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The Practice Effect
The Practice Effect
Author: David Brin
From one of the most critically acclaimed and well-loved authors of contemporary science fiction, a highly imaginative and exciting story as only David Brin can write... — Physicist Dennis Nuel was the first human to probe the strange realms called anomaly worlds -- alternate universes where the laws of science were unpredictably changed. But the...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780553269819
ISBN-10: 055326981X
Publication Date: 1/1/1995
Pages: 288
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  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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3.5 stars, based on 32 ratings
Publisher: Spectra
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Helpful Score: 2
Another good Brin book. "Practice makes perfect" brings a whole new meaning when the physics have gone a bit strange. In this, people make simple clothes out of rags and junk, and give them to others to wear and use for a while. Later, those practiced items are taken back once they are high enough quality. The upperclass has even more of a reason to make the lowerclass do all the work.
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Helpful Score: 1
Not my favorite Brin, but fun concept.
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a unique story about travel to a strange world where the laws of physics are different. Science is a mix of modern and stoneage and used items get better no worse with time.
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I really like this book. It's not as well known as Brin's other books, but this is fun as well as well as philosophically interesting. The way science fiction used to be!
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A very enjoyable and well thought out book.


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