Project Gutenberg 2007-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 10590 Reynolds, Mack 1917 1983 McCord, Guy Reynolds, Dallas McCord Mallory, Mark Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Subversive Produced from Analog December 1962. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Subversive" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The book explores themes of economic disparity and anti-establishment sentiments, portraying a future world where basic commodities, like soap, are sold at inexplicably low prices through a secretive organization aiming to subvert the current socio-economic order. This narrative delves into the implications of undercutting established markets and the possible consequences on employment and the economy as a whole. The story centers around Warren Dickens, a young soap salesman, who introduces a brand of nameless soap sold for merely three cents a bar by cutting out middlemen and traditional advertising. This unconventional business model garners the attention of Frank Tracy, an operative from the Bureau of Economic Subversion, who begins investigating Dickens and his employer, Freer Enterprises. As Tracy delves deeper, he uncovers a plot led by Moncure, the head of Freer Enterprises, who intends to not only sell soap but eventually disrupt the economy by providing goods at drastically lower prices, posing a threat to a system reliant on consumerism and advertising-driven jobs. The tension rises as Tracy grapples with the moral implications of defending an arguably flawed economic system while taking drastic measures to neutralize the perceived threat from Freer Enterprises. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 69533 2025-07-09T13:48:56.543965 text/html 65763 2007-10-26T14:39:06 text/html 186758 2025-07-09T13:49:01.828923 application/epub+zip 186106 2025-07-09T13:48:59.396950 application/epub+zip 87846 2025-07-09T13:48:58.200929 application/epub+zip 367073 2025-07-09T13:49:03.499910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359033 2025-07-09T13:49:01.036943 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147700 2022-09-11T04:17:39.811375 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 61523 2025-07-09T13:48:56.268959 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61455 2007-10-26T14:39:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61446 2007-10-26T14:39:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49239 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 1502678 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 74321 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 75181 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 72002 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 73050 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 72525 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 73368 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 71664 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 74425 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 1736726 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 75352 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 75969 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 73221 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 75600 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 69953 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 76019 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 75939 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 39440 2007-06-14T17:26:54 application/octet-stream 22634 2025-07-09T13:49:03.625898 application/rdf+xml 12770 2025-07-09T13:48:58.674922 image/jpeg 3231 2025-07-09T13:48:58.436935 image/jpeg 23942 2007-10-26T14:39:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 110887 2007-10-26T14:39:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 23924 2007-10-26T14:39:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 190158 2025-07-09T13:48:56.559964 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia