The ruins of earth :

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The ruins of earth : an anthology of stories of the immediate future / edited by Thomas M. Disch. - New York : Putnam, 1971.
279 p. ; 22 cm. Content notes : Introduction : on saving the world / Thomas M. Disch. -- The way it is: Deer in the works / Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Three million square miles / Gene Wolfe. Closing with nature / by Norman Rush -- Why it is the way it is: The plot to save the world / Michael Brownstein. Autofac / Philip K. Dick. Roommates / Harry Harrison. Groaning hinges of the world / R.A. Lafferty -- How it could get worse: Gas mask / James D. Houston. Wednesday, November 15, 1967 / Geo. Alec Effinger. The cage of sand / J.G. Ballard. Accident vertigo / Kenward Elmslie. The birds / Daphne du Maurier -- Unfortunate solutions: Do it for mamma! / Jerrold J. Mundis. The dreadful has already happened / Norman Kagan. The shaker revival / Gerald Jonas. America the beautiful / Fritz Leiber. N. Kagan -- The shaker revival / by G. Jonas -- America the beautiful / by F. Leiber. * Science fiction, American. * Disch, Thomas M. * Title