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Date: Fri Jan 10 2003 - 18:52:43 MST
Don't forget Damien's more recent book, The Last Mortal Generation.
Though I have noted some of the general public who read him find Damien's
non-fiction a little dry - like Greg Egan. That's personal taste, though
Towards Ascension
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Anders Sandberg" <asa@nada.kth.se>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2003 9:02 AM
Subject: Re: books recommendation please
> On Fri, Jan 10, 2003 at 03:47:11PM -0500, Cloningewe@aol.com wrote:
> > In a message dated 1/10/2003 3:27:11 PM Eastern Standard Time,
CCamp@omm.com
> > writes:
> >
> > > I have been searching for a book - something that I can recommend to
the
> > > book club I belong to. I am desperate to begin constructively sharing
> > > transhumanist memes with these people but I am struggling to find an
> > > appropriate vehicle. Do any of you have recommendations of suitable
books
> > > out there?
> >
> > Great Mambo Chicken and the Transhuman Condition
> > It's a classic!
>
> On the other hand we have moved on, have we? It does introduce a lot of
> transhumantech themes in a rather sympathetic if somewhat bemused way,
> but it does not put transhumanism on any particular footing.
>
> _The Spike_ by a certain Damien Broderick is maybe more up-to-date.
>
> I think David Brin's _Transparent Society_ might be a bit heavy, but it
> is a wonderful defense of the open society and a good starting point to
> discuss privacy, technology and what kind of society we would like to
> live in.
>
> What about Lee Silver's _Remaking Eden_?
>
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