The Big Book of Mars
From Ancient Egypt to The Martian, A Deep-Space Dive into Our Obsession with the Red Planet

Nie jestem fanką kosmicznych tematów, ale po obejrzeniu filmu na YT Diany z @bardziejlubieksiazki, wiedziałam, że muszę to przeczytać. Prócz całkiem niemałej dawki wiedzy o Czerwonej Planecie, znajdziecie w tej książce mnóstwo intrygujących zagadnień, np: - czym charakteryzują się marsjańskie bobry - d......more

This book was mental! But in a good way. I never knew Mars inspired such craziness in people! From mediums and other self proclaimed spiritual gurus claiming to have had out of body, spiritual journeys to Mars, and interplanetary telepathic relationships with Martians--and people believed that sh*t?......more

Ive always had a fascination with space, and in recent years have consumed several works of media that set its story and events on the red planet. From the martian, too red rising, and the video game surviving mars, the general interest in mars seems to have grown substantially in the last ten years......more

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(3.5 stars) This was an interesting read about the planet that humans have always been the most fascinated with (aside from our own). The main focus of this work is how humans have viewed and reacted to Mars. In particular, when in the 1880s, astronomers saw lines along the planet and it was mis-lab......more