Project Gutenberg 2010-03-18 Public domain in the USA. 96 Yaco, Murray F. Grayam Membership Drive Produced from Amazing Science Fiction Stories, July, 1960. Produced by Greg Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Membership Drive" by Murray F. Yaco is a science fiction novella that was written in the early 1960s. The story revolves around interstellar relations and the assessments required for a planet to join a galactic federation. It explores themes of technological advancement, cultural interaction, and the comedic miscommunication between civilizations at different stages of development. The plot follows Keeter, a somewhat arrogant alien who accidentally lands on Earth and finds himself amidst a gathering of human officials eager to learn about extraterrestrial technology. While he initially downplays the significance of his visit, Keeter ends up presenting the requirements for his people's federation membership, which includes tests involving fuel, weapons, and a genetic specimen. In the process, he amusingly critiques the humans' understanding of technology and their eagerness to learn. As Keeter prepares to leave with his samples, he reflects on the irony of his situation and the unsuspecting humans' aspirations, culminating in a somewhat humorous and cynical take on alien interactions with humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction Short stories Human-alien encounters -- Fiction PS Text Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 48713 2025-08-13T05:56:31.152741 text/html 43770 2021-01-06T08:36:26 text/html 299776 2025-08-13T05:56:35.710722 application/epub+zip 298486 2025-08-13T05:56:33.631729 application/epub+zip 83601 2025-08-13T05:56:32.564743 application/epub+zip 405268 2025-08-13T05:56:37.237711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398144 2025-08-13T05:56:35.078744 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165106 2022-08-14T11:17:21.124402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40460 2025-08-13T05:56:30.884735 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40335 2021-01-06T08:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18397 2025-08-13T05:56:37.411706 application/rdf+xml 14667 2025-08-13T05:56:33.049735 image/jpeg 3784 2025-08-13T05:56:32.800745 image/jpeg 176523 2021-01-06T08:36:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 15820 2021-01-06T08:36:26 application/octet-stream application/zip 247074 2025-08-13T05:56:31.163742 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