false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg 40295 7 The <i>Gulliver's Travels</i> of the nuclear age, the Alice in Wonderland of the arms race, this mordantly funny and visionary tale of the apocalypse was a Nebula finalist. The trouble starts when George Paxton ingenuously signs an admission of complicity in starting World War III. "The only book in the last ten years that I've read twice...a remarkable achievement" --Arthur C. Clarke. 2296453 1986 This Is the Way the World Ends total:213|5:61|4:73|3:57|2:16|1:6| 213 806 323 13 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 4 2 false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Wed Sep 05 07:44:16 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 09 12:44:23 -0700 2007 This Is the Way the World Ends sometime last year & picked it off Mount ToBeRead earlier this week.

George Paxton wants to buy a scopas survival suit for his daughter for Christmas, but can't afford one, as he works on commission as a tombstone carver. A mys...more...]]> 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 4 1 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Fri May 25 08:13:27 -0700 2007 Fri May 25 08:20:07 -0700 2007 more...]]> 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 5 0 true Sun Mar 08 23:07:27 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 23:11:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 2 0 false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 30 11:26:38 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 08:37:53 -0700 2008
This book, which aspires to a great deal, ends up being utterly pedestrian. I picked it up thinking it would be funny; I mean, would anyone seriously title a book "This is the Way the World Ends"? A...more...]]> 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 4 0 false Sat Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 13:59:27 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 06:44:36 -0700 2009 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 4 0 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 08 12:56:11 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 08 19:34:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 2 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Aug 08 17:23:56 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 17:25:27 -0700 2009 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 4 0 false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Tue Mar 03 13:55:00 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 15:26:20 -0800 2009 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 4 0 false Fri Sep 26 09:16:02 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 09:33:07 -0700 2008
Well, the writing isn't great (I'm fortunately pretty good at ignoring this) but this book is still pretty solid as far as Cold War-era post-apocalyptic courtroom dramas go. Th...more...]]> 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 1 0 false Thu Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Mar 27 11:51:06 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 27 11:52:53 -0700 2008 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 3 0 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 21 12:10:20 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 27 20:44:49 -0700 2009 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Fri Aug 22 16:59:18 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 16:59:18 -0700 2008 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 4 0 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri May 25 13:38:18 -0700 2007 Fri May 25 13:38:18 -0700 2007 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 4 0 false Tue Dec 08 15:03:48 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 15:03:48 -0800 2009 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 0 0 false Fri Dec 04 18:55:24 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 04 18:55:24 -0800 2009 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 0 0 false Sun Nov 29 01:19:01 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 01:19:01 -0800 2009 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 5 0 false Wed Nov 25 01:58:11 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 01:58:11 -0800 2009 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 0 0 false Tue Nov 24 16:05:51 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 16:05:51 -0800 2009 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 0 0 false Wed Nov 18 07:03:22 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 07:03:22 -0800 2009 40295 0156002086 9780156002080 209 13 3.78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169433289m/40295.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40295.This_Is_the_Way_the_World_Ends 1 0 false Mon Nov 09 11:47:48 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 11:47:48 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=40295