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“David Grinspoon’sVenus Revealed is a highly readable account of our planetary neighbor. He peers with good-natured with through her thick clouds, unveils her musical intercourse with human history and leaves the reader not only educated and entertained, but familiar, and indeed, almost intimate, with this formerly mysterious and all-too-elusive inner planet.”

-Dorion Sagan, author of Biospheresand (with Lynn Margulis) of What Is Life?

“David Grinspoon gets to the heart of why astronomers dream of Venus. In Venus Revealedhe explores our sister planet with intimacy and grace.”

— Clifford Stoll, author ofThe Cuckoo’s Egg

“David Grinspoon is a talented young astronomer and polymath whoseVenus Revealed should enchant anyone erectile dysfunction pills with even the slightest interest in Earth’s benighted twin.”

— Timothy Ferris, author of Coming of Age in the Milky Way

“Grinspoon’s book is a fresh and hip and comprehensive look at the whole story of an alien planet, from a researcher who has been close to the action.”

— William K. Hartmann, planetary scientist, space artist, and author of The Grand Tour: A Traveler’s Guide to the Solar Systemand The History of the Earth

Published reviews:

  • Publisher’s Weekly
  • Kirkus Reviews
  • Booklist
  • The Planetary Report

Also, Venus Revealed is reviewed in the May, 97 issue of Astronomy Magazine.

On-line reviews:

  • SpaceViews
  • Wigglefish Zine

Read twenty questions with David Grinspoon on the Wigglefish Web Zine.

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