For Small Creatures Such as We
Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World
Published on 5. October 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-7352-1879-6 (ISBN)
Description
"A charming book, ringing with the joy of existence."-Richard Dawkins
The perfect gift for a loved one or for yourself, For Small Creatures Such as We is part memoir, part guidebook, and part social history, a luminous celebration of Earth's marvels that require no faith in order to be believed.
Sasha Sagan was raised by secular parents, the astronomer Carl Sagan and the writer and producer Ann Druyan. They taught her that the natural world and vast cosmos are full of profound beauty, and that science reveals truths more wondrous than any myth or fable.
When Sagan herself became a mother, she began her own hunt for the natural phenomena behind our most treasured occasions-from births to deaths, holidays to weddings, anniversaries, and more-growing these roots into a new set of rituals for her young daughter that honor the joy and significance of each experience without relying on a religious framework.
As Sagan shares these rituals, For Small Creatures Such as We becomes a moving tribute to a father, a newborn daughter, a marriage, and the natural world-a celebration of life itself, and the power of our families and beliefs to bring us together.
The perfect gift for a loved one or for yourself, For Small Creatures Such as We is part memoir, part guidebook, and part social history, a luminous celebration of Earth's marvels that require no faith in order to be believed.
Sasha Sagan was raised by secular parents, the astronomer Carl Sagan and the writer and producer Ann Druyan. They taught her that the natural world and vast cosmos are full of profound beauty, and that science reveals truths more wondrous than any myth or fable.
When Sagan herself became a mother, she began her own hunt for the natural phenomena behind our most treasured occasions-from births to deaths, holidays to weddings, anniversaries, and more-growing these roots into a new set of rituals for her young daughter that honor the joy and significance of each experience without relying on a religious framework.
As Sagan shares these rituals, For Small Creatures Such as We becomes a moving tribute to a father, a newborn daughter, a marriage, and the natural world-a celebration of life itself, and the power of our families and beliefs to bring us together.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
251 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7352-1879-6 (9780735218796)
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10/2019
G.P. Putnam's Sons
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Person
Sasha Sagan holds a degree in dramatic literature from NYU. She has worked as a television producer, filmmaker, editor, and speaker in New York, Boston, and London, and her writing has appeared in The New York Magazine, O., the Oprah Magazine, Literary Hub, Mashable.com, The Violet Book, and elsewhere. For Small Creatures Such as We is her first book.