LEADER 02132nam 22003853 450 001 9910154858003321 005 20230808200808.0 010 $a1-60980-753-7 035 $a(CKB)3710000000972010 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6047327 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6047327 035 $a(OCoLC)1156222203 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000972010 100 $a20210901d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAnimal Envy 210 1$aNew York :$cSeven Stories Press,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016. 215 $a1 online resource (168 pages) 311 $a1-60980-752-9 330 $a"What would animals tell us--about themselves, about us--if there were a common language among all animal species? A bracingly simple idea, one that has been used before in books like George Orwell's Animal Farm and E. B. White's Charlotte's Web among others, but never like this. In Animal Envy, Ralph Nader proposes, quite plausibly, that a programmer has created a "digital translation" app whereby animals of different species, from insects to whales, can speak to one another, and through a "hyper-advanced converter" these animals can then also speak, both collectively and individually, to humans. It is decided that there will be a global assembly. It will be called "The Great Talkout." Humans are persuaded to reserve 100 hours of network coverage so The Great Talkout may begin and will be viewed by humans everywhere, in all human languages, as well as all animal languages. The novel that ensues is part parable, part contemporary politics, and part animal lore, deeply felt and powerfully informed. Just as he did when he wrote Only the Super-Rich Can Save Us, Nader shows here that his visionary genius knows no limits"--$cProvided by publisher. 676 $a813.6 686 $aFIC037000$2bisacsh 700 $aNader$b Ralph$0146484 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154858003321 996 $aAnimal Envy$92892166 997 $aUNINA