Project Gutenberg 2009-10-26 Public domain in the USA. 6908 Reynolds, Mack 1917 1983 McCord, Guy Reynolds, Dallas McCord Mallory, Mark Schoenherr, John 1935 2010 Schoenherr, Jack Schoenherr, John (John Carl) Status Quo Produced from Analog Science Fact & Fiction August 1961. "Status Quo" by Mack Reynolds is a science fiction novel written in the early 1960s. The story follows Lawrence Woolford, a government employee in Greater Washington, who becomes embroiled in a conspiracy involving counterfeit money and a mysterious organization known as "the Movement." As Woolford navigates the pressures of societal expectations and bureaucratic intricacies, he uncovers deeper implications regarding this underground group advocating for change in the social status quo. The opening of "Status Quo" introduces us to Lawrence Woolford, who is reluctantly pulled from his vacation by his superior to investigate a peculiar case of counterfeit fifty-dollar bills. The bills appear so expertly reproduced that even the Secret Service is bewildered. Woolford is drawn into a world of bureaucracy and espionage when he is introduced to a young suspect, Susan Self, who claims that her father is involved in this underground Movement. As the narrative unfolds, the tension builds around the Movement's potential implications for society, leading Woolford to question not only the motivations behind the counterfeiting but also the very framework of social order and personal identity. The early chapters set the stage for a complex web of intrigue, exploring themes of conformity, rebellion, and the nature of authority. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 284661 2025-06-12T12:53:54.456646 text/html 294484 2020-09-19T11:16:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 316225 2020-09-19T11:21:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 468432 2025-06-12T12:54:04.641587 application/epub+zip 477603 2025-06-12T12:53:58.536664 application/epub+zip 147195 2025-06-12T12:53:56.587641 application/epub+zip 718401 2025-06-12T12:54:08.240571 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 693757 2025-06-12T12:54:03.230600 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117644 2022-09-14T05:47:12.960471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 182057 2025-06-12T12:53:53.431627 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 182947 2020-09-19T11:18:29 text/plain; charset=utf-8 67376 2020-09-19T11:21:57 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 21414 2025-06-12T12:54:08.403563 application/rdf+xml 180378 2020-09-19T11:17:58 application/prs.tei 381343 2020-09-19T11:22:14 application/prs.tei application/zip 11329 2025-06-12T12:53:57.181600 image/jpeg 3143 2025-06-12T12:53:56.889602 image/jpeg 467371 2025-06-12T12:53:54.490622 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia