Project Gutenberg 2016-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 105 Jacobs, Sylvia Stone, David Stone Stone, D. The Pilot and the Bushman Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Pilot and the Bushman" by Sylvia Jacobs is a science fiction novel written in the early 1950s. The narrative explores the complexities of societal values and ethics when faced with revolutionary technology from an advanced alien civilization. The main topic centers around the introduction of a device called the "Matter Repositor," which eliminates the need for traditional material goods, leading to potential chaos in Earth's economy. The story follows Jerry Jergins, an Earth salesman grappling with the implications of the Matter Repositor introduced by an alien ambassador. As the allure of this technology leads to a buyers' strike on Earth, Jerry devises a cunning plan to reassure the public that the Matter Repositor is merely a myth, allowing business to return to normal. Through his clever advertising campaign, Jerry not only addresses the immediate economic crisis but also engages in philosophical discussions about ethics, consumerism, and the fundamental nature of human desire. Ultimately, the novel addresses the dangers of technological advancements in the hands of a civilization that is not yet ready for them, showcasing the clash between primitive desires and advanced ethics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Advertising -- Fiction Human-alien encounters -- Fiction Business -- Fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Business/Management Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 83567 83573 2024-09-21T11:58:08.521181 2023-09-22T09:00:20.316115 text/html text/html 79944 2016-03-01T08:56:52 text/html; charset=us-ascii 405220 2016-03-01T08:56:54 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 450818 2024-09-21T11:58:10.651190 application/epub+zip 449726 2024-09-21T11:58:08.944228 application/epub+zip 88912 2024-09-21T11:58:08.714174 application/epub+zip 493143 2024-09-21T11:58:12.130180 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 485233 2024-09-21T11:58:10.423221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 125012 2022-09-23T11:00:33.584266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 75848 75753 2024-09-21T11:58:08.355192 2023-09-22T09:00:20.122136 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 75681 2016-03-01T08:56:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 30342 2016-03-01T08:56:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19133 2024-09-21T11:58:12.256152 application/rdf+xml 31988 2024-09-21T11:58:08.782181 image/jpeg 4864 2024-09-21T11:58:08.748212 image/jpeg 406318 2024-09-21T11:58:08.542191 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog