Publicani

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One of the Best Books I’ve Ever Read…
I wish other books were like this book - active, short, moving chapters; life-like and fallible characters; a plot that keeps me looking for the next resolution; and a story that I’ve retold countless times to friends already. Will we really have a brain tax in the future? How horrific, how intrusive, how almost here.

I’ve reread this book many times already, and I hope that there is a major motion picture made from this someday. Several sections made my blood curl. “How could they?! Who gave them the right?!” I wanted to jump through the pages and shake the bad guys.

An eye-opening part more than half-way through is the discussion of what Jesus Christ was doing between ages zero and thirty. And how that relates to life and liberty.

If you value freedom even one ounce, this is a book you will first argue with, then love, and then recommend to your friends. Enjoy it!

Intuition Gal

Genre-Bender…
Thriller, science fiction, satire, plea for human dignity and liberty, mysticism, novel about families: you can answer All Of The Above, but you can’t stop turning the pages. Again and again as I read this book, I said to myself, This could never happen here. But each time it was with less conviction, until I was left asking, How close are we already to losing the freedoms that matter above all else?
Sam Gutmann

A fascinating twist on eminent domain, a futuristic political thriller from start to finish…
An all-to-real political thriller that transports today’s government into the future as they place societal desires over individual rights. If you think government has a legitimate role to redistribute our wealth and property as they do today, then why not the rest of your assets, why not your intellect. Maymin portrays a future where medical technology allows government into your brain where they can redistribute intelligence to those less fortunate. Don’t worry, the government says it won’t hurt and they won’t take more than they need.
Randall D. Clapp

A Riveting, Entertaining Read…
Publicani is not a book to pick up lightly. It is a riveting page turner that could, if it affects you like it affected me, capture your attention, at the cost of sleep and reprioritization of your work day. It’s a story with strong characters and a fascinating plot that spans the globe with politics, intrigue, a bit of science fiction and a bit of kabbalistic mysticism that are all woven together into a credible novel that at the end is compelling and satisfying. Well told.
Rob Kall, OpEdNews.com, Publisher

Politically, we are already in the world of the publicani…
Only the lack of technology keeps us from having the brain tax; politically, we are already in the world of the publicani. This is a great story on its own, but some-where between its numerous plot twists, its thrills, its emotional highs and lows, it inspires us to recognize that fighting for individual liberties today ought to be our greatest priority in life for a free tomorrow. I love the book and highly recommend it.
Mary Crean, Yankee Institute for Public Policy, Chief Development Officer

Gripping, Thought-Provoking…
Gripping, suspenseful and thought-provoking, Publicani asks us the important questions: When and how should we, as individuals, protest government intrusion into our private lives? How long is it before the government tells us they need to control our thoughts, as well as our actions? In the wake of 9/11, reading “Publicani” is uncomfortable and agitating, because the reader has the sinking feeling that the author knows something we do not. The author personalizes the story with characters that come to life. Though the story raises important philosophical issues, the novel is far from a diatribe; it is fast-paced and driven by an action-packed plot.
Lisa Wexler, “Live! With Lisa Radio” Talk Show Host