My advice to you is to read a book. The ones I pointed out would be a good start, but if you can't handle actual scholarly works yet, the Bible and Doctor Seuss aren't going to get you terribly far. So try finding a library. Pick up Heinlein, Asimov and Clarke. Then maybe you can graduate on to Jack Diamond and Graeber before tackling Pinker, Sagan and Krauss.
Robert Heinlein's Friday
What's not to love?
Friday
In no particular order:
Old guy here. I had to think about it too. But yeah, that cover is pretty memorable.
https://www.amazon.com/Friday-Robert-Heinlein/dp/034530988X
the Diamond Age
Friday
the Sparrow
the Blind Assasin
Parable of the Sower
Try out Heinlein's Book Friday. Depending on the age of your niece, I'd suggest reading it first before recommending it to her.
Just don't tell them about Friday.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/034530988X/ref=rdr_ext_tmb
This was the cover.
Friday from Robert Heinlein.
The sexiest Artificial Person in the known galaxy.
Does it have to be well-told? :P
Grimspace series - Ann Aguire
Friday - Robert A. Heinlein
Stardoc - S.L. Viehl
Blade Dancer - S. L. Viehl
Califia's Daughters - Leigh Richards (post-apocalypse)
Read: http://www.amazon.com/Friday-Robert-A-Heinlein/dp/034530988X
Heinlein, always the visionary :-)).
Friday - Robert Heinlein
She's a totally kick-ass character, but very, very human.
Edit to fix a sucky link.
My advice to you is to read a book. The ones I pointed out would be a good start, but if you can't handle actual scholarly works yet, the Bible and Doctor Seuss aren't going to get you terribly far. So try finding a library. Pick up Heinlein, Asimov and Clarke. Then maybe you can graduate on to Jack Diamond and Graeber before tackling Pinker, Sagan and Krauss.
Read a book.
Intro To Objectivist Epistemology
Man, Economy, and State
Organization Theory
And possibly surprisingly: Friday