The Milky Way
An Autobiography of Our Galaxy
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Narrateur(s):
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Moiya McTier
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Moiya McTier
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In this approachable and fascinating biography of the galaxy, an astrophysicist and folklorist details everything humans have discovered—from the Milky Way's formation to its eventual death, and what else there is to learn about the universe we call home.
After a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred billion humans go about their day-to-day lives, of feeling unbelievably lonely, and of hearing its own story told by others, The Milky Way would like a chance to speak for itself. All one hundred billion stars and fifty undecillion tons of gas of it.
It all began some thirteen billion years ago, when clouds of gas scattered through the universe's primordial plasma just could not keep their metaphorical hands off each other. They succumbed to their gravitational attraction, and the galaxy we know as the Milky Way was born. Since then, the galaxy has watched as dark energy pushed away its first friends, as humans mythologized its name and purpose, and as galactic archaeologists have worked to determine its true age (rude). The Milky Way has absorbed supermassive (an actual technical term) black holes, made enemies of a few galactic neighbors, and mourned the deaths of countless stars. Our home galaxy has even fallen in love.
After all this time, the Milky Way finally feels that it's amassed enough experience for the juicy tell-all we've all been waiting for. Its fascinating autobiography recounts the history and future of the universe in accessible but scientific detail, presenting a summary of human astronomical knowledge thus far that is unquestionably out of this world.
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY AND SCIENCENET
NAMED A BEST AUDIOBOOK OF 2022 BY BOOKPAGE
Ce que les critiques en disent
"It's about time we heard the story of the Milky Way in its own words. The good news is that our galaxy is not only ancient and majestic; it's also whimsical, amusing, and downright chatty. Moiya McTier's book is an entertaining introduction to some of the most profound features of our astrophysical neighborhood."—Sean Carroll, New York Times bestselling author of Something Deeply Hidden
"If you want to learn about the Milky Way, who better to go to than the source? Well, up until now, the Galaxy hasn’t been talking–but all of that has changed! Turns out, the Milky Way has a sense of humor, an attitude, and, frankly, isn’t super impressed with us as of late. If you’re looking for a fun and unique way to learn about astrophysics—this is the book for you! "—Kelly Weinersmith, New York Times bestselling author of Soonish
"A direct, fun, and charming mix of the science, folklore, and history of our Milky Way galaxy. And since that galaxy is technically composed at least in part by ME, I cannot help but take some of the credit."—Ryan North, New York Times bestselling author of How to Invent Everything
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Au global2 out of 5 stars
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- Douglas granter
- 2023-04-19
Nope
This may be a good listen for a very young audience but this 55 year old could not get through it. Great way to introduce children to astronomy, maybe?
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- Utilisateur anonyme
- 2022-11-01
expansive!
engaging and SASSY af! I know a teeny bit more about the universe, now, and I'm wowed.
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- forsyda
- 2023-03-16
Interesting approach sometimes tediously so
I enjoyed learning so much Via much more interesting delivery approach than any other book I’ve encountered on the subject. However, this approach could sometimes be tedious to listen to and I found it best to listen in 15-20 minute chunks.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-08-23
There are better intros out there
I love the fictionall aspect of this.....but Ithink the attempted humor of "sassy" misses the mark. I'd rather listen to one of the many narrations from Neil Degrass Tyson on this subject.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2023-03-23
Anthropomorphic Milky Way Drones on About Herself
If a high school drama student wanted to portray the Milky Way as a self-absorbed narcissist.
Interesting information is buried in the cringy ramblings but I just can't stand listening to it. I tried skipping ahead a few chapters to see if it got better but it didn't.
An interesting idea but not for me. The narration is ok, but not the content. Didn't finish.
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- jimmy43
- 2023-05-19
terribly written
complete waste of time. a wonderful idea destroyed by woke mind virus and its attempt at comedy. one sassy joke was okay, but hundreds was pathetic. i feel sorry for this person and the bubble they live in. as a gay person, i was dismayed that such anti human drivel was put up. i want my credit back.
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