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The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence Audiobook (Free)

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The Pulitzer Reward WinnerDr. Carl Sagan requires us on a great reading adventure, offering his vibrant and startling insight into the human brain of man and beast, the foundation of human cleverness, the function of our most haunting legends–and their amazing links to recent discoveries.

‘A background of the human brain through the big bang, fifteen billion years back, to your day before yesterday…It’s a delight.’ -The NY Times

“How may i persuade every intelligent person to read this important and elegant approximately The Dragons of Eden: Speculations around the Development of Human Cleverness book? . He discusses all kinds of issues: the why of the discomfort of human being childbirth . . . the explanation for sleeping and dreaming . . . chimpanzees trained to communicate in deaf and dumb vocabulary . . . the definition of loss of life . . . cloning . . . computers . . . smart life on additional planets. . . . Fascinating . . . wonderful.”—The Boston World

“In some dropped Eden where dragons ruled, the foundations of our intelligence were laid. . . . Carl Sagan requires us on a guided tour of this lost land. . . . Interesting . . . interesting . . . masterful.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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