StarTalk: Everything You Want to Know About Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race, the Universe and Beyond, by Neil deGrasse Tyson, is a simple book that offers small tidbits of information on space related topics of interest. Tyson is a famous astrophysicist and somewhat of a celebrity. He currently hosts a podcast called StarTalk, where famous celebrities, politicians, comedians and scientists mingle and discuss space. This book is a sampling of topics covered on that show.
The book discusses many issues in small detail. Space exploration and its minutia, constellations and stellar bodies, and some of the more theoretical underpinnings of the galaxy and universe are discussed, as well as topics like extraterrestrial life, science fiction and our own planet Earth. Tyson also looks at issues affecting the planet, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and so on.
This book was a quick and interesting read, but very shallow in content. Much covered I had read about previously, but there are lots of interesting bits of information in this book about space. For a layman on space and astrophysics (such as myself), this book had a lot of interesting information to offer. I enjoyed my time with it. Negatives include the lack of detail in most of the topics covered (previously mentioned), as well as the Reddit/4Chan style humour on offer - not funny to my tastes. Even so, if the above sounds interesting, or you are looking for a good book on space subjects that you can read in a sitting, or alongside your kids, then this is a good book to pick up for some quick, interesting topics on space.