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Title	:	Expanded Universe
Author	:	Robert A. Heinlein
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 720 pages
Published	:	July 1st 2005 by Baen (first published October 1980)
Categories	:	Science Fiction. Fiction. Short Stories

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Robert A. Heinlein

Paperback | Pages: 720 pages

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The Wit and Wisdom of Robert A. Heinlein, author of multiple New York Times best sellers, on subjects ranging from Crime and Punishment to the Love Life of the American Teenager; from Nuclear Power to the Pragmatics of Patriotism; from Prophecy to Destiny; from Geopolitics to Post-Holocaust America; from the Nature of Courage to the Nature of Reality; it's all here and it's all great - straight from the mind of the finest science fiction writer of them all.

For the Millions of Heinlein Fans-a Guided Tour Through the Thoughts and Insights of "One of the Most Influential Writers in American Literature" –The New York Times Book Review Contents: Foreword Life-Line Successful Operation Blowups Happen Solution Unsatisfactory The Last Days of the United States Ho to Be a Survivor Pie from the Sky They Do It With Mirrors Free Men No Bands Playing, No Flags Flying— A Bathroom of Her Own On the Slopes of Vesuvius Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon Pandora's Box Where To? Cliff and the Calories Ray Guns and Rocket Ships The Third Millennium Opens Who Are the Heirs of Patrick Henry? "Pravda" Means "Truth" Inside Tourist Seachlight The Pragmatics of Patriotism Paul Dirac, Antimatter, and You Larger Than Life Spinoff The Happy Days Ahead

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Original Title:	Expanded Universe
ISBN:	0743499158 (ISBN13: 9780743499156)
Edition Language:	English

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The Heinlein tome! Some really great stories in here. I enjoyed the forewords and afterwords, which gave great insight into the mind of Heinlein. His opinions on education are well-founded, but a bit misguided.

Most of the short fiction in this volume I have read in other collections - so mainly I read this for the non-fiction. The stories are a little interesting, but for most people, feel free to skip this, unless you are super anal and have to read EVERYTHING by your favorite authors.Most of the tales start out on one track, but devolve into a 70-something year old guy complaining - Todays kids are stupid, foreign countries try to rob tourists, money doesnt mean anything if not backed by gold, and

This short story compilation includes a mix of fiction and nonfiction. Most of it is really outdated, especially the warnings and prophecies that didn't come true. Some parts are interesting, and I learned a few things, but I skipped a lot of pages because it just wasn't compelling enough. Heinlein was scared to death of atomic weapons and he repeatedly tried to warn the public about the high likelihood of a nuclear apocalypse. It's too bad Heinlein didn't live another couple of decades because

Great collection of early stories and articles and commentaries on them. Shows the development of Heinlein as a writer.

I got my start on Heinlein when I was about ten years old, and sometime between ten and fourteen I picked up EU and then shelved it because the essays were not the action adventure and daring-do of Glory Road, or Tunnel in the Sky. The politics, philosophy etc. were lost on me at the time. This time around things are different.I've read some of the previous reviews of this work, and am frankly disappointed that people who claim to be Heinlein fans, to appreciate Heinlein, would be turned off by

Mainly nonfiction and fairly uninteresting short stories. I never realized how much of a pro military pro police state neoconservative heinlein was.since the bulk of this book came from 5 hat perspective I found it quite unpleasant. I really liked the last part of the final essay, where he briefly switches to fiction and gas a president solve all the pathetic problems of the usa in just a few years with a radically common sense approach. Reading it, you almost think it could work. Ended the book

I was expecting a collection of his fiction stories only to find several (the last third of the book) to be non-fiction essays written in response to the conditions of the day. As these are all old news and not of particular interest to me so I skimmed. The fiction stories were good as long as you remembered the era in which they were written. I find that I prefer his full length novels to his short stories. I guess I just like a "meatier" story. None the less I did enjoy the reread. I have many