Many think the future will be ruled by corporations. Not just here but world wide. There will be no true countries only competing huge businesses. The Kollins have taken it much further than that. Each human is incorporated from birth. They spend many years trying to obtain more shares in themselves. They sell shares to get money for school and then hope for a good paying job so they can buy them back and perhaps some day obtain a majority. Into this relatively successful society comes Justin Cord. Awakened from cryogenic sleep after 300 years he is the only human anywhere not incorporated. And he doesn't want to be. He looks upon it as a form of slavery rather than freedom. And what happens when you throw a monkey wrench into a smooth running engine? Chaos. This is a well thought out and original work of fiction that may be just a bit too real for some. There are arguments that can be made both for and against this kind of society; valid arguments. Could something like this really happen? Could this be our future? Maybe – maybe not. But it certainly does make for some great reading.
Leonard Mlodinow discusses and signs The Drunkard's Walk
06/11/2008 7:00 pm
Location:
Street:
Vroman's Bookstore
Additional:
695 E. Colorado Blvd
City:
Pasadena
,
Province:
California
Postal Code:
91101
Country:
United States
Mlodinow, a former writer for Star Trek and MacGyver, reminds us that much of life is less predictable than the steps of a drunken man, stumbling home from a night at the bar. By highlighting the lives and careers of the wild and unpredictable characters who contributed necessary groundwork to the study of probability, Mlodinow shows us how we misinterpret the world around us and believe we have control or understanding, when in fact we are gleaning too much from far too little.