Alas Babylon

Author : Pat Frank
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062296207

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“An extraordinary real picture of human beings numbed by catastrophe but still driven by the unconquerable determination of living creatures to keep on being alive.” —The New Yorker “Alas, Babylon.” Those fateful words heralded the end. When the unthinkable nightmare of nuclear holocaust ravaged the United States, it was instant death for tens of millions of people; for survivors, it was a nightmare of hunger, sickness, and brutality. Overnight, a thousand years of civilization were stripped away. But for one small Florida town, miraculously spared against all the odds, the struggle was only just beginning, as the isolated survivors—men and women of all ages and races—found the courage to come together and confront the harrowing darkness. This classic apocalyptic novel by Pat Frank, first published in 1959 at the height of the Cold War, includes an introduction by award-winning science fiction writer and scientist David Brin.

Author : Pat Frank
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780060741877

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The classic apocalyptic novel that stunned the world.

Author : Pat Frank
Publisher : Perennial Classics
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1999-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0060931396

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Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank Pdf

The survivors of a nuclear holocaust are forced to rely on their own resources as they join together in the struggle for survival amidst the ruins of Fort Repose, a small town in Florida. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. NYT.

Author : William R. Forstchen
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466851894

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One Year After by William R. Forstchen Pdf

One Year After is the New York Times bestselling follow-up to William R. Forstchen’s smash hit One Second After, the novel cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read The story begins one year after One Second After ends, two years since nuclear weapons were detonated above the United States and brought America to its knees. After months of suffering starvation, war, and countless deaths, the survivors of Black Mountain, North Carolina, are beginning to recover technology and supplies they had once taken for granted, like electricity, radio communications, and medications. When a “federal administrator” arrives in a nearby city, they dare to hope that a new national government is finally emerging. That hope quickly diminishes when town administrator John Matherson learns that most of the young men and women in the community are to be drafted into the “Army of National Recovery” and sent to trouble spots hundreds of miles away. He and the people of Black Mountain protest vehemently. But “the New Regime” is already tyrannizing one nearby community. Will Matherson’s friends and neighbors be next? The John Matherson Series #1 One Second After #2 One Year After #3 The Final Day Other Books Pillar to the Sky 48 Hours At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Pat Frank
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547096986

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Mr. Adam by Pat Frank Pdf

After a nuclear power plant in Mississippi exploded, a previously obscure form of radiation was released. This mishap caused worldwide male infertility and even affected boys still inside the mother's womb. But there still might be one hope for humanity to stave off extinction.

Author : Lauren Groff
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2008-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781401395599

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The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff Pdf

"The day I returned to Templeton steeped in disgrace, the fifty-foot corpse of a monster surfaced in Lake Glimmerglass." So begins The Monsters of Templeton, a novel spanning two centuries: part a contemporary story of a girl's search for her father, part historical novel, and part ghost story. In the wake of a disastrous love affair with her older, married archaeology professor at Stanford, brilliant Wilhelmina Cooper arrives back at the doorstep of her hippie mother-turned-born-again-Christian's house in Templeton, NY, a storybook town her ancestors founded that sits on the shores of Lake Glimmerglass. Upon her arrival, a prehistoric monster surfaces in the lake bringing a feeding frenzy to the quiet town, and Willie learns she has a mystery father her mother kept secret Willie's entire life. The beautiful, broody Willie is told that the key to her biological father's identity lies somewhere in her family's history, so she buries herself in the research of her twisted family tree and finds more than she bargained for as a chorus of voices from the town's past -- some sinister, all fascinating -- rise up around her to tell their side of the story. In the end, dark secrets come to light, past and present day are blurred, and old mysteries are finally put to rest. The Monsters of Templeton is a fresh, virtuoso performance that has placed Lauren Groff among the best writers of today.

Author : Harry Hart Frank
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547190622

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Alas, Babylon by Harry Hart Frank Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Alas, Babylon" by Harry Hart Frank. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Pat Frank
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781479479269

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Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank Pdf

Alas, Babylon, first published in 1959, was one of the earliest mainstream apocalyptic novels of the nuclear age. It deals with the effects of a nuclear war on a fictional town in Florida (based upon the actual city of Mount Dora).

Author : Total Class Notes
Publisher : Total Class Notes
Page : 21 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781105493188

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Alas, Babylon by Total Class Notes Pdf

Don't want to read the actual book? Tired of reading super long reviews? This new study guide is perfect for you!! This study guide provides a short and concise review guide of Alas Babylon by Pat Frank. The guide includes: · A short summary of the entire novel · The major themes and their relationship to the storyline · A character guide with brief details on each role · Bullet-point chapter reviews that go into more detail than the book summary · A few potential essay topics with possible answers. All of this in-depth study guide is designed to make studying more efficient and fun. Stay tuned for our upcoming updates that will include additional quiz questions, audio guides and more tools that will help you easily learn and prepare for school. Need help or have suggestions for us? Email us at [email protected] and we will get back to you as soon as possible. @TheTotalGroup

Author : George R. Stewart
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1993-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780899683706

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Earth Abides by George R. Stewart Pdf

Author : Will McIntosh
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781405522656

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Soft Apocalypse by Will McIntosh Pdf

We've always imagined the world coming to an end in spectacular, explosive fashion. But what if - instead - humanity is just destined to slowly crumble? For Jasper and his nomadic tribe, their former life as middle-class Americans seems like a distant memory. Their world took a turn for the worse - and then never got better. Resources are running out, jobs keep getting scarcer, and the fabric of society is slowly disintegrating . . . . But in the midst of this all, Jasper's just a guy trying to make ends meet, find a nice girl who won't screw him around, and keep his group safe on the violent streets. Soft Apocalypse follows the tribe's struggle to find a place for themselves and their children in the dangerous new place their world has become.

Author : Paul Williams
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781846317088

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Race, Ethnicity and Nuclear War by Paul Williams Pdf

Ranging across fiction and poetry, critical theory and film, comics and speeches, Race, Ethnicity and Nuclear War explores how writers, thinkers, and filmmakers have tackled the question: Are nuclear weapons white? Paul Williams addresses myriad representations of nuclear weapons: the Manhattan Project, the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear tests across the globe, and the anxiety surrounding the superpowers' devastating arsenals. Ultimately, Williams concludes that many texts act as a reminder that the power enjoyed by the white Western world imperils the whole planet.

Author : Tim LaHaye
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780553586091

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The Edge of Darkness by Tim LaHaye Pdf

In the fourth novel in the Babylon Rising series, biblical archaeologist Michael Murphy stumbles upon clues to an ancient evil as he follows a trail to the long-lost temple of Dagon, the deadly Philistine deity that is half-human and half-fish.

Author : William R. Forstchen
Publisher : Forge Books
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-01-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466851900

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The Final Day by William R. Forstchen Pdf

A major release in the New York Times bestselling One Second After series, set in an alternate America rebuilding after an electromagnetic pulse, this is William R. Forstchen's The Final Day. Since the detonation of nuclear weapons above the United States more than two years ago, the small town of Black Mountain, North Carolina has suffered famine, civil war, and countless deaths. Now, after defeating a new, tyrannical federal government, John Matherson and his community intend to restore their world to what it was before the EMP apocalypse. For the most part, they are succeeding. This period of relative stability doesn’t last long. A new, aggressive government announces that it’s taking over and ceding large portions of the country to China and Mexico. The Constitution is no longer in effect, and what’s left of the U.S. Army has been deployed to suppress rebellion in the remaining states. John fears he and his town will be targets. General Bob Scales, John’s old commanding officer and closest friend from prewar days, is sent to bring John into line. Will John and his people accept the new, autocratic regime? Or will revolution rip the fledgling nation apart at the seams? Months before publication, William R. Forstchen’s novel One Second After was cited on the floor of Congress as a book all Americans should read. This third book in the series immerses readers once more in the story of our nation’s struggle to rebuild itself after an electromagnetic pulse wipes out all electricity and plunges the country into darkness, starvation, and death. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : David Seed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : American fiction
ISBN : 160635146X

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Under the Shadow by David Seed Pdf

The Atomic Bomb and Cold War Narratives. Prof. Seed, Liverpool University. Discusses such Cold War classics as On the Beach, plus the recent fiction of nuclear terrorism.