. . This book is a testament to her love for him. -- Publishers Weekly "Sagan expertly weaves science and nature into the fabric of humanness and ritual in this book. Sometimes those are very scary moments, like narrowly avoiding a car accident. -- Bill Nye, author of Everything All At Once "This lyrical exploration of how we can find beauty in the natural world comes from the daughter of Carl Sagan, so it''s no wonder Sasha''s reverence for the cosmos shines through on every page . I've never been religious myself and have always felt that the reliance on faith was a cruWell I can finally say that I've read a book wholly endorsed by Bill Nye the science guy. In these strange days of quarantine and isolation, books can be a mode of transport.

– Sasha Sagan . They don't talk. . For all we know, there was, arguably, an infinite amount of time before you or I was born. Whatever your ancestry, the list of wars, raids, plagues, famines, and droughts your genetic material had to overcome is stunning. . It’s an answer to my secular prayers.”“Sagan has written the book I’ve always needed to make sense of this world. An eye-opening book for those who might question traditional religious celebrations but feel connected to the community, rituals, and comforts they provide, this is a refreshing, intelligent examination of faith, religion, and the many wonders of science worthy of celebration." Genre: Author: Sasha Sagan was raised by secular parents, the astronomer Carl Sagan and the writer and producer Ann Druyan. Sasha Sagan is a very good storyteller, making the events she writes about very engaging. Just that I have seen no proof that it does, so I am withholding belief. Her style seems to inherit something from that grand master of scientific prose poetry.

Her essays and interviews on death, history, travel and ritual through a scientific lens have appeared in New York Magazine, O. the Oprah Magazine, Literary Hub, Mashable.com and elsewhere.
drawing from a variety of anthropological, historical, and religious works, Sagan''s chapters are devoted to the essential characteristics of being human: rituals and celebrations relating to birth and death, people and relationships. A charming book, ringing with the joy of existence."
. She also conveys very well that reality, in all its unlikeliness, is wonderful and the cause of much awe.This book is pretty much an autobiography whose main theme is how amazing the world/the universe/reality is from a secular, skeptical point of view. Sasha Sagan's writing has a bell-like clarity, poetic, without ever being flowery or sentimental. ―Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan, Contact.

. And then there are the quiet moments in between, when all the joy and sorrow seem profound only to you.On one particular day a few winters ago I felt this intensely. My granddad Harry was reading William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. They don't know the social mores. All the great and terrible parts of being alive, the shocking sublime beauty and heartbreak, the monotony, the interior thoughts, the shared pain and pleasure. . I couldn't help reflecting on how any of us got here in the first place. And so on and so on back for all of history.It's true that the vast majority of unions that led to any of us, were not rom-com-worthy meet-cutes.

Part memoir, part guidebook, and part social history, For Small Creatures Such as We is the first book from the daughter of Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan — a luminous exploration of Earth's marvels that require no faith in order to be believed. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations “All the great and terrible parts of being alive, the shocking sublime beauty and heartbreak, the monotony, the interior thoughts, the shared pain and pleasure. Product Identifiers. The daughter of the prestigious “astronomer of the people” offers ethereal wisdom and worldly guidance based on the philosophy of her parents. How many different trains came through that station? As well as her mother, Ann Druyan!Main takeaway from this book: Rituals/gatherings are important for us humans because we long for community and connection and it helps us understand a world that is otherwise hostile. I was so captivated by the quiet, amusing, somber and heartfelt narrative of this book. If you have any European ancestry, someone in your lineage had to survive the black death in the fourteenth century, which killed more than half the people on the continent. --Jedidiah Jenkins, author of To Shake the Sleeping Self "A warm, elegant hymn to finding the spiritual in the secular and the romance in everyday ritual. To say "I don't believe" in something doesn't mean that I am certain it doesn't exist.

Right now.It's easy to forget how amazing this is. I am so glad I discovered this book. -- Bill Nye, author of Everything All At Once "She's Carl Sagan's daughter, and it shows. Our idea of aliens is like our idea of babies.Maybe that's part of what my dad was thinking when I arrived. And on this path she introduces us to and vividly portrays five generations of her extraordinary family. As a secular person - surprise, she's the kid of Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan - Sasha Sagan has had work to reconcile her love of ritual and the surprise and delight of meaningful coincidence - including some very churchy things - with her desire to remain the rational, secular person she was raised.