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The Physics of Christmas

From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey

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The Physics of Christmas

De: Roger Highfield
Narrado por: Gerard Doyle
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Can reindeer fly? Why is Santa Claus fat? Could scientists clone the perfect Christmas tree? Was the star of Bethlehem really a comet? Why is Rudolph's nose red? How does Santa manage to deliver presents to an estimated 842 million households in a single night? What could we do to guarantee a white Christmas every year?

These are among the questions explored in this irresistibly witty audiobook, which illuminates the cherished rituals, legends, and icons of Christmas from a unique and fascinating perspective: science.

The Physics of Christmas is also available in print from Little, Brown and Company.

©1998 by Roger Highfield
(P)2002 Random House Inc. Ciencia Cristianismo Fiestas Física Vida Cristiana Invierno Navidad

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"Enchanting...a delightful compendium." (New York Times Book Review)
"Just what the elves ordered...Highfield is the best sort of guide: he is brimming with facts, but he doesn't use them to bludgeon the mystery out of Christmas." (Newsweek)
"Excellent entertainment for the Christmas connoisseurs in your circle." (USA Today)
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A lot of fun facts, in amusing prose and read in a lively way, about Christmas and its various tropes.

A lot of fun

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This was very fun and interesting. The science was presented in a fun manner that should appeal to most people.

I put my tree up to the sound of this book!

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Good book but really focuses more on the anthropological standpoints in Christmas than physics.
I had been expecting something a bit more like the physics of what it would take for Santa to go around the world in one night - this really wasn't covered.

close but no banana

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Best for those who find history fascinating. Could also use much more humor (in my opinion). Otherwise, an OK audiobook. Not much else to say.

More history than science

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My expectation was that there was going to be more "Christmas" in this book. There are some interesting explanations but it reads more like the physics of things in general with Christmas sprinkled in as a loose narrative to connect it all together. The author gets high marks for effort, but low marks for execution.

80% Physics, 20% Christmas

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