day machines stopped (18 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. Light shelf wear, pages yellowed. small stain bottom of first few pages, otherwise unmarked. "Civilization ground to a halt when nature reversed it's laws." Sounds more like an EMP to me!

softcover paperback. Condición: good. Ralph Brillhart Ilustrador. first. Good- with some shelf rub and slight spine slant, small chip off bottom front close to spine. pen markings inside front cover.

paperback, Condición: Good, Monarch Books, c.1964, paperbk., 124pp., creased spine, rubbed covers, ink bookstore stamp, G $.

Paperback. ORIGINAL first edition. 478, very good , creases science fiction, paperback,

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Monarch Books #478. Civilization ground to a halt when nature reversed its laws. Slight spine lean.

Paperback. ORIGINAL first edition. 478, near fine, unread science fiction, paperback,

Soft cover. Condición: Good. Gd. Condition Classic Science Fiction (SF14A). Book.

softcover/paperback. Condición: very good+. Brillhart Ilustrador. first. Softcover First Edition First edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean very good+ solid copy with minimal signs of use. All pages are intact and unmarked, binding is tight. IN mylar wraps.

paperback; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Softcover. Condición: Very Good. First edition. Very good minus paperback. First edition. Shows yellow spotting on end pgs, foxing, small piece of tape on bottom spine end, slight rubbing/bumping.

Paperback (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Condición: Very Good. Monarch Books 1964.

Soft cover. Condición: Good. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. Pictures available upon request.

Paperback. Condición: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Mass market paperback. Condición: Fair. Ralph Brillhart (Cover painting) Ilustrador. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 124, [4] pages. Some page browning noted. Back cover corner gone. This is the author's first full length novel. Christopher Anvil was a pseudonym used by author Harry C. Crosby. He began publishing science fiction with the story "Cinderella, Inc." in the December 1952 issue of the science fiction magazine Imagination. By 1956, he had adopted his pseudonym and was being published in Astounding Magazine. Anvil's repeated appearances in Astounding/Analog were due in part to his ability to write to one of Campbell's preferred plots: alien opponents with superior firepower losing out to the superior intelligence or indomitable will of humans. A second factor is his stories are nearly always humorous throughout. Another was his characterization and manner of story crafting, where his protagonists slid from disaster to disaster with the best of intentions, and through exercise of fast thinking, managed to snatch victory somehow from the jaws of defeat. The day the machines stopped began in an ordinary way. There was little warning of the impending disaster. Suddenly, all electrical energy was destroyed on the earth. Planes, cars, rockets, machinery of all kinds became useless. By week's end, total chaos enveloped the world as the wheels of civilization ground to a halt. Then ruthless leaders began to emerge, seeking a way to gain control of the almost helpless population. Only a handful of scientists remained to fight the inexplicable phenomenon--until they were captured and forced to use their knowledge to help the ruthless power combine take the world back to the Dark Ages. From a discussion/review found online: The novel begins with two laboratory workers, Brian and Carl, fighting over the same girl in an office love triangle. A newscast on the radio in the background is discussing an ambitious cryogenics project happening in Afghanistan conducted by Soviet scientists. A defector among the scientists is warning the media that these experiments could cause a worldwide failure of all electrical products. And then poof! The lights go out at the lab. Brian and Carl are dispatched by their boss to see how far the outage stretches and return with a full report of that the men find. In 1964, losing access to your transistor radio was like an internet outage today. Once outside, Brian and Carl see the extent of the outage. As the book's cover betrays, everything is out of order cars, clocks, flashlights, phones all dead. The laws of nature surely have changed. Human hysteria and lawlessness follow. Ralph Brillhart (1924-2007). American artist. Although virtually nothing is known about this artist, there is a 2007 obituary for a Ralph Winton Brillhart of Great Neck, Long Island, identifying the man as a former Marine and "commercial illustrator", and one can reasonably assume that he was the Ralph Brillhart who painted a number of sf book covers for New York publishers during the 1960s and early 1980s.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. A firm straight unmarked book, appears unread.

Condición: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.

Condición: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.