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OffbeatPulse rated The Sociological Imagination: 5 stars
The Sociological Imagination by C. Wright Mills
The Sociological Imagination is a 1959 book by American sociologist C. Wright Mills published by Oxford University Press. In it, …
OffbeatPulse rated If on a Winter's Night a Traveler: 4 stars
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler by Italo Calvino
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler is a marvel of ingenuity, an experimental text that looks longingly back to …
OffbeatPulse rated Good Omens: 2 stars
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
The classic collaboration from the internationally bestselling authors Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, soon to be an original series starring …
OffbeatPulse rated The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3): 5 stars
The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, #1-3) by Isaac Asimov
One of the great masterworks of science fiction, the Foundation novels of Isaac Asimov are unsurpassed for their unique blend …
OffbeatPulse rated Rendezvous with Rama: 5 stars
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (Rama, #1)
Written in 1973, a massive 50 kilometre long alien cylinder begins to pass through the solar system provoking a hurried …
OffbeatPulse rated Consider Phlebas: 4 stars
Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks (Culture, #1)
The war raged across the galaxy. Billions had died, billions more were doomed. Moons, planets, the very stars themselves, faced …
Neverwhere Illustrated Edition AUTOGRAPHED by Neil Gaiman (SIGNED EDITION) by Neil Gaiman
"Richard Mayhew is an ordinary young man with an ordinary life and a good heart. His world is changed forever …
OffbeatPulse rated Mona Lisa Overdrive: 5 stars
Mona Lisa Overdrive by William Gibson, William F. Gibson, William Gibson (unspecified) (A Bantam spectra book)
Living in the vast computer landscape of cyberspace, young Mona taps into the mind of world-famous Sense/Net star Angie Mitchell …
OffbeatPulse rated Anansi Boys: 4 stars
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
God is dead. Meet the kids.
When Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie "Fat Charlie." …
OffbeatPulse rated Count Zero: 4 stars
Count Zero by William Gibson (Sprawl, #2)
Count Zero is a science fiction novel by American-Canadian writer William Gibson, originally published in 1986. It is the second …
OffbeatPulse rated American Gods: 4 stars
OffbeatPulse rated The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: 4 stars
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Jay Rubin, Haruki Murakami
Toru Okada's cat has disappeared.
His wife is growing more distant every day.
Then there are the increasingly explicit telephone …
OffbeatPulse rated Last Argument Of Kings: 3 stars
Last Argument Of Kings by Joe Abercrombie (The First Law, #1)
The King of the Union lies on his deathbed, the peasants revolt, and the nobles scramble to steal his crown. …