Rogue asteroids and doomsday comets : the search for the million megaton menace that threatens life on Earth / Duncan Steel ; foreword by Arthur C. Clarke.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296) and index.
Contents
Fiddling while Rome burns -- The swarm around us -- Catastrophic scenarios -- The world on fire -- Holes in the ground: The evidence for past impacts -- The story of the stones -- Coherent catastrophism -- Stonehenge and the pyramids -- False security: The atmosphere's shield -- Great efforts, great ignorance -- So began project Spaceguard -- Showdown at Los Alamos -- Keeping our fingers crossed -- Epilogue: The crash of '94 -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.