Bellwether

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Connie Willis has won more Hugo and Nebula awards than any
other science fiction author. Now with her trademark wit and
inventiveness, she explores the intimate relationship between
science, pop culture, and the arcane secrets of the heart. .
BELLWETHER
Sandra Foster studies fads—from Barbie dolls to the grunge
look—how they start and what they mean. Bennett O'Reilly is a
chaos theorist studying monkey group behavior. They both work
for the HiTek corporation, strangers until a misdellvered
package brings them together. It's a moment of synchronicity—
if not serendipity—which leads them into a chaotic system of
their own, complete with a million-dollar research grant, caffe
latte, tattoos, and a series of unlucky coincidences that leaves
Bennett monkeyless, fundless, and nearly jobless. Sandra
intercedes with a flock of sheep and an idea for a joint project.
(After all, what better animal to study both chaos theory and
the herd mentality that so often... Tovább

Fülszöveg

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Connie Willis has won more Hugo and Nebula awards than any
other science fiction author. Now with her trademark wit and
inventiveness, she explores the intimate relationship between
science, pop culture, and the arcane secrets of the heart. .
BELLWETHER
Sandra Foster studies fads—from Barbie dolls to the grunge
look—how they start and what they mean. Bennett O'Reilly is a
chaos theorist studying monkey group behavior. They both work
for the HiTek corporation, strangers until a misdellvered
package brings them together. It's a moment of synchronicity—
if not serendipity—which leads them into a chaotic system of
their own, complete with a million-dollar research grant, caffe
latte, tattoos, and a series of unlucky coincidences that leaves
Bennett monkeyless, fundless, and nearly jobless. Sandra
intercedes with a flock of sheep and an idea for a joint project.
(After all, what better animal to study both chaos theory and
the herd mentality that so often characterizes human
behavior?) Jut scientific discovery is rarely straightforward and
never simple, and Sandra and Bennett have to endure a series
of setbacks, heartbreaks, dead ends, and disasters before they
find their ultimate answer
"CONNIE -WILLIS DEPLOYS THE APPARATUS OF SCIENCE FICTION ,
TO ILLUMINATE CHARACTER AND RELATIONSHIPS, AND HER
WRITING IS FRESH, SUBTLE, AND DEEPLY MOVING."
—The New York Times Book Review
"KEEN SOCIAL SATIRE TOUCHED WITH GENUINE HUMANITY
CONNIE WILLIS'S FICTION IS ONE OF THE MOST INTELLIGENT
DELIGHTS OF OUR GENRE."
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