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| View Larger Image | The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan
| | List Price: | $15.95 | | Price: | $10.85 | | You Save: | $5.10 (32%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 1538 | | Studio: | Ballantine Books | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 480 | | Publication Date: | February 25, 1997 | | Publisher: | Ballantine Books |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
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"A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought."
*Los Angeles Times
"POWERFUL . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . . Rich in surprising information and beautiful writing."
*The Washington Post Book World
How can we make intelligent decisions about our increasingly technology-driven lives if we don't understand the difference between the myths of pseudoscience and the testable hypotheses of science? Pulitzer Prize-winning author and distinguished astronomer Carl Sagan argues that scientific thinking is critical not only to the pursuit of truth but to the very well-being of our democratic institutions.
Casting a wide net through history and culture, Sagan examines and authoritatively debunks such celebrated fallacies of the past as witchcraft, faith healing, demons, and UFOs. And yet, disturbingly, in today's so-called information age, pseudoscience is burgeoning with stories of alien abduction, channeling past lives, and communal hallucinations commanding growing attention and respect. As Sagan demonstrates with lucid eloquence, the siren song of unreason is not just a cultural wrong turn but a dangerous plunge into darkness that threatens our most basic freedoms.
"COMPELLING."
*USA Today
"A clear vision of what good science means and why it makes a difference. . . . A testimonial to the power of science and a warning of the dangers of unrestrained credulity."
*The Sciences
"PASSIONATE."
*San Francisco Examiner-Chronicle |
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Carl Sagan muses on the current state of scientific thought, which offers him marvelous opportunities to entertain us with his own childhood experiences, the newspaper morgues, UFO stories, and the assorted flotsam and jetsam of pseudoscience. Along the way he debunks alien abduction, faith-healing, and channeling; refutes the arguments that science destroys spirituality, and provides a "baloney detection kit" for thinking through political, social, religious, and other issues. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 395 reviews)
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Still one of the best! 
I read this book when it first came out and have purchased it for my grand-daughter so that she may have a realistic view of how our universe works and will not be susceptible to bizzare philosphies which have been so rampant on this planet for the last 10,000 years or so.
August 31, 2008 | |
Great for polishing your skeptical skills!
Carl Sagan was a wonderful man, and was one of the first people to get me interested in science. In this book, he looks over claims of alien abduction, crop circles, visions, astrology, and other pseudoscientific claims. A great read.
August 08, 2008 | |
A great rebuttal to pseudoscience and superstition.
This is a great rebuttal to pseudoscience and superstition. Well-written and interesting. One of my favorites.
July 28, 2008 | |
The Demon Haunted World 
Carl Sagan was a great man and had a great way of explaining the awesomeness of the universe to the average man or woman. This book is like that. It allows us to understand logical, rational thaught which we sometimes allow ourselves to ignore.
At the very least it will teach you how to win an argument.
July 27, 2008 | |
Pleasantly Surprised
When I started reading this book, it seemed to go slow and I thought about giving up. But, as I went on, the relevance of what he wrote made more and more sense. When I was through, I was pleased that I had read it all the way through and now I am a much more critical thinker.
July 20, 2008 | |
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