{"product_id":"comet-carl-sagan-9780345412225","title":"Comet","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat are these graceful visitors to our skies? We now know that they bring both life and death and teach us about our origins.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eComet\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a breathtaking journey through space astride a comet. Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan, author of \u003ci\u003eCosmos and Contact\u003c\/i\u003e, and writer Ann Druyan explore the origin, nature, and future of comets, and the exotic myths and portents attached to them. The authors show how comets have spurred some of the great discoveries in the history of science and raise intriguing questions about these brilliant visitors from the interstellar dark. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWere the fates of the dinosaurs and the origins of humans tied to the wanderings of a comet? Are comets the building blocks from which worlds are formed? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLavishly illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned full-color paintings, \u003ci\u003eComet\u003c\/i\u003e is an enthralling adventure, indispensable for anyone who has ever gazed up at the heavens and wondered why.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eComet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Simply the best.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Times of London\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Fascinating, evocative, inspiring.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eComet\u003c\/i\u003e humanizes science. A beautiful, interesting book.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--United Press International\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Masterful . . . science, poetry, and imagination.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--The Atlanta Journal \u0026amp; Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Sagan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0345412222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345412225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.18h x 5.92w x 0.99d","brand":"Carl Sagan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994838761727,"sku":"9780345412225","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2b4b5f19-b1ca-41c2-84d1-533cc88393f5.jpg?v=1683332473","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/comet-carl-sagan-9780345412225","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}