New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xii, 262, [4] pages. DJ is in a plastic sleeve. Introduction by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Editor's Foreword. Contents include Discovering the Underground, How Far Should We Go?, The Student as Nigger, Mobilization: Gettin' the Students Together, Student Power, Black Power for the Black Students, Educational Reform, Youth Culture: The Rock Revolution, and Postscript: And It's Just the Beginning. John Birmingham, the editor of “Our Time is Now,” is a witty, engaging guide through the high school underground from the vantage point of his own involvement as editor not only of the official student newspaper "VOICE" but also of the underground paper “Smuff” at Hackensack, N. J., High School. He traces the career of “Smuff” and presents a good sample of underground writing from high schools across the country. Kurt Vonnegut (November 11, 1922 – April 11, 2007) was an American writer and humorist known for his satirical and darkly humorous novels. In a career spanning over 50 years, he published fourteen novels, three short-story collections, five plays, and five nonfiction works; further collections have been published after his death. In addition, his short pieces, such as his Introduction to Our Time is Now, often have been overlooked and under-explored for there insights into both his creative genius and the social conditions and topics reflected in the works he agreed to introduce. More