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Carl Sagan

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Books from Carl Sagan that won awards or were shortlisted.

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  1. The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence cover
    The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence

    1977

    16

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    • WonPulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction (1978)Major
    • ShortlistedNational Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction (1977)Major
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon
  2. The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark cover
    The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

    2011

    8

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    • WonLos Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology (1996)
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  3. Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science cover
    Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science

    2011

    4

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    • ShortlistedNational Book Award for Nonfiction (1981)Major
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  4. Cosmos cover
    Cosmos

    1980

    4

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    • ShortlistedNational Book Award for Nonfiction (1981)Major
    Book DetailsBuy this book at Amazon

Recent Standouts (2020+)

  1. 1Tiya Miles39 score
  2. 2Adam Higginbotham36 score
  3. 3Roxanna Asgarian35 score
  4. 4Kathleen DuVal33 score
  5. 5Beverly Gage32 score
  6. 6Les Payne and Tamara Payne31 score
  7. 7Ed Yong30 score
  8. 8Ada Ferrer26 score
  9. 9Greg Grandin26 score
  10. 10Ned Blackhawk25 score

Most Prolific Authors

  1. 1Anne Applebaum8 books
  2. 2George F. Kennan7 books
  3. 3Jill Lepore7 books
  4. 4John McPhee7 books
  5. 5Steve Coll7 books
  6. 6Steven Pinker6 books
  7. 7Adam Hochschild5 books
  8. 8David Levering Lewis5 books
  9. 9Deirdre Bair5 books
  10. 10Garry Wills5 books