An old copy of this classic science fiction book by Robert Heinlein. An excellent book written in 1951, made into a movie in 1994. The book was much better as usual than the movie.

International Bookray

Participants:

Nalex(France - Ship Int
KarenZero (USA - Prefers Ship USA)
BrookeH (USA)<--In the Mail To
BigrTex (USA - Ship INT - after #3)

Bookray instructions (Copied from catsalive):
1. SIGN UP for this bookray by sending me a Private Message. Order of participants will be juggled between geography, date of request and shipping limitations. Late additions may be added to the end of the list.
2. When the person before you on the list finishes reading the book, they will send you a Private Message for your postal address. If you are experiencing an RBC (Reading Backlog Crisis) or no longer wish to read it, let them (and me!) know and I will move you down/off the list.
3. WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE BOOK please make a journal entry so everyone knows it has safely arrived.
4. WHEN YOU FINISH THE BOOK, make another journal entry telling us what you thought - did you like it? Did you think it was well-written?
5. CONTINUE THE BOOKRAY by sending a Private Message to the person after you on the bookring list and request their postal address. Please check back here for the latest distribution list. If the person doesn't respond within 7-10 days (use your judgement), please PM the next person, and then me, so I can update the bookring list.
6. END OF THE RAY, The last person on the ray could try and continue the ray or just give/mail the book to someone else who might like to read it, an RABCK perhaps, look at cliff1976.com wish list web site or release it into the wild.

A note about shipping:

As this is a bookray and the book will not return to me it does not matter how long it takes this book to make its way from person to person. So I would insist that when shipping this book please use the most inexpensive shipping method available to you, ESPECIALLY when shipping this book internationally.

Shipped this book today via Air Mail to Nalex, it was only $.20 more than surface mail. Total weight 4.8 ounces (136g) cost $4.00

This book was returned to my by the Post Office today for no apparent reason, wiht just Nalex's address crossed out with a black marker. No other post marks other than where I mailed it back on 8/18/05??? Have PM'ed Nalex to confirm his address and will try again!

We are starting this bookray again. I mailed this book this morning off to Nalex with the corrected address. And it was an interesting trip to the post office, I arrived 10 minutes before it opened, sitting there reading a book of course, when I heard this loud metallic crash. In the parking lot next door about 500 feet away from me a small plane crashed and exploded, here is a link to the story. A little to close for comfort! US Customs label #LC580660502US in case it gets lost.

I've got it !!!!

Thx@efs

Here it is, I've read it...Well, the true's I finished 2 days ago, but I was too lazy to make the JE at this time. Well, should I say my master was too lazy? Perhaps ;-)

First book of R.A H, and I liked it, it's like finding a new drug, can't stop it after trying it. Read without making a pause (well just one to eat ;-))

Thanks for the book Ed!!!!

I PM KarenZero and send the book back to US ASAP.

Book arrived safely. Will read ASAP!

I liked this book, although it's not my favorite Heinlein (I still like "Time For The Stars"!). I think it's because I found "Sam" to be such a dislikeable character! He was so self-centered and sexist at some points, I almost wanted him to be taken over by slugs!

For fans of the show "Futurama" you can clearly see where they got their ideas for New New York and for the brain slugs, which was fun.

I found it sad when an atom bomb was dropped "near San Francisco, south of Burlingame" because the next city south of Burlingame is San Mateo, which is where I grew up! Sad!

Anyway, thanks to EFS300 for sharing the book! I'll send it along ASAP.

RELEASE NOTES:

On its way via flying saucer (...or USPS)!