When I was in high school, I had a summer reading list that I had to complete between each year. Usually, there were about four or five books I had to read. Fortunately, back in those days, there was no Internet to distract me! Just kidding. Actually, my summer reading lists were a mix of books ranging from Brave New World (topic of this post) to Catcher in the Rye. Typical books that High School English teachers wanted their students to have under their belts for the challenging teenager years that we all had to endure.

The topic of this post is one of those books I had to read, and I believe it was during the summer before my junior year (third year). Brave New World, written by Aldous Huxley, portrays a futuristic vision of man and technology in the not too distant future. It is a relatively easy read and for that reason I have provided this book as the topic of my weekend post here at Great Documents.

For some time now, people in the media and some friends have used the expression “it is brave new world.” But do they really know what they are saying? Perhaps, yes. And, perhaps, no. I believe they know what they mean if they have read this book by Mr. Huxley and so sometimes I stop to wonder if people are really saying things they understand.

Like a previous post I made earlier this week, I am also including a link to the free version of the book that is now online. Here is the URL:

http://www.huxley.net/bnw/

Our world is moving into unprecedented times and I highly recommend this book. It will help you to prepare for things as they change and we move into the future which in many ways is nothing short of going out to see without a sailing map (like Christopher Columbus did, only his maps were incorrect).

Indeed, it is a brave new world