Astrophysics for People in a Hurry's Summary

No matter who you are and what you do for a living, this book is for you. It's beautifully written and you can learn something new in the process of reading.

(An artist coworker of mine once asked whether alien life forms from Europa would be called Europeans. The absence of any other plausible answer forced me to say yes.) - Neil deGrasse Tyson

There's almost no week without some kind of a discovery nowadays. Space, science, tech - you name it. But it's also true to some extent that it's not easy to understand all of the details, because generally these are really technical and it's simply not possible to be acquainted with every branch of science, even when you're a scientist. And Tyson clearly understands that! That's why this book contains knowledge in a form that's pleasant to any reader. There are no equations, algorithms, formulas. They seem to scare lot of people and his goal is different - to spread science.

I know there are many people that would love to understand space better, but they either think it's too complicated or too time-consuming. Worry no more, these 200 pages are all you need to get a grasp of the basics, but not only. Tyson writes about gravity, space, time, forces and many more. It's not too complicated, but please note that it's not the easiest book you'll ever read. It makes you think about life, cosmos, nature and other things - and that's super cool, but I'm not going to promise you won't need to use Google to understand some aspects of the book. Or some concepts at least.