The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Record no. 296122)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780345409461
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 501 SAG-D .PS
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Carl Sagan
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement Reprint edition
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Ballantine Books
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 1997
Place of publication, distribution, etc. New York
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xviii, 457 pages ; 21 cm
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note The 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 thing as a dumb question -- House on fire -- The path to freedom -- Significance junkies -- Maxwell and the nerds -- Science and witchcraft -- Real patriots ask questions.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. In this engrossing, thought-provoking and entertaining book, the author convincingly shows how alien abduction stories and other paranormal tales are simply the modern version of fairies and other ancient demons that exist only in the human mind.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Science -- Methodology -- Popular works. Science -- Study and teaching -- Popular works. Literacy -- Popular works.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Book
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