Mary Roach is the author of five best-selling works of nonfiction, including Grunt, Stiff, and, most recently, Fuzz. Her writing has appeared in National Geographic and the New York Times Magazine, among other publications. She lives in Oakland, California.
"[Roach’s] style is at its most substantial—and most hilarious—in
the zero-gravity realm that Packing for Mars explores."
*Janet Maslin - New York Times*
"The book is an often hilarious, sometimes queasy-making catalog of
the strange stuff devised to permit people to survive in an
environment for which their bodies are stupendously unsuited. With
an unflinching eye, [Roach] launches readers into the thick of
spaceflight’s grossest engineering challenges."
*M. G. Lord - New York Times Book Review*
"Truly funny…Roach’s writing is supremely accessible, but there’s
never a moment when you aren’t aware of how much research she’s
done into unexplored reaches of space travel."
*Entertainment Weekly*
"This is the kind of smart, smirky stuff that Roach does so
well."
*Geoff Nicholson - San Francisco Chronicle*
"Roach deftly guides her readers…They never completely lose sight
of the accomplishments of space travel, even as they take delight
in the absurdities that, in the end, make those successes all the
more sublime."
*Dallas Morning News*
"[Roach] has once again discovered a winner of a subject…Roach’s
strange enthusiasm for all things oddball…makes Mars a more than
worthy destination."
*Time*
"An utterly fascinating account, made all the more entertaining by
the author’s ever-amused tone."
*BookPage*
"Roach provides a highly readable, often hilarious, guide."
*Christian Science Monitor*
"Cool answers to questions about the void you didn’t even know you
had."
*People*
"A more realistic view of life in space than we have ever gotten
from a NASA broadcast."
*The Daily Beast*
"It’s all about those things NASA doesn’t delve into at press
conferences."
*BoingBoing*
"Over the course of several frank chapters, Roach explores the
nitty-gritty details of life in space that filmmakers and
historians tend to gloss over…Roach’s wide-eyed wonder…sets Packing
for Mars apart from the galaxy of space travel histories"
*Boston Globe*
"[Roach's] style is at its most substantial-and most hilarious-in
the zero-gravity realm that Packing for Mars explores." --
Janet Maslin - New York Times
"The book is an often hilarious, sometimes queasy-making catalog of
the strange stuff devised to permit people to survive in an
environment for which their bodies are stupendously unsuited. With
an unflinching eye, [Roach] launches readers into the thick of
spaceflight's grossest engineering challenges." -- M. G. Lord - New
York Times Book Review
"Truly funny...Roach's writing is supremely accessible, but there's
never a moment when you aren't aware of how much research she's
done into unexplored reaches of space travel." -- Entertainment
Weekly
"This is the kind of smart, smirky stuff that Roach does so well."
-- Geoff Nicholson - San Francisco Chronicle
"Roach deftly guides her readers...They never completely lose sight
of the accomplishments of space travel, even as they take delight
in the absurdities that, in the end, make those successes all the
more sublime." -- Dallas Morning News
"[Roach] has once again discovered a winner of a subject...Roach's
strange enthusiasm for all things oddball...makes Mars a
more than worthy destination." -- Time
"An utterly fascinating account, made all the more entertaining by
the author's ever-amused tone." -- BookPage
"Roach provides a highly readable, often hilarious, guide." --
Christian Science Monitor
"Cool answers to questions about the void you didn't even know you
had." -- People
"A more realistic view of life in space than we have ever gotten
from a NASA broadcast." -- The Daily Beast
"It's all about those things NASA doesn't delve into at press
conferences." -- BoingBoing
"Over the course of several frank chapters, Roach explores the
nitty-gritty details of life in space that filmmakers and
historians tend to gloss over...Roach's wide-eyed wonder...sets
Packing for Mars apart from the galaxy of space travel
histories" -- Boston Globe
Roach explores the quotidian aspects of space travel for humans with her usual aplomb. She reveals the everyday concerns and aspects-physiological, psychological, and emotional-of long-term space immersion. Sandra Burr proves a great complement to Roach's prose. Her character voices are distinct, and she executes the jargon and technical aspects of space life with a clear and emphatic tone, helping listeners with more complicated passages. She has a matter-of-fact tone with a hint of a wry smile when she explains, say, sex in space, and she is unfailingly clear and affable. A Norton hardcover. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
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