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Billions & Billions

Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium

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Billions & Billions

Written by: Carl Sagan
Narrated by: Adenrele Ojo, Ann Druyan
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In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. These luminous, entertaining essays travel both the vastness of the cosmos and the intimacy of the human mind, posing such fascinating questions as how did the universe originate and how will it end, and how can we meld science and compassion to meet the challenges of the coming century? Here, too, is a rare, private glimpse of Sagan's thoughts about love, death, and God as he struggled with fatal disease. Ever forward-looking and vibrant with the sparkle of his unquenchable curiosity, Billions & Billions is a testament to one of the great scientific minds of our day.

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©1997 The Estate of Carl Sagan (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Astronomy & Space Science Earth Sciences Science Astronomy Mathematics Cosmology
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10/10. Carl was a brilliant man and this was a brilliant book. The performance was wonderful as well.

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The “fossil fuel” discussion was kind of a joke. Burning dinosaur bodies? There were some other things in there that kind of took a turn away from “science” and got more into something else.

I have read and enjoyed a lot of Carl Sagan’s work, but this one wasn’t my favorite.

Outdated in some areas and has some bizarre thoughts, especially coming from an esteemed scientist

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