"A history of the human brain from the big bang, fifteen billion years ago, to the day before yesterday...It's
a delight."
--The New York Times
Random House, Inc. Web Site, April, 2000
Summary
Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain
of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends--and their amazing
links to recent discoveries.
