Packing for Mars by Mary Roach- 334 pages, nonfiction.
Roach brings her irreverent style and hilariously inappropriate questions to the space program, and its technical problems with transporting humans at high speeds, for long periods of time, across vast distances. She's snarky and funny and informative, whether she's talking about about pooping in space, drinking urine or how in the wrong sort of crashes the heart can be ripped from the aorta. At times the footnotes slow the pace, but it's a fun read that answers questions I never would have thought to ask. -Patrick
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