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BORG Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Book Cover for: Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth, James Lovelock

Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth

James Lovelock
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loh (full name unknown) cover art for new scientist, february 1975. in this issue ("the quest for gaia") james lovelock wrote about his gaia hypothesis, the theory that earth regulates its own environment https://t.co/ZdZjS8rOQJ

Paperback, 2016

$22.99Member price:$22.99 + Free shipping0% off(Limited Discount Book)
Book Cover for: City at World's End, Edmond Hamilton

City at World's End

Edmond Hamilton
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ed emshwiller cover art for "city at world's end" by edmond hamilton, 1953 https://t.co/m96NjEdVUe

Paperback, 2019

$10.95Member price:$10.40 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: Black No More, George S. Schuyler

Black No More

George S. Schuyler
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one of my fav stories is an excerpt from the satirical novel "black no more" (1931) by george schuyler, in which a black scientist invents a way to turn black people white. "separation anxiety" (2000) from evie shockley is also one my favs so far. just a really great collection

Paperback, 2018

$16.00Member price:$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Comet, W. E. B. Du Bois

The Comet

W. E. B. Du Bois
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im only a page into it but really enjoying "the comet" (1920) by w.e.b. du bois

Paperback, 2021

$7.99Member price:$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Neuromancer, William Gibson

Neuromancer

William Gibson
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bruce jensen cover art for "william gibson's neuromancer: the graphic novel volume 1." marvel/epic, 1989 https://t.co/2l2d9EnTgL

Paperback, 2000

$20.00Member price:$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Space Forces: A Critical History of Life in Outer Space, Fred Scharmen

Space Forces: A Critical History of Life in Outer Space

Fred Scharmen
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🚨 new premium ep 🚨 for our series on speculative fiction & future studies, we talk to @sevensixfive, author of "space forces: a critical history of life in outer space" about russian cosmism, NASA, fictional utopias/dystopias, the billionaire space race & lots more. subscribe! https://t.co/CDloQ4afRq

Hardcover, 2021

$26.95Member price:$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: War Games: A Science Fiction Novel, Brian Stableford

War Games: A Science Fiction Novel

Brian Stableford
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ian miller cover art for "war games" by brian stableford, 1981 https://t.co/5GavpMU9aj

Paperback, 2012

$14.99Member price:$14.24 + Free shipping5% off
Book Cover for: The Illustrated Man, Ray Bradbury

The Illustrated Man

Ray Bradbury
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logging on. peter goodfellow cover art for "the illustrated man," a collection by ray bradbury, 1977 https://t.co/Q5m2pSnxJU

Paperback, Mass Market, 2012

$11.99Member price:$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Women in Deep Time: Stories, Greg Bear

Women in Deep Time: Stories

Greg Bear
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"blood music" by greg bear is one of the best stories on AI that ive ever read & holds up 30-something years later, unlike a lot of cyberpunk

Paperback, 2014

$15.99Member price:$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Black No More, George S Schuyler

Black No More

George S Schuyler
BORGBORG

one of my fav stories is an excerpt from the satirical novel "black no more" (1931) by george schuyler, in which a black scientist invents a way to turn black people white. "separation anxiety" (2000) from evie shockley is also one my favs so far. just a really great collection

Paperback, 2022

$14.00Member price:$7.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book