 | 2001 - A Space Odyssey (Limited Edition Collector's Set)
Buy used from: $6.50 Ranked among the 100 greatest films of all time. There's a reason.
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 | The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $8.55 One of the finest ways to learn about Sir Arthur's short fiction.
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 | Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Readers of novels would do well to start with one of Clarke's major early works of fiction, which many consider to be his greatest novel. Several attempts to film it all have met with problems.
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 | Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy used from: $1.39 A favorite among those who enjoy the "big mysterious thing" genre of sci-fi, preceded only by Larry Niven's "Ringworld." For years, Morgan Freeman has owned the film rights and has hoped to bring it to the big screen.
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 | The Fountains of Paradise (S.F.Masterworks) by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy used from: $6.26 Sir Arthur took the communications satellite a major step forward and described the creation of a"space elevator," a concept originated in 1960 by Leningrad engineer Yuri Artsutanov. Only in recent years has the notion been discussed in scientific circles as a feasible enterprise, and a variety of efforts have been undertaken to make the prospect a reality.
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 | Glide Path: To The Heart of Experimental Technology..In WWII! by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy used from: $0.05 Sir Arthur's only non-sci-fi novel, set during World War II and focusing on the development of radar technology -- a subject Clarke knew first-hand from his service in the Royal Air Force. His experience with radar may have prompted much of his later scientific thought and led him to conceive of the communications satellite.
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 | THE EXPLORATION OF SPACE by C. ARTHUR CLARKE
Buy used from: $0.21 A true historical classic from the days before Sputnik, proving the feasibility of space travel. This volume was used by Wernher von Braun to convince President John F. Kennedy that a U.S. lunar mission was feasible.
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 | The Treasure of the Great Reef by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy used from: $3.00 Sir Arthur became an avid scuba diver starting in the 1950s. Eventually, he and collaborator Mike Wilson located a sunken ship laden with a treasure of coins from the 16th century Islamic world. This details the detection of the wreck and what came to pass.
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 | The Deep Range by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy used from: $0.01 The first major science fiction novel about oceanic research and the prospect of farming the seas. This novel was an outgrowth of Clarke's "hands-on" research in the Indian Ocean.
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 | The Challenge of the Spaceship by arthur clarke
Buy used from: $1.38 Much of Sir Arthur's nonfiction grows increasingly out of date, although it all remains intriguing and worth your time should you happen to have a historical interest in the exploration of space. This is a collection of Clarke's early essays about space travel.
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| Ascent to Orbit: A Scientific Autobiography by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy used from: $0.78 A collection of Clarke's technical writings, including his historic 1945 essay proposing communications satellites, "Extra-Terrestrial Relays."
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 | Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy used from: $4.90 The best, perhaps most tantalizing series of science essays ever written by a futurist. It grew from a series of articles for "Playboy," and was first collected in the early 1960s. This edition was revised and expanded in the late 1990s.
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| 1984- SPRING, A CHOICE OF FUTURES : Apocalypse may yet be canceled.
Buy used from: $10.00 A set of science-based essays in which Clarke ponders whether his early scientific optimism remains justified.
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 | Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds!: Collected Essays, 1934-1998 by Ian T. MacAuley
Buy used from: $1.99 A wonderful survey of Sir Arthur's scientific writings, and a rewarding journey through Sir Arthur's eclectic mind.
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 | The Colours of Infinity: The Beauty, The Power and the Sense of Fractals by Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
Buy used from: $51.95 An exception the preceding comment: This splendid recent DVD-book collection is just a few years old and still fascinating. Hosted by Sir Arthur, who guides us through some fascinating experiments with fractal geometry.
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 | 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Buy used from: $1.83 Some who admire Kubrick's film of "2001: A Space Odyssey" also enjoy this sequel, a decidedly different kind of movie, directed by Peter Hyams. Dated, and hardly a classic, but still enjoyable.
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 | 2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $1.50 Those who still prefer their Clarkean vision on the printed page can read the "2001" sequel in print form, as originally conceived by Sir Arthur.
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 | 2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 Although many of Clarke's fans believe Sir Arthur should have left well enough alone, there are two additional books in what became the "2001" series of novels. This is the first one, and takes Heywood Floyd to Halley's Comet.
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 | 3001 The Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy new: $16.24 / Used from: $7.13 The final novel in the "2001" series. It's likely that this will be Sir Arthur's last novel written entirely by himself. He suffers from post-polio syndrome and has produced little work without the aid of a co-author.
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 | THE LIGHT OF OTHER DAYS. by Arthus C and Stephen Baxter. Clarke
Buy used from: $0.59 Many Clarke "purists" -- used to Sir Arthur's writing style -- want his prose left unblemished by others. But a few collaborations have sound thought behind the writing. This one is entertaining and fascinating.
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 | The Trigger by Arthur C. Clarke
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01 Michael Kube-McDowell fleshed out Clarke's physics speculation with some intense political exploration and thought. One of the most pertinent politically charged sci-fi novels of recent years.
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 | Arthur C. Clarke: A Critical Companion (Critical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers) by Robin Anne Reid
Buy new: $46.95 / Used from: $4.95 If you're interested in reading a literary analysis of Sir Arthur's work, this good study by Robin Anne Reid is available.
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 | Arthur C. Clarke: The Man Who Saw the Future
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $6.63 A brief "crash course" about Arthur's life and work. Very well done!
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