The Pulitzer Award WinnerDr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vibrant and startling insight into the mind of guy and beast, the foundation of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends–and their amazing links to latest discoveries.

‘A history of the mind in the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before last night…It’s a joy.’ -The New York Times

“How can I persuade every intelligent person to learn this important and elegant on the subject of The Dragons of Eden: Speculations for the Advancement of Human Cleverness book? . He discusses all sorts of things: the why from the discomfort of human being childbirth . . . the reason for sleeping and fantasizing . . . chimpanzees trained to communicate in deaf and dumb vocabulary . . . the definition of death . . . cloning . . . computers . . . smart life on additional planets. . . . Fascinating . . . delightful.”—The Boston World

“In some lost Eden where dragons ruled, the foundations of our intelligence were laid. . . . Carl Sagan requires us on a guided tour of that lost land. . . . Fascinating . . . entertaining . . . masterful.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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