Crush
Close Encounters with Gravity

What a fascinating and captivating book about gravity! I know very little if anything about gravity or other scientific principles, so when I came across this book, I thought maybe here is an opportunity to learn something! And, lucky for me NetGalley and the publisher, Tantor Publisher, gave the op......more

[4 stars] Crush: Close Encounters With Gravity is a deep dive into how gravity works at its most extreme. I’ll admit right off the bat, I assumed that this would be more of what the early chapters of the book brought up - the more fun facts segments about whether or not fear of heights is instinctual......more

This is a book all about gravity. I picked up the audio version of this because I’ve been deep into books about physics lately and this sounded right up my alley. I enjoyed this but it didn’t wow me. Parts of this were deeply fascinating and I was super into it. I especially liked the parts about bla......more

Sometimes when reading a book, just like being in any other relationship, you have to say ‘It’s not you, it’s me.’ Unfortunately, I really struggled to get on with James Riordon's eccentric take on gravity. It's not that the main areas of the topic aren't covered. You'll find Newton and general relat......more

I know that gravity is to blame when I step on a scale, but I had no idea that we all owe everything to it. In this super-approachable, entertaining and informative audiobook, Riordon explains what gravity is (to the extent that science has been able to determine), its unexpected effects and even so......more