Breathers at Troynovant:
pulses of lifeforms & biologic processes,
inspiring inhalations deep or quick,
(or even not technically breathing),
satiric or speculative or scientific
of wildlife & pets, evolution & ecology;
breaths of health, medicine, & disease;
listed by Title
See ComWeb at Troynovant for robots & robotics.
See Livelong at Troynovant for longevity & immortality.
See Mentality at Troynovant for the mind & mental operation.
We generally do not list here reviews of animal tall-tales or fictions
("The Stolen White Elephant",
Ishmael,
Freddy the Pig series) or creatures symbolic or animated
(The Maltese Falcon,
Donald's Ostrich) — although we hope you'll read these pieces anyway.
We do include, sparingly, some naturalistic novels and stories; and some science-fictional or fantastic representations of terrestrial or alien lifeforms if they seem to grow the definitional boundaries or enliven our philosophical speculations.
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Asimov's Biographical Encyclopedia
of Science and Technology |
Isaac Asimov |
RW Franson |
At Death's End |
James Blish |
RW Franson |
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Backyard Wildlife Mysteries |
JM Franson |
Bone Is Pointed, The |
Arthur W. Upfield |
RW Franson |
Brown Hawk Down
Abilene, Texas |
JK Thorp |
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Call Him Dead
(Three to Conquer) |
Eric Frank Russell |
RW Franson |
Celebrated Jumping Frog
of Calaveras County, The |
Mark Twain |
RW Franson |
Chip, the Dam Builder |
Jim Kjelgaard |
RW Franson |
Chivalry on the Wing
Medieval Falconry |
S Farrell |
Crazy Good
The True Story of Dan Patch,
the Most Famous Horse in America |
Charles Leerhsen |
RW Franson |
Custodians, The |
James H. Schmitz |
RW Franson |
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Darker Than You Think |
Jack Williamson |
WH Stoddard |
Dead and Buried?
The Horrible History of Bodysnatching |
Norman Adams |
JM Franson |
Death is Wrong |
Gennady Stolyarov II |
RW Franson |
Death of a Lake |
Arthur W. Upfield |
RW Franson |
Derby Day |
Hal Roach / Our Gang |
RW Franson |
Descent of the Child, The
Human Evolution from a New Perspective |
Elaine Morgan |
RW Franson |
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Flower Power
Save a Breath for Nature |
SE Jordan |
Forgotten Planet, The |
Murray Leinster |
DH Franson |
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Gnarly Man, The |
L. Sprague de Camp |
RW Franson |
Golden Cultivators
or, The World Well Dug |
RW Franson |
Goldfish Bowl |
Robert A. Heinlein |
RW Franson |
Great Dan Patch, The |
Joe Newman / Gail Russell |
RW Franson |
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Hobbyist |
Eric Frank Russell |
RW Franson |
Homo Saps |
Eric Frank Russell |
RW Franson |
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Into Thin Air
A Personal Account of
the Mount Everest Disaster |
Jon Krakauer |
RW Franson |
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Jack of Shadows |
Roger Zelazny |
RW Franson |
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Laundry with Dogs
A Green-Clean Solution |
RW Franson |
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Murchison Murders, The
[and other essays] |
Arthur W. Upfield |
RW Franson |
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Now Inhale
[the Towers of Hanoi game story] |
Eric Frank Russell |
RW Franson |
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Of Cats and Freaks |
K Spell |
180
Changing the Heart of a Nation |
Ray Comfort |
SE Jordan |
Our Fair City |
Robert A. Heinlein |
RW Franson |
Owl Cam
The Watch-Owl at Work |
RW Franson |
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Plants Clear the Air
An Inconvenient Meeting on Climate Change |
SE Jordan |
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Redemption Cairn |
Stanley G. Weinbaum |
RW Franson |
Role of Business and the Virtuous Cycle of Progress
in Robert Heinlein's 'Methuselah's Children', The |
G Stolyarov II |
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Santaroga Barrier, The |
Frank Herbert |
RW Franson |
Shadow of the Ship, The |
Robert Wilfred Franson |
WH Stoddard |
Sinister Barrier |
Eric Frank Russell |
RW Franson |
Snoring
In Prehistory, Folklore, and Culture |
RW Franson |
Snow Dog |
Jim Kjelgaard |
DH Franson |
Sphinx Daybreak |
Robert Wilfred Franson |
RJ Ford |
Sphinx Daybreak |
Robert Wilfred Franson |
D Ludwig |
Sphinx Daybreak |
Robert Wilfred Franson |
DM Sandin |
Stand, The
[complete and uncut edition] |
Stephen King |
R Grube |
Star Beast, The |
Robert A. Heinlein |
RW Franson |
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To Die in Italbar |
Roger Zelazny |
RW Franson |
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Where the Red Fern Grows |
Wilson Rawls |
RW Franson |
Witches of Karres, The |
James H. Schmitz |
RW Franson |
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[Alexandria.]
Cleopatra:
Is she as tall as me?
Messenger:
She is not, madam.
Cleopatra:
Didst hear her speak? Is she shrill-tongued or low?
Messenger:
Madam, I heard her speak. She is low-voiced.
Cleopatra:
That's not so good. He cannot like her long.
Charmian:
Like her? O Isis, 'tis impossible!
Cleopatra:
I think so, Charmian. Dull of tongue, and dwarfish.
What majesty is in her gait? Remember
If e'er thou looked'st on majesty.
Messenger:
She creeps.
Her motion and her station are as one.
She shows a body rather than a life,
A statue than a breather.
William Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra, 3.3.11-21
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ComWeb at Troynovant
mail & communications,
codes & ciphers, computing,
networks, robots, the Web
Mentality at Troynovant
the mind and mental operation
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Taffy & Ranger on brick walk, 1960s
A Coign of Vantage
Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1895
Livelong at Troynovant
longevity & immortality
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Bois Cotlette Estate
Dominica, West Indies
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