Project Gutenberg 2007-10-11 Public domain in the USA. 123 Blish, James 1921 1975 Atheling, William Blish, James Benjamin Van Dongen, H. R. 1920 2010 Van Dongen, Henry Richard Dongen, H. R. Van Dongen, van One-Shot Produced from Astounding Science Fiction August 1955. Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "One-Shot" by James Blish is a science fiction short story published in the mid-20th century. The narrative revolves around a critical incident involving a mysterious egg-like object released by a Polish freighter in New York harbor, leading to a high-stakes investigation by the CIA. The story explores themes of intuition, risk, and the interplay between data-driven decisions and human instinct. In the plot, the protagonist, Dr. Peter Harris, is tasked with managing the unfolding crisis as various intelligence officials scramble to determine the true nature of the object before a looming deadline. Integral to this investigation is Abner Longmans ("One-Shot") Braun, a veteran gambler with a unique ability to read the odds in high-pressure situations. As time ticks down, Braun's insights become pivotal for making a crucial gamble that may endanger millions. Ultimately, the story examines the balance of logic against instinct in decision-making when lives are on the line, culminating in an unexpected twist that reinforces Braun's critical role in the operation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 54238 54251 2024-10-10T06:12:22.311544 2023-09-10T09:17:23.489736 text/html text/html 50688 2007-10-11T09:19:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 76339 2007-10-11T09:19:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 137906 2024-10-10T06:12:26.713505 application/epub+zip 136760 2024-10-10T06:12:24.206511 application/epub+zip 81941 2024-10-10T06:12:22.919511 application/epub+zip 237960 2024-10-10T06:12:28.498507 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230475 2024-10-10T06:12:25.912536 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 107824 2022-09-10T16:02:58.181734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47303 47203 2024-10-10T06:12:22.012531 2023-09-10T09:17:23.293711 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 47221 2007-10-11T09:19:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18711 2007-10-11T09:19:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20934 2024-10-10T06:12:28.634484 application/rdf+xml 8056 2024-10-10T06:12:23.490540 image/jpeg 2281 2024-10-10T06:12:23.195523 image/jpeg 136118 2024-10-10T06:12:22.324552 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia