LEADERSHIP A form of self-preservation exhibited by people … - John Brunner

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LEADERSHIP A form of self-preservation exhibited by people with autodestructive imaginations in order to ensure that when it comes to the crunch it’ll be someone else’s bones which go crack and not their own.

John Brunner

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John Kilian Houston Brunner (September 24, 1934 – August 26, 1995) was a science fiction author. His work in the new wave sub-genre is highly acclaimed and influential. His earlier (prolific, often pseudonymous) space operas are generally considered unremarkable.

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Birth Name: John Kilian Houston Brunner

Alternative Names: K. H. Brunner • Henry Crosstrees, Jr. • Gill Hunt • John Loxmith • Ellis Quick • Trevor Staines • Keith Woodcott

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