Title: The Big Bounce

Title: The Big Bounce Title Record # 46004
Author: Walter Tevis
Date: 1958-02-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: librivox.org, starshipsofa.com
Language: English

Synopsis: A ball is made that, when dropped, keeps bouncing higher and higher.

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Year	Title
1958	The Big Bounce [as by Walter S. Tevis]

Year	Language	Title
1958	French	La balle choisit la liberté [as by Walter S. Tevis]
1960^ⓘTranslated by an uncredited translator	Italian	Re-si-lien-za [as by Walter S. Tevis]
1972^ⓘTranslated by Beata Della Frattina	Italian	Il Grande Rimbalzo [as by Walter S. Tevis]
1974^ⓘTranslated by Françoise Maillet	French	Le rebondissement final
1979	Portuguese	O grande salto
1982^ⓘTranslated by Michel Lederer	French	Le grand bond
1987^ⓘTranslated by Paula Reis.	Portuguese	O grande salto
1991^ⓘTranslated by Antonio Cecchi	Italian	Il Grande Balzo

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Galaxy Science Fiction, February 1958	1958-02-00	ed. H. L. Gold	Galaxy Publishing Corporation		$0.35^?$: US dollar	148	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Pederson
Galaxie (1ère série), #53 April 1958	1958-04-00	ed. Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)^?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)	Editions Nuit et Jour		F100.00^?F: French frank	148	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag
Galaxy Science Fiction [UK], No. 72	1959-03-00	ed. H. L. Gold	Strato Publications		3/6^?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).	196	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Wood
Galaxy #26-27	1960-07-00	ed. R. Sgroi	Casa Editrice La Tribuna	26-27	Lit 300^?Lit: Italian lira	224	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	G. Crepax
Where Do We Go from Here?	1971-04-16	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday	0-385-02935-7	$6.95^?$: US dollar	xii+ 441	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Peter Rauch
Where Do We Go from Here?	1971-08-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Doubleday / SFBC	3410	$2.49^?$: US dollar	x+ 441	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Peter Rauch
Urania #593	1972-05-28	ed. Carlo Fruttero, Franco Lucentini	Mondadori	593	Lit 300^?Lit: Italian lira	144	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Karel Thole
Where Do We Go from Here?	1972-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	P1749	$1.25^?$: US dollar	384	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
Where Do We Go from Here?	1972-10-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	P1749	C$1.25^?C$: Canadian dollar	384	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
Where Do We Go from Here?	1973-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Michael Joseph	0-7181-1134-6	£3.75^?£: UK pound	415	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth
Where Do We Go from Here? Book 2	1974-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Sphere	0-7221-1246-7	£0.40^?£: UK pound	200	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
Gadgets aimables et trucs épouvantables	1974-08-00	ed. Michel Demuth	OPTA (Marginal #4)		F9.50^?F: French frank	249	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	S. Mario
Gadgets aimables et trucs épouvantables	1974-08-00	ed. Michel Demuth	OPTA (Marginal #4)			249	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	S. Mario
Where Do We Go from Here?	1976-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	449-02849	$1.75^?$: US dollar	384	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
Para Onde Vamos?	1979-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Hemus			375	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	Jack Faragasso
Where Do We Go from Here?	1980-00-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Fawcett Crest	0-449-22849-5	$1.75^?$: US dollar	384	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
Antologia scolastica	1980-07-00	ed. Isaac Asimov	Mondadori (Biblioteca di Urania #6)		Lit 4,000^?Lit: Italian lira	368	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	Karel Thole
Far from Home	1981-01-00	Walter Tevis	Doubleday	0-385-17036-X	$9.95^?$: US dollar	181	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Paul Bacon
Loin du pays natal	1982-09-00	Walter Tevis	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #347)	2-207-30347-0		215	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	Georges Raimondo
Far from Home	1983-04-00	Walter Tevis	Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4))	0-575-03235-9	£6.95^?£: UK pound	181	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Far from Home	1984-09-21	Walter Tevis	Corgi	0-552-12404-4	£1.75^?£: UK pound	171	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	Chris Moore
101 Science Fiction Stories	1986-06-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh	Avenel Books	0-517-60669-0	$7.98^?$: US dollar	xvii+ 651	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Romas
Longe de casa	1987-00-00	Walter Tevis	Caminho ( Caminho ficção científica^?Caminho ficcao cientifica #57)			174	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.	coll	Henrique Cayatte
Urania #1162	1991-09-22	ed. Giuseppe Lippi	Mondadori	1162	Lit 5,000^?Lit: Italian lira	160	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Vicente Segrelles
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories	1992-00-00	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh	Magpie Books	1-85487-150-1	£3.99^?£: UK pound	xvii+ 651	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	Jim Burns
The Big Bounce	2007-10-23	Walter S. Tevis	Project Gutenberg	23153			ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	chap
Short Science Fiction Collection 03	2008-02-24	ed. LibriVox	LibriVox		$0.00^?$: US dollar		digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	anth
StarShipSofa, No 190	2011-05-24	ed. Tony C. Smith	StarShipSofa		$0.00^?$: US dollar		digital audio player^?Player with a pre-loaded digital file of the audiobook	mag
The Fifth Science Fiction Megapack	2012-09-07	ed. John Gregory Betancourt	Wildside Press (Megapack)	978-1-4344-4817-0	$0.99^?$: US dollar	649	ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	anth	Mike H
Far from Home	2014-09-28	Walter Tevis	RosettaBooks	978-0-7953-4287-5	$8.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Steps of the Sun & Far from Home	2016-03-24	Walter Tevis	Gollancz	978-1-4732-1313-5	£9.99^?£: UK pound	439	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.	omni
Far from Home	2016-05-19	Walter Tevis	Gateway / Orion	978-1-4732-1316-6	£3.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
101 Science Fiction Stories	date unknown	ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh	Avenel Books	0-517-60669-0	$7.98^?$: US dollar	651	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	anth	Romas

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