Stranger in a Strange Land - 00.txt
General Information
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Title: Open Books
Author: Open Books
Read By: Christopher Hurt
Copyright: 1961
Audiobook Copyright: 1997
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Books on Tape
Abridged: No
Original Media Information
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Media: Tape
Number: 10
Condition: Very Good
File Information
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Number of MP3s: 101
Total Duration: 16:15:54
Total MP3 Size: 447.87
Parity Archive: No
Encoded At: CBR 64 kbit/s 44100 Hz Mono
ID3 Tags: Set, v2.3
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Book Description
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Stranger in a Strange Land, winner of the 1962 Hugo Award, is the story
of Valentine Michael Smith, born during, and the only survivor of, the
first manned mission to Mars. Michael is raised by Martians, and he
arrives on Earth as a true innocent: he has never seen a woman and has
no knowledge of Earth's cultures or religions. But he brings turmoil
with him, as he is the legal heir to an enormous financial empire, not
to mention de facto owner of the planet Mars. With the irascible popular
author Jubal Harshaw to protect him, Michael explores human morality
and the meanings of love. He founds his own church, preaching free love
and disseminating the psychic talents taught him by the Martians. Ultimately,
he confronts the fate reserved for all messiahs.
The impact of Stranger in a Strange Land was considerable, leading many
children of the 60's to set up households based on Michael's water-brother
nests. Heinlein loved to pontificate through the mouths of his characters,
so modern readers must be willing to overlook the occasional sour note
("Nine times out of ten, if a girl gets raped, it's partly her fault.").
That aside, Stranger in a Strange Land is one of the master's best entertainmen-
ts, provocative as he always loved to be.
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