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•  The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective • (1973) • interior artwork by Jon Lomberg
•  The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective • (1973) • interior artwork by M. C. Escher
•  The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective • (1973) • interior artwork by Paul Conrad (I)
•  The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective • (1973) • interior artwork by Grandville
•  The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective • (1973) • interior artwork by Robert MacIntyre
• vii • Preface (The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective) • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 3 • A Transitional Animal • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 9 • The Unicorn of Cetus • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 17 • A Message from Earth • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 21 • A Message to Earth • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 35 • Experiments in Utopias • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 41 • Chauvinism • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 51 • Space Exploration As a Human Enterprise: I. The Scientific Interest • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 59 • Space Exploration As a Human Enterprise: II. The Public Interest • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 66 • Space Exploration As a Human Enterprise: III. The Historical Interest • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 73 • On Teaching the First Grade • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 77 • "The Ancient and Legendary Gods of Old" • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 81 • The Venus Detective Story • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 87 • Venus Is Hell • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 95 • Science and "Intelligence" • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 101 • The Moons of Barsoom • (unknown) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 115 • The Mountains of Mars: I. The Observation from Earth • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 123 • The Mountains of Mars: II. The Observation from Space • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 129 • The Canals of Mars • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 135 • The Lost Pictures of Mars • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 141 • The Ice Age and the Cauldron • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 145 • The Beginnings and Ends of the Earth • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 148 • Terraforming the Planets • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 155 • The Exploration and Utilization of the Solar System • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 167 • Some of My Best Friends Are Dolphins • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 181 • "Hello, Central Casting? Send Me Twenty Extraterrestrials" • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 185 • The Cosmic Connection • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 191 • Extraterrestrial Life: An Idea Whose Time Has Come • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 199 • Has the Earth Been Visited? • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 209 • A Search Strategy for Detecting Extraterrestrial Intelligence • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 215 • If We Succeed... • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 221 • Cables, Drums and Seashells • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 227 • The Night Freight to the Stars • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 229 • Astroengineering • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 233 • Twenty Questions: A Classification of Cosmic Civilization • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 241 • Galactic Cultural Exchange • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 245 • A Passage to Elsewhen • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 249 • Starfolk: I. A Fable • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 257 • Starfolk: II. A Future • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan
• 263 • Starfolk: III. The Cosmic Cheshire Cats • (1973) • essay by Carl Sagan