Warren Dean
2) The Last Underclass: Geneticists Divide Humanity into Two Classes and Try to Eliminate the Lesser
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Civilized humanity historically has an impoverished, downtrodden underclass: the Egyptian pyramid workers, the Roman Empires slaves, the medieval serfs, and the twentieth centurys urban ghetto-dwellers. Normally this class has a useful role: manual labor in mine and field, or service in home and restaurant. Cannon fodder. But as the computer age develops, complex machinery replaces labor, smart programs obsolete human services, and fire and forget...
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A dying Dr. Mark Langer finds a frightened microbiologist who has developed a cure for age. Rejuvenated by genetic engineering, Mark takes over the task of negotiating with the world who should win the treatment and how civilization must cope with the prospect of further overpopulation. He battles an assault on the White House, near assassination, and civil wars in his desperate attempt to stabilize a world upset by the advent of eternal life. His...
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WARNING: MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF SCIENCE FICTION…
"A lost treasure more valuable than any ever found."
Spanish conquistadors had heard tales of it when exploring the New World. Native South American tribes told of it in their legends; cautioning about the ancient perils which anyone finding it would unleash.
During World War 2, Nazi-inspired archaeologists were convinced they had pinpointed its location. And yet the treasure had never been discovered...