Alas Babylon by Pat Frank (Kindle eBook) $2
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Sold by Penguin Group (USA) which charges tax. I had never been charged tax when buying kindle books through Amazon.
Alas Babylon by Pat Frank (Kindle eBook) $2
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TIMMAH! Living large, living large!
Alas Babylon by Pat Frank (Kindle eBook) $2
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Yup, I agree that it appears to promote pretty extreme libertarianism, but if you can compartmentalize the politics, the book becomes a great great read, nevertheless. This is my favorite Heinlein. ...
Alas Babylon by Pat Frank (Kindle eBook) $2
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Yes and no. It's definitely not a novel; more like a collection of the author's better aphorisms. I read it every five years or so to remind me of things I'd forgot about my own experience, and it...
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My plan was to name my dog Wyo after this book. Didn't work out as planned and now she's Tuna. haha.
Alas Babylon by Pat Frank (Kindle eBook) $2
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The audiobook version read by Lloyd James is fantastic. I know that’s not directly relevant to this deal, but his performance I found really enhanced the enjoyment of the book. For those that have...
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thanks. bought 1.
Alas Babylon by Pat Frank (Kindle eBook) $2
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Isn't Notebooks just a collection of quotes from the novels LL appears in? If not, I might actually bother reading it. I had planned to skip it if it was just the book equivalent of a flashback...
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Greqt
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TANSTAAFT
and apparently the forum software won't allow all caps alone, so I'm typing this useless follow-up text.
Alas Babylon by Pat Frank (Kindle eBook) $2
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Long, dry, and kind of anticlimactic. 3 loooooooobg books of descriptions of short horizons and dust, deus ex machine longevity drugs, and a whole bunch of sad old people. I made it through though...
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And the 21st century sci-fi ISN'T?
Alas Babylon by Pat Frank (Kindle eBook) $2
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Alas, Babylon nice!
I went ahead and bought it for $1.99, although it is on sale from Audible for $5 right now. Might just return it and pick up the audio version to avoid the typos etc.
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Great reply, thanks. I agree with your points.
When I speak of self-censoring I'm referring generically to people who limit their media choices when there is a whiff of politics they don't like.
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You seem to be triggered by the one guy who didn't enjoy the (objectively long and explicit) political rants in the novel, probably from him using the term libertopian. They read it and didn't like...
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The Moon is a harsh mistress is a wonderful novel, one I re-read about once a year. Everytime I see the title "I sing the body electric" I remember the wonderful "The Electric Grandmother" If you...
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"Moon" is always the first Heinlein novel I suggest to newcomers, and it's an excellent vacation read.
That said, if you consume nothing else by this author, do yourself a favor and spend ten...
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There are all kinds of great things going on in The Moon is a Harsh Mistress other than libertarian politics, and it is insulting to boil it down to just that.
(Warning, light spoilers.)
There...
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One of the few books that I stopped reading halfway into it. Awful book.
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Two bucks barely gets a taco these days; this novel is a feast.
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