The Pulitzer Prize Winner
Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid
and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of
human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends--and their
amazing links to recent discoveries.
"A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years
ago, to the day before yesterday...It's a delight." -The New York
Times
"How can I persuade every intelligent person to read this important and
elegant book? . . . He talks about all kinds of things: the why of the
pain of human childbirth . . . the reason for sleeping and dreaming . .
. chimpanzees taught to communicate in deaf and dumb language . . . the
definition of death . . . cloning . . . computers . . . intelligent life
on other planets. . . . Fascinating . . . delightful."--The Boston
Globe
"In some lost Eden where dragons ruled, the foundations of our
intelligence were laid. . . . Carl Sagan takes us on a guided tour of
that lost land. . . . Fascinating . . . entertaining . . .
masterful."--St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Introductory music from the original score for COSMOS: A SpaceTime
Odyssey composed by Alan Silvestri, used with permission from Cosmos
Studios, Inc. and Chappers Music. All rights reserved. Special thanks to
Fuzzy Planets, Inc.
