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2030: The Real Story of What Happens to America - Hardcover - GOOD
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- ISBN
- 0312583729
- Book Title
- 2030 : the Real Story of What Happens to America
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Dystopian, Science Fiction / General, Humorous / General
- Item Width
- 6.5in
- Item Weight
- 20.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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Is this what's in store? June 12, 2030 started out like any other day in memory--and by then, memories were long. Since cancer had been cured fifteen years before, America's population was aging rapidly. That sounds like good news, but consider this: millions of baby boomers, with a big natural predator picked off, were sucking dry benefits and resources that were never meant to hold them into their eighties and beyond. Young people around the country simmered with resentment toward "the olds" and anger at the treadmill they could never get off of just to maintain their parents' entitlement programs. But on that June 12th, everything changed: a massive earthquake devastated Los Angeles, and the government, always teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, was unable to respond. The fallout from the earthquake sets in motion a sweeping novel of ideas that pits national hope for the future against assurances from the past and is peopled by a memorable cast of refugees and billionaires, presidents and revolutionaries, all struggling to find their way. In 2030 , Albert Brooks' all-too-believable, dystopian imagining of where today's challenges could lead us tomorrow makes gripping and thought-provoking reading.
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312583729
ISBN-13
9780312583729
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Product Key Features
Book Title
2030 : the Real Story of What Happens to America
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Dystopian, Science Fiction / General, Humorous / General
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
20.5 Oz
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Ps3552.R65858a614
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"With 2030 Mr. Brooks has made the nervy move of transposing his worrywart sensibility from film to book. Two things are immediately apparent about his debut novel: that it's as purposeful as it is funny, and that Mr. Brooks has immersed himself deeply in its creation."-- New York Times "The novel is a revelation, painting a caustic, unsettling and only occasionally comic portrait of a country plumb down on its luck."-- Los Angeles Times "Albert Brooks is a keen and critical social observer...His first novel is an inspired work of social science fiction, thoughtful and ambitiously conceived, both serious and seriously funny."-- Boston Globe "Comedian and filmmaker Brooks welcomes the reader to the year 2030 in his smart and surprisingly serious debut....Brooks's mordant vision encompasses the future of politics, medicine, entertainment, and daily living, resulting in a novel as entertaining as it is thought provoking, like something from the imagination of a borscht belt H.G. Wells."-- Publishers Weekly "An intriguing vision of America's future."-- Library Journal "Required reading!"-- New York Post "As a comedian and filmmaker, the very gifted Albert Brooks has specialized for more than 30 years in cooking up quandaries with no ready solution except humiliation. His often ingenious first novel is no exception."-- New York Times Book Review "Brooks's vision of the future is credible and compelling."-- Booklist, "With 2030 Mr. Brooks has made the nervy move of transposing his worrywart sensibility from film to book. Two things are immediately apparent about his debut novel: that it's as purposeful as it is funny, and that Mr. Brooks has immersed himself deeply in its creation."-- New York Times "The novel is a revelation, painting a caustic, unsettling and only occasionally comic portrait of a country plumb down on its luck."-- Los Angeles Times "Albert Brooks is a keen and critical social observer...His first novel is an inspired work of social science fiction, thoughtful and ambitiously conceived, both serious and seriously funny."-- Boston Globe "Comedian and filmmaker Brooks welcomes the reader to the year 2030 in his smart and surprisingly serious debut....Brooks's mordant vision encompasses the future of politics, medicine, entertainment, and daily living, resulting in a novel as entertaining as it is thought provoking, like something from the imagination of a borscht belt H.G. Wells."-- Publishers Weekly "No navel-gazing here: the actor-filmmaker's first novel is a dystopian sci-fi tale."-- Entertainment Weekly "An intriguing vision of America's future."-- Library Journal
Copyright Date
2011
Lccn
2010-054560
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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