{"product_id":"traveling-in-space-revised-edition-paperback","title":"Traveling in Space (Revised Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Paul Leiva\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Amazon Science Fiction Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Unique First Contact Novel from the Point-of-View of the Aliens. \u003c\/b\u003eThe last thing the factfinders-who call themselves \u003cb\u003eLife\u003c\/b\u003e-expected to find while traveling in space in \u003ci\u003eThe Curious\u003c\/i\u003e on a mission from their planet, \u003cb\u003eThe Living World\u003c\/b\u003e, was \"other\" life. But one day, they stumble upon the third planet out from a backwater sun and find it teeming with a vast diversity of life, including one sentient and cognizant, if primitive, species that they dub: \u003cb\u003eOtherlife\u003c\/b\u003e.Being not only from \u003ci\u003eThe Curious \u003c\/i\u003ebut inherently curious themselves, they begin to study the Otherlife and their alien culture, discovering such strange things as marriage, intoxicating drinks, weapons of minor and mass destruction, the gleeful inhaling of toxic substances, two-parent families, layered language, genocide, non-nude bathing, and-the strangest thing of all-religion.This first contact between Life and Otherlife, disconcerting for both, has moments of humor and moments of horror-and neither escapes the encounter unchanged.\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003ci\u003eTRAVELING IN SPACE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTraveling in Space's\u003c\/i\u003e humor and refreshing perspective is thoroughly enjoyable\" \u003cb\u003e- Diane Ackerman, New York Times bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Zookeeper's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Natural History of the Senses.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Many of the aliens' encounters with human beings are downright funny...much to think about, and I'm sure that \u003ci\u003eTraveling in Space\u003c\/i\u003e will play on my mind for some time to come\" \u003cb\u003e- Russell Blackford, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eScience Fiction and the Moral Imagination.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A deadpan, laugh-out-loud look at first contact told from the alien POV (with aliens that are as messed up as the rest of us). Recommended!\" \u003cb\u003e- Stephen Webb, physicist, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY?: Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Superbly entertaining and unique...thought-provoking.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mindquest Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A unique spin of science fiction... With much humor and much to think about...not to be overlooked\"\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 468\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.04 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67847125467443,"sku":"9781735298566","price":29.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/sxZboaavOB9781735298566.webp?v=1793487684","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/traveling-in-space-revised-edition-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}