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The Menace From Earth: Robert A. Heinlein
The Menace From Earth: Robert A. Heinlein
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Future History or Heinlein Timeline No. 18. In this volume: The Year of the Jackpot: Mathematican Potiphar Breem earns a living as a general advisor to business, politicians and individuals about cycles, business, fashion and even astronomy. When an otherwise sensible girl strips herself naked right before his eyes, he's convinced that there's a "Lady Godiva" cycle on the horizon. By His Bootstraps: Who came first: the chicken or the egg? Wilson finds a time machine in the future and sends Wilson after Wilson so that he would find a time machine in the future, thanks to which he would get into the future...Columbus Was a Dope: A few bar patrons and a bartender debate building a starship. One favors outer space exploration a la Columbus, the other insists that Columbus was a dope and should have stayed home.
The Menace From Earth: A day and age when humans have wings and fly above the moon. Sky Lift: A medical emergency on a far colony sends the pilot of a small ship boosting at unsafe speeds to save the colonists with much needed blood products. Goldfish Bowl: A variety of natural Earth phenomena are suspected by an academic as originating from an intelligence, though one clearly not human. Project Nightmare: When the United States is held hostage with nuclear weapons planted around the nation, all known clairvoyants and telekinetic operators are gathered together and tasked with finding the bombs and preventing them from exploding. Water Is for Washing: A businessman, a bartender, a tramp and two children are confronted with a disaster with which they must cope immediately - or die. Cover art by Josh Kirby.
The Menace From Earth: A day and age when humans have wings and fly above the moon. Sky Lift: A medical emergency on a far colony sends the pilot of a small ship boosting at unsafe speeds to save the colonists with much needed blood products. Goldfish Bowl: A variety of natural Earth phenomena are suspected by an academic as originating from an intelligence, though one clearly not human. Project Nightmare: When the United States is held hostage with nuclear weapons planted around the nation, all known clairvoyants and telekinetic operators are gathered together and tasked with finding the bombs and preventing them from exploding. Water Is for Washing: A businessman, a bartender, a tramp and two children are confronted with a disaster with which they must cope immediately - or die. Cover art by Josh Kirby.
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Paperback; Corgi 1968; scarce edition; faintfold-back cover crease; faint shelfwear; light spine crease; tightly bound and clean within, Sci-Fi/UFOShare
