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Cosmos

Written by: Carl Sagan
Narrated by: LeVar Burton, Seth MacFarlane, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ann Druyan
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Publisher's Summary

RETURNING TO TELEVISION AS AN ALL-NEW MINISERIES ON FOX

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.

Editors Select, June 2017

As a big fan of Neil deGrasse Tyson's recent documentary series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which honors Carl Sagan's original work from 1980, I was excited to listen to Sagan's companion book - now available in audio for the first time. While I was a bit too young to catch Sagan's docuseries, LeVar Burton's Reading Rainbow did heavily influence my childhood, and this may be why my brain seemed primordially attuned to learn from Burton's voice. He's the perfect narrator for untangling complicated scientific subjects as well as highlighting their moments of majesty. I legit feel smarter for having listened to Cosmos, and I'll also never be able to forget why medieval Catholic monks first domesticated rabbits (hint: it wasn't because they were cute). —Emily, Audible Editor

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amazing one to listen to.. amazing storytelling

i read this over a long duration but still it was very nice to hear it each time.. learnt lot of new things from this one.

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Best Popular Science Book Ever

An awesome view of every interesting detail of the universe. The best part is the human touch to all those details and a path for the future. Kudos. !

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Full of knowledge

Should be taught in school curriculum. So old, but sounds so updated. Really like the content quality.

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Brilliant

A book I will revisit once every few years. Surprises me how after so many years of being published, it is still as relevant now as it was then.
The narrator has done an excellent job. Couldn't get better!

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A scientific repository!

The best book in the genre of outer space! Written in the 80's, this book is much advanced for it's time period.

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Cosmos - The story of us

I'm sure most of us would have heard the name of Carl Sagan. If not, it is a good time to check him out. Voyager & Pioneer series of spacecrafts were the first of long distance missions, which were aimed to go beyond our solar system into interstellar space (space between stars - our star being sun).

NASA which pioneered these missions gathered all important information about humanity in a gold anodised disc and placed in these spacecrafts. This was aimed to serve as a medium or information banner for any alien civilization to know about our civilization, should they encounter the spacecraft at some point.

This historical exercise was done under the leadership of Carl Sagan. He is not only a great astronomer but an eloquent story teller and a terrific author. This book Cosmos aims to expand upon topics in more detail, on topics which were published as television series "Cosmos".

The audible version of Cosmos is nothing short of spectacular work with the narrators doing a wonderful job of narrating the story with a soulful involvement. The book encompasses a whole lot of things not just astronomy but physics, biology, math etc. For anyone who is queered about the things around us and how as humans we evolved to see things throughout history, this is an absolute read.

For him, Science meant learning through evidence with daring nature to accept the fault and learn from it. He said elsewhere _"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring"_

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For anyone who wants to appreciate the universe!

This is a perfect book for anyone who wants to appreciate the universe, human achievements and scientific angle of looking at any phenomenon.

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So so great. Everyone must read this book

Loved it. Makes you think about in so many different directions. One of my atfs.

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For space enthusiasts

This should be a classic for astrophysics and space study. If you want to know more about the possibility of life on other planet, black holes and other intriguing topics, this is the go to book for you! It is quite long but I enjoyed every second of it. Carl Sagan is as brilliant as ever and this book keeps you engaged.

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Feed your curiosity

This book is a great read if you're curious about anything. It touches so many different topics while keeping the canvas of the cosmos as reference at all times. Loved listening to it. Feel like a kid again wanting to become an astronaut.

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