Yesterday's Thief, Tomorrow's Science: A Look at the Real-life Technology Behind Eric Beckman's World

This short nonfiction book takes a look at some of the science and technology described in the popular science fiction novel, Yesterday’s Thief.
Here are some of the questions it answers:
• Can earthquakes be predicted?
• Is mind reading possible?
• What are space-time crystals?
• Do people really try to steal power?
• What kind of time travel is possible (and happens every day)?
• Is it really possible to artificially inseminate three thousand cows in one year?
• Can oil wells be infected?
• Do jewel thieves make stupid mistakes?
• Does cold fusion deserve a second look?