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An edition of Contact (1985)

Contact

a novel

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In December, 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who -- or what -- is out there?
In Cosmos, Carl Sagan explained the universe. In Contact, he predicts its future -- and our own.

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Publisher
Guild Publishing
Language
English
Pages
432

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Subjects

Exploration Fiction Human-alien encounters Life on other planets Radio astronomy Women scientists Interstellar communication Interplanetary voyages Long Now Manual for Civilization Science Fiction - General Fiction - Science Fiction Science Fiction Fiction / Science Fiction / General Extraterrestrial beings Astronomers Large type books political intrigue First Contact extraterrestrial life Fiction, science fiction, general New York Times reviewed

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Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway Carl Sagan (1934-1996)

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Outer space

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Generic present day

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Cover of: Contact
Contact: a novel
1997, Pocket Books, Pocket
in English
Cover of: Contato
Contato: romance
1997, Companhia das Letras
Paperback in Portuguese - 1 edition
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Contact
July 1, 1997, Pocket Books
Mass Market Paperback in English
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Contact
1997, Pocket
Paperback in English
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Contacto
January 1, 1989, Plaza & Janes Editories Sa
Paperback in Spanish
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Contact
September 15, 1989, Pocket
Paperback in English
Cover of: Contact
Contact: a novel
1986, Guild Publishing
in English
Cover of: Contact
Contact: a novel
1985, Simon and Schuster
Hardcover in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Contact
Contact: a novel
1985, Simon and Schuster
Hardcover in English

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432p. ;
Number of pages
432

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OL18737720M

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OL2950903W

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By human standards it could not possibly have been artificial: It was the size of a world.
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