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The Square Root of Man
The Square Root of Man
Author: William Tenn
Alexander the bait -- The last bounce -- She only goes out at night -- My mother was a witch -- The jester -- Confusion cargo -- Venus is a man's world -- Consulate -- The lemon-green spaghetti-loud dynamite-dribble day
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ISBN-13: 9780345292308
ISBN-10: 0345292308
Publication Date: 1/12/1981
Pages: 224
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Publisher: Del Rey
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Short-story collection, of Golden-Age sf, published between the mid-1940s and the late 1960s. Not bad stuff, if somewhat outdated at times. Historically interesting!

includes:

Alexander the Bait - An ingenious entrepreneur uses men's innate greed to get them to embark on space travel and finally get to the moon.

The Last Bounce - The final mission of one of the adventurous Space Scouts - bold young men who explore new planets, but all too often don't make it back alive. Will he finally marry his fiancee and settle down - or meet his end in space?

She Only Goes Out at Night - What happens when the son of a respected country doctor falls in love with a vampire?

My Mother Was a Witch - A memoir-type reminiscence of the inventive curses of Jewish mothers...

The Jester - In the future, a comedian tries to use a robot to ghost-write his jokes for him... but the joke ends up being on him.

Confusion Cargo - A doctor, passenger on an interstellar liner, is unwillingly pulled into a situation when illegal female stowaways are found on board, and is asked to witness against them. But the doctor has a secret too...

Venus Is a Mans World - On Earth, dominant women outnumber men - but on the rough colonies of Venus, the opposite holds true. A boy gets taken by his sister, who's in search of a husband, on a trip out to Venus - and when he finds a stowaway on board, unwittingly throws a chain of events into play...

Consulate - A couple of men out fishing get picked up by aliens and find out about the massive interstellar federation out there... but are they ready to be consuls for Earth?

The Lemon-Green Spaghetti-Loud Dynamite-Dribble Day [Did Your Coffee Taste Funny This Morning?] - The requisite 1960's acid trip story...


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