328 Pages. Originally published by Houghton Mifflin Co. in 1979 this is a 2001 Reprint. No defects noted to this tight book with the feel of never read. Interior text pages are flawless. After his bored and ignored wife, Penny Gamesh, ends it all by sticking her head inside a microwave oven and checking into the afterlife, her husband, Barney, discovers he loves her and wants her back. He engineers a daring computer crime, plugging into a network of government computers, and travels back in time to Mesopotamia, 2542 B. C. , to talk to King Gilgamesh, who tried to unlock the secrets of immortality. There, Barney falls in love with Penny's former incarnation, a temple prostitute. And he explores his capacity for love and friendship and challenges the mystery of death. The results surprise everyone. Rob Swigart is the author of eight novels including Little America, The Time Trip and The Book of Revelations. A portion of this book has appeared in Penthouse.

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Title: The Time Trip
Publisher: IUniverse.com, Inc. - An Authors Guild Backinprint.com Edition, Lincoln, Nebraska
Publication Date: 2001
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0595170838
ISBN 13: 9780595170838
Binding: Trade Paperback
Illustrator: Shields, Charles - Cover Art
Edition: Second Edition
Condition: Very Good

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After his bored and ignored wife, Penny Gamesh, ends it all by sticking her head inside a microwave oven and checking into the afterlife, her husband, Barney, discovers he loves her and wants her back. He engineers a daring computer crime, plugging into a network of government computers, and travels back in time to Mesopotamia, 2542 B.C., to talk to King Gilgamesh, who tried to unlock the secrets of immortality. There, Barney falls in love with Pennys former incarnation, a temple prostitute. And he explores his capacity for love and friendship and challenges the mystery of death. The results surprise everyone.

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Rob Swigart is the author of eight novels including Little America, The Time Trip, and The Book of Revelations.

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