How I Saved the World - Softcover

Slater, Philip Elliot

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ISBN 10: 0394623231 ISBN 13: 9780394623238

Publisher: Grove Pr, 1986

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Taylor and Grace, two eccentrics, frantically cross the U.S. trying to stop a nuclear conspiracy

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Sociologist Slater ( The Pursuit of Loneliness) has written a novel that will remind readers of Tom Robbins. Taylor Bishop, who's been recently released from a mental hospital, sees an old Indian woman on TV and is suddenly convinced she holds his destiny. With his friend Grace, he sets out to find her. The cast of characters grows from there: Louise, the tricky shaman; Polly Morfuss, lead singer for the heavy metal group Crushed Nuts; Professor Brandon Valdemar. There's a lot about dreams, going out of your body, nuclear secrets, a project called ``Wyatt Earp,'' psychics and industrial spies. It ends with a ``why the crazy scientist is doing what he's doing'' speech, where Slater gets a chance to air his feelings about nuclear war, the world, etc. Though the end is predictable and too long in the making, the book has very funny moments. For large public and undergraduate collections. Susan Avallone, ``Library Journal''
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