
Cosmos
A Personal Voyage
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Narrated by:
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LeVar Burton
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Seth MacFarlane
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Ann Druyan
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By:
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Carl Sagan
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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
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Editorial reviews
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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Great except for the narration
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Essential listening
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wait so long for this.
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Would you listen to Cosmos again? Why?
This is a tremendously fascinating and thought-provoking book! I'll definitely listen again. The narrator was perfect for the part!Fantastic!!!!
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Through this work, Sagan added meaning to the bare facts of science; and helped contract the imagined and artificial distance between science and religion. It makes me sad to think of how the power mongers in control of my Roman Catholic religious structure stifled knowledge and persecuted the greatest intellects. Unfortunately, the Protestant factions didn’t do much better. I don’t doubt that some of our older religions went through this same period; and let us all pray that the current torture of the people of Islam is not perpetuated in the same way.
I love the history of science and civilization covered by Cosmos, including language. The words based on astrology and astronomy really amused me. I appreciate that Sagan made efforts to include the origins and perpetuation of knowledge from across the world, not just the West.
Another important point he brings up is that “Science is a self-correcting enterprise.” What we now Know to be true was at some point considered fantasy or heresy. Who knows how much more we have to learn? aka The more we learn, the more we realize what we don’t know.
Thank you, Carl and Ann.
I appreciate the opening comments by Druyan and Tyson; and the narration really fits the book.
A must read; don’t wait any longer
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The finest atoms of thought and detail
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Great Book, Terrible Narrator
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What a wonderful story!
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a plea for humanity
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absolutely amazing
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