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Death from the Skies! : These Are the Ways the World Will End, Paperback by P...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780143116042
- Book Title
- Death from the Skies! : the Science Behind the End of the World
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8 in
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Format
- Uk-B Format Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Social Science, Science, Humor
- Topic
- Physics / Astrophysics, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Astronomy, Form / Essays
- Item Weight
- 9.7 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143116045
ISBN-13
9780143116042
eBay Product ID (ePID)
72762817
Product Key Features
Book Title
Death from the Skies! : the Science Behind the End of the World
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Topic
Physics / Astrophysics, Disasters & Disaster Relief, Astronomy, Form / Essays
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Science, Humor
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
9.7 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
[Plait] describes each doomsday scenario with glee. . . . Yet for all that, his book is strangely comforting.” —The Washington Post Book World A surprisingly upbeat look at all the ways the universe can destroy us . . . Eminently readable.” —Kirkus Reviews(starred review) The enthusiasm Plait has for his subject is not any morbid fascination with the upcoming bang or whimper, but with how much we know now about the universe around us, and he conveys this enthusiasm with pages full of wonder.” —The Commercial Dispatch, "[Plait] describes each doomsday scenario with glee. . . . Yet for all that, his book is strangely comforting." -The Washington Post Book World " A surprisingly upbeat look at all the ways the universe can destroy us . . . Eminently readable." -Kirkus Reviews(starred review) "The enthusiasm Plait has for his subject is not any morbid fascination with the upcoming bang or whimper, but with how much we know now about the universe around us, and he conveys this enthusiasm with pages full of wonder." -The Commercial Dispatch, "[Plait] describes each doomsday scenario with glee. . . . Yet for all that, his book is strangely comforting." - The Washington Post Book World " A surprisingly upbeat look at all the ways the universe can destroy us . . . Eminently readable." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "The enthusiasm Plait has for his subject is not any morbid fascination with the upcoming bang or whimper, but with how much we know now about the universe around us, and he conveys this enthusiasm with pages full of wonder." - The Commercial Dispatch
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
With wit, humor, and an infectious love of astronomy that could win over even the science-phobic, this fun and fascinating book reminds us that outer space is anything but remote. The scientist behind the popular website badastronomy.com, Philip Plait presents some of the most fearsome end-of-the-world calamities (for instance, incoming asteroids and planet-swallowing black holes), demystifies the scientific principles at work behind them, and gives us the odds that any of them will step out of the realm of sci-fi to disrupt our quiet corner of the cosmos. The result is a book that is both terrifying and entertaining'a tour of the violent universe we live in, written with an enthusiasm that every stargazer will appreciate.
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