{"product_id":"comet-9780345412225","title":"Comet","description":"WHAT ARE THESE GRACEFUL VISITORS TO OUR SKIES? WE NOW KNOW THAT THEY BRING BOTH LIFE AND DEATH AND TEACH US ABOUT OUR ORIGINS. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComet begins with a breathtaking journey through space astride a comet. Pulitzer Prize-winning astronomer Carl Sagan, author of Cosmos and Contact, 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\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLavishly illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned full-color paintings, Comet is an enthralling adventure, indispensable for anyone who has ever gazed up at the heavens and wondered why. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"SIMPLY THE BEST.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *The Times of London \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"FASCINATING, EVOCATIVE, INSPIRING.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *The Washington Post \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"COMET HUMANIZES SCIENCE. A BEAUTIFUL, INTERESTING BOOK.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *United Press International \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"MASTERFUL . . . SCIENCE, POETRY, AND IMAGINATION.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e *The Atlanta Journal \u0026amp; Constitution\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345412225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\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":"Default Title","offer_id":36636400844956,"sku":"9780345412225","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ebf4fd5c-531b-4f32-8b8b-b78a3cc670ff.jpg?v=1603841857","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/comet-9780345412225","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}