04709cam a2200865 4500 536324046 TxAuBib 20210918120000.0 ||||||s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781569479766 1569479763 B004MME706 Amazon fcaf4065-e364-4c80-9426-4e4cff0c9d7a OverDrive (Reserve ID) 211951 211951 211951 537079 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Shakar, Alex. Luminarium [Libby eBook] : A Novel. Soho Press, 2011. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 758kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. manipulation of consciousness. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. science fiction and fantasy. utopian virtual worlds. science fiction books. the meaning of life. neurological study. parallel realities. literary fiction. software company. Virtual Reality. Science Fiction. hindu cosmology. thriller books. urban disaster. new york city. fiction books. tech industry. metaphysical. Spirituality. simulation. soho press. Thrillers. brooklyn. brothers. suspense. Thriller. Humorous. Literary. comatose. florida. Fiction. avatars. sci fi. satire. sci-fi. novel. 2000s. 2006. HTML:<p><b>This Los Angeles Times Book Prize–winning novel is a "dizzyingly smart and provocative" look at technology, spirituality, and the search for meaning (Dave Eggers).</b><br /> <br /> A Washington Post Notable Book of the Year<br /> <br /> Named a Best Book of the Year by <i>Publishers Weekly, Booklist</i>, <i>Austin Chronicle,</i> and <i>Kansas City Star</i><br /> <br /> Twin brothers Fred and George Brounian were once co-CEOs of a New York City software company devoted to the creation of utopian virtual worlds. Now, as two wars rage and the fifth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, George is in a coma; control of the company has been wrenched away by a military contracting conglomerate; and Fred has moved back in with his parents.<br /> <br /> Broke and alone, Fred is led by an attractive woman into a neurological study promising to give him "peak" experiences and a newfound spiritual outlook on life. But as the study progresses, reality becomes increasingly porous—and he finds himself caught up in what seems at first a cruel prank: a series of bizarre emails and texts that purport to be from his comatose brother.<br /> <br /> Moving between the research hospitals of Manhattan, the streets of a meticulously planned Florida city, the neighborhoods of Brooklyn, and the uncanny, immersive worlds of urban disaster simulation; threading through military listserv geek-speak, Hindu cosmology, outmoded self-help books and the latest neuroscientific breakthroughs, <i>Luminarium</i> is a brilliant examination of the way we live now, a novel as much about the role technology and spirituality play in shaping our reality as about the undying bond between brothers, and the redemptive possibilities of love.<br /></p>. Literature. Thriller. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-16 20:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/FCA/F40/65/Luminarium9781569479766.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=FCAF4065-E364-4C80-9426-4E4CFF0C9D7A&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/FCA/F40/65/Luminarium9781569479766.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=FCAF4065-E364-4C80-9426-4E4CFF0C9D7A&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/FCA/F40/65/Luminarium9781569479766.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=FCAF4065-E364-4C80-9426-4E4CFF0C9D7A&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) TXGID