The Martian by Andy Weir

Fiction/science fiction My rating 4/5 Plot An astronaut is accidentally stranded upon Mars by his ship mates.  His mission is to stay alive long enough on the barren planet until a rescue mission can save him.  The book tells of his escapades as the first Martian – the first human being surviving upon the hostile environment of Mars. Review Someone recommended this book to me as I … Continue reading The Martian by Andy Weir

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

  Factual/non fiction Review I rate this High 5/5 What can I say…. sometimes a gem of a book finds it way into your hands. The book gives a broad scope from early humankind all the way through human history and questions for the future.  Clearly well researched with lots of time, energy, and passion invested in it.  This really does show, as the concepts … Continue reading Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Cosmos by Carl Sagan

Review    I rate this High 5/5 Riding on the back of Sapiens brought this book into my hands. The strangest sensation to read a book published in 1980 which perplexes over questions of which we now have more experience.  For example global warming, or pondering on the cause of dinosaur extinction.  It is like a little time machine.  Sagan is an author who has courted controversy.  I came … Continue reading Cosmos by Carl Sagan