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Wilson, David A. The History of the Future, Toronto McArthur & Company 2001
ISBN: 1552782522 Very Good Plus

....Large format soft cover (not large print), 295 pages, tight clean and square, no names or store stamps, minor spine crease. "As a general rule, the more vague your prophecy, the better chance you have of being taken seriously. It is a good idea to avoid specifics, such as the date or the end of the world. Everyone has been wrong so far, and should someone eventually get it right, there will be nobody around to appreciate the call anyway. If you must insist on date-setting, it is best to select a year well outside your own life span or that of your listeners. Otherwise, you could wind up like the Reverend William Sedgwick, who rushed into London in 1647 with the breathtaking news that the Second Coming would take place in two weeks. For the remainging fifteen years of his life he was known as "Doomsday Sedgwick." Contents include: Prophetic Fallacies / The Age of the Spirit / The Future in Folklore / Revolution and Revelation / Utopia / Serpents in the Garden / The Ambivalent Future / Predictions / Notes / index. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo! First Soft Cover Soft Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

[SW: FORECASTING PROPHECIES OCCULTISM BODY MIND....Large format soft cover, 295 pages, tight clean and square, no names or store stamps, minor spine crease. "As a general rule, the more vague your prophecy, the better chance you have of being taken seriously. It is a good idea to avoid specifics, such as the date or the end of the world. Everyone has been wrong so far, and should someone eventually get it right, there will be nobody around to appreciate the call anyway. If you must insist on date-setting, it is best to select a year well outside your own life span or that of your listeners. Otherwise, you could wind up like the Reverend William Sedgwick, who rushed into London in 1647 with the breathtaking news that the Second Coming would take place in two weeks. For the remainging fifteen years of his life he was known as "Doomsday Sedgwick." Contents include: Prophetic Fallacies / The Age of the Spirit / The Future in Folklore / Revolution and Revelation / Utopia / Serpents in the Garden / The Ambivalent Future / Predictions / Notes / index. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo!Reference]

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Dubos, Rene: The Dreams of Reason: Science and Utopias, New York, New York, USA Columbia University Press 1961
ISBN: B0006AX5VU Good+

CC6 - A hard cover first edition withdrawn ex-library book in good+ condition with no dust jacket. The same date appears on back of hte title page with no additional printings indicated. A tight, clean, sound copy in dark green cloth covered boards with minor overall hself wer with some moderate scattered soiling and staining on the cloth covers plus there is some very, very light bumping at the right corners of the boards plus there are the usual library marks, stamps, and label on the spine, the front free endpaper, the dedication page, and the back free endpaper plus there is some glue staining with moderate surface damage on the back fixed endpaper from the removal of a library pocket during the withdrawal process plus there are patches of glue staining on the front fixed and free endpaepers and the back free endpaper from library labels plus there is some light yellowing of the outside paper edges. A discussion of the association with the Age of Reason visions of the possibility of human utopias and the influence of science. Illustrated with black and white reproductions. 167p. First Edition No Dust Jacket Hard Cover 6"x8.75" Ex-Library

[SW: Nonfiction Non-fiction History Science History Philosophy Utopia Utopias B0006AX5VU 61-11753Social Sciences Science Politics & Government Philosophy Science::History of Science Philosophy::History of Philosophy Politics & Government::Utopian Societies]

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Mike Resnick: Kirinyaga, Del Rey 1999

Paperback 034541702X Amazon.com Kirinyaga: A Fable of Utopia collects Mike Resnick's famous Kirinyaga stories and ties them together in a thematic arc that has novel-like continuity. The story focuses on Koriba, a mundumugu (sort of like a witch doctor and a wise man rolled into one) of the Kikuyu tribe. Koriba feels that his tribe has been corrupted by "European" technology, so he helps to establish a small, utopian planetoid named Kirinyaga where the Kikuyu can return to their roots, farming the land and worshipping the god Ngai without technological or cultural interference. As utopias go, Kirinyaga experiences its fair share of problems--both from within and without--each of which is detailed in the individual chapters and stories. The writing is not stylish but the stories are all excellent, and Resnick does a good job of integrating the traditional Kikuyu way of life into tales that any culture can appreciate. Readers looking for a novel may come away a bit disappointed because this book is really a collection of stories, but as far as collections go, few are better than Kirinyaga.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From School Library Journal YA-Set in the 22nd century, this stunning sci-fi allegory describes the struggles and ultimate failure of a utopian colony on a terraformed planetoid. In the African nation of Kenya, polluted cities crawl up the side of Mount Kirinyaga. The magnificent animal herds of the past are but distant memories and native crops have been supplanted by European imports. Koriba, a well-educated man, is determined to reinstate the ancient customs and strict laws of his Kikuyu ancestors and invites others to join him in a new society named for their sacred mountain. As the mundumugu-witch doctor-Koriba faces numerous challenges to the utopian society's survival. He must deny a brilliant young woman an education because it is not the ancient way of his people. He watches helplessly as his charges insist on bringing in a white hunter with a gun to kill marauding hyenas when the colony's primitive weapons prove insufficient. With the technology comes subservience to white men's ways. But, in an ultimate irony, Koriba maintains his pure society with a computer link to the rest of humanity, even adjusting weather patterns by communicating his needs to an outside "Maintenance" group. It is the thirst for knowledge that this computer represents that becomes the ultimate threat to the colony. Young adults will love this provocative tale that examines the need for an orderly society, the rights of the individual, and the siren's lure of knowledge. Pat Bangs, Fairfax County Public Library, VA Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. ..Rare Books make rare gifts... Experience, Quality, Value..

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Robinson, Peter: Aftermath, Toronto, Ontario: McClelland & Stewart, 2005 ; fester Einband / hard cover; Schutzumschlag / dust cover ISBN: 0-7710-7577-4
"Aftermath, Peter Robinson's haunting new novel, is the latest in his award-winning and internationally bestselling Inspector Banks series. Wrapped within the intricate layers of this police investigation is a story of lives shattered by crime, of pity and compassion that prove fatal, of how the past can go on wounding forever. - In the early hours of a sweet May morning horror comes to a steep, overgrown street on the outskirts of a Yorkshire city when two police officers investigating a "domestic" stumble upon the very worst of crimes as it is happening. Inspector Alan Banks, acting as detective Superintendent while his boss's shattered ankle heals, heads the investigation. Banks, for all his many years as a homicide detective, is rocked by the brutality of this crime scene, where two people are dead, a third is dying, and behind a door the bodies of more teenage girls lie buried. It's apparent who the murderer is, but as Banks quickly finds out, nothing in this case is as straightforward as it first seems. Many people are entangled in this crime - some whose lives are shattered by it, some with unspeakable secrets in their pasts. The dead, he learns, are not the only victims, and the murderer may not be the only person to blame. - Penetrating, dark, and vivid, Aftermath is Peter Robinson's most powerful novel to date. Its daring, intelligence, and honesty place it in the first rank of novels on crime. - One of the most popular writers of crime fiction, Peter Robinson is the author of eleven previous Inspector Banks novels, all of them published to great acclaim from both reviewers and readers. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his novels, and in 2001 alone he was awarded the prestigious Grand Prix de Litterature Policiere for the French translation of "In a Dry Season", won the Edgar Award for the short story "Missing in Action," and won two Arthur Ellis awards - the best novel award for "Cold Is the Grave" and the best short story award for "Murder in Utopia." - Peter Robinson was born in Castleford, Yorkshire and, after graduating from the University of Leeds, emigrated to Canada in the early 1970s. He earned an M.A. in English and Creative Writing at the University of Windsor, then a Ph.D. in English at York University. Today he teaches writing at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies. Peter Robinson lives in Toronto." - Buyer outside Germany: Please ask for shipping costs and terms of payment.

389 p. (389 S.) - Gr.-8°, Harcover w. DJ. - Zustand: siehe Bild; wie neu. - dustjacket and book in excellent condition, as new. - TOP-EXEMPLAR !

[SW: Fiction, Mystery, Detective, Police, Action, Adventure, Procedurals, Thriller, Suspense]

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