18 books like Babel-17

What to read after Babel-17 — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

Blindsight Peter Watts · 2006 · ★ 3.9 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Two months since the stars fell... Two months since sixty-five thousand alien objects clenched around the Earth like a luminous fist, screaming to the heavens as the atmosphere burned them to ash. Two months since that moment of brief, bright surveillance by agents unknown. Two months of silence while a world holds its breath. Now some half-derelict space probe, sparking fitfully past… Shares: Linguists, Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Language, thought, and reality Benjamin Lee Whorf · 1956 · ★ 4.0 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Writings by the pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf, including his famous work on the Hopi language as well as general reflections on language and meaning. The pioneering linguist Benjamin Whorf (1897–1941) grasped the relationship between human language and human thinking: how language can shape our innermost thoughts. His basic thesis is that our perception of the world and our ways of… Shares: Language, Language and languages

The ship of Ishtar A. Merritt · 1924 · 309p · ≈ 10h · Challenging The American adventurer was pitched out of his own time and into a weird world of incredible and enticing marvels. Shares: Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Perelandra C. S. Lewis · 1943 · ★ 4.0 · 222p · ≈ 7h · Challenging Dr. Ransom is ordered to Perelandra by the supreme being, and there he finds a Garden of Eden. Shares: Linguists, Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Language Edward Sapir · 1921 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Challenging An expert, accessible study, this book asks and answers fundamental questions about how language works, its regional variations, and its cultural and historical roles. The author relates linguistic issues to a broad spectrum of other areas, including the part played by language in the nature of thought and in artistic expression. No finer introduction to the subject exists, and this work's direct… Shares: Language, Language and languages

Out of the Silent Planet C. S. Lewis · 1938 · ★ 3.9 · 174p · ≈ 5h · Challenging The first book in Lewis's Space Trilogy, Out of the Silent Planet tells the story of Dr. Elwin Ransom, a philologist who likes to explore the English countryside on foot. Seeking out a place to stay the night, he ends up at the estate of a colleague who is away in London. However, the house is not empty. Ransom stumbles upon the plot of a megalomaniacal scientist and his collaborator, who just… Shares: Linguists, Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Homer Όμηρος · 1833 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Homer (; , ; possibly born ) was an ancient Greek poet who is traditionally credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer was highly revered in ancient Greek society and is considered one of the most influential authors in history. The question of Homers identity and existence—dubbed the "Homeric… Shares: Language, Language and languages

Völkerpsychologie Wilhelm Max Wundt · 1900 · 506p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Wilhelm Maximilian Wundt (1832 – 1920) è stato uno psicologo, fisiologo e filosofo tedesco. Secondo Blumenthal "È divenuto per la storia della psicologia 'il padre fondatore' della disciplina, grazie al suo contributo teorico e sperimentale".Wundt era convinto che i contenuti psichici sono realtà complesse che possono però essere scomposti nelle unità più semplici che li costituiscono… Shares: Language, Language and languages

The languages of the world Kenneth Katzner · 1975 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate An excellent overview of how all the world's main languages interconnect where they do. It also gives samples of the language with translation for a large number of languages. Shares: Language, Language and languages

Oriental and linguistic studies William Dwight Whitney · 1873 · 423p · ≈ 14h · Challenging 3 works of William Dwight Whitney American linguist, philologist, and lexicographer (1827-1894) This ebook presents a collection of 3 works of William Dwight Whitney. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Language and the Study of Language Logical Consistency in Views of Language On Material and Form in Language Shares: Language, Language and languages

The Door Through Space Marion Zimmer Bradley · 1961 · ★ 3.3 · 122p · ≈ 4h · Moderate It is a peaceful reign, held by compact and not by conquest. Again and again, when rebellion threatens the Terran Peace, the natives of the rebellious world have turned against their own people and sided with the men of Terra; not from fear, but from a sense of dedication. There has never been open war. Shares: Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Star Wars - The New Jedi Order - Star by Star Troy Denning · 2001 · ★ 4.5 · 560p · ≈ 18h · Moderate The New York Times bestselling Star Wars series The New Jedi Order enthralls readers with its epic drama and thrilling adventure. Now readers will pierce the very heart of darkness, as those fascinating figures in that galaxy far, far away—Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa Solo, as well as their children—spring to vivid life to battle their deadliest adversaries. It is a solemn time for the… Shares: Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Monde primitif, analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne .. Antoine Court de Gébelin · 1773 · 567p · ≈ 18h · Demanding Il gioco dei tarocchi, testo coltissimo quanto fantasioso, è contenuto nell’ottavo volume (1781) di Monde primitif analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne, monumentale opera di mitologia comparata scritta da Antoine Court de Gébelin, pastore protestante, massone ed erudito vicino agli illuministi. Senza questo piccolo saggio, quello che nel Settecento era un semplice gioco di carte non si… Shares: Language, Language and languages

Children Of The Lens (Lensman Series, No 6) Edward E. Smith · 1954 · ★ 3.0 · 255p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Children of the Lens is the sixth and concluding volume of the six classic Lensman books, long recognized as the greatest space opera ever written. Twenty years have passed since the events portrayed in Second Stage Lensman. To Kimball Kinnison and his wife Clarrissa have been born five children Kit, the eldest, and two sets of twin sisters. These are the 'Children of the Lens' the offspring of… Shares: Life on other planets, Science Fiction

The savior Tony Daniel · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 504p · ≈ 16h · Moderate "Sequel to The Heretic, Book 10 in the nationally best-selling General series. FROM HERETIC TO SAVIOR Duisberg is one of thousands of planets plunged into darkness and chaos by the collapse of the galactic republic, but where other worlds have begun to rebuild a star-travelling culture, Duisberg remains in an uneasy balance between mud-brick civilization and bloodthirsty barbarism. The people… Shares: Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Deathworld 1 Harry Harrison · 1960 · ★ 3.9 · 158p · ≈ 5h · Moderate "Deathworld" centers on Jason dinAlt, a professional gambler who uses his somewhat erratic psionic abilities to tip the odds in his favor. He is challenged by a man named Kerk Pyrrus (who turns out to be the ambassador from the planet Pyrrus) to turn a large amount of money into an immense sum by gambling at a government-run casino. He succeeds and survives the planetary government's desperate… Shares: Life on other planets, Science Fiction

Philosophie der symbolischen Formen Ernst Cassirer · 1923 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Ernst Cassirer war ein deutscher Philosoph. Ausgebildet in der neokantianischen Marburger Schule, folgte er zunächst seinem Mentor Hermann Cohen in dem Versuch, eine idealistische Wissenschaftsphilosophie darzustellen. Nach Cohens Tod im Jahr 1918 entwickelte Cassirer eine Theorie des Symbolismus und nutzte sie, um die Phänomenologie des Wissens zu einer allgemeineren Philosophie der Kultur zu… Shares: Language, Language and languages

Tractatus logico-philosophicus Ludwig Wittgenstein · 1921 · ★ 4.1 · 90p · ≈ 3h · Challenging Wittgenstein's book about the problems of language and his attempt of describing the world and an philosophical accurate and most of all logical language. Shares: Language, Language and languages

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