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Cosmos

A Personal Voyage

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Cosmos

By: Carl Sagan
Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Seth MacFarlane, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ann Druyan
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Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean of space. Cosmos retraces the fourteen billion years of cosmic evolution that have transformed matter into consciousness, exploring such topics as the origin of life, the human brain, Egyptian hieroglyphics, spacecraft missions, the death of the Sun, the evolution of galaxies, and the forces and individuals who helped to shape modern science.

Includes introductory music: "Heaven and Hell" by Vangelis from Cosmos: A Personal Voyage used with permission from Druyan-Sagan Associates, Inc. All rights reserved.

Praise for Cosmos

“Magnificent... With a lyrical literary style, and a range that touches almost all aspects of human knowledge, Cosmos often seems too good to be true.” - The Plain Dealer

“Sagan is an astronomer with one eye on the stars, another on history, and a third - his mind’s - on the human condition.” - Newsday

“Brilliant in its scope and provocative in its suggestions...shimmers with a sense of wonder.” - The Miami Herald

“Sagan dazzles the mind with the miracle of our survival, framed by the stately galaxies of space.” - Cosmopolitan

“Enticing...iridescent...imaginatively illustrated.” - The New York Times Book Review

©1980 Carl Sagan Productions, Inc (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Foreword © 2013 by Ann Druyan. “Reflections on Carl Sagan’s Cosmos” essay © 2013 by Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Astronomy Astronomy & Space Science Atmospheric Science Cosmology Earth Sciences Physics Science Interstellar Science Fiction Thought-Provoking Mathematics Fiction Solar System Black Hole
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Loved this book. Audible is the way to read it. Narrated well. Thank you Audible

This is a real eye opener.

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The presentation by Levar Burton is excellent. The story by Carl Sagan is inspiring & uplifting.

Uplifting and Entertaining.

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Very easy listening, insightful and mostly still relevant today.

Written by a true genius and read by amazing people.

Loved it.

Brillant

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Cosmos is one of those books that only grows in relevance as time goes on. The final words on war and humanity's journey in the cosmos are incredibly poignant and Carl's writing is as fresh and insightful as if it were written today. Great performance from Burton, and the introductions are wonderful, especially Ann Druyan's which was particularly moving. If you want to become a better human, get this book.

A book everyone should read

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Incredible journey throughout human evolution from star dust. He ignites the love of physics and history like no other. Lt. Geordie Laforge’s reading can’t miss either.

Highly recommend this book.

I only wish I witnessed him when he was alive

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