04862cam a2200901 4500 423596813 TxAuBib 20200217120000.0 ||||||s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780307571946 0307571947 B0036S4AI6 Amazon ef37b0d8-1e98-4087-a749-720b3ed49322 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 191572 311862 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Willis, Connie. Bellwether [Bridges eBook] : A Novel. Random House Publishing Group, 2010. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 2003kB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. science fiction and fantasy. fantasy and science fiction. science fiction adventure. science fiction fantasy. fantasy science fiction. science fiction books. contemporary fiction. speculative fiction. Science Fiction. sci-fi fantasy. connie willis. 20th Century. chaos theory. Contemporary. sci fi books. Time Travel. Pop Culture. scientists. sf fantasy. Sociology. research. American. Colorado. Boulder. romance. fashion. Science. fantasy. sci fi. satire. Comedy. sci-fi. Trends. Humor. 1990s. funny. sheep. chaos. love. fads. USA. sff. sf. HTML:<b>Connie Willis has won more Hugo and Nebula awards than any other science fiction author. Now, with her trademark wit and inventiveness, she explores the intimate relationship between science, pop culture, and the arcane secrets of the heart.<br /></b>Sandra Foster studies fads—from Barbie dolls to the grunge look—how they start and what they mean. Bennett O'Reilly is a chaos theorist studying monkey group behavior. They both work for the HiTek corporation, strangers until a misdelivered package brings them together. It's a moment of synchronicity—if not serendipity—which leads them into a chaotic system of their own, complete with a million-dollar research grant, caffé latte, tattoos, and a series of unlucky coincidences that leaves Bennett monkeyless, fundless, and nearly jobless. Sandra intercedes with a flock of sheep and an idea for a joint project. (After all, what better animal to study both chaos theory and the herd mentality that so often characterizes human behavior?) But scientific discovery is rarely straightforward and never simple, and Sandra and Bennett have to endure a series of setbacks, heartbreaks, dead ends, and disasters before they find their ultimate answer. . . .<br /> <b>Praise for <i>Bellwether</i></b><br /> "One of science fiction's best writers."<b>—<i>The Denver Post</i></b><br /> "Connie Willis deploys the apparatus of science fiction to illuminate character and relationships, and her writing is fresh, subtle, and deeply moving."<b>—<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></b><br /> "Keen social satire touched with genuine humanity . . . Connie Willis's fiction is one of the most intelligent delights of our genre."<b>—<i>Locus</i></b><br /> "A sheer pleasure to read . . . Sprightly, intelligent fun."<b>—<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b>. Science Fiction. Humor (Fiction.) Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2020-04-17 22:00:03. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/EF3/7B0/D8/Bellwether9780307571946.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=EF37B0D8-1E98-4087-A749-720B3ED49322&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/EF3/7B0/D8/Bellwether9780307571946.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=EF37B0D8-1E98-4087-A749-720B3ED49322&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/EF3/7B0/D8/Bellwether9780307571946.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=EF37B0D8-1E98-4087-A749-720B3ED49322&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)