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Dean’s favorite books

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman Count Zero by William Gibson Islands in the Net by Bruce Sterling Pattern Recognition by William Gibson Distrust That Particular Flavor by William Gibson The Peripheral by William Gibson Agency by William Gibson The Overstory by Richard Powers Stranger Than Kindness by Nick Cave Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow
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The Crying of Lot 49
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Illuminations
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“The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed.”
― William Gibson
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“The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel.”
― William Gibson, Neuromancer
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Altered Carbon by Richard K. MorganSingularity Sky by Charles StrossGlasshouse by Charles StrossIron Sunrise by Charles StrossRainbows End by Vernor Vinge
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Adult Fiction, Book Club, Business, Classics, Contemporary, Ebooks, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, Horror, Religion, Science, Science fiction, and War


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