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BL
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| Record Number
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984326
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b738696
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| Main Entry
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Halperin, James L.
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| Title & Author
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The truth machine /\ James L. Halperin.
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| Edition Statement
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1st Ballantine Books Mass Market ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Ballantine Books,, ©1997.
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| Page. NO
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vii, 395 pages :: photograph ;; 18 cm
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| ISBN
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0345412885
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: 9780345412881
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| Notes
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"A Del Rey book."
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"Originally published in a slightly different form by Ivy Press, Inc. in July 1996"--Title page verso.
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| Abstract
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The invention of a truth machine puts an end to lying, a state of affairs which revolutionizes the world. There is a reduction in crime, children do better at school, insurance premiums fall and a world government is made possible. The novel is narrated by a computer.
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Capital punishment, Fiction.
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Truthfulness and falsehood, Fiction.
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Capital punishment.
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Truthfulness and falsehood.
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| LC Classification
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PS3558.A3958T78 1997
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