Contact - Softcover

Sagan, Carl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671004107 ISBN 13: 9780671004101

Publisher: Pocket Books, 1997

Synopsis

RO60064769. CONTACT. 1997. In-12. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos plié, Intérieur acceptable. 434 pages. Tranche très légèrement et partiellement jaunie.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

About this title

Review:

It is December 1999, the dawn of the millennium, and a team of international scientists is poised for the most fantastic adventure in human history. After years of scanning the galaxy for signs of somebody or something else, this team believes they've found a message from an intelligent source--and they travel deep into space to meet it. Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Sagan injects Contact, his prophetic adventure story, with scientific details that make it utterly believable. It is a Cold War era novel that parlays the nuclear paranoia of the time into exquisitely wrought tension among the various countries involved. Sagan meditates on science, religion and government--the elements that define society--and looks to their impact on and role in the future. His ability to pack an exciting read with such rich content is an unusual talent that makes Contact a modern sci-fi classic.

Review:

Newsweek "Like a good mystery, Contact keeps us curious to the end...ingenious and satisfying."

New York Times Book Review "Contact deals with issues...worth pondering.The range and depth of ideas is quite uncommon."

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0671004107
• ISBN 13: 9780671004101
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 434