The Ruins of Earth Author:Thomas M. Disch (Editor) Science fiction anthology. — Contents: — Introduction -- — Part 1. The Way It Is: Deer in the Works / Kurt Vonnegit, Jr. ; Three Million Square Miles / Gene Wolfe ; Closing with Nature / Norman Rush -- — Part 2. WhyIt it Is The Way It Is: Plot to Save the World / Michael Brownstein ; Autofac / Philip K. Dick ; Roommates / Harry Harrison ; Groaning H... more »inges of the World / R.A. Lafferty --
Part 3. How it Could Get Worse: Gas Mask / James D. Houston ; Wednesday November 15, 1967 / George Alec Effinger ; Cage of Sand / J.G. Ballard ; Accident Vertigo / Kenward Elmslie ; Birds / Thomas M. Disch --
Part 4. Unfortunate Solutions: Do it for Mama! / Jerrold J. Mundis ; Dreadful has Already Happened / Norman Kagan ; Shaker Revival / Gerald Jonas ; America the Beautiful / Fritz Leiber.« less