From the Book - First Scribner hardcover edition.
The old world. Radiation : what's in it for me? ; The astonished owner of a new and mysterious power ; Rome : November 10, 1938 ; The mysteries of Budapest
The new world. The birth of radiance ; The secret of all secrets ; The first cry of a newborn world ; My God, what have we done?
World's end. How do you keep a cold war cold? ; A totally different scheme, and it will change the course of history ; The origins of modern swimwear ; The delicate balance of terror
Power and cataclysm. Too cheap to meter ; There fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp ; Hitting a bullet with a bullet ; On the shores of Fortunate Island ; Under the thrall of a two-faced god.
