Machine Man
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Prosthetist Lola Shanks loves a good artificial limb. In Charlie, she sees a man on his way to becoming artificial everything. But others see a madman. Or a product. Or a weapon.
A story for the age of pervasive technology, Machine Man is a gruesomely funny unraveling of one man's quest for ultimate self-improvement.
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Max Barry. (2011). Machine Man. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Max Barry. 2011. Machine Man. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Max Barry, Machine Man. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Max Barry. Machine Man. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2011.
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