Cosmos
by Carl Sagan
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Book Reviews of Cosmos
Book Review: What more can be said?
Summary: 5 Stars
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.Book Review: Instant Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
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.Book Review: Essential reading
Summary: 5 Stars
There are "great" books, and then there are books that are truly essential; this is a rare book that educates you and delights you at the same time. (I wish every college textbook contained the same mix of facts and fascination as this book does.) COSMOS was the first book I have ever read that left me feeling that I had gained ESSENTIAL information that had never been provided to me during a high school or college course. Book Review: A book that everyone should read
Summary: 5 Stars
The book is wonderful, lyric, magic. Everyone should read it to get a better understanding about the universe and about our Earth. For sure after reading this book you will be a better person.
Fernando
Book Review: Sagan's Bible:The Book that got People thinking about the Good Earth.
Summary: 5 Stars
This was the 20th century's greatest story-book on us,the citizens of the planet Earth.I first read this in grade school and was spellbound, by Sagan's magickal review of the human race and the universe.No other book equalled it's eloquence,expressing to all readers,the need to save our species ,the planet and all her creatures. -(Reader Beware!)-One thing that is largely left out is ,Realpolitik.Sagan was an "ivory tower scientist" and also an "arm-chair atheist".Political Reality and Spirituality,can not be removed from our human society and our human pysche. Yet,by writing this momentous book,he remains a "true literary emissary for positive social change". It would't hurt the masses of readers,by continuing to explore this book,now into the 21 century .