The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence by Carl Sagan

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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.
“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

From the Paperback edition.