Taxi from another planet: conversations with drivers about life in the universe
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Published:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2022.
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Book
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xiii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Unknown
ISBN:
9780674271838, 0674271831, 9780674271838
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"Taxi drivers love to talk, and when astrobiologist Charles Cockell is their passenger, they love to talk about aliens. This humorous, insightful collection gathers essays inspired by conversations with cabbies, ranging over the possible nature of alien societies, the inevitability of life, and links between environmentalism and space exploration"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Cockell, C. (2022). Taxi from another planet: conversations with drivers about life in the universe. Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Cockell, Charles. 2022. Taxi From Another Planet: Conversations With Drivers About Life in the Universe. Harvard University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Cockell, Charles, Taxi From Another Planet: Conversations With Drivers About Life in the Universe. Harvard University Press, 2022.
MLA Citation (style guide)Cockell, Charles. Taxi From Another Planet: Conversations With Drivers About Life in the Universe. Harvard University Press, 2022.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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