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Death by Black Hole

And Other Cosmic Quandaries

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Death by Black Hole

Written by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Narrated by: Dion Graham
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“[Tyson] tackles a great range of subjects…with great humor, humility, and—most important—humanity.” —Entertainment Weekly

Neil deGrasse Tyson has a talent for guiding readers through the mysteries of outer space with stunning clarity and almost childlike enthusiasm. Here, Tyson compiles his favorite essays that he wrote for Natural History magazine across a myriad of cosmic topics, from astral life at the frontiers of astrobiology to the movie industry’s feeble efforts to get its night skies right.

Tyson introduces us to the physics of black holes by explaining the gory details of what would happen to our bodies if we fell into one, examining the needless friction between science and religion in the context of historical conflicts, and noting Earth’s progression to “an insignificantly small speck in the cosmos.”

Renowned for his ability to blend content, accessibility, and humor, Tyson is a natural teacher who simplifies some of the most complex concepts in astrophysics while sharing his infectious excitement for our universe.

©2007 Neil deGrasse Tyson (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc. Astronomy & Space Science Occult Physics Science Unexplained Mysteries
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Critic Reviews

"Tyson takes readers on an exciting journey from Earth's hot springs...to the universe's farthest reaches....witty and entertaining." (Publishers Weekly)
"Smoothly entertaining, full of fascinating tidbits, and frequently humorous, these essays show Tyson as one of today's best popularizers of science." (Kirkus Reviews)
"[Tyson] demonstrates a good feel for explaining science in an intelligible way to interested lay readers; his rather rakish sense of humor should aid in making the book enjoyable." (Library Journal)
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Great content inspite of the name suggesting a narrow stretched cessation of existence. Narration reminds you of the author's rendition

More than the name suggests

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Didn’t expect to learn so much about the universe in a book titled Death by Black Hole. Definitely recommended for fans and regular folks.

Classic Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Loved every second of it. What an amazing piece of non fiction writing! Neil is honestly one of my favourite people on this planet.

Simply Amazing!!

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book as much as NDT's other books, if not more. This was my 3rd book of Neil deGrasse Tyson (your personal astrophysicist) after "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" and "Letters from an Astrophysicist". Is it the best one I've read out of these? Read along to find out. see the universe not as a collection of objects, theories, and phenomena, but as a vast stage of actors driven by intricate twists of story line and plot." This book is divided into 7 sections with multiple chapters in them dealing with a particular set of concepts and facts. From already debunked myths about astronomy due to the limitation of human eyes to the solar system, galaxy, supernovae, nebulae, he covers it all. And it is explained in a simple, yet comprehensively so that you get both a bird's eye view as well as a focused view. What science experiments can you do with just a stick and a field of mud? A whole chapter is devoted to this and you will be astounded to know what concepts of the universe materialise with this cheap and simple device. Neil takes us on a journey not just around the solar system, he goes beyond it towards the asteroid belts, collision course of Milky Way and Andromeda, birth of the universe, inevitable death of the universe, and so on. There are no complicated theories or over the top explanation of any complex phenomenon. He brings the whole universe in your hands. Universe does not have any obligation tO make sense. Human understanding of the universe is so little that the potential to learn is huge. This is what took away from some of the chapters where he talks about the bafflement of astrophysicists about the Big Bang, Dark Matter, Black Holes and other elusive theories. As always with NDT, He makes his thoughts about Science and the place of God in Science crystal clear. God has no place in the science classroom. You cannot attribute anything that is beyond your understanding to "God" and get away with it. As he himself identifies as "agnostic" he explains why he does not believe God is the answer to everything. There are also chapters dealing with aliens, probability of extra-terrestrial life and super intelligent life forms. And surely, NDT loves trashing scientifically inaccurate movies/shows from "Contact" to "Star Trek', which was actually a funny chapter. PS: Dion Graham's narration was so good and his voice was almost same as NDT that for most of the audiobook believed it was narrated by NDT himself.

Neil deGrasse Tyson does it again!

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a humourous take on the complex astrophysics. walks a tight rope explaining the complexity of the cosmos while keeping you entertained.

astrophysics for the casual reader!

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