Unburning Alexandria by Paul Levinson
Mid-twenty-first century time traveler Sierra Waters, fresh from her mission to save Socrates from the hemlock, is determined to alter history yet again, by saving the ancient Library of Alexandria - where as many as 750,000 one-of-a-kind texts were lost, an event described by many as one of the greatest intellectual catastrophes in history. Along the way she will encounter old friends such as William Henry Appleton the great 19th century American publisher and enemies like the enigmatic time travelling inventor Heron of Alexandria. And her quest will involve such other real historic personages as Hypatia, Cleopatra's sister Arsinoe, Ptolemy the astronomer, and St. Augustine - again placing her friends, her loved-ones, and herself in deadly jeopardy. In this sequel to the THE PLOT TO SAVE SOCRATES, award winning author Paul Levinson offers another time-traveling adventure spanning millennia, full of surprising twists and turns, all the while attempting the seemingly impossible: UNBURNING ALEXANDRIA.Professor of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University in New York City, Paul Levinson, PhD. His eight nonfiction books have been the topic of prominent pieces in the New York Times, Wired, and the Christian Science Monitor, and have been translated into ten languages, including The Soft Edge (1997), Digital McLuhan (1999), Realspace (2003), Cellphone (2004), and New New Media (2009; 2nd edition, 2012). The Silk Code (1999, winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel), Borrowed Tides (2001), The Consciousness Plague (2002), The Pixel Eye (2003), and The Plan To Rescue Socrates (2006) are among his science fiction novels. He's been nominated for Nebula, Hugo, Edgar, and Sturgeon Awards for his short stories. Paul Levinson has appeared on various national and international TV and radio programs, including The O'Reilly Factor (Fox News), The CBS Evening News, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (PBS), Nightline (ABC), Dylan Ratigan (MSNBC), and others.
In 2009, Big Pink Records re-released his 1972 album Twice Upon a Rhyme on mini-CD, and Sound of Salvation/Whiplash Records re-released it as a vinyl enhanced re-pressing in December 2010. He provides for Mediaite and was named one of The Chronicle of Higher Education's Top 10 Academic Twitterers in 2009. He evaluates the finest of television on his InfiniteRegress.tv blog, writes political and media commentary for Mediaite, and was named one of The Chronicle of Higher Education's Top 10 Academic Twitterers in 2009.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781561750146 |
| ISBN 10 | 156175014X |
| Title | Unburning Alexandria |
| Author | Paul Levinson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Josara Media |
| Year published | 2013-07-31 |
| Number of pages | 250 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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