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I rated this 4 stars purely because i love the passion and poetic enthusiasm that neil degrasse tyson henceforth ndt brings to all manners of different space and cosmic related subjects, but i might have otherwise rated it a 3, because its a collection of previously published articles rather than a real book, and so does tend to get repetitive in the topics that it addresses. Original title isbn 9780393350371 published on 201211. Facing the ultimate frontier degrasse tyson, neil, lang, avis on. Accessory to war audiobook by neil degrasse tyson, avis. Mar 14, 2017 provocative, humorous, and wonderfully readable, space chronicles represents the best of tysons recent commentary, including a mustread prologue on nasa and partisan politics. No astronauts will be launched in an american craft, from american soil, until the 2020s, and nasa may soon find itself eclipsed by other countries space programs. Facing the ultimate frontier by professor neil degrasse tyson, avis lang editor online at alibris. A compelling appeal, at just the right time, for continuing to look up.
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