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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

By: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Narrated by: Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Summary

The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.

What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and bestselling author Neil deGrasse Tyson.

But today, few of us have time to contemplate the cosmos. So Tyson brings the universe down to Earth succinctly and clearly, with sparkling wit, in digestible chapters consumable anytime and anywhere in your busy day.

While waiting for your morning coffee to brew, or while waiting for the bus, the train, or the plane to arrive, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry will reveal just what you need to be fluent and ready for the next cosmic headlines: from the Big Bang to black holes, from quarks to quantum mechanics, and from the search for planets to the search for life in the universe.

©2017 Neil DeGrasse Tyson (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

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Fascinating, if a little short

Fascinating, but as I said in the title, just up there, a bit short. I mean, I know its for people in a hurry, but mate. I'm not in THAT much of a hurry.

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Fantastic!

An informative and entertaining account of modern astro physics. This book is well written, and well read. My only complaint is that the book ended. Thank-you Dr DeGrasse Tyson!

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Good overview

My first Audible. Chilling by the pool, making a change from MOOCs. Well written, well read, mostly very enjoyable, interesting, and easy to grasp. The faults are due to my own bias, not liking quips, or analogous references to US items I don't know so can't visualise. Trivial compared with the depth of Science communicated in this excellent summary.

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Neil rocks!

The book is very interesting and Neil reading it it's just fantastic. I highly recommend this book.

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A fairly straightforward walk through the basics

Not a bad book at all, but it's very much a cursory glance over the basics of the subject. Neil's narration is fantastic though.

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Very interesting

I know nothing about this subject, and this book made me interested in learning more about astrophysics :)

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interesting

I enjoyed this book, I think Tyson is also a great narrator. I had to rewind it a few times just to take it in......well I probably only took about 10% in...:-)

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Stocking stuffer. Same old same old.

Nothing novel. Nothing really of substance. It is what it says. It’s a good stocking stuffer. It’s just as well that it is only 3 hours long because it wouldn’t be worth much more time.

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Good and intresting

well worth a listen to if as the title suggest you're in a hurry or need something to wonder about.

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A nice listen, liked more unproven theories

Good listen, but didn't cover too much over the standard model of the universe. Would have liked more differing / opposing ideas to dark matter, expansion theory for example and any problems we are encountering with this present almost fixed ideology.

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