Pre-Owned For Small Creatures Such as We: Rituals for Finding Meaning in Our Unlikely World -- Sasha Sagan

A charming book, ringing with the joy of existence. -- Richard Dawkins

This lyrical exploration of how we can find beauty in the natural world comes from the daughter of Carl Sagan . . . A wonderful gift for your favorite reader. --Good Housekeeping

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, 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 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.

Author: Sasha Sagan
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons
Published: 10/22/2019
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.70w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9780735218772

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 09/01/2019 pg. 95
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 08/26/2019
Booklist 09/01/2019 pg. 8
BookPage 11/01/2019
Shelf Awareness 12/06/2019

About the Author
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 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.