Vacation Guide to the Solar System - by Olivia Koski & Jana Grcevich (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Packed with real science and fueled by imagination, a ... guide to traveling in our solar system. The must-have planning guide for the curious space adventurer, covering all of the essentials for your next voyage, how to get there, and what to do when you arrive. Written by an astronomer from The American Museum of Natural History and one of the creators of the Guerilla Science collective, this ... is an imaginative exploration into the 'what if' of space travel ... facts about space, the planets in our solar system, and even some moons"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Packed with real science and fueled by imagination, a beautifully illustrated guide to traveling in our solar system <p/></b>Imagine taking a hike along the windswept red plains of Mars to dig for signs of life, or touring one of Jupiter's sixty-four moons where you can photograph its swirling storms. For a shorter trip on a tight budget, the Moon is quite majestic and very quiet if you can make it during the off-season. <p/>Packed with full color illustrations and real-world science, <i>Vacation Guide to the Solar System</i> is the must-have planning guide for the curious space adventurer, covering all of the essentials for your next voyage, how to get there, and what to do when you arrive. Perfect for fans of Neil deGrasse Tyson's <i>Astrophysics for People in a Hurry</i>, this tongue-in-cheek reference guide is an imaginative exploration into the "What if" of space travel, sharing fascinating facts about space, the planets in our solar system, and even some moons!<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"An ideal introduction to the solar system for younger readers and casual space fans who crave an imaginative trip into the possibilities of real space tourism."<br><b>--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/></b>"<i>Vacation Guide to the Solar System</i> offers would-be explorers a guidebook to what [space] voyages might be like in the future, adventures driven by dreams and supported with science. . . . By recasting these locales not just as places to look at but as destinations to visit, the new book invites readers to imagine what it might be like to be there and do things. . . . The new guidebook often reads not just as a travel guide to the solar system, but from the future."<br><b>--</b><i><b>Astronomy</b> </i><b>Magazine</b> <p/>"The <i>Vacation Guide to the Solar System</i> is from a future we wish were now . . . while <i>Vacation Guide</i> is anything but a hard science book, you'll probably end up smarter for having read it. . . . A fun, new way to look at our Solar System."<br><b>--Ars Technica</b> <p/>"Forget Lake George<b>--</b>we're dreaming of Saturn's Lake Titan. . . . If entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Richard Branson have their way, humans will soon be taking their vacations in space. While we wait to get into space, Olivia Koski and Jana Grcevich, a science writer and astronomer, respectively, are giving us mere earthlings a taste of what space travel may look like."<br><b>--<i>Travel + Leisure</i></b> <p/>"If you want to plan a vacation that's truly out of this world, look no further."<br><b><b><i><b>--</b>Parade</i></b></b> <p/>"What a fun book the Intergalactic Travel Bureau has brought us! . . . As thorough as any real-life travel guide . . . up-to-the-moment knowledge combines with wry wit and charming imagery."<br><b>--New York Journal of Books</b> <p/>"This is a great source for information on our solar system, appropriate for kids and adults alike. Fans of astronomy, science, and science fiction should jump on this book. Anyone who likes entertaining nonfiction (Mary Roach's <i>Packing for Mars</i> immediately springs to mind) will enjoy this."<br><b>--The Irregular Reader <p/></b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Olivia Koski</b> is Head of Operations at Guerilla Science. She was previously a senior producer at the <i>Atavist Magazine</i>, where she produced 30 interactive journalism stories, five of which were nominated for a National Magazine Award and one an Emmy. She has a masters in journalism from NYU, and her writing has appeared in <i>Wired</i>, <i>Popular Mechanics</i>, and <i>Scientific American</i>. <p/><b>Jana Grcevich</b>, PhD, has worked as an astronomer and science educator at the American Museum of Natural History and hosts shows at the Hayden Planetarium. She received her undergraduate degrees in astronomy, physics, and mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her doctorate in astronomy at Columbia University. Her research interests include dwarf galaxies and interstellar gas, with a focus on radio observations and simulations of gas in dwarf galaxies. She teaches astronomy to future high school Earth Science teachers as a part of the Master of Arts in Teaching program at AMNH.
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