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Comet
- Narrated by: Seth MacFarlane, Bahni Turpin
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
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Summary
Comet 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.
Were 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? Comet is an enthralling adventure, indispensable for anyone who has ever gazed up at the heavens and wondered why.
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"Simply the best."—The Times of London
"Fascinating, evocative, inspiring."—The Washington Post
"Comet humanizes science. A beautiful, interesting book."—United Press International
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- Shane
- 29-08-24
Brilliant
Fantastic start to finish. Could listen over 10 times and still find something in it I missed before.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-10-18
Airborne Sky God
The night sky filled my dreams with comets in their intimacy. Virtually sleep through time itself.
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- Andrew Hadden
- 24-01-19
classic
very well read, classic book on comets for all levels of listeners, lots of interesting detail
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- Panda
- 21-06-20
Comets Explained
This is an good book if you're into astronomy, it takes you on an journey around the sun and through space. Recommended!
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- Paul
- 22-08-19
Not as great as other Sagan's books
The narration is terrible - sounds like text-to-speech most of the time, and spoils it a lot.
The book itself... I love Sagan, and have enjoyed pretty much everything else he wrote, but this one feels like there's just not enough to talk about for a whole book, so the material is spread very thinly.
Overall, so far it's the least favourite of Sagan's books for me, I am afraid.
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