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The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence Mass Market Paperback – December 12, 1986

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“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

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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."
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0345346297
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (December 12, 1986)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780345346292
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0345346292
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.15 x 0.72 x 6.8 inches
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Carl Sagan was Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and Director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University. He played a leading role in the Mariner, Viking, and Voyager spacecraft expeditions to the planets, for which he received the NASA medals for Exceptional Scientific Achievement. Dr. Sagan received the Pulitzer Prize and the highest awards of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Science Foundation, and many other awards, for his contributions to science, literature, education, and the preservation of the environment. His book Cosmos (accompanying his Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning television series of the same name) was the bestselling science book ever published in the English language, and his bestselling novel, Contact, was turned into a major motion picture.

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It's the original text and so on but don't expect a regular 'shop bought' paperback as the print quality is a bit rubbish along with the paper and the layout on the inside. Still readable though. Images in the book are all showing the screen dots from where they've been scanned and reprinted in low res.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book by Carl Sagan about the human brain evolution.
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