author of The Road to the Dark Tower
"A superb overview of King's use of scientific concepts in his stories. And considering all the scary talk lately about pandemic flu, their chapter on The Stand is timely as hell."
--Stephen Spignesi, author of The Complete Stephen King Encyclopedia
"Just as Sagan and Asimov popularized science to the masses by making itentertaining and informative, so too do Gresh and Weinberg.Compulsively readable and thought-provoking."
--George Beahm, author of The Stephen King Companion
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Customer Reviews
Interesting, but lots of errors
I found this book at the library where I work and borrowed it, since I've been reading Stephen King for years. It seemed interesting enough, but I was too distracted by the errors to really get into it. The authors give a synopsis of the work they are about to discuss, and frequently the synopsis contains errors. Maybe I'm obsessive but it just seemed like someone should have taken the time to check for accuracy.
If you're not crazy about detail, this could be a good read. If you're a big Stephen King fan and the errors are going to drive you crazy, maybe this isn't the book for you.
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good but not great
It's an okay book, the problem is trying to put some scientific reasoning behind King's supernatural works. That and I felt that they picked a lot of King's weaker works and didn't focus on where he was best. Plus King's fans are drawn by the human characters and their relationships and how they overcome adversary. But it is good for the hardcore fan.
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A Whole New Perspective on King's Fiction
From religion to medicine and technology, THE SCIENCE OF STEPHEN KING poses educational and intriguing concepts that encourage the reader to look at King's fiction not just as entertainment but as both scientific and cultural reflections of our society. Weinberg and Gresh weave intricate mathematics and scientific calculations with detailed history and contrasting religious views. I found the book captivating. Stephen King's work resonates with deeper symbolism and meaning after I have examined the ins and outs of the realistic and unrealistic science that serves as the foundation of his fiction as proposed by Weinberg and Gresh. THE SCIENCE OF STEPHEN KING is a definite must-read for King fans and literary buffs of all genre-persuasions. In short: READ THIS BOOK.
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More Science, Less King
This book is definitely good for us SK collectors, but really wasn't as compelling a read as I had hoped. Even though I'm science-oriented, some of the explanations went right over my head. Also, there's quite a bit of science, far less relation to SK.
Overall, it's OK.
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