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Book Review: Brave New World
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley See this book on Amazon » Bill has read this book
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| Comment: ”Wow, what a read. When I first started reading this, I thought that it must have been updated for today’s language. Imagine my surprise when I found that this book was written in the 1930s and other than it being translated from French to English, the content was the same (even the discussion about helicopters). I was amazed that the style was very similar to today’s writing.
This is a glimpse into the future were mankind is subservient to the government – not because of oppression, but because we want to be. The government provides all of our needs and desires (including sex, drugs, and entertainment) and we are more than happy to be cogs in the machine. One man begins to question the establishment when he meets a “savage” that has never lived under the government’s control or conditioning. Imagine everyone’s surprise when the savage does not bow down and he is unequivocally kicked out of the “civilized world”. Huxley’s novel includes controversial topics such as free sex, government conditioning, drugs, and even population control through a type of cloning. Many of these topics were unheard of in the 1930s and as such, has placed Huxley as a man before his time. I HIGHLY recommend this book for the thought provoking images it that it brings to light.” |
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Book Review: Digital Identity
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Digital Identity by Phillip J. Windley See this book on Amazon » Bill has read this book
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| Comment: “This is a clear, consise, and easy to read book on IDM and DRM. I recommend it HIGHLY to anyone who wants an overview of IDM and its roots in the X.500 space. While Digital Identity does not specifically address certain concepts such as roles management, it is an essential resource for anyone’s library of identity management books. I understand that this book is now out of print; this is unfortunate as I was looking forward to a 2nd edition.” | |||
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