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Title: Common Denominator Title Record # 56205
Author: John D. MacDonald
Date: 1951-07-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Synopsis: Humans encounter aliens, who are really pleasant, but also mellow and their civilization has been on the same level for centuries if not more. On the other hand they apparently haven't had wars and have little violent crime. The chief of the bureau of racial maturity travels to their home world to find out how they have managed that.
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Year Language Title
1953Translated by an unknown hand
Italian Un pianeta primitivo
1955 French Sans guerres et sans fous

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1951 1951-07-00 ed. H. L. Gold World Editions, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
164
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Willer Checkmark
Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction 1952-02-00 ed. H. L. Gold Crown Publishers  
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
566
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Arbib Checkmark
Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction 1953-00-00 ed. H. L. Gold Grayson & Grayson     vi+
255
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Urania #5 1953-03-01 ed. Giorgio Monicelli Mondadori 5
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
160
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Curt Caesar Checkmark
Galaxie (1ère série), #23 October 1955 1955-10-00 ed.
Editors of Galaxie (1ère série)?Editors of Galaxie (1ere serie)
Éditions Nuit et Jour?Editions Nuit et Jour
 
F100?F: French frank. ISO code: FRF in 1960-1999
148
digest?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".
mag Checkmark
Other Times, Other Worlds 1978-10-00 John D. MacDonald Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-14037-7
$1.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
287
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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Other Times, Other Worlds 1978-10-00 John D. MacDonald Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-14037-7
C$1.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
287
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
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101 Science Fiction Stories 1986-06-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh Avenel Books 0-517-60669-0
$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xvii+
651
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas  
The Giant Book of Science Fiction Stories 1992-00-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh Magpie Books 1-85487-150-1
£3.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xvii+
651
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Jim Burns Checkmark
Common Denominator 2016-02-08 John D. MacDonald Project Gutenberg 51148
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
The 13th Science Fiction Megapack 2016-11-10 ed. uncredited Wildside Press (Megapack) 978-1-4794-2435-1
$0.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth  
101 Science Fiction Stories date unknown ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, Jenny-Lynn Waugh Avenel Books 0-517-60669-0
$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
651
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Romas Checkmark
Other Times, Other Worlds date unknown John D. MacDonald Fawcett Gold Medal 0-449-14037-7
$2.25?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
287
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
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