Damned If You Don’t by Randall Garrett ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

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03/21/23

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116m

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Damned If You Don’t by Randall Garrett audiobook.

Genre: scifi

We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed? The one that would revolutionize society with it's simplicity? Well usually, that Wonderful Invention won't work, actually. But what if there really was one or two like that? Would the oil industry, or the power conglomerates, or the auto monopolies actually be nasty enough to suppress something that would help the rest of the world just so they could go on making profits? Well of course they would, silly! But then there is another possibility, one that is explored in the uniquely wonderful way of Randall Garrett. And one that you may not suspect. And one that may even change your opinions just a bit so watch out.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:39:17) Chapter 02

(01:10:05) Chapter 03

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But, I Don’t Think by Randall Garrett ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

March 21, 2023

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86m

But, I Don’t Think by Randall Garrett audiobook.

Genre: scifi

The title is obscure and a bit unsettling I admit; what could it possible mean? Randall Garrett wrote a story here that had me blissfully going in the wrong direction until he quietly yanked the rug from under my feet and made me fume a bit with irritation and amazement. I loved it and hated it because it did not end the way I wanted it to but the way it obviously should. The society and culture in the galaxy he has presupposed is as fascinating as the story itself and I can only hope he expanded on it in other books somewhere. The publisher quotes another story by R. Phillip Dachboden to indicate what he meant 'As every thinking man knows, every slave always yearns for the freedom his master denies him...

But, gentlemen,' said the Physician, 'I really don't think we can consider any religion which has human sacrifice as an integral part as a humane religion.' 'At least,' added the Painter with a chuckle, 'not as far as the victim is concerned.' The Philosopher looked irritated. 'Bosh! What if the victim likes it that way?'

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:27:11) Chapter 02

(00:50:12) Chapter 03

(01:18:05) Chapter 04

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Nor Iron Bars A Cage. by Randall Garrett ~ Full Audiobook [scifi]

March 21, 2023

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106m

Nor Iron Bars A Cage. by Randall Garrett audiobook.

Genre: scifi

In a near-future New York where hypoguns and inertia-drive aircraft are everyday tools, Inspector Royall faces a problem no amount of manpower can solve: the repeat violent offender who cycles through the courts until someone gets hurt again. Royall is part of a controversial pilot program that offers an alternative to iron bars - not by locking criminals away, but by reshaping what they fear. Under the guidance of Dr. Brownlee and his team, convicted predators, arsonists, and reckless killers can be diverted from prison into psychiatric therapy that installs powerful, specific inhibitions: a firebug who cannot bear the sight of flame, a brawler who is terrified his fists will shatter, a drunk whose first sip of alcohol becomes unthinkable. When Chief Inspector Acrington, a visiting British aristocrat and senior lawman, comes to investigate the program, Royall must defend its spotless record while a brutal child-murder case and a newly captured offender force the city to confront the hardest questions. Is preventing harm worth tampering with a mind? And when safety depends on conditioning, who decides how much of a person can be taken away in the name of justice?

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 1

(00:18:09) Chapter 2

(00:39:42) Chapter 3

(00:58:03) Chapter 4

(01:17:21) Chapter 5

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