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Original Essays | October 18, 2009

Victoria Hislop: IMG From Leprosy to Lorca — Strange Inspiration

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My first novel, The Island, was inspired by a chance visit to a tiny island leper colony off the coast of Greece on our summer holiday. It was a... Continue »
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    The Return

    Victoria Hislop

Stranger in a Strange Land

by Robert A Heinlein

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ISBN13: 9780441788385
ISBN10: 0441788386
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One of the greatest science fiction novels ever published, Stranger in a Strange Land's original manuscript had 50,000 words cut. Now they have been reinstated for this special 30th anniversary trade edition. A Mars-born earthling arrives on this planet for the first time as an adult, and the sensation he creates teaches Earth some unforgettable lessons. "A brilliant mind-bender".--Kurt Vonnegut.
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Alan Vandersloot, November 19, 2006 (view all comments by Alan Vandersloot)
This is a book I first read when I was young [circa 1964].

Science fiction has been a fascination for me, and this book is still an all-time favorite of mine.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780441788385
Author:
Heinlein, Robert A.
Publisher:
Ace Books
Author:
Heinlein, Robert A.
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Science Fiction - General
Subject:
Science fiction
Subject:
Science / General
Copyright:
1991
Edition Number:
Ace trade ed.
Series Volume:
TN-208
Publication Date:
October 1991
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
528
Dimensions:
927x626x136 148
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