Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Ranger Reader) (edition 1982)

by Steven Spielberg

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Title:	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Ranger Reader)
Authors:	Steven Spielberg
Info:	Prentice Hall College Div (1982), Paperback
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind [novelization] by Steven Spielberg (Author)

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Precisely like the movie. (

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br77rino | Aug 18, 2016 |

This is, of course, the novel version of the movie, but I still thought it should be a good read. The story was highly fast-paced and of course the plot was interesting, but the writing seemed lacking at parts. It's a good thing Spielberg does movies, not books. (

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samlives2 | Mar 5, 2010 |

probably won't get around to reading it

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Spielberg, Steven	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Ganstel, Michel	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Képes, Anna	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Lahtinen, Aarne T. K.	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Goldmann SF (23297)

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Das große SF - Film - Lesebuch by Steven Spielberg

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind [1977 film] by Steven Spielberg

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind [novelization]

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Bear Lodge, Wyoming, USA

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Seven misshapen figures emerged from a blinding swirl of desert sand and sage.

"Seven misshapen figures emerged from a blinding swirl of desert sand and sage."

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This entry is for the novelization, not the film, fotonovel or the screenplay. Copies of the screenplay and the film version are each considered separate works: they should be separated out, and should not be combined with the novel. According to Wikipedia American author Leslie Waller wrote the novelization of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," published as by Spielberg. No sources or references are provided.

Fotonovel ISBNs: 0440109795 and 0722180829

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