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OverviewIt's November 2044, an election year, and the state of the Union is a farce. The government is broke, the cities are privately owned, and the military is shaking down citizens in the streets. Washington has become a circus and no one knows that better than Oscar Valparaiso. A political spin doctor, Oscar has always made things look good. Now he wants to make a difference. But Oscar has a skeleton in his closet. His only ally: Dr. Greta Penninger, a gifted neurologist at the bleeding edge of the neural revolution. Together they're out to spread a very dangerous idea whose time has come. And so have their enemies: every technofanatic, government goon, and laptop assassin in America. Oscar and Greta might not survive to change the world, but they'll put a new spin on it. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bruce SterlingPublisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc Imprint: Bantam USA Dimensions: Width: 10.80cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 17.70cm Weight: 0.263kg ISBN: 9780553576399ISBN 10: 0553576399 Pages: 544 Publication Date: 05 October 1999 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: Awaiting stock Table of ContentsReviews"""Perhaps the sharpest observer of our media-choked culture working today.""--Time ""Classic Sterling.""--The Washington Post ""Distraction is more than a futuristic political thriller; it is Sterling's persuasive vision of a social revolution that is as much biotechnological as philosophical in scope....He reserves a killer blow for the most familiar thing of all: the way we think.""--The Village Voice ""[Sterling] is back with a bang with this uproarious, provocative, thoughtful, often hilarious, sometimes inspired medium-future deconstruction of politics, science, economics, and the American dream.""--Kirkus Reviews ""Brilliantly realized...provocative and intelligent...[Sterling's] funniest novel to date and one of his most topical.""--Locus" Perhaps the sharpest observer of our media-choked culture working today. <br>-- Time <br> Classic Sterling. <br>-- The Washington Post <br> Distraction is more than a futuristic political thriller; it is Sterling's persuasive vision of a social revolution that is as much biotechnological as philosophical in scope....He reserves a killer blow for the most familiar thing of all: the way we think. <br>-- The Village Voice <br> [Sterling] is back with a bang with this uproarious, provocative, thoughtful, often hilarious, sometimes inspired medium-future deconstruction of politics, science, economics, and the American dream. <br>-- Kirkus Reviews <br> Brilliantly realized...provocative and intelligent...[Sterling's] funniest novel to date and one of his most topical. <br>-- Locus Author Information"Bruce Sterling is the author of the nonfiction book The Hacker Crackdown, as well as the novels Holy Fire, Heavy Weather, Schismatrix, and Islands in the Net.With William Gibson he co-authored the acclaimed novel The Difference Engine.He also writes popular science and travel journalism.He lives with his wife and two daughters in Austin, Texas.""" Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |