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|Following are descriptions of some of the
|virtual books available direct from UserWare.

|To place an order for any title,
|select "Yes" when prompted.

|If your printer is ready, a complete
|order form will print at the end of
|the catalog.

|As shown on the order form,
|these titles are $4.00 each
|plus $2.00 shipping and handling
|per order.
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:"Day1"

"The DayDreamer"  by Dan Departo.                       08-10-1989.

Survivalist fiction for the rest of us. Here's how it begins:

"In the year two thousand thirty-four, after worldwide devastation
 by the more deranged members of our species, a highly specialized
 historian of eighty-four intellectually stimulating years will, at
 long last, sit down in an underground bunker library and program
 the computer to go into a hands-off mode of operation the next
 time someone sits down before the keyboard.

"When a scholar next takes that seat, a summary of the subject to
 which the old historian had dedicated a lifetime will fill the
 small computer chamber as the voice of the historian narrates the
 story, illustrated life-size on screen while a printout emerges
 from a noisy peripheral behind the glowing keyboard."

A companion work, "Psychopathology of the Civilizer" is being
prepared, and may be available by the time you order this.

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:"Dbate001"

"ShareDebate International" edited by R.H. Martin.     03-20-1990.

"In February 1990, Applied Foresight,Inc. released its first issue 
 of ShareDebate International, a ShareWare diskette magazine, 
 which is a debate forum for PC users by PC users who are 
 concerned about the present and the future. A distributor 
 identification capability is built into the magazine, along with 
 a commission schedule, so that readers can become distributors 
 and earn money copying the magazine, whether they subscribe or 
 not.

"This Charter issue advances six debate forums and solicits 
 non-fiction and fiction writers, with a payment schedule, to deal 
 with the issues. The forums, initially established, deal with a 
 National Interest Project-Level Stock Market, Occupational 
 Representation vs. Geographical Representation, Computer Modeling 
 Future Cities; Japanese vs. U.S. Patent Law; Economic Impact of 
 Corporate Income Tax; and the Existing Cost of Government 
 Intervention in Health Areas."

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:"Follow"

"Follow Me"  by Levi Mathews.                          01-10-1989.

"Follow Me is a harmonic narrative of the ministry of Jesus the
 Nazarene based on the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John.
 The events described in Follow Me were recorded in at least
 three of the four Gospels.

"Although contemporary grammar and punctuation have been used,
 this does not represent a re-translation.  The object here was
 to create a brief, unified text which would serve to introduce
 the Gospels to the modern reader."

Using "contemporary grammar and punctuation" is more effective than
it sounds:  Follow Me reads very well, but remains faithful to the
original text.

Note that Follow Me is based on a Greek Orthodox harmony, rather
than the venerable King James.


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:"H-Guide"

"The Hitchhikers Guide to Science Fiction"  by Husted & Rhodes.
                                                        07-28-1989.

Beam aboard, suspend your disbelief, and tour the multiverse!

The Hitchhikers Guide to Science Fiction is a compendium of the
many worlds and wonders found in award-winning science fiction.
Over 200 encyclopedic entries have been carefully compiled,
referenced, and indexed, each only a keystroke away.

Since the Guide is published as a virtual book, there are as many
ways to read it as there are readers:  alphabetically, topically,
by title and author, and every way in between.

If you like science, or science fiction, or new ways of looking at
things, the Guide is a "Must See."  Weight your data retrieval
program accordingly.



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:"Kinzel"

"The Naming of Kinzel" by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller   03-15-1990.

The Naming of Kinzel is an expanded version of the popular wizard 
stories from FANTASY BOOK; the first edition was created for 
members of the Midnight BBS in Baltimore.

Kinzel is an unlikely magician who encounters unicorns, angry 
fathers, sneaky apprentices, evil wizards, and larcenous crows as 
he grows from a pudgy little boy to a wizard who likes his cheese 
and ale a little better than he ought.

Steve Miller and Sharon Lee write science fiction and fantasy 
professionally and have three novels in print from Del Rey Books as 
well as the computer-adventure virtual book GNOTHI-KAIRON. Kinzel 
is a good read and has gained them fans across the country. Join 
the fun today!




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:"Ten"

"Ten Science Fiction Stories"  by Thomas A. Easton.    11-10-1989.

"When Ted Husted sent me a copy of his virtual book processor,
 Iris, I wrote back, asking if he would be interested in
 making available, as a virtual book, a collection of my published
 short stories.  Very kindly, he wrote back, saying yes.

"So here they are. Six of the stories belong to my Organic
 Future series, two belong to my Howie and the Mayor series,
 the others stand alone.  For each one, the magazine or
 anthology in which it was first published is indicated."

Dr. Easton is a man of many talents:  Biologist, Author, Book
Reviewer, Programmer, and Poet.  We hope to be seeing more of his
work in the future.  In the mean time, we'll sure that you'll
enjoy these fine stories.




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:"SF-89"

"The Science Fiction Review Library, 1989"  by Thomas A. Easton.
                                                       11-10-1989.

Tom Easton's book review column on-disk!

These are the same reviews that appeared in Analog Science Fiction
& Science Fact during 1989.  But even if you're an Analog regular,
you'll find this disk useful.

Each of the 99 reviews has been indexed by author, title, and one
or more themes.  Now finding the books you want to read is easier
than ever before.

With sufficient response, we'll add prior years and other
reviewers.  So if good data about good books is important to you,
order your copy of the Review Library today.




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:Vsociety

"The Virtual Society"  by Harvey Wheeler.               07-28-1989.

The Virtual Society examines the development of the modern library
-- from its prehistoric roots to its present form -- and a little
bit further.

The author, Harvey Wheeler, is director of the Virtual Academy, a
modem-based educational facility associated with USC. Professor
Wheeler is also co-author of Fail Safe, a gripping novel of nuclear
suspense.

Appropriately enough, this new edition of The Virtual Society is
being released as a "virtual book," and includes a number of
special CRT effects and hypertext reading aids.

Although it will be some time before phosphor and pixel replace
paper and ink, The Virtual Society is a good glimpse of what's to
come.


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