FREE: Brain Wave by Poul Anderson [Mass Market Paperback Book]

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Ballantine Books #393. Second printing, May 1960.

The original Science-Fiction classic!

What if - - - . What if earth, after millennia, leaves a part of space in which an unknown phenomena has (up until then) dampened the IQ of the earthlings? What if everyone's IQ suddenly jumps up with 400%?

The mentally challenged become "normal", pigs get smart and the great masses of normal people become geniuses over night, all billions of them. Are they glad, can they cope with it, and what does it do to society? Poul Anderson explored these questions in 1954, in a book that is still fresh today. He succeeds very well in describing the changes in thinking and feeling patterns in people that evolve from normal to incredible high IQ. A good and interesting read, that is highly probable, once you have accepted the premise. It'll set your mind in motion.

This mass market paperback is in Fair condition with a spine roll, a cover tear (visible at the top left corner of the pic), some Sharpie markings on the cover, some tanning of the outer page edges, and minor wear in general.

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