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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Author: Steven Spielberg
Earth's encounter with spaceships and alien beings as experienced by one ordinary man.  Roy Neary, after encountering an unexplainable phenomenon one night, becomes obsessed with discovering more, to the dismay of his wife and family. He meets a government agent who is hoping to attract the aliens to an isolated mountaintop.  Earth...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780440114338
ISBN-10: 0440114330
Publication Date: 12/1/1977
Pages: 256
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  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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3.7 stars, based on 40 ratings
Publisher: Dell/Random House Publishing Group
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This is very good, better than the movie
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This book was a very quick read, i could not put it down, it's just like the movie, with extra stuff. I found this book to be better then the movie, I highly reccomend it to alien book lovers! you will not be disappointed!
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Great movie tie-in and a good read
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The novel is based on the highly successful movie of the same title. I liked the movie a bit better than the book.


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