Niven's Laws

Niven's Laws is a collection of "Draco's Tavern" stories. This collection also contains a selection of "laws" and essays, published to commemorate Niven's appearance as "Principle Speaker" at the 1984 Philcon.

Contents:

• Introduction: Larry Niven by Jerry Pournelle by Jerry Pournelle
• Stories
  • The Schumann Computer
  • Assimilating Our Culture, That's What They're Doing!
  • Grammar Lesson
  • The Subject is Closed
  • Cruel and Unusual
  • The Green Marauder
  • Limits
  • War Movie
  • The Real Thing
  • Folk Tale
• Essays
  • Niven's Laws, 2002
  • Convention Stories
  • Staying Rich
  • The Theory and Practice of Instant Learning
  • If Idi Amin Had the Bomb...
  • Yet Another Modest Proposal: The Roentgen Standard
  • In Memoriam...
  • Why Men Fight Wars, and What You Can Do About It!
  • Collaboration
  • Five Years to Infinity