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Title: Sky Lift Title Record # 62855
Author: Robert A. Heinlein
Date: 1953-11-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Webpages: Wikipedia-EN
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1963Translated by Hilja Pini [Brinis]
Italian Accelerazione "3g"
1967 Italian Un uomo in meno
1971Translated by Fritz Steinberg
German
Himmelsbrücke?Himmelsbruecke
1977Translated by Ester Delamare Tate.
Portuguese Elevador para o Céu
1981Translated by Jean-Pierre Pugi
French Sous le poids des responsabilités [as by Robert Heinlein]
2011Translated by Jean-Pierre Pugi
French Sous le poids des responsabilités

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Imagination, November 1953 1953-11-00 ed. William L. Hamling Greenleaf Publishing Company  
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
164
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag W. E. Terry Checkmark
Rogue, August 1958 1958-08-00 ed. Editors of Rogue, William L. Hamling Greenleaf Publishing Company  
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
quarto?8.5" by 11" magazine, usually saddle-stapled, instead of side-stapled or glued
mag  
The Menace from Earth 1959-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Ambassador  
C$3.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
The Menace from Earth 1959-11-25 Robert A. Heinlein Gnome Press  
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
The Menace from Earth 1962-04-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library D2105
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
A Century of Science Fiction 1962-06-22 ed. Damon Knight Simon & Schuster  
$4.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth H. Lawrence Hoffman Checkmark
A Century of Science Fiction 1962-07-00 ed. Damon Knight Simon & Schuster / SFBC  
$1.90?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth H. Lawrence Hoffman Checkmark
A Century of Science Fiction 1963-02-00 ed. Damon Knight Dell 1157
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
384
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Urania #306 1963-04-21 ed. Carlo Fruttero Mondadori 306
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
144
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Karel Thole Checkmark
A Century of Science Fiction 1963-11-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (3))  
21/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Menace from Earth 1964-10-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library D2105
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Menace from Earth 1964-10-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library of Canada D2105
C$0.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
A Century of Science Fiction 1966-00-00 ed. Damon Knight Pan Books T19
6/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
446
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
The Menace from Earth 1966-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Dennis Dobson (Dobson Science Fiction)  
21/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Gamma #14 1967-01-00 ed. Valentino De Carlo Edizioni dello Scorpione 14
Lit 350?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
192
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
mag Ferruccio Alessandri Checkmark
The Menace from Earth 1968-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Corgi 0-552-07860-3
3/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Josh Kirby Checkmark
The Menace from Earth 1970-07-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library of Canada T4306
C$0.75?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Gene Szafran Checkmark
The Menace from Earth 1971-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library T4306
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Gene Szafran Checkmark
A Century of Science Fiction 1971-04-00 ed. Damon Knight Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-00817-2
£1.60?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Unternehmen Alptraum 1971-07-00 Robert A. Heinlein Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3251) 3251
DM 2.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
140
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll C. A. M. Thole Checkmark
A Century of Science Fiction 1972-00-00 ed. Damon Knight BCA - Book Club Associates     352
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
The Menace from Earth 1973-10-00 Robert A. Heinlein Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers (Corgi SF Collector's Library) 0-552-09334-3
£?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Menace from Earth 1975-06-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library Y6383
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Gene Szafran  
The Menace from Earth 1975-06-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library Y6383
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Gene Szafran Checkmark
A Ameaça da Terra 1977-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Francisco Alves (Mundo Fantástico #8)     227
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Menace from Earth 1979-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library 0-451-08768-2
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
The Menace from Earth 1979-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library of Canada 0-451-08768-2
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
The Menace from Earth 1979-07-00 Robert A. Heinlein Signet 0-451-08768-2
$1.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
The Menace from Earth 1980-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Corgi Books / Transworld Publishers 0-552-11332-8
£0.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Peter Jones Checkmark
Le livre d'or de la science-fiction: Robert Heinlein 1981-02-02 Robert Heinlein Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5102) 2-266-00985-0   353
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Marcel Laverdet Checkmark
The Menace from Earth 1983-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Corgi 0-552-09334-3
£1.75?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Unternehmen Alptraum 1983-00-00 Robert A. Heinlein Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #3251) 3-453-30913-8 / 3251
DM 4.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
139
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll C. A. M. Thole  
The Menace from Earth 1987-05-00 Robert A. Heinlein Baen Books (Baen Science Fiction Books) 0-671-65640-6
C$4.50?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll John Melo Checkmark
The Menace from Earth 1987-05-00 Robert A. Heinlein Baen Books 0-671-65640-6
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll John Melo Checkmark
Longue vie 1989-06-00 Robert Heinlein Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5102) 2-266-00985-0   354
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
J. P. Ferté?J. P. Ferte
 
The Menace from Earth 1999-02-00 Robert A. Heinlein Baen Books 0-671-57802-2
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
The Menace from Earth 1999-06-00 Robert A. Heinlein Baen Books 0-671-72088-0
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
271
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
The Menace from Earth 1999-12-15 Robert A. Heinlein Blackstone Audio      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
Classic Science Fiction Stories 2003-00-00 ed. Dieter Wessels Reclam (Universal-Bibliothek #9103) 3-15-009103-9
€7.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
310
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth Checkmark
Off the Main Sequence: The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein 2005-10-00 Robert A. Heinlein Science Fiction Book Club 1-58288-184-7 / 1196119
$15.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xxiv+
738
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Bruce Jensen Checkmark
The Green Hills of Earth / The Menace from Earth 2010-05-00 Robert A. Heinlein Baen Books 978-1-4391-3341-5
$6.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
omni Bob Eggleton Checkmark
Sentinels: In Honor of Arthur C. Clarke 2010-06-21 ed. Gregory Benford, George Zebrowski Hadley Rille Books 978-0-9827256-0-3
$16.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
400
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Chesley Bonestell  
Sentinels: In Honor of Arthur C. Clarke 2010-08-06 ed. Gregory Benford, George Zebrowski Hadley Rille Books 978-0-9825140-7-8
$29.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
399
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Chesley Bonestell  
New Worlds to Conquer 2010-11-00 Robert A. Heinlein The Virginia Edition (The Virginia Edition #34) 978-1-897350-46-1   v+
533
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Jackpots 2011-03-28 Robert A. Heinlein ActuSF (
Perles d'épice?Perles d'epice
)
978-2-917689-26-4
€15.00?€: Euro. ISO code: EUR
234
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Scott Blair  
The Menace from Earth date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Signet 0-451-09870-6
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Vincent Di Fate  
The Menace from Earth date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Signet 0-451-12742-0
$2.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Vincent Di Fate Checkmark
The Menace from Earth date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library Y6383
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Gene Szafran Checkmark
The Menace from Earth date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library Y6383
$1.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Gene Szafran Checkmark
The Menace from Earth date unknown Robert A. Heinlein Signet / New American Library 0-451-04306-5 / T4306
$0.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
189
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Gene Szafran Checkmark
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