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The Sheep Look Up

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Random House Publishing Group, Apr 1, 1976 - Fiction
An enduring classic, this book offers a dramatic and prophetic look at the potential consequences of the escalating destruction of Earth. In this nightmare society, air pollution is so bad that gas masks are commonplace. Infant mortality is up, and everyone seems to suffer from some form of ailment. The water is polluted, and only the poor drink from the tap. The government is ineffectual, and corporate interests scramble to make a profit from water purifiers, gas masks, and organic foods. Environmentalist Austin Train is on the run. The Trainites, environmental activists and sometime terrorists, want him to lead their movement. The government wants him in jail, or preferably, executed. The media wants a circus. Everyone has a plan for Train, but Train has a plan of his own. This suspenseful science fiction drama is now available to a new generation of enthusiasts.

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User Review  - Chris - Goodreads

The sheep look up is a prophetic environmental disaster novel based on the human compulsion to advance at all costs. Brunner's vision is bleak, the water is undrinkable, the air is thick with harmful ... Read full review

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User Review  - Nancy Oakes - Goodreads

"We're divorced from reality, in the same way as the Romans went on thinking of themselves as invulnerable and unchallengeable long after it ceased to be true. The most awful warnings are staring us ... Read full review

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