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Tomorrow! (Beyond Armageddon)

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This is an amazing book, when taken in the context of it's publication date. It is even more amazing today.
By swapping out communism for one of today's evils, it would be frighteningly contemporary.

There are 5-6 pages toward the middle where a newspaper editor writes on of the most powerful op ed pieces I have every read about the American condition.

This is truly a timeless read. The names have changed, but the stakes have not......

Didnt have too much hope for this book because it was written in the 50's but just let me say I was totally wrong and I thoroughly enjoyed it; enough so that I am in the middle of reading his other book, "TRIUMPH". I highly recommend this book written by one of the original pioneers of Science Fiction. It gives you an excellent glimpse into the mindset of post Word War II when everyone went to bed everynight wondering if the "Reds" would be dropping the atom bomb on them at any moment. I also found the idea, practice and implementation of Civil Defense interesting. Living in earthquake prone California, I beieve that Civil Defense is something that should be brought back with a vengence and taken seriously. Afterall, do you really want to sit around after a disaster and wait for the Government to show up and help you? Can anyone say "Katrina"? Great book that will provoke intelligent thinking. What more can you ask for?

If you are a fan of apocalyptic fiction, there are many better books to read than this. While I did finish it, i found it slow moving (very slow), Pretentious in language, and very out of date in the effects of war. I think the real message was about the value of civil defense. An interesting point, but the author, writing in the mid-50's was talking about efftects of atomic bombings that are much milder than true. Totally unrealistic.