Closest Planetary System Hosts Two Asteroid Belts Oct 28, 2008
The television series Star Trek and Babylon 5 referenced Epsilon Eridani, and it has been featured in novels by Issac Asimov and Frank Herbert, among others. The popular star was also one of the first to be searched for signs of advanced alien civilizations using radio telescopes in 1960. (Science Daily)
Kalima Invites Americans to Nominate US Literature for Translation into Arabic Sep 19, 2008
Among last years international selections for translation were American authors William Faulkner, Alan Greenspan, Frank Herbert, and Thomas Pynchon. Kalima is one of a set of coordinated cultural initiatives launched under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Wildlife officials seek to raise Washington hunting age Aug 14, 2008
Frank Herbert yelled to alert the shooter that hikers were approaching. The shooter refused to stop and told the Herberts to find another way down the mountain. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Moviegoers get wound up over Watchmen Jul 23, 2008
The series won the 1988 Hugo Award the first graphic novel to win the highest honor in science fiction, joining Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Dune by Frank Herbert and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling. Time put Watchmen on its list of the top 100 novels in English since 1923, with classics written by Faulkner, Hemingway, Orwell and Steinbeck. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Licence to emulate May 28, 2008
Frank Herbert was a master of his craft with a very unique style that not even his own son could recreate despite using Frank's own notes. Writing is about creativity, not mimicry. (BBC News -- UK)
MURRIETA: Murrieta man arrested in online bookmaking case Apr 22, 2008
"It is my understanding that he was on federal probation for a gambling crime in another state," said Frank Herbert, special agent in charge of the bureau's Southern California offices. Agents have information that Matteo may have been involved in bookmaking for as long as a dozen years and, Herbert said, they can substantiate his alleged involvement for at least seven years. (North County Times)
Journeying beyond the stars Mar 21, 2008
People such as Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, William Gibson, Frank Herbert, Kurt Vonnegut and Olaf Stapledon have done more for my intellectual growth than Steinbeck, Hemingway and Fitzgerald put together. Then there s Clarke, who s on my mind partially because he died earlier this week. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
OPINION: The connection between ourselves and our planet Mar 8, 2008
Children of Dune (Frank Herbert) ... It was two books: Frank Herberts 1965 sci-fi epic Dune a novel that explored the intertwined concepts of planetary ecology and human destiny. (Courier Publications, ME)
Jericho Nuts, We Have An Air Date/L&O Criminal Intent Returns To NBC Dec 5, 2007
7 million), P18-49 (beating Frank Herbert s Dune Part 1's 3. 3 million), HHs (beating TAKEN Part 1's 3. (Multichannel News)
Beyond the Standard Stuff: Gratitude for a Blend of the General and the Particular Nov 22, 2007
(Said the great Frank Herbert, author of the Dune series: Seek freedom and become captive of your desires ... (Said the great Frank Herbert, author of the Dune series: Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. (Townhall.com)
Complete Story Oct 13, 2007
The same year as the first moonwalk a book titled Dune was published by Frank Herbert. I was first introduced to the world of Dune last year when I borrowed the Dune mini-series from my dad. (Bradstown Kentucky Standard, KY)
Dune by Frank Herbert Jul 22, 2007
Frank Herbert had already won the International (ie British) Fantasy Award for his debut novel (aka Under Pressure) ten years earlier, but had struggled to sell a second novel. Dune established Frank Herbert as a major author upon its publication, has stayed in print continuously for over forty years, spawned at least two series, a major motion picture directed by David Lynch, and a Sci-Fi Channel mini-series, it and its sequels have sold millions of copies. (Suite101.com)
How do books inform your spiritual path? Jul 8, 2007
Muad'Dib wrote on Jul 7, 2007 9:13 PM:" The best essayist on religion is the late, great Frank Herbert. His masterpiece, DUNE, and its sequels teach us a powerful lesson on the fatal traps of organized religion and trying to play God. ". Anne's reading recommendations : wrote on Jul 7, 2007 2:11 PM:" I really enjoyed the latest Anne Rice book, Christ the Lord, Out of Egypt. Her earlier Servant of the Bones is also very thought-provoking. ". (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
The Essential SF Library Jul 2, 2007
Frank Herbert The Dragon in the Sea. J.R.R Tolkein Lord of the Rings. (Suite101.com)
SR proposes rule change for city adult businesses Jun 9, 2007
Commission member Frank Herbert asked whether the Pulaski County Christian Ministerial Alliance had been contacted. I just remember some years back a big church group got together and decided they were upset, Herbert. (Waynesille Daily Guide, MO)
Paradox by John Meaney. Jun 4, 2007
The society is quasi-feudal, with Lords and Ladies, their servitors and guards, as well as the Oracles, who, like the Bene Gesserit of Frank Herbert s Dune, can see into the future. Tom Corcoran witnesses the execution of a fugitive Pilot, a member of an almost semi-mythical order. (Suite101.com)
19 indicted in S.D. in casino scam May 26, 2007
Also in 2002, an undercover investigator from the state Division of Gambling Control heard about the scheme while working on an unrelated case in a card room, said Frank Herbert, who leads the agency in San Diego. Sycuan's tribal gaming commission, which runs the casino's surveillance and in-house monitoring, worked with federal investigators throughout the five-year probe, providing camera footage and other evidence to identify and track the defendants, their associates and dealers they would... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Famous Alumni Apr 29, 2007
John Fabain '74, Astronaut Anna Faris, actress "Scary Movie" series, "Lost in Translation", "Just Friends", "Brokeback Mountain", "My Super-Ex Girlfriend" Thomas Foley '51, former Speaker of the House Booth Gardner '58, former governor of Washington Mary Gates '50, Community activist, mother of Bill Gates William Gates '50, Attorney and community activist, father of Bill Gates Willard Geer '27, Physicist, invented process for color TV Richard Gordon '51, Astronaut Kenny "G" Gorelick '78, Jazz... (Gohuskies.com)
Up Close: Atlanta convention bureau exec Apr 3, 2007
Currently reading: The Dune series by Frank Herbert. "Actually, when I started here, I had hair down my back and they called me the 'hippie controller,' " said Pierce, chief financial officer, executive vice president and chief administrative officer for the Atlanta Convention ors Bureau, the city's main convention and tourism agency. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Books you can't live without: the top 100 Mar 1, 2007
52 Dune Frank Herbert. 53 Cold Comfort Farm Stella Gibbons. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
editorial page editor Jan 7, 2007
Frank Herbert, author of the Dune series, may have been right: Power tends to attract psychotics. I have seen too many pols pass by, and lost esteem for too many, to retain much respect for more than a handful. (Richmond Times-Dispatch, VA)
