Title: The Only Thing We Learn
Title Record # 41091
Author: C. M. Kornbluth
Date: 1949-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
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Author: C. M. Kornbluth
Date: 1949-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
User Rating: 8.00 (2 votes) Your vote: Not cast VOTE
Current Tags: science fiction (1), distant future (1), interstellar empire (1), interstellar war (1), Earth (1) Add Tags
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Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Startling Stories, July 1949 | 1949-07-00 | ed. Sam Merwin, Jr. | Better Publications, Inc. | $0.25?$: US dollar |
164 | pulp?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75 |
mag | Earle Bergey | ||
Big Book of Science Fiction | 1950-08-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Crown Publishers | $3.00?$: US dollar |
vii+ 545 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | |||
The Big Book of Science Fiction | 1957-04-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Berkley Books | G-53 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
187 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Richard Powers | |
The Big Book of Science Fiction | 1957-06-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Berkley Books | G-53 | $0.35?$: US dollar |
187 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Richard Powers | |
The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories | 1959-04-00 | C. M. Kornbluth | Ballantine Books | 303K | $0.35?$: US dollar |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories | 1959-04-00 | C. M. Kornbluth | Ballantine Books | 303K | C$0.35?C$: Canadian dollar |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories | 1959-05-00 | C. M. Kornbluth | Ballantine Books | 303K | $0.35?$: US dollar |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories | 1963-07-00 | C. M. Kornbluth | Ballantine Books | F 760 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
The Marching Morons and Other Famous Science Fiction Stories | 1963-07-00 | C. M. Kornbluth | Ballantine Books | F 760 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
158 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | ||
The Big Book of Science Fiction | 1964-09-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Berkley Medallion | F975 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
176 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | ||
The Shape of Things | 1965-00-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Popular Library | SP352 | $0.50?$: US dollar |
206 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Eugene Berman | |
The Shape of Things | 1965-00-00 | ed. Damon Knight | Popular Library | SP352 | C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar |
206 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Eugene Berman | |
Best SF Stories of C. M. Kornbluth | 1968-00-00 | C. M. Kornbluth | Faber and Faber | 25/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced
in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings
equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling.
Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g.
3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that
is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but
sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters
of a shilling). |
277 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | |||
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth | 1976-10-00 | C. M. Kornbluth | Nelson Doubleday / SFBC | 3006 | $2.49?$: US dollar |
312 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Gary Viskupic | |
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth | 1977-01-00 | C. M. Kornbluth | Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-25461-9 | $1.95?$: US dollar |
xiv+ 338 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Dean Ellis | |
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth | 1977-01-00 | C. M. Kornbluth | Ballantine Books (Ballantine's Classic Library of Science Fiction) | 0-345-25461-9 | C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
xiv+ 338 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
coll | Dean Ellis | |
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth | 1977-11-00 | C. M. Kornbluth | Taplinger | 0-8008-0723-5 | $9.95?$: US dollar |
312 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Rus Anderson | |
The Classic Book of Science Fiction | 1978-00-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | 545 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | ||||
The Classic Book of Science Fiction | 1982-00-00 | ed. Groff Conklin | Bonanza Books | 0-517-35726-7 | 545 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Ray Yeldham | ||
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 11, 1949 | 1984-03-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #571) | 0-87997-918-6 / UE1918 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
317 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Michelangelo Miani | |
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 11, 1949 | 1984-03-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books / New American Library of Canada | 0-87997-918-6 | C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar |
317 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Michelangelo Miani | |
Isaac Asimov Presents the Golden Years of Science Fiction: Sixth Series | 1988-00-00 | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | Bonanza Books / Crown Publishers | 0-517-65754-6 | $8.95?$: US dollar |
624 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Romas | |
The Crash of Empire | 1989-06-00 | ed. John F. Carr, Jerry Pournelle | Baen Books | 0-671-69826-5 | $4.95?$: US dollar |
376 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | David Egge | |
Space Dreadnoughts | 1990-07-00 | ed. David Drake, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh | Ace Books | 0-441-77735-X | $3.95?$: US dollar |
xiii+ 220 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Walter Velez | |
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth | 1997-02-00 | C. M. Kornbluth | NESFA Press | 0-915368-60-9 | $27.00?$: US dollar |
xx+ 670 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth | 1997-07-00 | C. M. Kornbluth | NESFA Press | 0-915368-60-9 | $27.00?$: US dollar |
xx+ 670 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth | 1997-08-00 | C. M. Kornbluth | NESFA Press / SFBC | 17419 | $14.98?$: US dollar |
xx+ 670 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
My Favorite Science Fiction Story | 1999-03-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books (DAW Collectors #1115) | 0-88677-830-1 / UE2830 | $6.99?$: US dollar |
xii+ 372 |
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Angus McKie | |
My Favorite Science Fiction Story | 1999-07-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books / SFBC | 0-7394-0349-4 / 00941 | $9.98?$: US dollar |
xii+ 372 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Angus McKie | |
The World Turned Upside Down | 2005-01-00 | ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint | Baen Books | 0-7434-9874-7 | $24.00?$: US dollar |
743 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tom Kidd | |
The World Turned Upside Down | 2005-01-00 | ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint | Baen Books | 0-7434-9874-7 | $6.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Thomas Kidd | ||
The World Turned Upside Down | 2005-01-00 | ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint | Baen Books | 0-7434-9874-7 | $6.00?$: US dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
anth | Thomas Kidd | ||
The World Turned Upside Down | 2005-02-00 | ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint | Baen Books / SFBC | 1168633 | $13.99?$: US dollar |
743 | hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
anth | Tom Kidd | |
My Favorite Science Fiction Story | 2005-09-00 | ed. Martin H. Greenberg | ibooks | 1-59687-121-0 | $12.95?$: US dollar |
xii+ 372 |
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Kimberly Chandler | |
The World Turned Upside Down | 2006-06-00 | ed. Jim Baen, David Drake, Eric Flint | Baen Books | 978-1-4165-2068-9 | $15.00?$: US dollar |
741 | tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep. |
anth | Tom Kidd | |
The 1634: The Baltic War Disk | 2007-05-00 | uncredited | Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #13) | $0.00?$: US dollar |
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes. |
omni | ||||
The 1634: The Baltic War Disk | 2007-05-00 | uncredited | Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #13) | $0.00?$: US dollar |
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes. |
omni | ||||
The Best of Jim Baen's Universe 2006 Disk | 2007-07-00 | uncredited | Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #13) | $0.00?$: US dollar |
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes. |
omni | ||||
The David Drake When the Tide Rises Disk | 2008-03-00 | uncredited | Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #15) | $0.00?$: US dollar |
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes. |
omni | ||||
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth | 2009-12-00 | C. M. Kornbluth | NESFA Press | 978-0-915368-60-0 | $29.00?$: US dollar |
xx+ 670 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll | Richard Powers | |
The 1635: The Eastern Front Disk | 2010-10-00 | uncredited | Baen Books (Baen CD-ROM Library #23) | $0.00?$: US dollar |
other?The publication format is non-standard. The details are usually provided publication notes. |
omni | ||||
His Share of Glory: The Complete Short Science Fiction of C. M. Kornbluth | 2014-03-18 | C. M. Kornbluth | Audible Inc. | digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts. |
coll | Richard Powers | ||||
The Best of C. M. Kornbluth | 2017-12-17 | C. M. Kornbluth | Faded Page | 20171227 | C$0.00?C$: Canadian dollar |
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF. |
coll | Gary Viskupic | ||
The Great Science Fiction Stories Volume 11, 1949 | date unknown | ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg | DAW Books | 0-87997-918-6 | $3.50?$: US dollar |
317 | pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper. |
anth | Michelangelo Miani |