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Midas world

by Frederik Pohl

In a world powered by limitless nuclear fusion energy, the unchecked overproduction of consumer goods rapidly depletes Earth's natural resources and threatens to overwhelm humanity.

Accession 15041 ISBN 0812549252 Publisher Tom Doherty Associates
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