A review by juanpablo_85
Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium by Carl Sagan

5.0

I bought this book on a whim because I found a cheap, decent & used copy for a price I couldn't pass up. I've gotten more than my money's worth for this one. It's a great book & demonstrates how thoughtful Sagan was. I remember Bill Nye growing up but definitely wished I had been exposed to Carl Sagan as well. It's his memoirs written a little before his death. His thoughts on important issues such as Global Warming (Climate Change), our history as a species, our growth as a species & where we should be headed are thought provoking. It also is a little sad to see how little progress we've made on certain issues, specifically Global Warming (Climate Change), especially with how simply he demonstrates what the problem behind it is. We as a species can not afford to be stubborn. I'm glad I got this book & will likely dig into some of his other work as well. Because I've watched the "Cosmos" series, it wasn't hard to imagine the written words in his voice. Awesome book! Wish we had more careful, thoughtful people such as he.

"Nature does not always conform to our predispositions & preferences, to what we deem comfortable & easy to understand." - Carl Sagan, Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life & Death at the Brink of the Milliennium

"The world is so exquisite, with so much love & moral depth, that there is no reason to decieve ourselves with pretty stories for which there's little good evidence. Far batter, it seems to me, in our vulnerability, is to look Death in the eye & to be grateful every day for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides." - Carl Sagan, Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life & Death at the Brink of the Milliennium