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Book ReviewsForeign media analysis |
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Book: Foreign media analysis
Written by: Scott Righetti |
Publisher: Office of Research, U.S. Information Agency
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5
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A little out there
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5 / 5
Sagan mixes a little fantasy in with some good science. He has an interesting style that makes for a good read.
What more can be said?
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5 / 5
What more can be said about this book which hasn't already been said? This is the kind of book which sparks an interest in science which can't be extinguished. When you read this book, you'll be fascinated by all fields of science, from the most elementary electrons, lost in quantum physics, to the most elegant inner workings of biology, and finally, to the farthest expanses of the universe itself. Of all the books, in all the countries, written by all the authors in the present and past, this is surely the book which must be read by everyone. It would be impossible to quantify how many people's lives have been influenced by this masterful book. No other book in my library comes as highly recommended as does this one.
Instant Classic
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5 / 5
If any twentieth-century work of popular scientific literature deserves to stand the test of time, it is "Cosmos". As most of its readers will quickly point out, there are few books that have managed to so adeptly pull off the dual feat of entertaining and education an audience. Yet there is more to this book than those aspects alone; I would argue that the most noteworthy aspect of this text is its ability to fully convey to us, in all of its splendor, the vastness of our universe, and the sheer joy that comes with attempting to understand even a small part of it. One gets the sense that, deep down (before his tragic passing), Carl Sagan was a giddy schoolboy with a telescope, whose great love in life was sharing the beauty, wonder, and glorious potential he saw in the stars with as many different people as he could. Passionate people like that are often mocked, sometimes even despised, by a society which disdains eccentric orbits, be they of a human or planetary nature; yet the world is a far richer place because intellectuals like Carl Sagan exist. You owe it to yourself to read this book.
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