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Can anyone recommend any good Carl Sagan books?

I've read the Demon Haunted World, and I'm about halfway done with Pale Blue Dot (which is a lot better), but I'm not entirely sure what to read next...any advice?

I was thinking Contact, for the fun of it, but if there are any other non-fiction books of his that are very good, I'll definitely look 'em up.

Contact was a very fun read. SO MUCH better than the movie (which I really enjoyed also). It even had a slightly different story line, which I liked.

 

Contact and the two you listed above are the only three of his I've read, so I'm afraid I cannot suggest anything further.

 

 

Btw... when I got done with Contact, I read 2001, 2010, and 3001 by Arthur C. Clarke.

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Ok, I'll read Contact next, after I finish Pale Blue Dot.

A few relatives suggested the movie, and me, being myself, looked up the book and put it on hold a while ago...unfortunately I forgot about it until about 5 minutes ago when I checked my library account.

 

I read 2001, and 2010, but I found 2061 not very good in the beginning, so I didn't finish it. Because I didn't read it, I decided not to read 3001. I should probably revisit those books now.

Thanks for the suggestion/

Contact and the two you listed above are the only three of his I've read, so I'm afraid I cannot suggest anything further.

 

Sorry, just remembered... I also read The Dragons of Eden several years ago. It was okay, but it's sometimes nice to incorporate fiction into our lives so Contact would be my first choice. :D

Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is probably my favorite Sagan book. Also, look for Billions and Billions; it's a collection of essays, published posthumously.

I have Contact, Pale Blue Dot, Demonhaunted World, and Cosmos (the book. The show is good too though).

I recommend The Demonhaunted World, and Cosmos. Pale Blue Dot is good, but quite outdated.

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I recommend The Demonhaunted World, and Cosmos.

 

Can anyone recommend any good Carl Sagan books?

I've read the Demon Haunted World,

 

 

I never read Cosmos, but I've heard it's good. That's next on my Sagan list, after Contact.

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