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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in Space

Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in Space


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What happens when you vomit during a space walk? The bestselling author of Stiff explores the irresistibly strange universe of space travel and life without gravity Space is devoid of the stuff humans need to live: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh veg, privacy, beer. How much can a person give up? What happens when you can't walk for a year? Is sex any fun in zero gravity? What's it like being cooped up in a metal box with a few people for months at a time? As Mary Roach discovers, it's possible to explore space without ever leaving Earth. From the space shuttle training toilet to a 17,000 mile-per-hour crash test of NASA's space capsule (cadaver stepping in), she takes us on a surreally entertaining trip into the science of living in space.

About the Author :
Mary Roach is the bestselling author of Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, Six Feet Over: Adventures in the Afterlife, and Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex.

Review :
"Such grippingly scatological titbits grace almost every page ... Even readers with a long-term interest in manned exploration should find some new information within ... if you like your space science served with emotion, anecdotes, and excreta, this is for you." ***** BBC Sky at Night "Behind the witty mouth is a smart mind that finds out how rocket scientists organise their hardware around irritating organic human needs." Saga Magazine "Roach boldly goes where no author has gone before to bring us puke, zero-gravity, faecal popcorn and flash-frozen rats... Packing for Mars is delightful, one of those rare beasts; a successful humorous science book. It is also one that throws fascinating light on some of the more obscure corners of space travel. Never mind packing it for Mars; pack it for your next long-haul flight and see if you can manage to freak your air-sick neighbour with one of the many amusing chapters on vomiting." Fortean Times "The author of Stiff unravels the scientific hoo-haa and ultimate hubris of the whole enterprise. We all prefer our feet of clay, it seems." Belfast Telegraph Praise for Mary Roach "Terrifically witty...On almost every page she tells you something to make you gasp aloud or snort with laughter." Telegraph Praise for Mary Roach "When Mary Roach is seized by a subject, there is no stopping her: she is full-on, hands-on, and her lab coat is unbuttoned." The Times Praise for Mary Roach "Irresistible...cheerfully scatological,cheekily sceptical." Observer Review Praise for Mary Roach "A bold, tenacious, and insatiable reporter, Roach...could make an earthworm evisceration riveting and a hemispherectomy seem downright jolly." Scotsman "Well-tuned to humour and absurdity...A delightful, illuminating grab bag of space-fl ight curiosities." Kirkus Reviews Praise for Mary Roach "Roach is an original who can enliven any subject with wit, keen reporting, and a sly intelligence." Publishers Weekly Praise for Mary Roach "Roach marries enthusiasm and curiosity with unflagging humour." Independent on Sunday Praise for Mary Roach "Even if there were thousands of science-humour writers,[Roach] would be the sidesplitting favourite." Booklist Praise for Mary Roach "A wonderfully vivid writer... A celebration of the wide, occasionally crazy spectrum of human pursuit." New York Times Book Review Praise for Mary Roach "One of the funniest and most madcap of science writers" Kirkus Reviews Praise for Mary Roach "Roach certainly gets full marks for unflinching commitment to the job in hand." The Guardian Praise for Mary Roach "Bonkers, but brilliant." Easy Living Praise for Mary Roach "Funny, inquisitive, and uncowed by experts, [Roach is] the general reader's ideal emissary to the arcana of serious science." Newsweek Praise for Mary Roach "One of those rare writers who can tackle the most obscure unpleasantness and distil the data into a hilarious and informative package. I would devour every page...I would laugh out loud...I would be able to dazzle and surprise friends with a newfound knowledge." San Francisco Chronicle Praise for March Roach "She has a huge heart, a strong sense of empathy for the oddball, and she's willing to go to great lengths to find and report stories from the hinterlands of understanding." Chicago Tribune Praise for Mary Roach "Mary Roach is one of an endangered species: a science writer with a sense of humour." Denver Post Praise for Mary Roach "A joy to read...wonderful stuff." San Franciso Bay Guardian Praise for Mary Roach "Roach is authoritative, endlessly curious and drolly funny. Her research is scrupulous and winningly presented." The Seattle Times Praise for Mary Roach "A keen eye for observation of unique and ironic details." Express-News, San Antonio "An often hilarious, sometimes queasy-making catalog of the strange stuff devised to permit people to survive in an environment for which their bodies are stupendously unsuited... Wonderfully slapstick." New York Times Book Review "[A] truly funny look at the majestic aspects of the space program... Supremely accessible." Entertainment Weekly "Smart, smirky stuff." San Francisco Chronicle "[Roach's] fluffily lightweight style is at its most substantial - and most hilarious - in the zero-gravity realm that Packing for Mars explores... As startling as it is funny." The New York Times "An accomplished journalist with boundless curiosity, Roach complements her historical research with an equally eccentric investigation of space travel... As funny as Roach can be, she brings serious insight to her subject." New Scientist "Like a sassier - ie. ruder - version of Bill Bryson..." Daily Mail "She has a knack for translating the dry and arcane stuff of science in a way that is eminently readable, informative, and eye-openingly hilarious." ***** Time Out "Roach's book details the gritty biological reality of astronaut life." Reader's Digest "It achieves the double whammy of being both entertaining and educational, and though it starts off good, it gets even better as it goes along." Bookbag - www.bookbag.com "If you don't already know Mary Roach, famously the author of Bonk and Stiff, don't miss this third outing into space where no one can hear you scream with laughter... As a science writer Roach is seriously funny. She asks the right questions and provides answers like the best deadpan stand-up comic." The Times "In this often extremely funny book she reveals just what it's like to be crammed in a space ship with your fellow man or woman - and their various bodily functions." Lovereading.co.uk "As Roach has shown in earlier books she is completely embarrassment-proof. There is no biological situation she will not visualise, no anatomical question she will not ask. So Packing for Mars is as startling as it is funny, even if its strategic aim is to tell you more than you need to know." Scotsman


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781780740874
  • Publisher: Oneworld Publications
  • Publisher Imprint: Oneworld Publications
  • Height: 198 mm
  • No of Pages: 312
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Curious Science of Life in Space
  • ISBN-10: 1780740875
  • Publisher Date: 01 Sep 2011
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 312
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 129 mm


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