Faithful viewers of the Cosmos series on the FOX television network have long recognized Neil deGrasse Tyson's unique ability to guide them through the mysteries of the distant cosmos with clarity and enthusiasm. The book Death by Black Hole, a collection of over forty favorite texts by Tyson, explores countless issues related to the universe, from the film industry's inadequate attempts to accurately depict the night sky to the experience one would have inside a black hole.

Tyson, America's most famous astrophysicist, is a natural-born storyteller who clarifies the complexities of astrophysics while simultaneously instilling in the reader his infectious passion for our universe.