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Starry messenger : cosmic perspectives on civilization / Neil deGrasse Tyson.
"Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time--war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race--in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250861504
- ISBN: 1250861500
- ISBN: 9781250880949
- ISBN: 1250880947
- Physical Description: xiv, 269 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-256) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Overture: Science and society -- Truth & beauty : aesthetics in life and in the cosmos -- Exploration & discovery : the value of both when shaping civilization -- Earth & moon : cosmic perspectives -- Conflict & resolution : tribal forces within us all -- Risk & reward : calculations we make daily with our own lives and the lives of others -- Meatarians & vegetarians : we are not entirely what we eat -- Gender & identity : people are more the same than different -- Color & race : once again, people are more the same than different -- Law & order : the foundation of civilization, whether we like it or not -- Body & mind: Human physiology may be overrated -- Coda: Life & death. |
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| Subject: | Science and civilization. Civilization > Philosophy. Cosmology. |
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- 44 of 49 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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| Dillsburg Area Public Library | Adults 901 TYS Nonfiction (Text) | 34001001422979 | Adult Area | Available | - |
| DuBois Public Library | 901 TYSON (Text)
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In Memory of Dr. Manjula Shah
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61000100086723 | Adult NonFiction | Available | - |
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| Gettysburg Library | 901 TYSON (Text)
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Robin Wagner Named Endowment, 2022
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35740635880560 | Nonfiction | Checked Out | 04/21/2024 |
| Hollidaysburg Area Public Library | 901 Tys 2022 (Text) | 10HOL00048432+ | Adult New Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Huntingdon County Library | NF 901 TYS (Text) | 30298100600042 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Indian Valley Public Library | 901 Tyson Science (Text) | 39427103676250 | Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lower Macungie Library | 901 TYS (Text) | 33400001564965 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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