ðə bˈʊk dᵻskɹˈaɪbz ɐ wˈɜːld wˌɛɹ ˈɔːl ɡɹˈeɪt sˈaɪəntɪsts, ɪkˈɑːnəmˌɪsts, θˈɪŋkɚz, bˈɪldɚz ænd sˌoʊ ˌɔn kæn stˈoːɹ ˈeɪ "bˈækʌp" ʌv ðɛɹ pˌɜːsənˈælᵻɾi ɪf ðeɪ kæn ɐfˈoːɹd ðɪ ɛkspˈɛnsɪv pɹəsˈiːdʒɚ.
The book describes a world where all great scientists, economists, thinkers, builders and so on can store a "backup" of their personality (if they can afford the expensive procedure).