Pale Blue Dot

A Vision of the Human Future in Space

By: Carl Sagan

Narrated by: Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

"FASCINATING . . . MEMORABLE . . . REVEALING . . . PERHAPS THE BEST OF CARL SAGAN''S BOOKS." --The Washington Post Book World (front page review)

In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze over the magnificent mystery of the Universe and made it accessible to millions of people around the world. Now in this stunning sequel, Carl Sagan completes his revolutionary journey through space and time.

Future generations will look back on our epoch as the time when the human race finally broke into a radically new frontier--space. In Pale Blue Dot Sagan traces the spellbinding history of our launch into the cosmos and assesses the future that looms before us as we move out into our own solar system and on to distant galaxies beyond. The exploration and eventual settlement of other worlds is neither a fantasy nor luxury, insists Sagan, but rather a necessary condition for the survival of the human race.

"TAKES READERS FAR BEYOND Cosmos . . . Sagan sees humanity''s future in the stars." --Chicago Tribune

Introductory music from the original score for COSMOS: A SpaceTime Odyssey composed by Alan Silvestri, used with permission from Cosmos Studios, Inc. and Chappers Music. All rights reserved. Special thanks to Fuzzy Planets, Inc.

©1994 Carl Sagan (P)2017 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

A national treasure, LOVE the narration!

It's hard for me to understand why some people are posting comments about the audio quality. I love this book, and I especially LOVE the fact that we get to hear Carl Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan's actual voices doing the narration.

While it would be great if they were able to recover the entire original audio, I'm so grateful they not only recovered some of it, but chose to let Ann read the rest. There is no better substitute for Carl Sagan than Ann Druyan.

inspiring story and ideas

Carl Sagan can surely convey a coherent and inspiring story, yet Ann's voice is annoying

Absolutely amazing

wise words from one of me most interesting minds of humanity highly recommended for anyone interested in history science philosophy space... anything and everything really 🖖

Golden

check out fault in our stars by John green at the same time! loved it!

Great

The app plays the audio as expected, and the Pale Blue Dot is fantastic and highly recommended!

A Must Read for All

A must read for all. I find that Carl’s words resonate today in such a profound way.

Inspiring book that gives pride and humility to humanity

The few chapters narrated by carl Sagan remind me of how great of a speaker he was and how he brought science to everyone. The chapters narrated by his wife are a little less fun to listen to but the content is no less engaging.

Wonderful ❣️

Carl Sagan has beautifully and intrinsically put into words all the thoughts, ideas, concerns, and hopes of human technological advances and our possible reach out into the cosmos.

Takes you to the next level

In a world where we are still discussing frontiers we have a responsibility to look out into the galaxy for the survival of our species.

Well worth the listen....

Dated in time but not in accuracy.... Too bad full original recordings were lost or damaged