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It's tough for me to rate non fiction books. I'm rating them not only on what information they contain, or of what arguments they make, of how pursasive they are, and also on how well they are written.
First off, the whole point of this, I think, is to make the case for a renewed effort in the U.S. to focus on the mission of NASA. To outline a bold plan for the future that can inspire the best and brightest of us to become scientists and engineers instead of bankers and lawyers.
The implied messa ...more
First off, the whole point of this, I think, is to make the case for a renewed effort in the U.S. to focus on the mission of NASA. To outline a bold plan for the future that can inspire the best and brightest of us to become scientists and engineers instead of bankers and lawyers.
The implied messa ...more
So, it's repetitive. Not an unexpected thing from a book of magazine articles and speeches. That fault it totally surpassed by the fact that I learned a lot, felt inspired, and now really, really want to reread the Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson.
Oh, and am I the only person who didn't realize Tang was an astronaut's drink? ...more
Oh, and am I the only person who didn't realize Tang was an astronaut's drink? ...more
Loved the material of this book and the articles separately were great, but they did not compile into a 4 or 5 star book. I did overall like what Neil deGrasse Tyson had to say.
Oct 25, 2014
Rebecca Huston
marked it as to-read
Aug 04, 2015
Alex
marked it as to-read
