Unstoppable (Nye book)

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Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World
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Author Bill Nye
Subject Environmental science
Genre Nonfiction
Publisher St. Martin's Press
Publication date
2015
Pages352
ISBN 978-1250007148
Preceded by Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation  

Unstoppable: Harnessing Science to Change the World is a 2015 book written by Bill Nye and edited by Corey S. Powell. Published by St. Martin's Press, it is Nye's second book, after Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation , also with Powell, which was also published by St. Martin's Press in 2014. [1] The book is about how to use science to improve the environment and the challenges faced with global warming as well as raising the standard of living. [2]

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Reception

BBC science columnist Rose Eveleth wrote a joint review in The New York Times of the audiobook versions of Unstoppable and Leonard Mlodinow's 2015 book The Upright Thinkers . Eveleth found Nye's audiobook "easy to listen to", noting the familiarity of Nye's voice to those who have watched the children's television series Bill Nye the Science Guy . However, Eveleth wrote that both books "stumble" because they "recycle well-known material", describing how Nye "spends a good chunk of his book talking about the setup of his extremely energy-efficient home ... Some of these stories are relevant and interesting. Other times, they feel forced, as if both authors knew that without a personal touch, their books would read like any other general primer on climate change or great men in science." [3] Simon Warthall, in the introduction to an interview with Nye for National Geographic 's "Book Talk" column, commented that Unstoppable "mixes science and [Nye's] trademark humor". [4] Jennifer Kay, in a review for the Associated Press, commented on the clarity of Nye's language, writing how "Nye explains the basics of climate science without making Unstoppable feel like a textbook." [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Kay, Jennifer (9 November 2015). "Review: Bill Nye tackles climate change in new book". The Huffington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Unstoppable: A Conversation with Bill Nye the Science Guy". Franklin Institute. Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  3. ↑ Eveleth, Rose (18 May 2016). "'The Upright Thinkers' and 'Unstoppable'". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Worrall, Simon (15 November 2015). "Bill Nye the Science Guy Knows How to Fix Climate Change". National Geographic . Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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