inscribed by author on front end page; front dust jacket cover states: Preview Reader's edition.not for sale.available everywhere september 12 Like new! dust jacket protected with mylar. A machine is built that detects lies with per cent accuracy. Lawyers find themselves out of work as crime is eliminated; political candidates can no longer harbour hidden agendas. The truth machine reshapes the very nature of humanity. But ultimately the fate of the earth rests with mankind.

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Bibliographic Details

Title: The Truth Machine: A Speculative Novel
Publisher: Ballantine / Del Rey
Publication Date: 1996
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0345410564
ISBN 13: 9780345410566
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Prepare to have your conception of truth rocked to its very foundation.

It is the year 2004. Violent crime is the number one political issue in America. Now, the Swift and Sure Anti-Crime Bill guarantees a previously convicted violent criminal one fair trial, one quick appeal, then immediate execution. To prevent abuse of the law, a machine must be built that detects lies with 100 percent accuracy.

Once perfected, the Truth Machine will change the face of the world. Yet the race to finish the Truth Machine forces one man to commit a shocking act of treachery, burdening him with a dark secret that collides with everything he believes in. Now he must conceal the truth from his own creation . . . or face his execution.

By turns optimistic and chilling--and always profound--The Truth Machine is nothing less than a history of the future, a spellbinding chronicle that resonates with insight, wisdom . . . and astounding possibility.

"PROFOUND."
--Associated Press

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About the Author

Like his protagonist, James L. Halperin was born and raised in Massachusetts, attended Harvard, and eventually settled in Dallas, Texas. There the similarities end. He now directs the world's largest rare coin company. This is his first novel; he is already hard at work on his next.

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