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The Milky Way: An Autobiography of Our Galaxy

By Moiya McTier
Narrated by: Moiya McTier
Unabridged — 6 hours, 43 minutes
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By Moiya McTier
Narrated by: Moiya McTier
Unabridged — 6 hours, 43 minutes
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Listen to Moiya McTier in conversation about The Milky Way on Poured Over: The B&N Podcast.

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A bit Bill Bryson, a dash Mary Roach, the canvas of Neil deGrasse Tyson, and all the excitement of a Ms. Frizzle Magic School Bus field trip. With an expertise in astrophysics and folklore, Moiya McTier is the perfect tour guide for all of us to have gazed transfixed at the heavens, full of wonder and questions. The Milky Way is a delightful and constantly surprising treat! Thrilling, eye-opening, and just plain fun.

In this approachable and fascinating biography of the galaxy, an astrophysicist and folklorist details everything humans have discovered-from the Milky Way's formation to its eventual death, and what else there is to learn about the universe we call home.

After a few billion years of bearing witness to life on Earth, of watching one hundred billion humans go about their day-to-day lives, of feeling unbelievably lonely, and of hearing its own story told by others, The Milky Way would like a ...