<DIV><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4-CD set, Abridged Audio Book<br> <br> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 18.05pt; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in 18.05pt 36.1pt 54.15pt 72.2pt 90.3pt 108.35pt 126.4pt 144.45pt 162.5pt 180.6pt 198.65pt 216.7pt 234.75pt 252.8pt 270.9pt 288.95pt 307.0pt"><i>Virus of the Mind </i>is the first popular work devoted to the science of <i>memetics, </i>a controversial new field that transcends psychology, biology, anthropology, and cognitive science. Memetics is the science of <i>memes,</i> the invisible but very real DNA of human society. </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 18.05pt; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in 18.05pt 36.1pt 54.15pt 72.2pt 90.3pt 108.35pt 126.4pt 144.45pt 162.5pt 180.6pt 198.65pt 216.7pt 234.75pt 252.8pt 270.9pt 288.95pt 307.0pt">Here, the author carefully builds on the work of scientists Richard Dawkins, Douglas Hofstadter, Daniel Dennett, and others who have become fascinated with memes and their potential impact on our lives. Mind viruses have already infected governments, educational systems, and inner cities, leading to some of the most pervasive and troublesome problems of society today: youth gangs, the welfare cycle, the deterioration of the public schools, and ever-growing government bureaucracy.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-indent: 18.05pt; tab-stops: -1.0in -.5in 0in 18.05pt 36.1pt 54.15pt 72.2pt 90.3pt 108.35pt 126.4pt 144.45pt 162.5pt 180.6pt 198.65pt 216.7pt 234.75pt 252.8pt 270.9pt 288.95pt 307.0pt"><b>Richard Brodie </b>weaves together science, ethics, and current events as he raises these and other very disturbing issues relating to memes.</p></DIV>