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Adam Frank

Astrophysicist at the University of Rochester; works on the search for life elsewhere and wrote The Little Book of Aliens and Light of the Stars.

5 things

The MartianBook Andy Weir

loved

#1. The Martian: A Novel by Andy Weir. This book is a complete surprise.

His summer reading list, in his own NPR 13.7: Cosmos & Culture column.

2014-07-01·npr.org ↗

Cibola BurnBook James S.A. Corey

loved

#2. Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey. OMG, I am so excited! The next installment of The Expanse series has just been published.

His summer reading list, in his own NPR 13.7: Cosmos & Culture column.

2014-07-01·npr.org ↗

The Expanse seriesBook James S.A. Corey

loved

Together with a few novellas, these books explore one of the most fully fleshed out science fiction universes I have ever encountered.

His summer reading list, in his own NPR 13.7: Cosmos & Culture column.

2014-07-01·npr.org ↗

The Snow LeopardBook Peter Matthiessen

loved

Since then I have been slowly working through this life-changing work told in prose as sharp and clear as the mountain vistas it describes.

His summer reading list, in his own NPR 13.7: Cosmos & Culture column.

2014-07-01·npr.org ↗

Waking Up: A Guide to Spirituality Without ReligionBook Sam Harris

liked

Harris's book shows us there are really interesting conversations to be had in this new territory where you're not forced to choose between spirituality and science.

Transcript of his NPR All Things Considered book review, introduced by Robert Siegel on the last day of 2014.

2014-12-31·npr.org ↗

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