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Earth Abides
by Stewart, George R
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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smyrna, Georgia, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1976. Book club edition. Book is in very good (edgewear) condition with a very good (slight roll to spine, light soiling to boards) unclipped dustjacket protected in a Brodart wrapper. An Attractive Copy! Please feel free to ask me for pictures or more information, Thanks.. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.
Synopsis
Earth Abides, a 1949 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel by Berkeley English professor George R. Stewart, tells the story of the fall of civilization from deadly disease and its rebirth. Beginning in the United States in the 1940s, it deals with Isherwood (Ish) Williams, Emma, and the community they founded. The survivors live off the remains of the old world, while learning to adapt to the new.
Reviews
On Jan 20 2011, Idahoinklings said:
While working in the mountains on a project, Isherwood (Ish) Williams is bitten by a rattlesnake. He suffers through the ordeal, unaware that the bite probably saved his life. As Ish makes his way home to San Francisco, he finds that a pandemic has swept the earth and he is virtually alone. As Ish begins starts to experience the decaying world humans left behind, he locates a dog, a car and develops an urge to travel the United States where he finds pockets of survivors - not necessarily happy to see him.George R. Stewart's 1949 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel is one of the top ten books I've ever read. I was so drawn into the story that I had to call work and claim to be sick - I could not put the book down! The reader literally becomes Ish's best friend and travelling companion. What kind of civilization should return? Now, there's the question. Education, racism, rule of law, and culture - it all comes into question in Stewart's story. Truly, survival has to be to the those most fit. But, does that mean you have to read? Do yourself a favor. Read this book - while you can.
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Details
- Seller
- Mind Electric Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 013443
- Title
- Earth Abides
- Author
- Stewart, George R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- Science Fiction
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Mind Electric Books
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smyrna, Georgia
About Mind Electric Books
I specialize in sci-fiction, fantasy and horror first editions and related books.
Glossary
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- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Brodart
- Generally used to refer to a clear plastic cover that is sometimes added to the dustjacket or outside covering of a book. The...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....