Yup. History degree to middle school teacher. It's almost a trap degree. I'll always remember the day the college put up posters of what jobs their degrees led to, and 80% of history majors were listed as "Job Unrelated to Degree."

I think that was the plot of the novel "Spock Must Die!"

I was thinking of the "Hey, I'm working here!" Moment at the blind guy scene...then they actually did it!

From 2005 back, 45 of of 50 prizes in Physiology and Medicine absolutely require understanding of evolution. This bill sets back American medicine and biotech.

Vincent Price did this story years ago, as a radio drama. Listen to the link; it's incredibly creepy to hear him describe the rat horde.

Gorram it! I started that one years ago, returning it to the library before finishing it. I was enjoying it, but could feel that it was going to get dark. Damn, I'm glad I never went on now that I know it was the same author.

Grunts!, by Mary Gentle. A story of Orcs finding U.S. Military hardware in a dead dragon's horde. For two-thirds of the books it's a fun romp, but then they spend a page raping elf children to death. I didn't have any more fun after "Pass me another elf, Sergeant, this one's split!"