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Essays & Commentary - If You Shoot the Breeze, are You Murdering the Weather?

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Book Synopsis: Alan Dean Foster has well-informed opinions about, well, almost everything. A decade ago, he started sharing some of them in 5enses Magazine. This volume collects the first hundred of his essays, talking about (this is a very abbreviated list): unperformed symphonies, San Diego Comic Con, Kusari-doi (aka Japanese rainchains), electric and self-driving cars and airplanes, coywolves, Felix the cheetah, robots (humanoid and non-), hurricanes, chocolate, virtual reality, Orson Welles, Yayoi Kusama, Burj Khalifa, Jimmy Durante, Disney, The Beatles, Warner Brothers cartoons, food science, the Rothschilds, Mark Twain, giant balloon dogs, Sagalassos, Botticelli's Primavera, washing machines, Courbet's Le Sommeil, medical office wall art, the Louvre, Tuvalu and Fiji, and the uncanny valley. Foster 120 published books span a variety of genres, from science fiction and fantasy, to horror, detective, western, historical, and contemporary fiction. His film novelizations (including Star Wars, Star Trek, Alien, Terminator, and Transformers) have garnered him the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers. He also writes music, power lifts competitively, and explores as much of the world as he can. He has lived in Tahiti, camped in French Polynesia, traveled extensively in Europe and throughout Asia and the Pacific, in addition to exploring the back roads of Tanzania and Kenya. He has camped in the Peruvian jungle, and ridden forty-foot whale sharks in the waters off Western Australia, white-water rafted the Zambezi River, driven (solo) the length and breadth of Namibia, crossed the Andes by car, gone swimming with giant otters in Brazil, and surveyed Papua New Guinea both above and below the water.

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Looking for a thought-provoking read that covers a wide range of fascinating topics? Look no further than "If You Shoot the Breeze, are You Murdering the Weather?" by Alan Dean Foster. This captivating volume compiles the first hundred of Foster's essays from 5enses Magazine, where he shares his well-informed opinions on everything from unperformed symphonies to virtual reality, from chocolate to the uncanny valley. Prepare to be enthralled as Foster takes you on a journey through the worlds of art, science, pop culture, and more.

With over 120 published books in various genres, including science fiction, fantasy, and horror, Foster's expertise and storytelling prowess shines through in every word. As a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers, he is renowned for his film novelizations of iconic franchises like Star Wars, Star Trek, and Alien. When you dive into "If You Shoot the Breeze, are You Murdering the Weather?", you're guaranteed a truly exceptional reading experience.

But Foster's talents don't stop at writing. He's a multi-faceted individual who embraces life to the fullest. From powerlifting competitively to exploring the far reaches of the world, Foster's adventures know no bounds. He's camped in the Peruvian jungle, ridden whale sharks off Western Australia, and driven solo across Namibia, just to name a few remarkable feats. With Foster as your guide, the pages of his book will transport you to places you could only dream of visiting.

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