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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Touchstone/Simon & Schuster; 1st edition (May 20, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0684852551
  • ISBN-13: 978-0684852553
  • Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsA love affair with the sky
By wrdsmth01@worldnet.att.net on June 2, 1998
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This is a love story. From the first moment author Levy said "Twinkle twinkle little star..." he did more than just wonder what they were but made it his life study to find out. The words flow trippingly off the page. If you only read one book about comets in your entire life, this is the one to read. It is truly a page turner; it kept me up half the night. Don't walk -- RUN and get it!
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5.0 out of 5 starsReally a wonderful book
By Luis Argerich on April 22, 2013
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This is a fantastic journey through the world of comets, the writing is great and the information valuable.
I enjoyed and learned a lot from this book at the same time.
A must read for anyone interested in comets and astronomy in general.
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5.0 out of 5 starsFive stars! An 'edge-of-your-seat' book!
By A Customer on June 8, 1998
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This is a truly wonderful story not only giving a great deal of easy to understand information about comets, but doing it in such a way that it kept me at the 'edge of my seat' throughout. This book reveals the secrets of the beginning of life on earth, and possibly the end of civilization as we know it. I would give this book 5 stars, a great read from start to finish!
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5.0 out of 5 stars"Yes, Virginia, Comets Do Hit Planets"
By Zach on February 16, 2008
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David Levy was one of the astronomers who discovered the infamous Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which had collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994. He brought this book to public to tell the story of the comets as he mixed his experiences/discovery with the science behind the comets. Indeed, it is a book for the layperson to read as well to understand the grave dangers from space: comets.

This book is also informative in a way as Levy discussed the history of the comets impacts, especially in the chapter eight where he listed the time line of major comets seen in the skies in the past two thousand years. Also, in the fourteenth chapter where he brought to light the terrifying "Doomsday" story about "what would happen if a comet exactly like Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 to hit Earth," to which he brings the reader to experience the Earth colliding with a comet. It was a scary story because we would have no warning.

In all, there are fifteen chapters, with roughly 240 pages. Well-written and readable. And, I certainly like the title of the thirteenth chapter: "Yes, Virginia, Comets Do Hit Planets" as I think it is an important point from the book.

Much recommended.
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