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ACHENBACH , JOEL Captured by Aliens; the search for life and truth in a very large Universe
New York, Simon & Schuster. 1999, First Edition 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. (ISBN: 0-684-84856-2) Two Tone Papered Board, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Photographic. Cosmology, 415 pages, index, chapter notes, black-and-white photographs and drawings. Remainder stripe on base edge of pages. The author puts the extra terrestrial debate into the context of the space program, discoveries in astronomy, and the hunger for meaning of spiritual nourishment in an era when science often doesn't provide the answers that people desire. He finds the topic of extra terrestrial life is poisoned by wishful thinking, by the natural yearning to make contact with our brothers and sisters in space. But he also find some fascinating, admirable, and maddening characters who have pursued the truth about extra terrestrial life: Carl Sagan the brilliant astronomer who brought the Cosmos to the masses; Dan Goldin, the cantankerous head of NASA, who still believes in the dream of the space age; etc. Very Good/Very Good.
Offered for AUD 14.00 = appr. US$ 11.16 by: Syber's Books - Book number: 0209654
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