According to the book description of The
Bomb And Its Deadly Shadow: A Memoir, “This memoir is a warm intermingling of family story and the atomic
bomb's early history with especial emphasis on the growth in understanding of radiation dangers. Dr. Stafford L. Warren, the
author's father, sat at the knee of Madame Curie and later, as a Colonel, became head of the Medical Section of the Manhattan
Project. He established radiation safety rules, attended the first detonation, headed up the post-war survey of Hiroshima
and Nagasaki, and fought with admirals to protect 42,000 personnel in Operations Crossroads at Bikini Atoll.”
According to the book description of Imaginings: Selected Stories,
“This is a collection of 24 short stories selected by the author that all involve modern issues and propose adventurous
solutions. They include: The clash of science with culture, the gender war, means of avoiding the ills of age and death, the
future of mankind, deployment of Star Wars, the politics of a space empire, facing the disasters brought by global warming,
death, dealing with the invasion of aliens, genetic hybridization, peacemaking, inventing faster than light travel, settling
a new planet, corporate behavior, and a Palestine solution.”
According to the book description of American
Revolt, Vol. I: The Pacification of Earth, “The end of this century finds the world’s population has
doubled, resources like oil, food, and water prove inadequate, and high technology eliminates jobs. Temperatures and tempers
are hot and desperate populations on the move. Ben Bjorn, a blond youngster, cons his way into the Marines. He rises to commanding
general of a revolution.”
According to the book description of The Crescent Strikes, Vol. II: The Pacification
of Earth, “As 2100 dawns, revolutionary America is governed by a triumvirate of "welfies." The
military member of the trio is a young ex-Marine, Ben Bjorn. While China demands food relief and threatens war, Europe pleads
for military help against the Turkish-led Moslems. As if those two perils weren´t enough, rebellion simmers below the
feet of the Welfie government. Copying Eisenhower's example in the Cold War, Bjorn leads an American army to Europe's defense.
In early spring, the Moslems cross the Bosphorus into Europe and throw back part of Bjorn´s army. He fights a series
of battles, including one involving an Achiever-led insurrection. Betrayals and attempted assassinations deepen the fog of
war.”
According to the book description of Imperial Power, Vol. III: The Pacification of
Earth, “This volume is the third and concluding book in the military science fiction trilogy, THE PACIFICATION
OF EARTH. It recounts the adventures of a young ex-Marine in unifying the globe and initiating essential population, pollution,
and governing reforms. He defeats a Chinese thrust for fertile land via Mongolia, fights off insurrections and attempted assassinations,
and finds love.”
According to the book description of From London to New Delhi by Car in 1951,
“Beautifully illustrated throughout with numerous full-color photographs, combined with an engaging text, this memoir
brings to life the yesteryear wonder of traveling by car through post World War II Southern Europe, North Africa, and Southwest
Asia. The author, a girl, and another graduate student visit Tito's Kosovo after the veil was outlawed, pass through Arab
nations sullen from the implantation of Israel, and experience a still royally governed but primitive Afghanistan. After declining
gold napoleons for the girl they climb the Khyber Pass and coast down into newly divided India.”
According to the book description of Growing Young, “A dying
Dr. Mark Langer finds a frightened microbiologist who has developed a cure for age. Rejuvenated by genetic engineering, Mark
takes over the task of negotiating with the world who should win the treatment and how civilization must cope with the prospect
of more overpopulation. He battles an assault on the White House, near assassination, and civil wars in his desperate attempt
to stabilize a world upset by the advent of eternal life. His character changes via new neurons that replace those that have
died over his long lifetime. He also rediscovers love and the many other joys of youth.”
According to the book description of The Last Underclass, “By
the 2150's, brilliant computers have automated production, middle management, and services, forcing much of the population
on welfare. Genetic engineering will extend life, yet the already crowded earth can't tolerate a fall in the death rate. Society
must dispose of its surplus people. A surgeon's "resource" squad tries to kidnap young "Welfie," John
"QUIET" Griffin as a "body transplant" for a rich old man. While escaping, Quiet rescues LADY ANNE, whose
body and identity an aged dowager seeks. Both then fight to save the "useless" poor from body snatching, scientific,
experimentation, and genocide. They battle geneticists, neurologists, and politicians. Can thrusting science be regulated,
be challenged?”
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