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The Menace from Earth by Robert A. Heinlein
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The Menace from Earth (edition 1999)

by Robert A. Heinlein (Author)

Series: Future History (Contains 23)

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Fiction. Science Fiction. Short Stories. HTML:

From a master of science fiction comes eight startling stories of time and space.

In "The Year of the Jackpot," a statistician charts a curve of unusual happenings throughout the earth, only to find that his facts and figures prove the approach of the end of the world.

In "By His Bootstraps," a man steps thirty thousand years into time and is trapped in the fourth dimension with three strange, yet oddly familiar, people.

In "Goldfish Bowl," people disappear one by one, in great swirling balls of fire, and are held captive in space by beings of vastly superior intelligence.

Also in this collection of short stories originally published in 1959 are "Columbus Was a Dope," "The Manace from Earth," "Sky Lift," "Project Nightmare," and "Water Is for Washing."

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Title:The Menace from Earth
Authors:Robert A. Heinlein (Author)
Info:Baen (1999)
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Ex lib. Benjamin Franklin Junior High School, Teaneck NY ( )
  ME_Dictionary | Mar 19, 2020 |
This is another good collection of short stories by Robert Heinlein, most written in the 1940s and 1950s. The dated aspect of some of the technology mentioned is easily overlooked for the intriguing plots and interesting characters of each tale. Definitely recommended, and not just for fans of this author. ( )
  fuzzi | Aug 1, 2019 |
short stories, some interesting ( )
  BookstoogeLT | Dec 10, 2016 |
A classic. And proof that Heinlein was versatile. If released today would qualify as YA romance and SF both. ( )
  bgknighton | Apr 13, 2016 |
The Year of the Jackpot 4/5
By His Bootstraps 4/5
Columbus Was a Dope 2/5
The Menace from Earth 1/5
Sky Lift 4/5
Goldfish Bowl 1/5
Project Nightmare 5/5
Water Is for Washing 3/5 ( )
  Vonk76 | Mar 31, 2013 |
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THE YEAR OF THE JACKPOT:

At first Potiphar Breen did not notice the girl who was undressing.
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Fiction. Science Fiction. Short Stories. HTML:

From a master of science fiction comes eight startling stories of time and space.

In "The Year of the Jackpot," a statistician charts a curve of unusual happenings throughout the earth, only to find that his facts and figures prove the approach of the end of the world.

In "By His Bootstraps," a man steps thirty thousand years into time and is trapped in the fourth dimension with three strange, yet oddly familiar, people.

In "Goldfish Bowl," people disappear one by one, in great swirling balls of fire, and are held captive in space by beings of vastly superior intelligence.

Also in this collection of short stories originally published in 1959 are "Columbus Was a Dope," "The Manace from Earth," "Sky Lift," "Project Nightmare," and "Water Is for Washing."

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