Dragons of Eden
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
By Carl Sagan
By Carl Sagan
By Carl Sagan
By Carl Sagan
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Mass Market Paperback $8.99
Dec 12, 1986 | ISBN 9780345346292
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Praise
“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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