Carl Sagan
The
Demon-Haunted World :
Science As a Candle in the Dark
Carl Sagan muses on the current state
of scientific thought, which
offers him marvelous opportunities to entertain us with his own childhood experiences, the
newspaper morgues, UFO stories, and the assorted flotsam and jetsam of pseudoscience.
Along the way he debunks alien abduction, faith-healing, and channeling; refutes the
arguments that science destroys spirituality, and provides a "baloney detection
kit" for thinking through political, social, religious, and other issues.
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Billions and Billions : Thoughts on Life and
Death at the Brink of the Millennium
In this book, his last, Carl Sagan shows once again
his extraordinary ability to interpret the mysteries of life and the majesty of the
universe for the general reader. Brilliant, eloquent, and imbued with Sagan's uniquely
childlike sense of awe, this entertaining collection of essays captures the authors spirit
at its best.
In Billions and Billions Sagan applies what
we know about science,
mathematics, and space to everyday life, as well as to the exploration of many essential
questions concerning the environment and our future. Ranging far and wide in subject
matter, he takes his readers on a soaring journey, from the invention of chess to the
possibility of life on Mars, from Monday Night Football to the relationship between
the United States and Russia, from global warming to the abortion debate. And, on a more
intimate note, we are given a rare glimpse of the author himself as he movingly describes
his valiant fight for his life, his love of his family, and his personal beliefs about
death and God.
Throughout these essays, Sagan provides clarity and
understanding for an audience eager to make sense of the world around it as it prepares
for the challenges of the coming millennium, and in the process he illuminates his
strongly held belief that we have the ability to change the world and our lives for the
better.
Sagan has said, We make our world significant by the
courage of our questions and by the depth of our answers. With this book, as in his
magnificent career, he makes this world significant indeed.
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Broca's Brain : Reflections on the Romance of
Science
Carl Sagan, writer and scientist,
returns from the frontier to tell us about how the world works. In his delightfully
down-to-earth style, he explores and explains a mind-boggling future of intelligent
robots, extraterrestrial life and its consequences, and other provocative, fascinating
quandaries of the future that we want to see today.
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors : A Search for Who
We Are
Spanning more than four billion years, from "the beginning and
a little before," this brilliant chronicle of the first stirrings of life on Earth
traces the human animal's evolution--and makes a powerful case for man's enduring kinship
with the "lower" animals.
Cosmos
The best-selling science book ever
published in the England
language, COSMOS is a magnificent overview of the past, present, and future of science.
Brilliant and provocative, it traces today's knowledge and scientific methods to their
historical roots, blending science and philosophy in a wholly energetic and irresistible
way.
Pale Blue Dot : A Vision of the Human Future in
Space
The long-awaited sequel to Pulitzer Prize-winner Carl Sagan's
classic work Cosmos--the best-selling science book ever published in the English language.
A compelling, erudite, and thoroughly entertaining look at man's changing awareness of his
place in the universe, Pale Blue Dot is a captivating field guide to our known universe,
beautifully represented with dazzling photographs and illustrations.
Contact
It is December 1999, the dawn of the
millennium, and a team of international scientists is poised for the most fantastic
adventure in human history. After years of scanning the galaxy for signs of somebody or
something else, this team believes they've found a message from an intelligent source--and they travel deep into
space to meet it. Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Sagan injects Contact, his prophetic
adventure story, with scientific details that make it utterly believable. It is a Cold War
era novel that parlays the nuclear paranoia of the time into exquisitely wrought tension
among the various countries involved. Sagan meditates on science, religion, and
government--the elements that define society--and looks to their impact on and role in the
future. His ability to pack an exciting read with such rich content is an unusual talent
that makes Contact a modern sci-fi classic.
Visions for the 21st Century
Audio Cassette
Recorded at the celebration of the 50th
anniversary of the United Nations, this audio work features the Pulitzer Prize-wining
author, Dr. Carl Sagan. His presentation evoked the sane tenets and mysteries offered in
his immensely popular PBS series, "Cosmos", and his best-selling book, "The
Dragons of Eden". These cassettes also include many of the world's leading religious
and political leaders. Posthumously, Dr. Sagan's novel, "Contact", is now a
major motion picture starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConnaugh. 2 cassettes. |