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Neil deGrasse Tyson.
xv, 247 pages
illustrations.
Contents: Prologue : a memoir, of sorts -- Ethos. Hope ; Extraordinary claims ; Musings -- Cosmos. Hate mail ; Science denial ; Philosophy -- Pathos. Life and death ; Tragedy ; To believe or not to believe -- Kairos. School days ; Parenting ; Rebuttals -- Epilogue : a eulogy, of sorts.
Summary: A companion book to Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson invites us to go behind the scenes of his public fame by revealing his correspondence with people across the globe who have sought him out in search of answers. In this collection of 101 letters, Tyson draws upon cosmic perspectives to address a vast array of questions about science, faith, philosophy, life, and of course, Pluto.