Zvi Zaks: 10 books

Donald Farber, MD, is a specialist in Mesmor therapy, a treatment that lets him probe a patient's deepest secrets and then falsify disturbing memories. He hates the deception this involves, even though it's an effective treatment for neurosis. Now, what should he do about his own neurotic problems? A solution may be at hand whether he wants it or not.

Bernie Moskowitz is an advertising executive. His is a hard job; the government requires ads to be truthful and not misleading. Bernie's company moves closer to bankruptcy every month because completely truthful ads are not exciting. But Bernie has a possible solution.

George Bullington lives in a world where brainwave detectors register all pleasurable sensations, and bureaucrats then levy taxes. Georges copes with the intrusions as well as he can, but how long can he hold out?

Storming out of the house after a fight with my wife, I met a grimy old man wearing a shabby overcoat and playing the saxophone. His white hair stood straight out like a halo around his head, and a thick, white mustache covered the instrument's mouthpiece as he played. I startled; that face belonged...

For many families, the question of which winter holiday to celebrate is known as the December dilemma. Harry Marsh is confused to find for the first time in his life that this problem now confronts him. The holiday everyone else is this winter is Hanuka, not Christmas.

Dahm Origin lives on Epsathree, a giant space station with tens of thousands of people. The inside of the station is as Earthlike as technology can make it, but it isn't Earth,and when the inhabitants have to go outside and see the real Earth, the view drives some of them mad.

Yitzi had growth factors injected into his brain when he was just born. The result was a misshapen head and the ability to understand and speak English, though to a limited degree. However, even with the ability to talk, he still thinks and acts like a dog.

Benjamin Cohen's life was a mess. Divorced, despised and ridiculed by everyone, especially his alcoholic sister, he lived alone with his dog and couldn't stop worrying about everything. The continual anxiety was a torment. Medication, psychotherapy and even cults brought no relief. Then he met a strange Hasidic mystic...

Jon Worthyman has betrayed his wife. His bishop, Linsey Archibald, decrees he must crawl on his knees to her and ask forgiveness. That's easy enough, but to win forgiveness from the church, he must find two people to pledge their love to the church's Messiah--David Koresh. That isn't so easy. And what sin has the bishop himself committed.

Rodger Johnston had a goal, to head the National Department of Energy. As CEO of the power plant in Des Moines, he had solved the problems of high bills and frequent brownouts so his prospects of going to Washington were bright. But the plant utilized an unusual power source, and unexpected problems developed...