{"product_id":"first-contact-or-its-later-than-you-think-paperback","title":"First Contact: Or, It's Later Than You Think - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEvan Mandery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"What a hilarious ride--the übersurreal meets \u003cem\u003eThe Daily Show\u003c\/em\u003e.\" -- Tim Dorsey, author of \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNuclear Jellyfish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the bestselling and rightfully cult-inspiring tradition of Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams comes \u003cem\u003eFirst Contact --\u003c\/em\u003ean hysterically funny satire about Presidential politics and intergalactic misunderstanding. This smart and biting novel by Evan Mandery--an author equally well-versed in the lives of the U.S. presidents, existential philosophy, and the Simpsons--offers much food for intellectual thought along with an all-you-can-eat buffet of laughs, as it chronicles the first close encounters between earthlings and a \u003cem\u003evastly \u003c\/em\u003esuperior extraterrestrial race from Rigel-Rigel. As the subtitle of \u003cem\u003eFirst Contact \u003c\/em\u003eso presciently informs us, \"It's Later than You Think.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA satirical joyride in the tradition of Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams, \u003cem\u003eFirst Contact\u003c\/em\u003e introduces us to the hyper-intelligent Rigelians, who admire Woody Allen movies and Bundt cake, and who urge the people of Earth to mend their ways to avoid destruction of their planet. But the president of the United States, a God-fearing, science-doubting fitness fanatic, is skeptical of the evidence presented to him and sets in motion a chain of events that will change the lives of his young attaché, an alien scam artist, several raccoons, and a scientist who has predicted the end of the universe. Parrot sketch excluded.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA satirical joyride in the tradition of Kurt Vonnegut and Douglas Adams, \u003cem\u003eFirst Contact\u003c\/em\u003e introduces us to the hyper-intelligent Rigelians, who admire Woody Allen movies and Bundt cake, and who urge the people of Earth to mend their ways to avoid destruction of their planet. But the president of the United States, a God-fearing, science-doubting fitness fanatic, is skeptical of the evidence presented to him and sets in motion a chain of events that will change the lives of his young attaché, an alien scam artist, several raccoons, and a scientist who has predicted the end of the universe. Parrot sketch excluded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.12 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 26, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915276349756,"sku":"9780061749773","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/7265\/1324\/files\/YmJjVlViWnBRdml3UEN2ZzUycFMvQT09.webp?v=1774361233","url":"https:\/\/barginbooks.co\/products\/first-contact-or-its-later-than-you-think-paperback","provider":"Books Fare ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}