Comments on:
What’s Out There!
Images from Here to the Edge of the Universe



“I do not believe we will ever reach the end of our quest for a complete understanding of the universe — the images in this book represent some of the most up-to-date and high definition data available”.

Professor Stephen Hawking,
from his forward in “What’s Out There"

“This handsome book chronicles in rare photographs the marvels of our universe, with a rich and scientifically detailed text. One of the top science books of the year…”
Discover Magazine, January 2006

“One of the best books of the year — a photographic dictionary of intergalactic phenomena with pithy write-ups and vividly detailed, telescopic photographs. A must for Stephen Hawking wanna-bes…” American Photographer, January 2006

“The pictures, accompanied by short bits of text in plain English, juxtapose relatively familiar views of space with sights that may surprise even veteran space watchers”.
Sam Siebert, Newsweek: 11.7.05

“Sometimes less is more, and that’s certainly the case with What’s Out There — this book lets the pictures do most of the talking. The essays and captions cover enough ground to be informative, but they don’t take up so much real estate as to detract from the images”.
David Tytell, Sky & Telescope, March 2006

“I don’t know much about astronomy… But, man, I can sit down for hours, just staring at the mind-blowing sharp pictures of distant stars, planets, galaxies, and all sorts of universal mayhem. I look at the Endurance Crater on Mars, 218 million miles from home, and I think, forget health care — more money for NASA!”
Andy Ward, GQ Magazine: 11.05

“I (sic) was blown away by the scope of what you have achieved (and) doing all the work and expending the creative energy it took to assemble. It is a beautiful book that anyone with even the slightest interest in astronomy needs to have nearby as a reference”.
Alan Bean, Apollo 12 astronaut and artist.

“…the book looks fantastic — your long hours have paid off. (It) is informative, visually appealing and covers all the major topics of interest with out the “overkill factor” that similar books seem to achieve”. Kathy Coil, NOAO (National Optical Astronomical Organization), Kitt Peak, AZ

“…wanted to congratulate you on a job well done — I’m going to make sure everyone in the science center here knows about Spitzer’s hardcover debut, due to your interest and enthusiasm”.
Dr. Robert L. Hurt, Spitzer Science Center, Pasadena CA

“ I finally saw your book — our photographer had taken it in custody. I’ll try to keep the steam (up) as far as nice images are concerned. You r book will certainly give us inspiration”.
Dr. Henri Bonfin, European Southern Observatory, Munich, Germany

“I received your book and it is wonderful. Yesterday afternoon two other astronomers and I were in my office with our librarian oohing and aahing over it — it’s a splendid, beautiful book and will be high on my list to give as presents”.
Dr. Felix J. Lockman, NRAO (National Radio Astronomical Organization), Green Bank, WV