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A delightful and informative nonfiction study by a renowned mathematician involves the tale told by an alien abductee to Rucker about future technology and developments in evolution, concepts that are then illustrated in clever cartoons. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
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Rudy Rucker is a mathematician, computer scientist, professor and writer who has twice won the Philip K. Dick Award for best SF paperback original, and has published a number of successful popular books on mathematical subjects, including The Fourth Dimension and Infinity and the Mind. He lives in Los Gatos, California.
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Saucer Wisdom
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Forge Book/Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 2001
ISBN 10: 0312868839
ISBN 13: 9780312868833
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Seller: The Parnassus BookShop, Newport, WA, U.S.A.
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Introduction by Bruce Sterling. Table for 57 Illustrations and a Timeline for the Future History outlined in Frank Shook's Notes. The story is about the visions of biotechnologies that Frank Shook brings back from future times, where he was taken by a flying saucer. Great fun. Illustrated wraps are clean, unmarked, with a touch of wear to edges. Tight binding, all pages intact, clean, free from any markings. An unusual book of science, with delightful cartoon sketches, portraying a more distant future as it is transformed by computer technology, biotechnology, and human elovution. 287 pages, indexed. 9 x 5.75 inches. 2001, Forge Book/Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, New York, New York, U.S.A. Seller Inventory # 012637
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Saucer Wisdom
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy; text also very good. Shelfwear is very minor. NOT an ex-library copy, NO remainder mark. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Seller Inventory # 244951
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Saucer Wisdom
Seller: Goodwill of Silicon Valley, SAN JOSE, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: very_good. Supports Goodwill of Silicon Valley job training programs. The cover and pages are in very good condition! The cover and any other included accessories are also in very good condition showing some minor use. The spine is straight, there are no rips tears or creases on the cover or the pages. Seller Inventory # GWSVV.0312868839.VG
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A Tom Doherty associates book, NEW YORK, 1999
ISBN 10: 0312868839
ISBN 13: 9780312868833
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Seller: Biblioteca di Babele, Tarquinia, VT, Italy
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Condition: OTTIMO USATO. INGLESE Inglese, introduzione di Bruce Sterling, pagine in buonissimo stato di conservazione, con illustrazioni in nero nei testi, brossura editoriale flessibile, illustrata, con leggere tracce di polvere ed usura da scaffalatura. Numero pagine 287. Seller Inventory # NCL0870