Publicani (Paperback)

by Zak Maymin (Author)
Key Phrases: yellow necklace, screwdriver set, Thin Air, Peter Weiss, Allan the Mind (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
We can argue about spreading the wealth, but what about spreading the intellect? Be warned - it's already happening..... "This is a great story on its own, but somewhere between its numerous plot twists, its thrills, its emotional highs and lows, it inspires us to recognize that fighting for individual liberties today ought to be our greatest priority in life for a free tomorrow. I love the book and highly recommend it." Mary Crean, Yankee Institute for Public Policy, Chief Development Officer. ..... A perfect gift if you want your friend to reflect on whether the government should be allowed to take something from one person and give it to another. .... "Publicani is ... a story with strong characters and a fascinating plot that spans the globe with politics, intrigue, a bit of science fiction and a bit of kabbalistic mysticism that are all woven together into a credible novel that at the end is compelling and satisfying. " Rob Kall, publisher, OpEdNews.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (February 12, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419683497
• ISBN-13: 978-1419683497
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,540,434 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Books I've Ever Read, April 26, 2008

By	Intuition_Gal - See all my reviews

I wish other books were like this book - active, short, moving chapters; life-like and fallible characters; a plot that keeps me looking for the next resolution; and a story that I've retold countless times to friends already. Will we really have a brain tax in the future? How horrific, how intrusive, how almost here.

I've reread this book many times already, and I hope that there is a major motion picture made from this someday. Several sections made my blood curl. "How could they?! Who gave them the right?!" I wanted to jump through the pages and shake the bad guys.

An eye-opening part more than half-way through is the discussion of what Jesus Christ was doing between ages zero and thirty. And how that relates to life and liberty.

If you value freedom even one ounce, this is a book you will first argue with, then love, and then recommend to your friends. Enjoy it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Genre-Bender, April 15, 2008

By	Sam Gutmann (Brookline, MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Thriller, science fiction, satire, plea for human dignity and liberty, mysticism, novel about families: you can answer All Of The Above, but you can't stop turning the pages. Again and again as I read this book, I said to myself, This could never happen here. But each time it was with less conviction, until I was left asking, How close are we already to losing the freedoms that matter above all else?

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating twist on eminent domain, a futuristic political thriller from start to finish, February 18, 2008

By	Randall D. Clapp "Randy Clapp" (Connecticut) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

An all-to-real political thriller that transports today's government into the future as they place societal desires over individual rights. If you think government has a legitimate role to redistribute our wealth and property as they do today, then why not the rest of your assets, why not your intellect. Maymin portrays a future where medical technology allows government into your brain where they can redistribute intelligence to those less fortunate. Don't worry, the government says it won't hurt and they won't take more than they need.