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Many of the macabre metaphors were expressed in religious terms, ranging from "being blown back to Genesis" to "Armageddon." In particular, Lifton argued that a "new religion called 'nuclearism' the embrace and worship of these weapons of destruction-has been formed...
...there is Andrew Drake. A mild that Ukranian nationalism will be his cause for his fourth book. Perfect vehicles for displaying the author's well-known and rabid hatred of the Soviets, Drake and his crew of "freedom fighters" make the moves that turn the grain shortage into possible Armageddon. There is something disturbing about the terrorist-as-hero syndrome so pervasive in contemporary thrillers, but with writers struggling to match newspaper headlines, they seem compelled to have characters willing to use extremism in defense of their vision of liberty...
...understand? We are going toward a postnuclear, post-Armageddon Golden...
...dollar, revolt in the inner city, a fuel shortage or a famine. These folks aim to be ready. They are buying country retreats, stocking them with food and ammunition-and elevating the study of survival to a high art. The weekend festival is a kind of Woodstock for the Armageddon set. In "Emergency Tools and Weapons," Charles Kehrberg of Hillsdale, Mich., explains how to fumigate stored food grains (add dry ice). In "Food: Preparation, Production, Preservation," Ruth Anthony of Kansas City, Kans., talks about subsisting on wild plants (eat only the tender inner leaves of dandelions, the leafy tips...
There is little chance of a Chrysler-type financial Armageddon. Ford remains a globe-girdling, diversified corporation with 1978 earnings of $1.6 billion on revenues of $43 billion. Its glass, steel and aerospace operations boast record earnings, as does its international automotive business, which ranks second only to Volkswagen outside North America. And Caldwell is a cool, analytical manager who is credited with turning around international operations, which produce two-thirds of Ford's profits. Can he rebuild domestic sales? Cautions Caldwell: "This is a long-lead business. A lot will come two to three years from...