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A Giant of Scientific Thought and Deep Humanity

The Demon-haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan

October 5, 2025 by esmemoria Leave a Comment

Bingo: TBR. This has been on my TBR for ages. [T]he history of science–by far the most successful claim to knowledge accessible to humans–teaches that the most we can hope for is successive improvement in our understanding, learning from our mistakes, an asymptotic approach to the Universe, but with the proviso that absolute certainty will always elude us.” In the midst of these terrible times, one of my greatest despairs is the damage being done to scientific research. In an effort to soothe myself, I […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Carl Sagan, cbr17bingo, science, skepticism

esmemoria's CBR17 Review No:50 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Carl Sagan, cbr17bingo, science, skepticism ·
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The traditions endure, but the perspective evolves

For Small Creatures Such as We by Sasha Sagan

August 27, 2023 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR15Bingo: You are here You are here on this planet, in this life. How you are moved to celebrate and acknowledge the passing of time and all of the joy and pain that is part of it is up to you. Rituals are, among other things, tools that help us process change. There is so much change in this universe, so many entrances and exits, and ways to mark them…each one astonishing in its own way. ― Sasha Sagan, For Small Creatures Such as We: […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Carl Sagan, cbr15bingo, cosmos, Judaism, Outer Space, Religion, rituals, Sasha Sagan, Spirituality, the meaning of life

carmelpie's CBR15 Review No:36 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Carl Sagan, cbr15bingo, cosmos, Judaism, Outer Space, Religion, rituals, Sasha Sagan, Spirituality, the meaning of life ·
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I was not sorry when my brother died.

Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

Instead of a Letter by Diana Athill

House Made of Dawn by Scott Momaday

The Captain and the Enemy by Graham Greene

The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

The Regulators by Stephen King

The Catherine Wheel by Jean Stafford

The Ascent of Rum Doodle by WE Bowman

The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan

A Bullet in the Ballet by Caryl Brahms and SJ Simon

Skellig by David Almond

September 29, 2020 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

Nervous Conditions – 4/5 This is one of those books that has been around for awhile, was highly lauded when it came out, and made the rounds in a few college courses and high school English departments. It was even given to me as a possible book to teach my first year of teaching for tenth graders. I promptly declined because I was brand new and didn’t have time to read something and create material for it. And I will be honest, I don’t like […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction Tagged With: Carl Sagan, Caryl Brahms and SJ Simon, David Almond, Diana Athill, Graham Greene, jean stafford, jrr tolkien, nervous conditions, Scott Momaday, Stephen King, Tsitsi Dangarembga, WE Bowman

vel veeter's CBR12 Review No:521 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction · Tags: Carl Sagan, Caryl Brahms and SJ Simon, David Almond, Diana Athill, Graham Greene, jean stafford, jrr tolkien, nervous conditions, Scott Momaday, Stephen King, Tsitsi Dangarembga, WE Bowman ·
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To the Stars!

Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan

July 5, 2019 by blauracke Leave a Comment

In this book, Carl Sagan gives at first an overview of the then current state of the exploration of the Solar System (as it was in the mid-1990s when the book was published), and then debates the question whether we should try to send humans to Mars or not as a first stage of further exploring space with people rather than robots. This leads to speculation not only on the future of space travel and its vital importance, but also on the future of humankind […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Carl Sagan, cbr11bingo, science

blauracke's CBR11 Review No:26 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Carl Sagan, cbr11bingo, science ·
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April 20, 2017 by The Book Omnivore Leave a Comment

Carl Sagan is known for making astronomy and the mysteries of the universe accessible to the public, through his lectures, television shows and books. His novel ”Contact” was made into a popular film, one that I loved with all my heart despite its flaws. So saying negative things about his collection of essays ”Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium” is a little like swearing in church: you should only really do it under your breath so no […]

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Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Carl Sagan, Shaman

The Book Omnivore's CBR9 Review No:17 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Carl Sagan, Shaman ·
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