Title: The ruins of earth : an anthology of stories of the immediate future /
Authors: Disch, Thomas M.; Powers, Richard M.,
Publisher: Putnam,
Year: 1971
Subjects: Science fiction, American.
Abstract: The theme of this book is ecological catastrophe-- and the uncomfortable truth is that these catastrophes don't require prophecy, only simple observation.
Contents: Introduction : on saving the world / Thomas M. Disch -- The way it is: Deer in the works / Kurt Vonnegut, Jr -- Three million square miles / Gene Wolfe -- Closing with nature / by Norman Rush -- Why it is the way it is: The plot to save the world / Michael Brownstein -- Autofac / Philip K. Dick -- Roommates / Harry Harrison -- Groaning hinges of the world / R.A. Lafferty -- How it could get worse: Gas mask / James D. Houston -- Wednesday, November 15, 1967 / Geo. Alec Effinger -- The cage of sand / J.G. Ballard -- Accident vertigo / Kenward Elmslie -- The birds / Daphne du Maurier -- Unfortunate solutions: Do it for mamma! / Jerrold J. Mundis -- The dreadful has already happened / Norman Kagan -- The shaker revival / Gerald Jonas -- America the beautiful / Fritz Leiber.