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  • By: Carl Sagan
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  • Length: 4 hrs and 38 mins
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Summary

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....
©1997 Carl Sagan. All rights reserved (P)1997 Simon & Schuster Inc. All rights reserved. AUDIOWORKS is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster Inc.
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"Engrossing first novel....an exciting intellectual adventure and science fiction of a high order." ( Publishers Weekly)
"Ingenious and satisfying." ( Newsweek)
"The greatest adventure of all time." ( Associated Press)

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Brilliant mind dreams

Anything that Ms Foster does is okay in my book her Virginia twang I just love also if you see the movie she is beautiful

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Enjoyable

This is a great story both independently and as a companion to the movie also starring Jodie Foster. Although filled with scientific terms it never seem patronising. a great story with a beautiful message and thought provoking ideas. I wish it were longer.

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Easiliy the best book I ever read

Easiliy the best book I ever read, but it should have been marked as a shortened version. I have now started reading the original full-length version.

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Brilliantly delivered but somehow dated

I'm pretty sure this is Carl Sagans' only novel and as such is worth it almost as a piece of history alone. It also helps make some sense of rather confused film. There are some points where the science has just moved on as have some of the points on social attitude giving it a dated feel. Hence I've marked the story down, Jodie Foster is perfect - even if she is sort of playing herself.

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Great story, great performance

I loved listening to Jodie Foster in this wonderful book from Carl Sagan. A strory where faith and science merge.

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Awesome story from an inspirational scientist

Carl Sagan spent his life trying to engage ordinary people with science. "Contact" conveys the passion, imagination and dedication of scientists with the overwhelming sense of awe that comes with new discovery. Highly recommended.

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Fascinating

Very impressed with the whole storyline. Out of most science fiction , this gives the sense of real possibility and credibility. Very interesting and captivating. Very well read by Jodie

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If only the film was as good as the book

I’ve watched the film of Contact many times, but the book is so much better.

The ending to this book is much better than the film!

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Even better than the film

Great story, well read and the differences with the film add to this story. I’m biased, l love the film but now the book is an even better story.

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"Intelligent life Jim, but not not as we know it"

A Well intended and positive universal view.To be swallowed with a huge chunk of PI. The video is a' must'.

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