The Mammoth Book of Best New SF 25In this the twenty fifth edition of his celebrated annual Mammoth Book of Best New SF (its 29th as The Year's Best SF in the United States), award winning editor Gardner Dozois presents most outstanding pieces of short science fiction from 2011, along with his typically informative notes on each author. Many are the work of award winning writers, but there are also some surprising newcomers. The collection is prefaced, as ever, by Dozois's Summation

But husband Luke is nowhere to be seen

Show-business legend Dick Van Dyke is living proof that life does get better the longer you live it

but here in paradise nothing ever happened

through the developments of the washing machine and the television

In the face of "Vanitas

Start your day off right

Manila Luzon

case studies from established business owners with Asperger Syndrome and practical tools for professional development

* Effective time management that includes relaxation and fun

honest advice and simple habits that can build lasting changes

the beautiful and the wealthy gather at a grand old house in the glen

Charlemagne's empire was in ruins most of Spain had been claimed by Moorish invaders and even the papacy in Rome was embroiled in petty provincial conflicts