<![CDATA[The Planets]]>

false <![CDATA[The Planets]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171725659m/116599.jpg 116599 13 With her bestsellers Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, Dava Sobel introduced readers to her rare gift for weaving complex scientific concepts into a compelling narrative. Now Sobel brings her full talents to bear on what is perhaps her most ambitious topic to datethe planets of our solar system. Sobel explores the origins and oddities of the planets through the lens of popular culture, from astrology, mythology, and science fiction to art, music, poetry, biography, and history. Written in her characteristically graceful prose, The Planets is a stunningly original celebration of our solar system and offers a distinctive view of our place in the universe. * A New York Times extended bestseller * A Featured Alternate of the Book-of-the-Month Club, History Book Club, Scientific American Book Club, and Natural Science Book Club * Includes 11 full-color illustrations by artist Lynette R. Cook BACKCOVER: [The Planets] lets us fall in love with the heavens all over again. The New York Times Book Review Playful . . . lyrical . . . a guided tour so imaginative that we forget we're being educated as we're being entertained. Newsweek [Sobel] has outdone her extraordinary talent for keeping readers enthralled. . . . Longitude and Galileo's Daughter were exciting enough, but The Planets has a charm of its own . . . . A splendid and enticing book. San Francisco Chronicle A sublime journey. [Sobel's] writing . . . is as bright as the sun and its thinking as star-studded as the cosmos. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution An incantatory serenade to the Solar System. Grade A- Entertainment Weekly Like Sobel's [Longitude and Galileo's Daughter] . . . [The Planets] combines masterful storytelling with clear, engaging explanations of the essential scientific facts. Physics World 1410961 2005 The Planets total:428|5:64|4:174|3:125|2:54|1:11| 428 1510 683 90 116599 0142001163 9780142001165 362 71 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171725659m/116599.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116599.The_Planets 4 1 false Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 23:22:19 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 19:39:41 -0800 2008 1 Dava Sobel manages beautifully and engagingly to bring these heavenly bodies as close as one's own backyard. With eloquent descriptions of their compositions, the reader is transported throughout the solar system from the scorching toxic surface of Venus to the seas of liquid metallic hydrogen unde...more...]]> 116599 0142001163 9780142001165 362 71 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171725659m/116599.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116599.The_Planets 4 0 false Tue Jan 27 11:32:25 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 27 11:38:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 116599 0142001163 9780142001165 362 71 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171725659m/116599.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116599.The_Planets 4 0 false Wed Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 12 13:14:45 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 12 13:16:37 -0700 2009
... synonomous with "planets" and rather descriptive of Dava Sobel's little book of the same name, The Planets.

The book is organized as a set of independent short essays, one for each planet plus the Sun and Moon. Describing the planets as "an ass...more...]]> 997615 0670034460 9780670034468 41 12 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180102146m/997615.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/997615.The_Planets 0 0 false Thu Feb 05 09:37:05 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:37:05 -0800 2009 Sobel, author of best-selling Longitude and Galileo's Daughter, combines spare, poetic, and descriptive writing with facts worthy of a textbook. Readers will be familiar with some of Sobel's stories about Kepler, Galileo, and Halley, but lesser-known ones featuring Maria Mitchell or Clyde Tombaugh w...

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Unfortunately I was disappointed. Had I not had high expectations this may have made 3 stars, but having been disappointed it gets 2.

The first rumblings of discontent occurred on Pg 29 at the end ...more...]]> 116599 0142001163 9780142001165 362 71 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171725659m/116599.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116599.The_Planets 4 0 false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Oct 29 22:14:13 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 18:52:51 -0800 2009 The Planets, a lay man's guide to the solar system.

According to the jacket cover, much of Sobel's work is dedicated to making astronomy interesting for the common person. I think she does a very good ...more...]]> 116599 0142001163 9780142001165 362 71 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171725659m/116599.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116599.The_Planets 4 0 false Sun Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat May 24 23:24:17 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 30 18:19:31 -0800 2008 1 The Planets by Dava Sobel (she of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter fame). Sobel writes in a lyrical style somewhat similar to Diane Ackerman (one of my favorite authors--who Sobel in her infinite wisdom quotes in he...more...]]> 116599 0142001163 9780142001165 362 71 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171725659m/116599.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116599.The_Planets 4 0 false Wed May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 05:30:59 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 05:40:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 997615 0670034460 9780670034468 41 12 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180102146m/997615.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/997615.The_Planets 2 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 30 11:58:21 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 03 21:21:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 116599 0142001163 9780142001165 362 71 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171725659m/116599.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116599.The_Planets 2 0 false Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Nov 02 11:30:11 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 06 23:24:47 -0800 2008 more...]]> 116599 0142001163 9780142001165 362 71 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171725659m/116599.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116599.The_Planets 3 0 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 18:39:25 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 18:59:08 -0700 2007
I wouldn't recommend it for someone that is interested in the nuts and bolts of h...more...]]> 116599 0142001163 9780142001165 362 71 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171725659m/116599.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116599.The_Planets 3 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 08:20:54 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 05:22:36 -0700 2007 more...]]> 997615 0670034460 9780670034468 41 12 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180102146m/997615.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/997615.The_Planets 4 0 false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 00:21:01 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 02:02:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 116599 0142001163 9780142001165 362 71 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171725659m/116599.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116599.The_Planets 4 1 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat May 30 21:54:25 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 21:55:37 -0700 2009 1470826 1857028503 9781857028508 6 2 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183934778m/1470826.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1470826.The_Planets 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri May 15 12:59:47 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 13:09:06 -0700 2009 997615 0670034460 9780670034468 41 12 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180102146m/997615.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/997615.The_Planets 3 0 false Sun Dec 21 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 18:31:31 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 22:01:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 116599 0142001163 9780142001165 362 71 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171725659m/116599.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116599.The_Planets 2 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 07 12:49:40 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 12:56:23 -0700 2009 997615 0670034460 9780670034468 41 12 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180102146m/997615.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/997615.The_Planets 4 0 false Fri Mar 21 18:22:09 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 21 21:33:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 116599 0142001163 9780142001165 362 71 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171725659m/116599.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116599.The_Planets 4 0 false Mon Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 00:43:57 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 04:44:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 116599 0142001163 9780142001165 362 71 The Planets 3.53 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171725659m/116599.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/116599.The_Planets 4 0 false Thu Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 21 13:09:03 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 21 13:46:49 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=116599