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771652 No.771652 [Reply] [Original]

After finishing Cosmos I need more of the same. I need some recommendations for some followup reading.

Much appreciated.

pic related.

>> No.771655

I liked Dragons of Eden by Sagan.

>> No.771683

>>771655
fucking THIS.
Trust me OP you will love it if you enjoyed cosmos.

>> No.771688

So... Science books or what? Obviously you need to Get Pale Blue Dot and The Demon-Haunted World.

>> No.771691

>>771688
this also I enjoyed billions and billions
he talked about his disease made me sad Carl Sagan was a hero of mine

>> No.771693

Gonna get all listed, anything non Sagan that should be required for a virgin science reader?

>> No.771706

also op look up Mr x essay was an essay by Dr. Sagan about his marijuana use was pretty interesting

>> No.771761

>>771693


A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Brief History of Time
Black Holes and Baby Universe
The Universe in a Nutshell
The Feynman Lectures
Fabric of the Cosmos
Remarkable Creatures
The Making of the Fittest
Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Genome
The World Without Us
The Future of Life
A Sand Country Almanac
Connections
The Day the Universe Changed
Why Evolution is True
Your Inner Fish
The Seashell on the Mountaintop
The Day We Found The Universe
The Whole Shebang
The Age of Discovery
Before The Dawn
Fermat's Last Theorem
The Double Helix
The Selfish Gene
The Greatest Show on Earth
Field Notes From a Catastrophe
The Lives of a Cell

This is pretty good stuff to get you started.

>> No.771773

>>771761

Thanks!