The Fallen Sky
An Intimate History of Shooting Stars
$61.78
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
5 August 2010
Summary
In this acclaimed volume, prizewinning poet and nature writer Christopher Cokinos takes us on an epic journey from Antarctica to outer space, weaving together natural history, memoir, and in-depth profiles of amateur researchers, rogue scientists, and stargazing dreamers to tell the riveting tale of how the study of meteorites became a modern science.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781585428328 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1585428329 |
| Author: | Christopher Cokinos |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | TarcherPerigee |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 5 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 800g |
| Dimensions: | 44mm x 230mm x 155mm |
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What They're Saying
Critics Review
“A thrilling account … The author’s enthusiasm is infectious in this chronicle of astronomical passion.”
-“Kirkus Reviews”
“Cokinos guides the reader along his search for the driving force behind the passions of meteorite scientists, collectors, and dealers that make the meteoritic community such a vibrant and contentious bunch. It is a journey well worth taking.”
-“Science” magazine
“[Cokinos’s] enthusiasm … gives “The Fallen Sky” its core.”
-“The Wall Street Journal”
“A thrilling account … The author”s enthusiasm is infectious in this chronicle of astronomical passion.”
-“Kirkus Reviews”
“Cokinos guides the reader along his search for the driving force behind the passions of meteorite scientists, collectors, and dealers that make the meteoritic community such a vibrant and contentious bunch. It is a journey well worth taking.”
-“Science” magazine
“[Cokinos”s] enthusiasm … gives “The Fallen Sky” its core.”
-“The Wall Street Journal”
About The Author
Christopher Cokinos
Christopher Cokinos is an award-winning writer and poet, and a professor of English at Utah State University. He has received the Whiting Writers’ Award, the Glasgow Prize for an emerging writer in nonfiction, and the Sigurd Olson Nature Writing Award.
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