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  • The Dragons of Eden

  • Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence
  • Written by: Carl Sagan
  • Narrated by: JD Jackson, Ann Druyan
  • Length: 6 hrs and 41 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (110 ratings)

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The Dragons of Eden

Written by: Carl Sagan
Narrated by: JD Jackson,Ann Druyan
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The Pulitzer Prize Winner

Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends - and their amazing links to recent discoveries.

©1977 Carl Sagan (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

What the critics say

"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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  • 2019-07-11

Loved it!

It was mind opening! the author left plentiful opportunities to relate and think which was very joyful. (Both my brain's left and right hemispheres enjoyed it)

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Very revealing and insightful

A pleasent auditory journey that at least felt like it left me more enlightened and insightful about the natural world, and as to explain why intelligent life came about.
Really appreciate the eloquence Carl uses to try and effectively describe scientific knowledge.

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  • 2020-09-04

Carl Sagan's values

this book is a logical example of what value should be placed in how they come into being in our brain with a historical and logical reasoning behind each biblical notion it is a great journey through the mind and soul of humanity

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Interesting and Preformed Well

I had read this book as a paperback and I’m glad I got the audiobook. It was great to go back over this interesting topic and the narration was great!

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Interesting... But...

Lots of intriguing stuff, but then a lot of dull and boring stuff. Meh.

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