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Author [a:David Brin|14078|David Brin|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1190308062p2/14078.jpg] just posted a link to a video where he does a reading from [b:Earth|96471|Earth|David Brin|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171312073s/96471.jpg|1218966]. But, this is not just a talking head video.
Brin's bookshelves and some kitchen appliances are visible in the background, but they will not distract because the reading is illustrated w/fade-ins to terrific astronomical spacescape photography and art, and not randomly either, but in synch with the passage Brin reads.
Brilliant, fun, and much better than those origins of earth and the universe films you remember from old time Science Museum FieldTrips or the day when your science teacher couldn't bear lecturing and qued up a movie after fooling around with the canister and projector, etc. Yes, his personal reading plaque reminds us of the ipad, the kindle
[bc:Earth|96471|Earth|David Brin|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171312073s/96471.jpg|1218966]
[b:Earth|96471|Earth|David Brin|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171312073s/96471.jpg|1218966] remains one of my favorite books. The way this book prefigures the internet and communication via social media and messaging is practically omniscient and a little bit spooky! -I have read [b:Earth|96471|Earth|David Brin|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171312073s/96471.jpg|1218966] quite a few times. It is entertaining, inspiring, and I like the parallel story lines. Brin's portrayal of technology and computer aided communication ages pretty well considering it was published in 1990.
His exploration of climate change and how an angry earth might wreak havoc on people's lives is even more serendipitous post-Katrina/Haiti/Australia you fill in the blank with the flooding disaster that still haunts you or is currently occupying prime-time.
Katrina?
Australia?
Brin's bookshelves and some kitchen appliances are visible in the background, but they will not distract because the reading is illustrated w/fade-ins to terrific astronomical spacescape photography and art, and not randomly either, but in synch with the passage Brin reads.
Brilliant, fun, and much better than those origins of earth and the universe films you remember from old time Science Museum FieldTrips or the day when your science teacher couldn't bear lecturing and qued up a movie after fooling around with the canister and projector, etc. Yes, his personal reading plaque reminds us of the ipad, the kindle
[bc:Earth|96471|Earth|David Brin|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171312073s/96471.jpg|1218966]
[b:Earth|96471|Earth|David Brin|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171312073s/96471.jpg|1218966] remains one of my favorite books. The way this book prefigures the internet and communication via social media and messaging is practically omniscient and a little bit spooky! -I have read [b:Earth|96471|Earth|David Brin|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171312073s/96471.jpg|1218966] quite a few times. It is entertaining, inspiring, and I like the parallel story lines. Brin's portrayal of technology and computer aided communication ages pretty well considering it was published in 1990.
His exploration of climate change and how an angry earth might wreak havoc on people's lives is even more serendipitous post-Katrina/Haiti/Australia you fill in the blank with the flooding disaster that still haunts you or is currently occupying prime-time.
Katrina?
Australia?