{"product_id":"9780099094401","title":"The Ruins of earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMan is at last waking up to the terrible damage he is inflicting on his environment. The various routes to disaster have already been charted.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut the damage still goes on.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection of stories by leading science-fiction writers — each committed to a human vision of society — attempts to take the ecological inquiry one stage further. To indicate why we are destroying our world — and what the possible consequences for us all may be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- Introduction (1971) by Thomas M. Disch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart 1: The Way It Is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeer in the Works\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1955) by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThree Million Square Miles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1971) by Gene Wolfe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eClosing with Nature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1970) by Norman Rush\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart 2: Why It Is The Way It Is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Plot to Save the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1970) by Michael Brownstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutofac\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1955) by Philip K. Dick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoommates\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1971) by Harry Harrison\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGroaning Hinges of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1971) by R.A. Lafferty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart 3: How It Could Get Worse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGas Mask\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1964) by James D. Houston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWednesday, November 15, 1967\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1971) by George Alec Effinger\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cage of Sand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1962) by J.G. Ballard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAccident Vertigo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1971) by Kenward Elmslie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1973) by Thomas M. Disch [see below]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart 4: Unfortunate Solutions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo It for Mama!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1971) by Jerrold Mundis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dreadful Has Already Happened\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1971) by Norman Kagan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shaker Revival\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1970) by Gerald Jonas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica the Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1970) by Fritz Leiber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis edition does NOT contain \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Daphne du Maurier, but instead a work of the same title by Disch. This was due to copyright reasons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas M. Disch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52969802203296,"sku":"9780099094401","price":30.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/8637\/5072\/files\/898330.jpg?v=1761156852","url":"https:\/\/rivendell-books.com\/products\/9780099094401","provider":"Rivendell Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}