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StarTalk by Neil deGrasse Tyson
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StarTalk

Everything You Ever Need to Know about Space Travel, Sci-Fi, the Human Race, the Universe, and Beyond

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Length 9 hours 1 minute
Language English
Narrators Neil deGrasse Tyson, Luzma Ortiz, Kevin R. Free, various narrators & Lauren Fortgang

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For decades, beloved astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has interpreted science with a combination of brainpower and charm that resonates with fans everywhere.

This pioneering, provocative audiobook brings together the best of StarTalk, his beloved podcast and television show devoted to solving the most confounding mysteries of Earth, space, and what it means to be human. Filled with brilliant sidebars and unforgettable quotes from Tyson and his brilliant cohort of science and entertainment luminaries, StarTalk will help answer all of your most pressing questions about our world—from how the brain works to the physics of comic book superheroes.

Fun, smart, and laugh-out-loud funny, this audiobook is the perfect guide to everything you ever wanted to know about the universe—and beyond.

Neil deGrasse Tyson is the host of the popular podcast and National Geographic Channel TV show StarTalk and Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which aired internationally on the National Geographic Channel. He earned his BA in physics from Harvard University and his PhD in astrophysics from Columbia University. The author of ten books, including the bestselling Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries, Tyson is the first Frederick P. Rose director of the Hayden Planetarium. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

Neil deGrasse Tyson is the host of the popular podcast and National Geographic Channel TV show StarTalk and Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which aired internationally on the National Geographic Channel. He earned his BA in physics from Harvard University and his PhD in astrophysics from Columbia University. The author of ten books, including the bestselling Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries, Tyson is the first Frederick P. Rose director of the Hayden Planetarium. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

Kevin R. Free is an audiobook narrator and the winner of numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards and several AudioFile best narrations of the year selections. Known for his work with young-adult novels, he has read titles by Rick Riordan, Walter Dean Myers, and Joe Haldeman. In 2011 he was named a Best Voice in Young Adult and Fantasy from AudioFile magazine for his narration of Myers’ The Cruisers: Checkmate.

Lauren Fortgang, a graduate of Fordham University’s Theater Program, is an actress, costume designer, and narrator. She has recorded everything from video games to textbooks. Her audiobook narrations have earned AudioFile Earphones Awards and placed her as a finalist for an Audie Award in 2014.

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"Tyson manifests science brilliantly....[His] insights are valuable for any leader, teacher, scientist or educator."

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