{"product_id":"the-definition-of-luck-or-the-post-modern-prometheus-paperback","title":"The Definition of Luck: Or The Post-Modern Prometheus - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Paul Leiva\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKhadambi Kinyanjui, a 6-foot-five-Kenyan who grew up in London, is from a wealthy family. Joe Smith, quite a bit shorter, is a red-headed orphan who grew up with his Aunt Liz in a hole in the California desert. Both are brilliant scientists. One is a neurobiologist, the other an astronomer, who first meet in 2049 under the Tommy Trojan statue at the University of Southern California. They become the best of friends but a very odd couple. And yet, their brotherhood is more robust than most actual brothers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen tragedy strikes the pair. Death is near for one of them. What can fend it off? Can the mind, the \u003ci\u003eself\u003c\/i\u003e, be uploaded to some digital realm? Can one become more than a human and far less than an animal? Or will the fix be something unexpected and mysterious? Can this human survive? Can humanity? Can friendship?\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR STEVEN PAUL LEIVA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Steven Leiva not only promises but delivers. Bravo!\" -\u003cb\u003e Ray Bradbury\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The author's true strength is in storytelling.\" - \u003cb\u003eRicky L. Brown, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmazing Stories Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Leiva has such a vivid imagination.\" - \u003cb\u003eStuart Nulman, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMontreal Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Leiva is witty and engaging, stylistically striking.\" - \u003cb\u003eAreyon Jolivette, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Californian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Steven Paul Leiva is a master wordsmith able to take on any genre or blend them.\" - \u003cb\u003eJean Rabe, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bestselling Author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Leiva's immense gifts for mystery and suspense are matched only by his wry biting wit.\" \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePaul Provenza; author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Satiristas!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52531114672435,"sku":"9781735298542","price":24.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TjZjTEJ4MnlLN20ydEtpU2RjVTBRZz09.webp?v=1760698700","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-definition-of-luck-or-the-post-modern-prometheus-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}