Mary Roach
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Science journalist Mary Roach takes us on a trip to Mars, in one of this year's funniest popular science books, Packing for Mars, boldly going where other writers fear to tread. Among the questions she tackles are: what's it like to spend two weeks in the same spacesuit? And is there sex in space?
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