An edition of Contact (1985)

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An edition of Contact (1985)

Contact

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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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Pocket
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

People

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

Places

Outer space

Times

Generic present day

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

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First Sentence

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

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
432
Dimensions
6.8 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
Weight
7.2 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7662645M
ISBN 10
0671701800
ISBN 13
9780671701802
Library Thing
3252172
Goodreads
392551

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2950903W

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