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The Transparent Society : Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?
- David Brin takes some of our worst notions about threats to privacy and sets them on their ears. According to Brin, there is no turning back the growth of public observation and inevitable loss of privacy--at least outside of our own homes. Too many of our transactions are already monitored:
Brin asserts that cameras used to observe and reduce crime in public areas have been successful and are on the rise. There's even talk of bringing in microphones to augment the cameras. Brin has no doubt that it's only a matter of time before they're installed in numbers to cover
every urban area in every developed nation.(from the Amazon Reviews)
--- Our Reviews: BRIN is a remarkable "talent". -- the average citizen knows his work "The Postman" -- that was made into a major motion picture starring Kevin Costner. .... A few other people know him --- as the author of the Earth and the UPLIFT TRILOGY ... even fewer know him as propunder of the "SINGULARITY". -- this non-fiction work is a must read! -- while not everything Brin Says is "Truth" - his visions are frightingly real ..., they may take centuries to materialize ... but take heed now. Don't Forget EARTH.
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Earth
- By David Brin an epic novel set fifty years from tomorrow, a carefully-reasoned, scientifically faithful tale of the fate of our world. -- A MUST READ FIVE STAR BOOK! -- if you haven't read it -- you might want to consider yourself a "culture" illeterate.
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The Uplift War
- winner of the 1988 Hugo Award. - from the amazon synopsis "Billions of years ago, an alien race known as the Progenitors began the genetically engineered techniques by which non-intelligent creatures are given intelligence by one of the higher races in the galaxy. Once "Uplifted," these creature must serve their patron race before they, in turn, can Uplift other races. Human intelligence, which developed by itself (and brought about the Uplifting of chimpanzees and dolphins), is an affront to the aliens who plan an attack, threatening a human experiment aimed at producing the next Uplift". -- folks .. this may likely be true a millenium form now ...
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Startide Rising
- this book swept the Hugo and Nebula awards for best novel. -- Now, in celebration of the book's first appearance, s a new tenth anniversary edition.
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Sundiver
- Circling the sun, under the caverns of Mercury, Expedition Sundiver prepares for the most momentous voyage in history--a journey into the boiling inferno of the sun
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Brightness Reef
- David Brin returns to this future universe for a new Uplift trilogy, packed with adventure, passion and wit.
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Glory Season
- Upheaval and strife in a far-future feminist utopia
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Heaven's Reach (New Uplift Storm Trilogy/David Brin, Bk 3)
- Heaven's Reach is the final volume of the Uplift trilogy, which begins in Brightness Reef and continues in Infinity's Shore. It chronicles the adventures of a handful of primitives from the planet Jijo who have left or been taken from their homes only to be swept into the intrigues of galactic politics. The novel also continues the story of the fugitive Earth starship Streaker, pursued across the galaxy for its precious cargo of ancient artifacts. -- from amazon's reviews.
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The Postman
- the AUDIO CASETTE VERSION -- The postman ... was a survivor--a wanderer who traded tales for food and shelter in the dark and savage aftermath of a devastating war. Fate touches him one chill winter's day when he borrows the jacket of a long dead postal worker to protect himself from the cold. The old, worn uniform still has power as a symbol of hope, and with it he begins to weave his greatest tale--of a nation on the road to recovery. Simultaneous release with the major motion picture starring Kevin Costner
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The Postman : Movie Tie-In
- He was a survivor -- a wanderer who traded tales for food and shelter in the dark and savage aftermath of a devastating war.
Fate touches him one chill winter's day when he borrows the jacket of a long-dead postal worker to protect himself from the cold. The old, worn uniform still has power as a symbol of hope, and with it he begins to weave his greatest tale, of a nation on the road to recovery.
This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. A timeless novel as urgently compelling as War Day or Alas, Babylon, David Brin's The Postman is the dramatically moving saga of a man who rekindled the spirit of America. (from the synopsis) .. -- basis for the motion picture starring Kevin Costner
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Lamps on the Brow
- by Greg Benford, David Brin, Bruce Bethke, Ben Bova, Hal Clement, Andre Norton, Mike Resnick, Josepha, Sherman Sherman, A.E. Van Vogt, Gene Wolfe, James Cahill (Editor) -- FOR SERIOUS COLLECTORS ONLY!
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