false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182818109m/1333520.jpg 1333520 6 <B>The time has come to chronicle America's irrational love affair with Pluto, man's best celestial friend.</B><BR><BR>In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planethood. Far from the sun, tiny, and eccentric in orbit, it's a wonder Pluto has any fans. Yet during the mounting debate over Pluto's status, Americans rallied behind the extraterrestrial underdog. The year of Pluto's discovery, Disney created an irresistible pup by the same name, and, as one NASA scientist put it, Pluto was "discovered by an American for America." Pluto is entrenched in our cultural, patriotic view of the cosmos, and Neil deGrasse Tyson is on a quest to discover why.<BR><BR>Only Tyson can tell this story: he was involved in the first exhibits to demote Pluto, and consequently Pluto lovers have freely shared their opinions with him&#151;including endless hate mail from third graders. In his typically witty way, Tyson explores the history of planet classification and America's obsession with the "planet" that's recently been judged a dwarf. 8 pages of color illustrations. 1323039 19 1 2008 The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet total:257|5:50|4:104|3:78|2:24|1:1| 257 949 576 98 4 1 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 11:58:19 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 19:41:20 -0800 2009
The story begins with the fallout of the exhibit he put together at t...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Feb 21 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 04:31:21 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 07:05:24 -0800 2009
There are 9 chapters to this fairly short book, all done with wit and an obvious love of science. Tyson goes over Pluto's history, how Pluto was re...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 08:19:45 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 15:59:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 02 08:12:19 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 08:37:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 true false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 13:05:46 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 13:06:29 -0700 2009 1
I loved the point of the book though, and to me it was like a good example of America today. People...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 08:05:13 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 08:37:55 -0700 2009
Such is the basic premise of this book. Having been discovered by the American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh in 1930, Pluto became numero uno in the hearts of Americans. Walt Disney even named Mickey's dog after the planet, thereby securing Pluto's place in...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Aug 16 15:39:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 15:39:07 -0700 2009
To lovers of the planet Plut...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 06:47:45 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 06:49:51 -0700 2009
In 1993 the trustees at the American Museum of Natural History’s Hayden Planetarium in New York City began to re-im...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 18:19:12 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 20:04:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 19:46:54 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 08:01:05 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 31 18:29:49 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 13:54:45 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 18:29:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 13:38:45 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 07:23:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 17:55:53 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 17:55:53 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jun 28 16:16:22 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 16:16:22 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 11:28:40 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 16:55:11 -0800 2009
When the IAU reclassified Pluto, I did w...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 04 04:02:55 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 04:18:10 -0800 2009 and not more because I hold the author personally responsible for promoting the "Pluto is not a planet" movement and an architect in the demotion of Pluto from planetary status in the popular media. Pluto was, is, ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 23 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 21:36:24 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 23:58:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jun 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 06:03:12 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 12:38:42 -0700 2009 Here's my main thought: This book is mistitled. If you look at it, the title gives homage to one sci-fi show (X-Files), and employs two titular clich...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 20:43:57 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 20:44:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 11 21:24:23 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 18:34:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1333520