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Title: Moving and profound at 50+ years!
Review: I've found it's dicey business to revisit books I've loved some decades later. Couldn't finish "Stranger in a Strange Land," found "The Wonderful Flight to the Mushroom Planet" paled before "The Golden Compass," and left "Dune" half-read for a younger set of sci-fi fans. "On the Beach," however, was as compelling and timely as the first time through.Peopled with everyday heroes, this book is yet another "Lesson Before Dying" or perhaps more accurately a lesson about living. And no one sums it up more succinctly than Moira who gets an A+ on her final exam:"...we're none of us going to have time to do all that we planned to do. But we can keep on doing it as long as we can."Oh to whom shall I lend this book? But those who make the short list must promise to give it back. Don't miss this classic!
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