Chasing the Sun The Epic Story of the Star That Gives us Life

'Mighty, lively, thoroughly readable...Cohen leaves no sunbeam unturned in this dazzling history of our solar system, and epic human efforts to understand it. The science Cohen recounts is mind-boggling, yet this book is as much a tribute to the sun's elusive magic. As any air traveller knows, you can chase the sun, but you can never catch up with it' Metro 03/11 'Richard Cohen's meaty history of our cultural and scientific relationship with this 4.6 billion year old star is full of fascinating facts and theories without blinding the reader with science. Dazzling' Hitlist, Metro 05/11 'Excellent... fascinating...Beautifully illustrated and competitively priced. Chasing the Sun is not a book to be read in a sitting. But I found it endlessly informative and diverting over a fortnight's holiday in the rain' Lewis Jones, Daily Telegraph 21/10 'Entertaining... Cohen's charm and erudition keep Chasing the Sun consistently lively, and the pages fly by like a dinner with a master raconteur... richly satisfying... Cohen's mission is accomplished. We are left sharing both his wonderment at all that modern science has taught us about the sun' Brian Schofield, Sunday Times 22/10 'A book of wonders...brilliant' The Times 13/11 'Wonderful' Choice Magazine November 2010 'Charming and erudite chronicle of man's relationship with our home star' The Sunday Times MUST READS 31/10 'Captivating' BBC Sky at Night Magazine November 2010 'Everything you could want to know about the scientific and cultural history of the star we orbit' Daily Express 01/11 'Richard Cohen's exhaustive story of the sun takes us from its beginning to its end, touching on just about everything that has anything to do with the sun in between, from ancient sun worship to modern sun bed worship, the history of astronomy to the future of solar power. Here is the story of the sun in all its splendour. Perfect for brightening dark winter evenings' New Scientist 27/11 'Dazzling..., Chasing the Sun is an epic synthesis of science, anecdote and poetry. Cohen tells a good tale and is equally good on science and literature.' Christmas Book Roundup, Independent 26/11 'A warming book for short winter days, blending myth with history and science, and guaranteed to please and fascinate almost any reader' Hilary Mantel, Telegraph Books of the Year for Christmas, 19/11 'An encyclopaedic and endlessly informative compendium of the star that gives us all life, seen from every conceivable perspective' Daily Telegraph 21/5