DOCSLIB.ORG

The Status Line Volume VIII Number 1 Formerly the New Zork Times Spring 1989 James Clavell's Shogun Comes Alive

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
The Status Line Volume VIII Number 1 Formerly the New Zork Times Spring 1989 James Clavell's Shogun Comes Alive The Status Line Volume VIII Number 1 Formerly The New Zork Times Spring 1989 James Clavell's Shogun comes alive First, there’s the sick, mutinous Erasmus, the only ship of five to crew to deal with. Then there’s survive a dangerous journey your own exhaustion and illness. through uncharted seas. At last on Plus the stormy sea and the the unknown shores of The Ja- treacherous reef to navigate. But pans, you face a barbarian’s wel- all that pales in comparison to the come of torture and imprisonment. challenge of surviving your abrupt To keep your life, you must iden- entrance into a culture totally for- tify who can hurt you and who can eign to you. Your training has pre- help you. At first, you know very pared you for everything... every- little about the world in which you thing but this. find yourself. Exploring, asking, Dave Lebling has taken the learning, testing are all crucial to adventure, intrigue, and excite- your survival. Death is always the ment of James Clavell’s classic merest whisper away. novel, Shogun, one step further in In James Clavell’s Shogun, you a masterful new work of inter- will meet Toranaga and Ishido, active fiction. The seven million vicious enemies who take the lives Shogun fans who enjoyed James of thousands of men in their strug- The beauty of color graphics combine with Clavell’s book and the tens of mil- gle for the coveted title of Shogun. the richness of Infocom’s storytelling to lions who watched its television You also meet and fall in love bring you unforgettable entertainment. adaptation can now explore the with Mariko, your translator and world of feudal Japan, with its initiator into undreamt-of myster- labyrinthine palaces, rank jails, ies. serene teahouses, and equally fas- The key to success in the inter- Journey: Enter a new cinating and complicated inhabi- active Shogun is the ability to act tants. as the British pilot-major Black realm of storytelling The adventure begins on the Continued on page 3 A great evil has strategist, and Introducing Arthur: fallen over the character judge land. Your town, while pursuing suffering from five the defeat of the The Quest for Excalibur years of blighted evil which has in- crops, sickness and fested the land. Imagine sitting in the stone that will contaminated wa- The party sets your London flat, make you King of ter, begins to lose out from your sharing a Sunday England. You meet all hope. It is then home town of meal with your fam- up with Merlin, the that a small group Lendros. You ily, when... poof! ... most famed of ma- sets forth in search leave your town you turn yourself into gicians, who give of help... for the very first an eel. Your Aunt you insight into These words send you on your time and are astonished by the Rose faints dead both the world of Journey. Subtitled The Quest Be- legendary wonders you encounter away into her mashed nature and the na- gins, this classic narrative, in the in your adventure. Your quest potatoes as your mis- ture of man. But exciting tradition of J.R.R. leads over mountains, through chievous little brother equally as precious Tolkein, plunges you into an un- underground caves, across the runs to capture you in a gift is the power charted world of dwarves, elves, plains and over the sea. Clashes a mayonnaise jar for hideous bio- to turn yourself into several dif- nymphs and wizards. with the forces of evil are fought logical experiments. Although it ferent animals. This allows you, Journey—the first in our new with unexpected allies, and you seems like little more than a neat as eel or owl or salamander, to Role-Play Chronicles series— must decide who are friends and party trick, you’ll take this spe- get into places and perform he- takes you through a world ruled who are messengers of the Dread cial power seriously in Arthur: roic deeds impossible for a mere by magic and inhabited by mythi- Lord. The Quest for Excalibur. human. cal creatures you may befriend or Journey breaks into an exciting Infocom’s newest Graphic The legend of young Arthur battle. And, because you control new genre of computer games that Interactive Fiction story casts comes alive as never before the actions of the party, you must draws from the best features of you as the youthful Arthur on a through the graces of Infocom’s be physician, magician, combat Continued on page 2 quest for the legendary sword in Continued on page 3 Spring 1989 Formerly The New Zork Times Page 2 The Status Line The first Role-Play Chronicle Continued from page 1 Mike Dornbrook interactive fiction, role playing Rumored to be games and traditional fiction to Publisher create a game with rich prose challenging puzzles, and a diverse Stuart Kirsch group of characters. Over 100 Resigned as beautifully rendered graphic Editor-in-Chief images add tone and depth to the tale. Gayle Syska Journey departs from other Denies any connection games in its format as well. You interact with the story through Hollywood menus which provide individual Dave Anderson and group options. That means you Could not be found spend more time enjoying the story to comment and less time trying to figure out where you can go and what you The following claim can (or can’t) do. With the new absolutely no editorial menu interface you don’t need to responsibility: be a typist to play. Simply hit the Marjorie Gove first letter of the option you desire Journey combines the challenge of interactive fiction, the adventure of Elizabeth Langosy or use the arrow keys, and voilá, role-playing, and the enchantment of an epic chronicle. Steve Meretzky you’re on your way. Or, should you prefer, you can just use a Jon Palace mouse or a joystick. This simplic- Blank, a pioneer in the creation of Infocom’s first story of intrigue. Debbie Reilly ity lets you get into the story interactive fiction. Marc co- Journey is now available on the quickly. If you’re a seasoned authored the original mainframe Macintosh and Amiga, and is Allegedly at the scene of player, you’ll love how fast you version of Zork and the personal scheduled for release on the Apple production: can make progress on your trek. computer versions of Zork I, II, II, IBM and 100% Compatibles in Bonnie Pettengill Journey, itself a new explo- and III, and Enchanter. Also to his May. All versions of Journey will ration in the field of computer sto- credit are Deadline, the first inter- retail for $49.95. ©1989 Infocom rytelling, was written by Marc active mystery, and Border Zone, 125 CambridgePark Drive Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140 PARSER ?? by Stu Galley The Status Line is said to be What is a parser anyway, and why your favorite rock album, because harder to fix and improve. Eventu- published four times a year by should it matter to you? Almost my job is to make sure that the ally we decided to build a new Infocom. Address changes and any dictionary can answer the first artists’ talent comes through to you parser from scratch, using the the- subscriptions should be sent to question, and I’m here to tell you as clearly as possible. If the guitar- ory of computational linguistics. The Status Line, Infocom, 125 about the second one. ist wants more reverb... I mean if (Technically speaking, we used an CambridgePark Drive, Cam- As the dictionary states, a parser the implementor wants adverbs to ATN algorithm with a LALR bridge, MA 02140, Attn: Sub- is something that takes apart a sen- work in his story, then I provide it. grammar and one-token look- scription Manager. The Status tence, word by word, and deter- The better I do my job, the less ahead.) Line is an independent journal, mines what the words mean, and you notice it! So what does this mean to you? not affiliated with the New then what the sentence means. If Almost anyone can write a sim- It means that you can converse York Times and vice versa. you ever diagrammed a sentence ple parsing program, just as almost with our interactive fiction more for an English class, then you were anyone can make simple re- simply than ever, and we can eas- parsing. But it’s a lot easier for you cordings on their boom box. A ily add features that you’ve never Cutthroats, Deadline, Enchanter, Infidel, Leather to parse English than it is for a ma- simple parser could parse any two- seen before. For example, Zork Goddesses of Phobos, Planetfall, Seastalker, Star- cross, Suspect, Suspended, The Status Line, The chine, because you’ve had a lot word sentence, by calling the first Zero notices if you seem to be hav- Witness, Trinity, Wishbringer and Zork are regis- tered trademarks of Infocom. more practice at it, and you started word a verb and the second one a ing trouble with the parser, and it life with a certain natural ability to noun. If it didn’t know the verb, or offers helpful suggestions, such as A Mind Forever Voyaging, Arthur: The Quest for Excalibur, Ballyhoo, Border Zone, Bureaucracy, do it. if the noun wasn’t the name of sample commands. And in Sho- Classic Mystery Library, Cornerstone, Fooblitzky, Gamma Force, Hollywood Hijinx, Immortal Leg- At Infocom, I’ve been working something in the room, then it gun, you can use a wider range of ends, Infocomics, InvisiClues, Journey, Lane Masto- on a program that will parse your would give up.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Now That I've Cleared out the New
    Issue #14 The Magazine for Interactive Fiction Enthusiasts Now that I’ve cleared out the New Year’s Eve party detritus — the confetti is swept, the empty champagne bottles tucked in with the recyclable trash — I’d like to venture forth with a 1998 proposition, not so much a resolution, for the IF commu- nity: let’s turn the now-yearly IF competition into a biennial event, celebrated every two years perhaps much like the Olympics are now. The benefits are readily apparent: IF programmers could have twice as long to fine-tune their entries, investing more time in thoughtful writing, elegant puzzle design, fleshed-out storylines, and better bug-testing; more aspiring programmers would toss their hats in the ring; while the rest of the IF fans would have more time to enjoy and methodically explore each new competition game — savoring more fully developed, memorable games instead of hurrying through too many games that, while generally well-conceived, were too rushed through development (to meet competition deadlines) to prove really enjoyable. Contents: While many IF fans have more free time than I do — and anyone who’s stayed tuned this long for XYZZYnews’s uneven Top 10 Picks for IF on the Web ................2 publishing schedule knows that I haven’t much to spare — just as many face even heavier demands from their work, family, Letters.......................3 school, and other obligations. So let’s give ourselves a collec- The Effects of tive break...! Many of us took years to finish Zork, Adventure, ‘XYZZY’ in the 1997 Trinity, and the other classic text adventures.
    [Show full text]
  • Download As a PDF and Also Offered It for Sale As a Print-On-Demand Book (Daly 2015)
    humanities Editorial Further Reading Nick Montfort Comparative Media Studies/Writing, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; [email protected] Received: 7 March 2018; Accepted: 8 March 2018; Published: 9 March 2018 Keywords: interactive fiction; Twitter bots; computer-generated novels; performance It is clear that the contributions in this volume are not only insightful, but also wide-ranging, reaching into popular culture and across different media forms and practices. Rather than directly comment on this writing further, though, I offered to supplement the topics of these essays by pointing to a few additional categories of computational, poetic production that seem rich but relatively overlooked. Interactive Fiction Over the past 40 years, interactive fiction has occupied several different places in computing and in culture. When the first widely-released version of Adventure by Will Crowther and Don Woods became available to users of time-sharing systems in 1976, it hit them like a wrecking ball. Legends tell that productivity ceased for days, or weeks, while those who were supposed to be programming explored the simulated cave system. Then people in the US and UK went on to program their own Adventure-like games, or, simply, adventure games. Zork was a successful and memorable one, originally created at MIT by Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Dave Lebling and Bruce Daniels and then made into a trilogy of home-computer games by Blank and Lebling. Interactive fiction was a pillar of the emerging entertainment software industry—videogames, or to be more specific, computer games. In the 1980s “interactive fiction” (or “IF”) was more widely used a term for this type of production, or “text adventure” if one wanted to distinguish the graphical adventure.
    [Show full text]
  • The New Zork Times Dark – Carry a Lamp VOL
    “All the Grues New Zork Area Weather: That Fit, We Print” The New Zork Times Dark – carry a lamp VOL. 3. .No. 1 WINTER 1984 INTERNATIONAL EDITION SORCERER HAS THE MAGIC TOUCH InfoNews Roundup New Game! Hint Booklets Sorcerer, the second in the In December, Infocom's long- Enchanter series of adventures in the awaited direct mail operation got mystic arts, is now available. The underway. Many of the functions game was written by Steve formerly provided by the Zork Users Meretzky, whose hilarious science Group were taken over by Infocom. fiction game, Planetfall, was named Maps and InvisiClues hint booklets by InfoWorld as the Best Adventure were produced for all 10 of Game of 1983. In Sorcerer, you are a Infocom's products. The games member of the prestigious Circle of themselves were also made available Enchanters, a position that you primarily as a service to those of you achieved in recognition of your in remote geographical areas and to success in defeating the Warlock those who own the less common Krill in Enchanter. computer systems. When the game starts, you realize Orders are processed by the that Belboz, the Eldest of the Circle, Creative Fulfillment division of the and the most powerful Enchanter in DM Group, one of the most the land, has disappeared. Perhaps he respected firms in direct mail. Their has just taken a vacation, but it facilities are in the New York metro- wouldn't be like him to leave without politan area, which explains the letting you know. You remember strange addresses and phone num- that he has been experimenting with bers you'll see on the order forms.
    [Show full text]
  • PDF Download Planetfall
    PLANETFALL PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Emma Newman | 324 pages | 05 Nov 2015 | Penguin Putnam Inc | 9780425282397 | English | New York, United States Planetfall PDF Book He is both a constant source of comic relief e. Premium Wallpapers. Mehr Infos zu Cookies. Archived from the original on OST MP3. All other trademarks, logos, and copyrights are property of their respective owners. Add to Cart. Emerge from the cosmic dark age of a fallen galactic empire to build a new future for your people. After defeating a giant microbe, the adventurer is informed that the primary Miniaturization Booth is malfunctioning and is rerouted to the Auxiliary Booth. Discover the fate of the Star Union by exploring lush landscapes, wild wastelands and overgrown megacities. I have read and understood the Privacy Policy. By pressing Subscribe, you agree to receive our newsletters and to either create or log in to your Paradox account. Enchanter Sorcerer Spellbreaker. Later in the game they can actually demolish mountain ranges on the strategic map. The escape from the planet continues, but without Floyd's company the player feels lonely and bereaved. You can perch her up on an embankment overlooking the gully where your Kir'Ko rivals are bound to flood in, while you send in troopers with laser rifles and set them to overwatch for when the bugs inevitably rush to melee range. Try new play styles in skirmish mode, and play multiplayer your way - online, hotseat, and asynchronous! Windows 7, 8, 10 , Mac OS X Overall Reviews:. Empfohlene Systemanforderungen:. Retrieved February 26, Knights of Pen and Paper. The answer the GEnie crowd came up with was, yes, a computer game can make you cry: consider the death of Floyd the robot in Planetfall.
    [Show full text]
  • The New Zork Times by Brief but Savage Downpour
    ® “All the Gnus Weather: Thic fog, followed That Fit, We Print” The New Zork Times by brief but savage downpour. VOL. 4. .No. 2 —SUMMER 1985— INTERFERON EDITION New Release: A Mind Forever Voyaging A Mind Forever Voyaging, the first were to be introduced. While you're advanced-level Science Fiction story busy exploring the future, the scien- from Infocom, is for true text- tists and programmers who created adventure buffs. Why? Because it you are honing and perfecting the has more locations to visit (several simulation's parameters. Thus, as the hundred), more things to do, more story progresses, you can travel responses, and a large vocabulary further and further in time, watching (1800+ words) than any of our previ- Rockvil prosper as the Plan ously released products. succeeds, or perish as it fails. Only The story takes place in 21st- you can tell on what course the century Rockvil, South Dakota. The country sets itself by adopting the United States of North America has Plan. fallen prey to incredibly high unem- While there are several puzzles to ployment and crime rates. Political keep players on their toes, designer indiffererence, perhaps caused by Steve Meretzky (author of Planetfall backward educational systems or and Sorcerer, and co-author of The diminishing national resources, has Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) Items from Dr. Perleman’s desk are contained in every A Mind Forever swept the nation. Exploiting this op- concentrated more on immersing the Voyaging package. portunity, Senator Richard Ryder has player in a vast, highly detailed, develop (sic) the Plan for a Renewed realistic world; a vision of the National Purpose, stressing patriot- destiny of mankind.
    [Show full text]
  • 14. Riddle Machines: the History and Nature of Interactive Fiction
    Nick Montfort Riddle Machines: The History and Nature of Interactive Fiction 14. Riddle Machines: The History and Nature of Interactive Fiction Nick Montfort Introduction The genre that has also been labeled "text adventure" and "text game" is stereotypically thought to offer dungeons, dragons, and the ability for readers to choose their own adventure. While there may be dragons here, interactive fiction (abbreviated "IF") also offers utopias, revenge plays, horrors, parables, intrigues, and codework, and pieces in this form resound with and rework Gilgamesh, Shakespeare, and Eliot as well as Tolkien. The reader types in phrases to participate in a dialogue with the system, commanding a character with writing. Beneath this surface conversation, and determining what the computer narrates, there is the machinery of a simulated world, capable of drawing the reader into imagining new perspectives and understanding strange systems. Interactive fiction works can be challenging for literary readers, even those interested in other sorts of electronic literature, because of the text-based interface and because of the way in which these works require detailed exploration, mapping, and solution. Works in this form are often less visually rewarding, and the rewards they do offer are only attained with time and effort. But text-based interactive fiction has provided some of the most the intricate and compelling literary simulations yet developed. Understanding how interactive fiction works, and how it has developed over the past three decades, is an essential part of the puzzle of literary computing. Characteristics of interactive fiction Formally, a work of interactive fiction (often called a "game," even if it does not exhibit the typical qualities of a game) is an interactive computer program.
    [Show full text]
  • A Selected List of Interactive Text Adventures
    Michigan Reading Journal Volume 22 Issue 4 Article 9 July 1989 A Selected List of Interactive Text Adventures Kent Layton Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/mrj Recommended Citation Layton, Kent (1989) "A Selected List of Interactive Text Adventures," Michigan Reading Journal: Vol. 22 : Iss. 4 , Article 9. Available at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/mrj/vol22/iss4/9 This Other is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Michigan Reading Journal by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A Selected List of Interactive Text Adventures Compiled by Kent Layton INFOCOM. 35 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. A Mind Forever Voyaging, Ballyhoo, Battletech, Crescent Hawk, Cutthroats, Deadline, Enchanter, Journey, Infidel, Moonmist, Planetfall, Seastalker, Shogun, Sorcerer, Spellbreaker, Starcross,, Suspect, Suspended, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Witness, Wishbringer, Zork I, Zork II, Zork Ill, and Zork Zero. SCHOLASTIC, INC. 2931 E. McCarty Street, P.O. Box 7502, Jefferson City, MO 65102. An Oval Office Odyssey, Captains of the China Trade, Cosmic Hero, Crickety Manor, Escape from Antcatraz, Haunted Channels, History Mystery, Malice and Wonderland, MicroAgent of the Body Guard, Quest for the Pole, Robot Rescue, Safari, The Funhouse Caper, The Frogs and the Fables, The Great Frankfurter, The Myths of Olympus, The Wizard of Darkling Wood, Tickets to America, Voyage to See What's on the Bottom, and Wagons West. (Available through Microzine and Microzine Jr. subscriptions.) SIERRA ON-LINE. Empire State Building, Suite 1101, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10118.
    [Show full text]
  • The Iranian Constitution: an Exercise in Contradictions S
    The Fletcher School Online Journal for issues related to Southwest Asia and Islamic Civilization Spring 2004, Article 1 The Iranian Constitution: An Exercise in Contradictions S. Waqar Hasib A constitution is not merely a document, nor I. Introduction a set of laws. Rather, in many ways a constitution Since the overthrow of Shah Mohammed is an expression of the values, needs, and desires Reza Pahlevi in 1979, Iran can best be described as of a particular community. Thus it is important to a nation of contradictions. Iranians are often examine not only the actual content of a shown on U.S. television burning American flags constitution, but also the particular historical and chanting “death to America,” while behind context in which it was created. One could not the camera they listen to Madonna, wear Tommy properly study the U.S. constitution with out at Hilfiger jeans and watch the latest Los Angeles least a basic understanding of the history of the Lakers games on satellite dishes.1 Iran ranks at British Empire in North America, the American the top of the U.S. State Department’s list of Revolution, and the Articles of Confederation. nations that sponsor terrorism,2 yet Iranians lit Likewise, one cannot properly study the Iranian candles and held mass impromptu vigils in the constitution without first examining the chain of streets of Tehran for the victims of the September events that led to its creation. 11 attacks.3 Often a nation’s externally visible A. From the Qajars to Reza Khan – 1826 to 1941 characteristics are a result of its internal political The roots of the current Iranian constitution structures.
    [Show full text]
  • Gamasutra - Features - the History of Activision 10/13/11 3:13 PM
    Gamasutra - Features - The History Of Activision 10/13/11 3:13 PM The History Of Activision By Jeffrey Fleming The Memo When David Crane joined Atari in 1977, the company was maturing from a feisty Silicon Valley start-up to a mass-market entertainment company. “Nolan Bushnell had recently sold to Warner but he was still around offering creative guidance. Most of the drug culture was a thing of the past and the days of hot-tubbing in the office were over,” Crane recalled. The sale to Warner Communications had given Atari the much-needed financial stability required to push into the home market with its new VCS console. Despite an uncertain start, the VCS soon became a retail sensation, bringing in hundreds of millions in profits for Atari. “It was a great place to work because we were creating cutting-edge home video games, and helping to define a new industry,” Crane remembered. “But it wasn’t all roses as the California culture of creativity was being pushed out in favor of traditional corporate structure,” Crane noted. Bushnell clashed with Warner’s board of directors and in 1978 he was forced out of the company that he had founded. To replace Bushnell, Warner installed former Burlington executive Ray Kassar as the company’s new CEO, a man who had little in common with the creative programmers at Atari. “In spite of Warner’s management, Atari was still doing very well financially, and middle management made promises of profit sharing and other bonuses. Unfortunately, when it came time to distribute these windfalls, senior management denied ever making such promises,” Crane remembered.
    [Show full text]
  • Destination Hong Kong: Negotiating Locality in Hong Kong Novels 1945-1966 Xianmin Shen University of South Carolina - Columbia
    University of South Carolina Scholar Commons Theses and Dissertations 2015 Destination Hong Kong: Negotiating Locality in Hong Kong Novels 1945-1966 Xianmin Shen University of South Carolina - Columbia Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd Part of the Comparative Literature Commons Recommended Citation Shen, X.(2015). Destination Hong Kong: Negotiating Locality in Hong Kong Novels 1945-1966. (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/etd/3190 This Open Access Dissertation is brought to you by Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. DESTINATION HONG KONG: NEGOTIATING LOCALITY IN HONG KONG NOVELS 1945-1966 by Xianmin Shen Bachelor of Arts Tsinghua University, 2007 Master of Philosophy of Arts Hong Kong Baptist University, 2010 Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature College of Arts and Sciences University of South Carolina 2015 Accepted by: Jie Guo, Major Professor Michael Gibbs Hill, Committee Member Krista Van Fleit Hang, Committee Member Katherine Adams, Committee Member Lacy Ford, Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies © Copyright by Xianmin Shen, 2015 All Rights Reserved. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Several institutes and individuals have provided financial, physical, and academic supports that contributed to the completion of this dissertation. First the Department of Literatures, Languages, and Cultures at the University of South Carolina have supported this study by providing graduate assistantship. The Carroll T. and Edward B. Cantey, Jr. Bicentennial Fellowship in Liberal Arts and the Ceny Fellowship have also provided financial support for my research in Hong Kong in July 2013.
    [Show full text]
  • Beyondzork-Regcard.Pdf
    Fantastic savings on Brian Moriarty's Wishbringer® ! Now that you're proving your cunning and valor in Wishbringer is the perfect choice for both novices Beyond Zork,® you'll want to take on the fabulous crea­ and seasoned interactive fiction players. Although the tures and explore the fantastic landscape in another magic wishes you're granted will help you solve the captivating lnfocom story. And we've got just the one puzzles, experienced players can challenge them­ for you. Wishbringer, Brian Moriarty's first work of selves by using logic alone. interactive fiction, is now available for only $14.95. To prepare you for your adventure, the In this award-winning story, you're an ordinary Wishbringer package includes a postal map of your mail clerk in an ordinary little town. But there's some­ home town, a mysterious sealed envelope, a copy of thing quite extraordinary in today's mail. It's a ransom note for a The Legend of Wishbringer, and an enchanted glow-in-the-dark kidnapped cat, and it will lead you through amazing adventures Wishbringer stone. to Wishbringer, a stone possessing undreamt-of powers. For You can order Wishbringer by simply filling out the form on although the note is addressed to someone in your ordinary little the reverse side. Then you're on your way to having your most town, it's postmarked for Special Delivery to Parts Unknown. And fabulous wishes come true. its true destination is somewhere beyond your wildest dreams .. .. G-IZB-01 We'll Help You Out! There's a solution to every puzzle in Beyond Zork, and a way out story.
    [Show full text]
  • Adventuring with Books: a Booklist for Pre-K-Grade 6. the NCTE Booklist
    DOCUMENT RESUME ED 311 453 CS 212 097 AUTHOR Jett-Simpson, Mary, Ed. TITLE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K-Grade 6. Ninth Edition. The NCTE Booklist Series. INSTITUTION National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, Ill. REPORT NO ISBN-0-8141-0078-3 PUB DATE 89 NOTE 570p.; Prepared by the Committee on the Elementary School Booklist of the National Council of Teachers of English. For earlier edition, see ED 264 588. AVAILABLE FROMNational Council of Teachers of English, 1111 Kenyon Rd., Urbana, IL 61801 (Stock No. 00783-3020; $12.95 member, $16.50 nonmember). PUB TYPE Books (010) -- Reference Materials - Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF02/PC23 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Annotated Bibliographies; Art; Athletics; Biographies; *Books; *Childress Literature; Elementary Education; Fantasy; Fiction; Nonfiction; Poetry; Preschool Education; *Reading Materials; Recreational Reading; Sciences; Social Studies IDENTIFIERS Historical Fiction; *Trade Books ABSTRACT Intended to provide teachers with a list of recently published books recommended for children, this annotated booklist cites titles of children's trade books selected for their literary and artistic quality. The annotations in the booklist include a critical statement about each book as well as a brief description of the content, and--where appropriate--information about quality and composition of illustrations. Some 1,800 titles are included in this publication; they were selected from approximately 8,000 children's books published in the United States between 1985 and 1989 and are divided into the following categories: (1) books for babies and toddlers, (2) basic concept books, (3) wordless picture books, (4) language and reading, (5) poetry. (6) classics, (7) traditional literature, (8) fantasy,(9) science fiction, (10) contemporary realistic fiction, (11) historical fiction, (12) biography, (13) social studies, (14) science and mathematics, (15) fine arts, (16) crafts and hobbies, (17) sports and games, and (18) holidays.
    [Show full text]