October 3, 2007 --- Are we entering a new dark age in history – of fading empires, religious fanaticism, economic stagnation and a retreat by civilized cultures into a few fortified enclaves – and, if so, is our response to unconsciously begin the institution of Fascism in our own country?

Is the first step an unrecognized fact that any discussion of privacy is irrelevant - because it simply no longer exists?
 
“The Expert on Everything” by Edward David Gil (Lulu Press. ISBN:1-84728-726-3) is a character-driven, 418 page novel delivering a satirical inquiry into how a free society can and should endure in the "post 9-11" geopolitical paradigm.

Described as “Catch-22” meets “Three Days of the Condor,” this techno-political thriller focuses on realistic technological details and takes the reader on a journey into an uncomfortable future that could easily become a reality.

Young Charlie Sanders is offered a six-figure job after only thirty seconds into an interview at Vector Systems, is mistakenly handed the company’s only prototype of a technology that can definitively erase any and all privacy in our society (code-named “Wallace”, It fits like a snug hearing aid and can maintain a conversation), is pursued like prey by more than a few interested parties – including a Governor with presidential ambitions and quite a few U.S. Senators – and begins receiving death-threats from the technology itself, which now has its own ideas.

For further information, see: www.TheExpertOnEverything.com  (the website includes a review and selected chapters).

contact info:
Edward David Gil
tel: 818-470-4300
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The author co-founded two technology companies, and worked at Disney and Sony as an executive involved in licensing technology and intellectual property.  He graduated from The School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.

 
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