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The Wit and Wisdom of Robert A. Heinlein, author of multiple New York Times best sellers, on subjects ranging from Crime and Punishment to the Love Life of the American Teenager; from Nuclear Power to the Pragmatics of Patriotism; from Prophecy to Destiny; from Geopolitics to Post-Holocaust America; from the Nature of Courage to the Nature of Reality; it's all here and it's all great — straight from the mind of the finest science fiction writer of them all.

For the Millions of Heinlein Fans-a Guided Tour Through the Thoughts and Insights of "One of the Most Influential Writers in American Literature" — The New York Times Book Review

Contents:

Foreword

Life-Line

Successful Operation

Blowups Happen

Solution Unsatisfactory

The Last Days of the United States

Ho to Be a Survivor

Pie from the Sky

They Do It With Mirrors

Free Men

No Bands Playing, No Flags Flying—

A Bathroom of Her Own

On the Slopes of Vesuvius

Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon

Pandora's Box

Where To?

Cliff and the Calories

Ray Guns and Rocket Ships

The Third Millennium Opens

Who Are the Heirs of Patrick Henry?

"Pravda" Means "Truth"

Inside Tourist

Seachlight

The Pragmatics of Patriotism

Paul Dirac, Antimatter, and You

Larger Than Life

Spinoff

The Happy Days Ahead

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 720
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780743499156
  • Genres
  • fiction, anthologies, collections, essays, fantasy, politics, novels
  • Release date
  • 2005