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+ | '''Billions and Billions: Thoughts On Life and Death At the Brink of the Millennium''' is the last book written by [[Carl Sagan]] and published posthumously. It's a collection of essays throughout Sagan's career including one detailing his diagnosis of myelodysplasia. Some of the essays were co-written by his wife and long-time collaborator, [[Ann Druyan]]. | ||
I loved the book. Each of the essays was thought provoking, motivating, and compelling. Sagan had a wonderful knack for making complicated topics more comfortable and creating reasonable cogent arguments. | I loved the book. Each of the essays was thought provoking, motivating, and compelling. Sagan had a wonderful knack for making complicated topics more comfortable and creating reasonable cogent arguments. | ||
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+ | I own a hardcover copy of this book and have read it. | ||
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+ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billions_and_Billions en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billions_and_Billions] - Wikipedia. | ||
+ | * [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61665.Billions_Billions goodreads.com/book/show/61665.Billions_Billions] - GoodReads. | ||
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Revision as of 13:22, 14 August 2018
Billions and Billions: Thoughts On Life and Death At the Brink of the Millennium is the last book written by Carl Sagan and published posthumously. It's a collection of essays throughout Sagan's career including one detailing his diagnosis of myelodysplasia. Some of the essays were co-written by his wife and long-time collaborator, Ann Druyan.
I loved the book. Each of the essays was thought provoking, motivating, and compelling. Sagan had a wonderful knack for making complicated topics more comfortable and creating reasonable cogent arguments.
Status
I own a hardcover copy of this book and have read it.
Links
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billions_and_Billions - Wikipedia.
- goodreads.com/book/show/61665.Billions_Billions - GoodReads.