MARC Record from Ithaca College Library

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008 950629s1995 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 95034076 $o32855551
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dXIM
020 $a039453512X
050 00 $aQ175$b.S215 1995
049 $aXIMM
100 1 $aSagan, Carl,$d1934-
245 14 $aThe demon-haunted world :$bscience as a candle in the dark /$cCarl Sagan.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$cc1995.
300 $axviii, 457 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [439]-448) and index.
505 0 $aThe most precious thing -- Science and hope -- The man in the moon and the face on mars -- Aliens -- Spoofing and secrecy -- Hallucinations -- The demon-haunted world -- On the distinction between true and false visions -- Therapy -- The dragon in my garage -- The city of grief -- The fine art of baloney detection -- Obsessed with reality -- Antiscience -- Newton's sleep -- When scientists know sin -- The marriage of skepticism and wonder -- The wind makes dust -- No such things as a dumb question -- House on fire -- The path to freedom -- Significance junkies -- Maxwell and the nerds -- Science and witchcraft -- Real patriots ask questions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Index.
650 0 $aScience$xMethodology$xPopular works.
650 0 $aScience$xStudy and teaching$xPopular works.
650 0 $aLiteracy$xPopular works.
650 0 $aScience and civilization$xPopular works.