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.
"[Her] style is at its most substantial—and most hilarious—in the
zero-gravity realm that Packing for Mars explores.… As startling as
it is funny."
*Janet Maslin - The New York Times*
"This is the kind of smart, smirky stuff that Roach does so
well."
*Geoff Nicholson - San Francisco Chronicle*
"Cool answers to questions about the void you didn’t even know you
had."
*People*
"An utterly fascinating account, made all the more entertaining by
the author’s ever-amused tone."
*BookPage*
"An impish and adventurous writer with a gleefully inquisitive mind
and stand-up comic’s timing."
*Booklist*
"The author’s writing comes across as reportorial, but with a clear
sense of humor; even the footnotes are used to both informational
and comedic effect."
*Time Out New York*
"Hilarious."
*The New York Times Book Review*
"A delightful, illuminating grab bag of space-flight
curiosities."
*Kirkus Reviews*
"[Her] style is at its most substantial-and most hilarious-in the
zero-gravity realm that Packing for Mars explores.... As
startling as it is funny." -- Janet Maslin - The New York Times
"This is the kind of smart, smirky stuff that Roach does so well."
-- Geoff Nicholson - San Francisco Chronicle
"Cool answers to questions about the void you didn't even know you
had." -- People
"An utterly fascinating account, made all the more entertaining by
the author's ever-amused tone." -- BookPage
"An impish and adventurous writer with a gleefully inquisitive mind
and stand-up comic's timing." -- Booklist
"The author's writing comes across as reportorial, but with a clear
sense of humor; even the footnotes are used to both informational
and comedic effect." -- Time Out New York
"Hilarious." -- The New York Times Book Review
"A delightful, illuminating grab bag of space-flight curiosities."
-- Kirkus Reviews
With wry humor and an often repellent degree of detail, New York Times best-selling author Roach (www.maryroach.net)-whose previous title, Bonk (2008), is also read by Sandra Burr and available from Brilliance Audio-here discusses the physical challenges astronauts face during space flight, i.e., the zero-gravity realities of disposing of bodily waste, bathing, eating, having sex, and getting sick, along with all of their malodorous consequences. She also tracks NASA engineers' attempts to find solutions to these dilemmas in order to improve astronauts' physical and psychological experiences. Burr narrates in a matter-of-fact tone that well matches Roach's scientific approach. Recommended for adult audiences interested in the curiosities of space flight; not for the queasy. [The New York Times best-selling Norton hc received a starred review, LJ 7/10.-Ed.]-Ilka Gordon, Siegal Coll. of Judaic Studies Lib., Cleveland (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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