It’s amazing how fast the weekly retro Penguin post comes along. I’m starting to miss my blog (finally) and am going to begin the process of breathing life back into it. I’ve encountered too much incredible stuff lately for me to not talk about it. In the meantime, enjoy this week’s post and have a brilliant weekend. All other entries in this series can be found here.
A Case of Conscience by James Blish
Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner
Let’s Look at the Figures: A Quantitative Approach to Human Affairs by D. J. Bartholomew and E. E. Bassett
Memory: Facts and Falacies by Ian M. L. Hunter
Mission of Gravity by Hal Clement
One Fat Englishman by Kingsley Amis
The Acupuncture Murders by Dwight Steward
The Arena by William Haggard
The Waste Makers by Vance Packard
Water: In the Service of Man by H. R. Vallentine
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These were especially terrific. Can’t finish my bagel after “Fat Man…” but I’ll survive.
Ha! Yes… the ‘Fat Man’ cover is harrowing to say the least. But I believe it empowers you in some strange way. Happy you enjoyed this week’s selection.