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by wickengel , Jun 13 '00
Pros: eloquent persuasive intellectually engaging honest
Cons: this book will make you choose
Ms. Postrel's book is essential reading for anyone interested in fostering freedom of the spirit in America -- or anywhere. Be warned: you might not like this book at all. You might be offended by political, economic, social or philosophical arguments...
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by bwatts , Jan 17 '00
Pros: Well-written libertarian critique
Cons: Too simplistic
As the editor of Reason and her own Website (http://www.dynamist.com) Virginia Postrel makes the future her business. But in The Future and Its Enemies, the future is Postrel's religion.
Like the religious of many sects, Postrel...
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by perturber , Nov 12 '99
Pros: Erudition, playfulness, new ideas
Cons: should have been a longer book
Virginia Postrell is my favorite author of non-fiction. I especially like the way she names the people who are our adversaries as well as those who are on the right side of the fence. Her brand of courage is hard to come by in our homogenized, sanitary...
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by mrpenbrook , Jul 23 '01
Pros: Masterfully written and thoroughly engaging
Cons: As with much social criticism, the "danger" posed by opposing viewpoints may sometimes be overstated
This is a lively and entertaining work, in which the author paints a picture of an extremely appealing future, or, more correctly, of endless possible futures -- futures of playful experimentation, of flexible interactions, of open-ended progress....
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