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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Icon Books Ltd (1 May 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840468653
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840468656
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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"'A calm, intelligent and witty survey of the history of mankind's search for extraterrestrial life' Daily Mail 'A masterpiece of science writing and journalism - in-your-face, direct and beautifully written... a gem of wisdom, scholarship and fun.' BBC Focus"


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The rate of expansion of our universe is mind-blowing: imagine a pea growing to the size of the Milky Way in less time than it takes to blink. In all this infinite space that we cannot even see, let alone explore, it seems certain that there is some life on other worlds.From Aristotle to ET via radio, religion and reincarnation, Surendra Verma's fast-moving narrative examines the history of our search for alien life, and dispels the myriad myths on the subject, before focusing on the real possibilities lurking in space.In a popular and easy-to-read style, Verma uses current research to speculate what life is like on other planets, how we might communicate with it, and what Earth might seem like to visitors.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Too much babble, 10 Aug 2007
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This review is from: Why Aren't They Here?: The Question of Life on Other Worlds (Hardcover)
This topic could be one of the most interesting and rewarding in astronomy/science, unfortunately this book does not do the field justice. The interesting elements such as the WOW signal go missing in a sea of useless history and unrelated theory and are only too briefly mentioned.
A good topic with a few pages of interest but far too much wandering around the periphery of the subject.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the layman, 9 Oct 2007
This review is from: Why Aren't They Here?: The Question of Life on Other Worlds (Hardcover)
Surendra Verma has done for me what many years of school couldn't. He's made Astronomy, Physics and Chemistry cool and interesting.

Let's not beat about the bush, a lot of the book is Science, but it's good, interesting science, not the stuff you learn in school.

My favorite chapters were "Messages" and "Questions", simply because they allowed Mr Verma to move beyond explaining the science and into theorising the possibilities out there. Very interesting read!
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