Gabrielle Borisovna

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Utah

Equal parts scientist and public personality, Carl Sagan was one of the most well-known figures of the 20th century. As an adviser to NASA, he helped plan the first moon landing. As an activist, he warned of the dangers of nuclear war. And through his writings and television show, Sagan nurtured the scientific curiosity of audiences around the world, encouraging even the non-scientifically inclined to understand the possibilities that lay in the cosmos and beyond. The remarkable life of the multi-talented Sagan is chronicled within these pages, which survey his personal and professional challenges and his greatest successes.

Carl Sagan

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Georgia

A Life in the Cosmos

In this compelling life of Carl Sagan, award-winning science writer William Poundstone details the transformation of a bookish young astronomer obsessed with life on other worlds into science's first authentic media superstar. The instantly recognizable Sagan, a fixture on television and a bestselling author, offered the layperson entry into the mysteries of the cosmos and of science in general. To much of the scientific community, however, he was a pariah, a brazen publicity seeker who cared more about his image and his fortune than the advancement of science. Poundstone reveals the seldom-discussed aspects of Sagan's life, the legitimate and important work of his early scientific career, the almost obsessive capacity to take on endless projects, and the multiple marriages and fractured personal life, in what The New Yorker called an "evenhanded guide" to a great man's career.

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Texas

A Science Fiction Novel

Astrophysicist Dr. Rebecca Blake deciphers a message from outer space and finds that the message contains directions for the construction of a complicated machine

Contact

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Car sagan on life, death and the new millennium 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Michigan

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.

Billions and Billions

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Science as a Candle in the Dark

Revealing the dangers associated with widespread scientific ignorance, a cautionary study explains how scientific thought has served to overcome prejudice and hysteria while debunking the myth that science destroys spirituality

The Demon-Haunted World

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In December, 1999, a multinational team journeys out to the stars, to the most awesome encounter in human history. Who -- or what -- is out there?
In Cosmos, Carl Sagan explained the universe. In Contact, he predicts its future -- and our own.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New Mexico

New York

Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence

The well-known astronomer and astrobiologist surveys current knowledge of the development of intelligence on Earth in various forms of life and explains his persuasion that intelligence must have developed along similar paths throughout the universe

The Dragons of Eden

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New Jersey

A Scientific Debate

UFO's

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Pennsylvania

Colorado

Dust covers a little beat up with the book itself is an excellent condition

Minnesota

International Affairs in the Modern Age

The well-known astronomer presents an illustrated guide to the universe and to Earth's relationship to it, moving from theories of creation to humankind's discovery of the cosmos, to general relativity, to space missions, and beyond

Cosmos

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Nevada

Illinois

Cosmos (4th printing)

District of Columbia

Dust jacket torn in places (see photos), but the book is otherwise in very excellent condition for its age

Many illustrations- full color and black & white

First edition

*disclaimer: this item comes from a pet-friendly home!

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

Arkansas

California

1st edition, 1st printing

Tennessee

Beautiful astrophysicist Rebecca Blake deciphers long-awaited signals from space, persuades world leaders to construct a machine that many consider a Trojan Horse, and journeys into space for an epochal encounter.

1993, 25th printing, Ballantine Books, 270 pages. The cover is still shiny, though there are scratches and corner and edge wear, particularly around the spine. Clean pages, though yellowed from age. Black and white photos and illustrations are found throughout the book. 

North Carolina

"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

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. 

"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

Dragons of Eden

Iowa

Reflections on the Romance of Science

A fascinating book on the joys of discovering how the world works, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Cosmos and Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors. “Magnificent . . . Delightful . . . A masterpiece. A message of tremendous hope for humanity . . . While ever conscious that human folly can terminate man’s march into the future, Sagan nonetheless paints for us a mind-boggling future: intelligent robots, the discovery of extraterrestrial life and its consequences, and above all the challenge and pursuit of the mystery of the universe.”—Chicago Tribune “Go out and buy this book, because Carl Sagan is not only one of the world’s most respected scientists, he’s a great writer. . . . I can give a book no greater accolade than to say I’m planning on reading it again. And again. And again.”—The Miami Herald “The brilliant astronomer . . . is persuasive, provocative and readable.”—United Press International “Closely reasoned, impeccably researched, gently humorous, utterly devastating.”—The Washington Post

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