ROBERT HEINLEIN—STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND—1987

Description: Softcover ---- SCIENCE FICTION 1987 - by Robert A. Heinlein Fantasy Science Fiction Adventure 1. Normal 0 Stranger in a Strange Land - Normal 0 438 Pgs Won Hugo + Prometheus Awards - Best Novel - AND Received 34 Citations including Best All-Time SF Novels and '100 Must-Read Sci-Fi Books' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Heinlein: Many Wins / Nominations Hugo, Retro-Hugo, Nebula, & Locus Awards Member Science Fiction Hall of Fame FIRST Grand Master of Science Fiction. . >TRUSTED EBAY SELLER SINCE 2003 >SHIPS ONLY TO USA & CANADA >MEDIA MAIL or GROUND ADVANTAGE - USA ONLY >PRIORITY MAIL ~ FAST SHIP OPTION - USA & CANADA ****************************************************************************************** . .>Shipping with Tracking - with Cardboard Inserts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>HEINLEIN COOL TRIVIA at Listing Bottom (end) .>>Action, adventure, & discovery come together in this fascinating tale. Softcover, best-selling novel by Robert A. Heinlein. Book Won Hugo & Prometheus Awards for best novel AND Received 34 Citations (Library of Congress named it one of "88 Books that Shaped America"). Normal 0 .1. Normal 0 Stranger in a Strange Land - ISBN: 0441790348 - Copyright 1961, Publisher ACE Books, April 1987 -- 438 Pages >>Features: Table of Contents -- Book Won Hugo & Prometheus Awards for best novel -- AND Received 34 Citations, including "100 Must-Read Science Fiction", and "Best All-Time SF Novels" - (Library of Congress named it one of "88 Books that Shaped America") <>Brief Summary Let's meet Valentine Michael Smith - a human raised by Martians on the planet Mars. He's now newly returned to Earth in his early adult life. He has never before seen another member of his species. Sent to Earth, he is a stranger who must learn what it is to be a human. Among his people for the 1st time, he struggles to understand the social codes & prejudices of human nature that are so unusual to him. Smith displays his unique psychic abilities & superhuman intelligence, along with a childlike outlook in this new world. But his own beliefs and powers far exceed the limits of humankind. He teaches his fundamental beliefs in grok, water-sharing, and love (Grok - a 'Martian' word for understanding a thing so fully as to become one with it.). These lessons inspire an eventual transformation that will alter Earth's culture forever. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>HEINLEIN COOL TRIVIA: - He narrated 1969 Moon landing with Walter Cronkite (CBS) - Crater on Mars named after him (Heinlein Crater) - Main-belt asteroid named for him (6312 Robheinlein) - Heinlein named character in this novel 'Smith' because of unpronounceable names often given to fiction extraterrestrials. He said "..whoever heard of a Martian named Smith?" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDITION Very Good 1987 printing condition. It resided in an indoor storage cabinet. There may be some natural color aging in pages & covers from vintage 1987 printing, lightly tanned with age. Has some storage edge, spine (top & bottom, photos 6, 7), or corner wear, a bit of cover or page creasing or wrinkling. Last few pages have creasing & clear tape applied from manufacturer small tear error. Good binding pages secure; no apparent writing. Generally, book also May Have some edge, spine, or corner wear, a bit of cover or page creasing or wrinkling, smudges, slight curving of book/pages, tags or tape affixed, minor darkening of pages at top, bottom, fore-edges or covers, & cover color rubbing wear, fading on inside covers - though this may not be apparent to view in 8 photos. >>There is no return for this item. . PHOTO LIST PHOTOS 1 & 8 -- Front view of science fiction book. PHOTO 2 -- Back view of book. PHOTOS 3 thru 7 -- Views spine, top, bottom, and fore-edges. ************************* ************************** PayPal Verified . Pay securely with a major credit card thru PayPal Our eBay store has BOTH PayPal & ID Verified Approval, providing buyer confidence. Items come from a smoke-free business. Only RC Aircraft items have a return or exchange policy. All other items sold AS IS: books, teaching resources, posters, & collectibles, etc. We ship after payment is received, & funds have cleared in 1-4 days. ~Please e-mail questions before BIDDING or BUYING ~We want to make sure you are satisfied with your purchase - >We've been proudly serving customers for 25+ years - ~~Since we are not responsible for packages lost or damaged by USPS or other delivery services, shipping insurance may be considered for collectibles or more costly items. We Do Not Charge Any Handling Fees for our service. We will combine orders whenever possible to reduce your total shipping charges. Email us to request this combined cost..

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