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This book is a compilation of 13 contemporary science fiction and speculative fiction short stories by the author, including 10 newly edited and updated stories from his previous Book of Dreams and Mindscapes collections as well as three new stories. The scope of this collection extends from the innermost dimensions of the mind to the outer reaches of the universe. The stories touch on both timeless and novel themes including philosophical questions as to the meaning of life, the nature of reality, the power of love, and the superlative strength and wrenching weakness of the human spirit. ...

This is one of the 13 short stories in the author's Echoes of the Mind's Eye collection (C) 2021. It has also appeared in otehr collections since 2011. This short story poses a novel theory as to the role of black holes in both the creation and destruction of an endless number of universes that coexist in an incomprehensibly complex multiverse. It is a cautionary tale about the arrogance of scientists who are the cosmic equivalent of amoebas attempting to discern the secrets of the universe by thoroughly examining within the limits of their perception the drop of pond scum they inhabit. It ...

This is a general reference for authors, artists, musicians, librarians, entrepreneurs and others interested in learning about copyright law. The material is an edited and expanded version of the relevant chapters from my Intellectual Property Law: A Practical Guide to Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks and Trade Secrets. It is designed as a a brief but informative reference for lay persons who need practical and accurate information that is easy to understand. The main text provides an orientation to the relevant law and the process, advisability and cost of registering copyrights with the ...

Esta publicación es una recopilación de dos relatos cortos de ciencia ficción / ficción especulativa. Se reimprime a partir de Mindscapes: Diez historias cortas de ciencia ficción y ficción especulativa (C) 2014 de Victor D. López. Esta traducción del ingles original al español es del autor. En el primer cuento, "Justicia", un hombre está siendo juzgado por la última ofensa capital restante en un mundo más amable, suave y verdaderamente unificado en un futuro no muy lejano. En el segundo, "El Enigma de La Esfinge: Resuelto", los egiptólogos más famosos del mundo finalmente ...

This collection of poems presents a unique perspective on enduring themes--love, existentialism, the darker side of life in an urban environment, loneliness, quiet heroism and the transcendent power of poetry to rebuild weary souls and teach lessons we may not want to learn. Although several of the poems in this collection have appeared in anthologies and literary magazines, most are published here for the first time and represent a selection of the author's free verse, blank verse, and sonnets from early adulthood through middle age (1977-2006). The author is a Professor of Legal Studies ...

Este segundo volumen contiene ocho cuentos originales nuevos. (El primer volumen contiene cinco cuentos originales.)Algunos de los temas: ¿Qué causó realmente la falla catastrófica después de la primera prueba a gran escala del Gran Colisionador de Hadrones? Terroristas motivados e ingeniosos están a punto de intentar su propio experimento de campo para replicar los resultados clasificados de la prueba a gran escala utilizando dos maletas nucleares y un avión de pasajeros modificado en un ataque que, si tiene éxito, erradicará toda la vida en la tierra, destruirá nuestro rincón ...

Esta novela narra la agridulce aventura de un joven abogado idealista e ingenuo que asume el cargo de decano académico en una escuela de negocios con fines de lucro en la ciudad de Nueva York en 1987, con un conocimiento muy limitado del sector. Incapaz de aceptar la situación actual que encuentra, se embarca de inmediato en una búsqueda personal para mejorar vidas en un entorno donde solo importa el lucre. Su espíritu emprendedor y voluntad de trabajar día y noche y arriesgarlo para implementar su visión lo impulsan rápidamente al éxito profesional. Pero el mismo lo adquiere con un...

Usamos la palabra "amor" como si supiéramos íntimamente su definición. Después de todo, todos amamos a muchas personal y algunas otras cosas que preciamos mediante nuestras vidas de muchas diferentes maneras. Amamos a nuestros padres, a nuestros familiares y amigos, y hasta nuestras mascotas, coches, y (los que tenemos esa dicha) a nuestro trabajo o profesión. ¿Pero quien entre nosotros puede definir claramente lo que es un amor perfecto o el fulminante efecto transformativa que puede otorgarle a quien lo encuentra? Quien puede decir que amaran toda una vida con la misma intensidad a ...

This is a short story (2825 words) reprinted from Mindscapes: Ten Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Short Stories (C) 2014 and Echoes of the Mind's Eye (c) 2021 by Victor D. López. Amazon description: Human beings are not the only intelligent life forms on Earth and possibly not the most intelligent. Efforts at communicating with marine mammals such as whales and dolphins whose brains are larger than our own have had very limited success to date, less so than the success we've enjoyed in teaching some gorillas and chimpanzees to communicate using sign language although their brains ...

We use the word "love" freely as though we were intimately familiar with its meaning. After all, we all love many people and many other things throughout our lives in a variety of ways. We love our parents, our families, our friends, our pets, our cars and, those of us fortunate enough to do so, our careers and jobs. Yet who among us can clearly define what constitutes a perfect love or the transformative power it can have over those fortunate enough to encounter it? And who can honestly say they will love their significant other throughout their a lifetime with the same intensity of a new ...

This novel involves the bittersweet journey of a young, idealistic, naïve attorney who takes on the role of academic dean at a for-profit business school in New York City in the late 1980s knowing very little about the industry. Unable to accept the way things are, he immediately launches into a personal quest to change lives for the better in an environment where only the bottom-line matters. Hard work and an entrepreneurial spirit quickly propel him to professional success, but at a deep personal cost in the process as he learns critical life-altering lessons about himself, about ...

This book contains two contemporary fiction short stories. Modern Art and the Critics examines the reliability of expert opinions as regards modern art which can often tell us a great deal more about the critics rather than the intrinsic value of the object of their critiques. Redemption, the second short story in this ebook, concerns the unexpected life-altering experience of a self-absorbed, highly successful young executive in a brief encounter with the paranormal at a friend's birthday party.

¿Qué precio pagarías por volver a una encrucijada en tu vida cuando cometiste un error terrible que te cambió la vida? ¿Renunciarías a una vida no satisfecha por la posibilidad de conseguir la felicidad virtual en una realidad alternativa generada por computadora? ¿Sacrificarías todo si pudieras alcanzar el conocimiento absoluto? Si es así, ¿podrías vivir con el conocimiento que obtuviste? Se dice que ninguna persona es una isla, pero ¿qué pasa si incluso el ser menos preciado entre nosotros es un dios por derecho propio? Si un visitante extranjero te ofreciera una vida repleta...

Author's Blog - Podcasts will feature sample readings from my published books on subjects that include law, poetry, science fiction, speculative fiction, my recent novel and articles on law-related subjects published in academic journals and law reviews. I will also feature content from my various blogs and works in progress and samples of original poetry and fiction. I hope that you will find subjects of interest here and would very much welcome the pleasure of your company in my personal and professional journeys of discovery. Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/~/e/B001KMII74