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coffees
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Panpan

I really wanted to like this book because astronomy is one of my "secret" fascinations. But it fell very short. It starts off ok, and my only confusion stems from a European sport Idk about but later the author references diagrams in the physical book...which kind of defeats the purpose (imo) of the audiobook. If anything, this is more of a companion to the physical. In conclusion, I understood almost nothing bc I couldn't see the diagrams ?

coffees I'm sure the diagrams are made available but as I was driving (as I tend to do when audiobook listening)...well, I couldn't see them 8mo
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cant_i'm_booked
A Brief History of Time | Stephen Hawking
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Pickpick

Content-wise, I felt this was more of a review for me, given that I had started my meanderings into cosmology/physics with Brian Greene‘s “The Elegant Universe.” But it‘s not lacking in star appeal (no pun intended)…I‘m a huge fan of Stephen Hawking, RIP. I‘d recommend this short book to anyone wanting their black holes, neutrinos and particle colliders put in introductory lay terms, from a famed theoretical physicist with a sense of humor.

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La_Cori
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Pickpick

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Rovelli is an Italian theoretical physicist and a great writer.. this is my third book of his, and I loved it the most! And we're talking about a book on White Holes, which are completely theoretical and have never been observed and so are based only on mathematical calculations (the same calculations that describe Black Holes).
Maybe it is the continuous reference to Dante Alighieri, but I think this is Rovelli's most poetic work.

AnnCrystal White Holes! Just looked that up, quite fascinating 😉👍. 10mo
monkeygirlsmama We have the same bookmark! My daughter bought me mine for Christmas. ☺️ 9mo
La_Cori @monkeygirlsmama mine is also a Christmas gift, from a friend 🙂 9mo
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La_Cori
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I finished The Scarlett Letter early this morning and I've just started White Holes by Carlo Rovelli.. I was listening to the audiobook in the afternoon, doing some chores around the house.

@rachelsbrittain #weekendreads

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dthamby
Pickpick

A great book and written in a way that you enjoy reading it.

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the_Martian
A Brief History of Time | Stephen Hawking
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This is the first book of every science enthusiastic person. This book describes the beginning of time, big bang and how it may end. As Prof Hawking was famous for his black hole hypothesis, hence more about that singularity is being explained in a reader friendly way.

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PurpleyPumpkin
A Brief History of Time | Stephen Hawking
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Pickpick

This is my first book finished for the #BooklyReadathon. It‘s been on my #tbr for years, so I‘m glad that I finally got around to reading it! Can‘t say I fully understood it, but it was interesting. I feel like I‘ll have to do several rereads for all that info to really sink in. Another one for my #BookBucketList! 4/5⭐️

MemoirsForMe Yay! You‘re really putting a big dent in your TBRs! 3y
PurpleyPumpkin @UwannaPublishme This really has been a great reading year for me. I just reached my Goodreads goal of 52 books, so it‘s all extra from here. 👍🏽 Hope you‘re doing well my friend!💜 3y
MemoirsForMe Wow! Way to go! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Ramona is helping me get closer to my goal of 50 books. 😊🤞🏻 3y
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vlwelser
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Pickpick

This is read by Dion Graham. I love his voice. And science is always interesting to me. This Neil deGrasse Tyson dude is pretty funny. And the narrator's delivery is sort of epic.

#BookSpinBingo square 5
@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
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SpeculativeFemale
A Brief History of Time | Stephen Hawking
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No one can explain how important the changes around a single #second can be quite as well as Hawking.

#QuotsyAug21 @TK-421