In a vastly overpopulated near-future world, businesses have taken the place of governments and now hold all political power. States exist merely to ensure the survival of huge transnational corporations. Advertising has become hugely aggressive and boasts some of the world's most powerful executives. Through advertising, the public is constantly deluded into thinking that all the products on the market improve the quality of life. However, the most basic elements are incredibly scarce, including water and fuel. The planet Venus has just been visited and judged fit for human settlement, despite its inhospitable surface and climate; colonists would have to endure a harsh climate for many generations until the planet could be terraformed. Mitch Courtenay is a star-class copywriter in the Fowler Schocken advertising agency and has been assigned the ad campaign that would attract colonists to Venus, but a lot more is happening than he knows about. Mitch is soon thrown into a world of danger, mystery, and intrigue, where the people in his life are never quite what they seem, and his loyalties and core beliefs will be put to the test. Mass market paperback. First printing as indicated by the complete number string 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. Covers show minor shelf wear and are not creased. Previous owner's name written on inside front cover, not ex-library. Binding is tight and square. Corners not bumped. An excellent reading copy.

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Titolo: The Space Merchants
Editore: St. Martin's Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1987
Lingua: Inglese
ISBN 10: 0312906552
ISBN 13: 9780312906559
Rilegatura: Soft cover
Condizione: Very Good
Condizione della sovraccoperta: No Jacket

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Mitchell Courtenay, an advertising copywriter of the future is assigned to sway public support for the American colonization of Venus

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