The Joy Makers Science Fiction Paperback Book by James Gunn Bantam 1961
$ 8.56
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The Joy Makers Science Fiction Paperback Book by James Gunn Bantam 1961. Imagine that any experience can be yours and any fantasy or desire reconstructed by machines and fed directly into your cerebral cortex. Book is in acceptable condition. General shelf and corner wear. The Joy Makers Science Fiction Paperback Book by James Gunn Bantam 1961 Imagine a world where you can have everything you want, or if you can't have it, you can be psychologically conditioned not to want it. Imagine a world so technologically advanced that happiness and contentment can be achieved without effort, a world where there is no sickness or hunger, no deprivation, no want, no striving, no disappointment. Imagine that any experience can be yours and any fantasy or desire reconstructed by machines and fed directly into your cerebral cortex. Imagine all this, and you have the world of James Gunn's The Joy Makers, a nightmare world of indolence, of lost purpose, of the death of civilization. The Joy Makers tells of a future society on Earth where the psychomedical science of Hedonics, concerned with the manipulation of human desired and the achievement of happiness, becomes the ruling philosophy. In a chilling climax, an Earthman returning from Venus, where life is still a rugged pioneering affair, attempts to smash the grotesque domination of the machine over a captive human population. Book is in acceptable condition. General shelf and corner wear. Cover fraying along the edges. Some white marks on front and back cover. Light staining on the interior and exterior. The spine has some issues (See photo #3). Scrape on the front cover. A solid reading copy. Please see photos for details, and let me know if you have any questions. Shipping and Return Details Free Media Mail. Upgraded to Free First-Class Mail if the total package weight is under 1 Pound. Upgraded to Free Priority Mail if your order total is over $100. I can combine shipping. I ship daily so you can expect a quick delivery! I offer free returns. No questions asked. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. I'm John, just a regular small-town guy.
