Cosmic Adventure: A Renegade Astronomer's Guide To Our World And Beyond
This book is not a guide but a collection of 25 essays on a wide variety of scientific and astronomic topics. In his personal and playful style, Berman explores and explains why time does not exist, who names the stars, the Certainty Principle, and how to kill time when flying?something this reviewer put to use recently. Readers already familiar with Berman's long-running column "Night Watchman" in Discover magazine or his popular book Secrets of the Night Sky (Morrow, 1995) know what to expect, and others are in for a treat. The essays are thought-provoking, filled with fascinating facts, and always delivered with a sense of fun. Highly recommended for public libraries.?James Olson, Northeastern Illinois Univ. Lib., ChicagoCopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.