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FROM: "Barb Borg-Jenkins, South Haven Public Library" <[removed]@pcpls.lib.in.us>
REC'D: 2/2/04, 8:14 PM

I have a patron looking for a book, possibly written in the 1960's. Man
works for the government; is told to report to a certain building. There
is only an escalator in the building going down. Once he is down, he
finds out he cannot leave.
The people down there are the ones who have the power to push the button
to start a nuclear war.

Barbara Borg-Jenkins
South Haven Public Library
Valparaiso, IN 46385

FROM: Dennis Lien <[removed]@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 2/3/04, 9:38 AM

At 08:10 PM 2/2/04 -0600, you wrote:
>I have a patron looking for a book, possibly written in the 1960's. Man
>works for the government; is told to report to a certain building. There
>is only an escalator in the building going down. Once he is down, he
>finds out he cannot leave.
>The people down there are the ones who have the power to push the button
>to start a nuclear war.
>
>Barbara Borg-Jenkins
>South Haven Public Library
>Valparaiso, IN 46385

Vague memory this might be LEVEL 7 by (U of Minnesota professor)
Mordecai Roshwald (McGraw Hill, 1969), but I don't have a copy
handy to check. Perhaps someone else on the list does.

Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // [removed]@tc.umn.edu

FROM: Dennis Lien <[removed]@tc.umn.edu>
REC'D: 2/3/04, 1:01 PM

At 08:10 PM 2/2/04 -0600, you wrote:
>I have a patron looking for a book, possibly written in the 1960's. Man
>works for the government; is told to report to a certain building. There
>is only an escalator in the building going down. Once he is down, he
>finds out he cannot leave.
>The people down there are the ones who have the power to push the button
>to start a nuclear war.
>
>Barbara Borg-Jenkins

I've now found our copy of Mordecai Roshwald's LEVEL SEVEN, and it
does indeed seem to be the book you're asking about.

Roshwald, incidentally, has another novel of the period of Cold
War interest: A SMALL ARMAGEDDON. I think it's his only other
novel; most of his work is nonfiction in areas of philosophy
and religion.

Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // [removed]@tc.umn.edu

FROM: "Barb Borg-Jenkins, South Haven Public Library" <[removed]@pcpls.lib.in.us>
REC'D: 2/3/04, 3:10 PM

This was the title of the book....I knew I could count on FictionL!
Thank you!

Barbara Borg-Jenkins
South Haven Public Library

Dennis Lien wrote:

>At 08:10 PM 2/2/04 -0600, you wrote:
>
>
>>I have a patron looking for a book, possibly written in the 1960's. Man
>>works for the government; is told to report to a certain building. There
>>is only an escalator in the building going down. Once he is down, he
>>finds out he cannot leave.
>>The people down there are the ones who have the power to push the button
>>to start a nuclear war.
>>
>>Barbara Borg-Jenkins
>>South Haven Public Library
>>Valparaiso, IN 46385
>>
>>
>
>Vague memory this might be LEVEL 7 by (U of Minnesota professor)
>Mordecai Roshwald (McGraw Hill, 1969), but I don't have a copy
>handy to check. Perhaps someone else on the list does.
>
>Dennis Lien / U of Minnesota Libraries // [removed]@tc.umn.edu
>
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