Billions and billions
thoughts on life and death at the brink of the millennium
1st Ballantine Books ed.
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Word Count
74,000 words, Guess
Page Count
296 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivebillionsbillions00saga_775
- Internet Archivebillionsbillions00saga_972
- ISBN-100345379187
- ISBN-139780345379184
- LibraryThing987404
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- OCLC Control Number39234941
- Better World Books9780345379184
- Open LibraryOL23060553M
Classifications
- LCCQ162
- DDC500
Alternate Titles
- Billions & billions
Description
In this book, his last, Carl Sagan shows once again his extraordinary ability to interpret the mysteries of life and the majesty of the universe for the general reader. In Billions and Billions Sagan applies what we know about science, mathematics, and space to everyday life as well as to the exploration of many essential questions concerning the environment and our future. Ranging far and wide in subject matter, he takes his readers on a soaring journey, from the invention of chess to the possibility of life on Mars, from Monday Night Football to the relationship between the United States and Russia, from global warming to the abortion debate. And, on a more intimate note, we are given a rare glimpse of the author himself as he movingly describes his valiant fight for his life, his love for his family, and his personal beliefs about death and God.
First Sentence
I never said it.
Excerpt
I never said it.
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