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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Bantam Dell Pub Group
Publication date
March 1, 1993
Pages
300
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780553371338
ISBN-10
0553371339
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
0.85 lbs.
Original list price
$19.00
Other format details
sci/tech
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A look at the relationship between the cosmos and human beings explores the complexity of the human brain and what constitutes real intelligence and the nature of consciousness
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The bestselling author of Coming of Age in the Milky Way delivers fascinating essays on the human mind, the search for extraterrestrial (and thus nonhuman) intelligence, comet strikes as a source of species extinction, near-death experiences, apocalyptic prophecies, information theory, and the origin of laughter.
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Praise for The Mindâs Sky
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âIt is a joy to read The Mindâs Sky. What a sense of humility in the face of mysteryâthe spirit of Ulysses, as Tennyson put it, determined âto strive, to seek, to find and not to yieldââand sense of poetry too!ââJohn Archibald Wheeler, physicist, Princeton University
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âA few chapters into this wonderful book I suddenly realized that I was taking wider views of my own mindâs sky than I have enjoyed in a long time. Ferris illuminates (among other matters) the mysteries of laughter, nirvana, common sense, and Joe Montana. He makes us think big thoughts.ââJonathan Weiner, author of The Next 100 Years and Planet Earth
âOne of our best and most imaginative writers, Timothy Ferris has never been afraid to tackle big themes. The Mindâs Sky is a dazzling and provocative synthesis of inner and outer space. This book is sure to be as controversial as it is elegant.ââDennis Overbye, author of Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos
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Praise for The Mindâs Sky
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âIt is a joy to read The Mindâs Sky. What a sense of humility in the face of mysteryâthe spirit of Ulysses, as Tennyson put it, determined âto strive, to seek, to find and not to yieldââand sense of poetry too!ââJohn Archibald Wheeler, physicist, Princeton University
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âA few chapters into this wonderful book I suddenly realized that I was taking wider views of my own mindâs sky than I have enjoyed in a long time. Ferris illuminates (among other matters) the mysteries of laughter, nirvana, common sense, and Joe Montana. He makes us think big thoughts.ââJonathan Weiner, author of The Next 100 Years and Planet Earth
âOne of our best and most imaginative writers, Timothy Ferris has never been afraid to tackle big themes. The Mindâs Sky is a dazzling and provocative synthesis of inner and outer space. This book is sure to be as controversial as it is elegant.ââDennis Overbye, author of Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos
Editions
Hardcover
from Bantam Dell Pub Group (February 1, 1992)
9780553080407 | details & prices | List price $22.50
About: A look at the relationship between the cosmos and human beings explores the complexity of the human brain and what constitutes real intelligence and the nature of consciousness
About: A look at the relationship between the cosmos and human beings explores the complexity of the human brain and what constitutes real intelligence and the nature of consciousness
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Bantam Dell Pub Group (March 1, 1993)
9780553371338 | details & prices | 300 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $19.00
About: A look at the relationship between the cosmos and human beings explores the complexity of the human brain and what constitutes real intelligence and the nature of consciousness
About: A look at the relationship between the cosmos and human beings explores the complexity of the human brain and what constitutes real intelligence and the nature of consciousness
Cassette/Spoken Word
Abridged edition from New Millenium Audio (December 1, 2000)
9781931056212 | details & prices | 4.50 × 7.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $25.00
About: A look at the relationship between the cosmos and human beings explores the complexity of the human brain and what constitutes real intelligence and the nature of consciousness.
About: A look at the relationship between the cosmos and human beings explores the complexity of the human brain and what constitutes real intelligence and the nature of consciousness.
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