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Author: Neil Degrasse Tyson ,
Gregory Mone ,
Gabrielle de Cuir ,
Levar Burton
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
Edition: Unabridged edition
ISBN: 9781982591472
ISBN 10: 1982591471
Publication Date: 05 February 2019
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Grappling with the scope of the universe...is no simple endeavor, but in this tidy overview, Tyson succeeds with seeming effortlessness. -- San Francisco Chronicle on Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Tyson breaks these big ideas into digestible lessons with the humor and charisma he's known and loved for. -- Popular Mechanics on Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Tyson's insights are valuable for any leader, teacher, scientist, or educator. -- Forbes on Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
"Grappling with the scope of the universe...is no simple endeavor, but in this tidy overview, Tyson succeeds with seeming effortlessness. -- ""San Francisco Chronicle on Astrophysics for People in a Hurry"" Tyson breaks these big ideas into digestible lessons with the humor and charisma he's known and loved for. -- ""Popular Mechanics on Astrophysics for People in a Hurry"" Tyson's insights are valuable for any leader, teacher, scientist, or educator. -- ""Forbes on Astrophysics for People in a Hurry"""
Author Information
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist with the American Museum of Natural History, director of its world-famous Hayden Planetarium, host of the hit radio and TV show StarTalk, and the New York Times bestselling author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry and Accessory to War. He lives in New York City. Gregory Mone, coauthor with Bill Nye of the Jack and the Geniuses series, adapted Daniel James Brown's Boys in the Boat for young readers. Gabrielle de Cuir, award-winning narration, has narrated over two hundred titles and specializes in fantasy, humor, and titles requiring extensive foreign language and accent skills. She was a cowinner of the Audie Award for best narration in 2011 and a three-time finalist for the Audie and has garnered six AudioFile Earphones Awards. Her velvet touch as an actor's director has earned her a special place in the audiobook world as the foremost producer for bestselling authors and celebrities. LeVar Burton is an Emmy Award-winning actor, presenter, director, author, and Earphones Award-winning narrator. He is best known for his roles as the host of the long-running PBS children's series Reading Rainbow, as Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation, and as the young Kunta Kinte in the 1977 award-winning ABC television miniseries Roots. He has also directed a number of television episodes for various iterations of Star Trek, among other programs. He was named 2017's Best Male Literary Citizen by Literary Hub.
