Cat's Cradle Junichiro Tanizaki Instead of picking sides

Instead of picking sides

An in-depth look at 100 Picasso artworks with an introductory essay explaining the writer's association with the artist and reasoning for the artworks chosen

and has inspired legions of imitators

The title essay introduces readers to the physics of black holes by explaining the gory details of what would happen to your body if you fell into one

Cat's Cradle Junichiro Tanizaki Instead of picking sidesA brilliant science fiction satire from one of the best writers of the twentieth century. Dr Felix Hoenikker a father of the atomic bomb has another creation. Far more dangerous than that which levelled Hiroshima is ice nine, a chemical that could freeze the world's oceans solid. The search for Hoenikker leads first to his three children, each in possession of the chemical, and then to the Republic of San Lorenzo, a mysterious island in thrall to a