Aliens: Science Asks: Is There Anyone Out There? (Paperback)
Jim Al-Khalili (editor)Published: 03/11/2016
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781781256817
Number of pages: 240
Weight: 167 g
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 15 mm
Edition: Main
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Jim Al-Khalili has gathered a useful cross-section of the brightest minds in space science ... [Aliens] goes far beyond the what and the where and the when of extraterrestrial-hunting to the biggest conundrum of all: why bother? ... This book is always lucid and sometimes unexpectedly beautiful. -- Oliver Moody * The Times *
With a handsome cover sprinkled with green glitter, and pages wittily edged in matching green, this is an ideal stocking-filler for keen alien-fanciers -- Jane Shilling * Daily Mail *
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