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" Visitors / "
John Stewart.
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BL
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1000618
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b754988
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| Main Entry
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Stewart, John,1931-
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Visitors /\ John Stewart.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Shepheard-Walwyn,, 2007.
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1 online resource (viii, 184 pages)
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0856833045
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0856832537
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9780856832536
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| Abstract
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Beings from a distant planet impact the political, economic, and spiritual life of both Britain and the world in this tale that uses a touch of science fiction to explore human potential. Dealing with a suffering economy and rising inflation, the prime minister is a year into office and faces nothing but frustration. Then, visitors with impressive technological skills and an astonishingly tranquil presence arrive claiming to be from a distant world. This perceptive narrative lifts current political debate out of its rut when these aliens explain that, thanks in part to the wise Teachers of Earth, they have established a just society in which they live in peace and happiness. With the use of sharp dialogue and a message carefully wrapped in a gripping story, this exquisite yarn reintroduces ideas that inspired reformers worldwide at the beginning of the 20th century.
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Extraterrestrial beings, Fiction.
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Human-alien encounters, Fiction.
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Prime ministers-- Great Britain, Fiction.
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Extraterrestrial beings.
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FICTION-- Science Fiction-- General.
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Human-alien encounters.
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Prime ministers.
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Social conditions
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Great Britain, Social conditions, Fiction.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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823.914
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PR6119.T49V57 2007eb
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