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The Hazards of Space Travel: A Tourist's Guide

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This is, indeed, a strange book. Its cover is strange (like grammar-school textbooks) and its approach is strange. It uses a fictional space traveler as the lead-in to discussions of various issues. Although Comins (a Ph.D) is undoubtedly knowledgeable, the book ends up feeling dumbed down. In the middle of reading the book, I found myself looking for some reference to it being for readers 10 and over. "Hazards" is not a bad book, and although it covered the promised material, I felt let down. [Perhaps I was jaded by having just finished reading the outstanding "A Man on the Moon."]

This was a good read about certain aspects of traveling into space that we take for granted when we see images on TV or watch sci-fi movies. Despite all of the dangers involved, it still won't deter me from wanting to travel in space. If I ever get the chance, however, this book will be coming with me.

This book was a good starting place to learn about space travel, and the complications involved. I found it quite informative, and will look for resources to learn more about the subject, as it's an interesting one.