An amusing book with some good advices, and some slightly less. Parts like "landing a plane" or "fighting like a gent" are hilariously useless, while others like how to shave properly and raise some good kids could be useful. Overall a good read and if T. Roosevelt is ever your inspiration, some advices can make a real man out of just about anybody.

I was expecting something totally different. I expected a book full of info on how to actually do the work. I.E: be a handyman. Like how do you measure and install a sink, line-up a brick wall, wire a plug, solder some pipes ... instead the book if choke full of references. In retrospect it makes sense since they are the boys who make the excellent pocket ref book.

If you need to know the load capacity of a bolt or calculate the speed of a flow of water thru a pipe, this is the book for you. It's not a bad book by any means, it just has a slightly misleading title!

Carl Sagan was a brilliant man and an agile communicator. You really get his sense of passion for anything scientific. He will explain every concept deeply while still remaining clear and easy to understand. He knows when to stop before dwelving in details that would loose the non-scientific viewer. Many of the presented concept are introduced via a sometimes extensive historical recreation. It can be longwinded at times with an overflow of details, but it's a minor nitpicking.

As a bonus, the 70-80's style and special effects are often hilarious! :o)

superb images and a very nice flow of things. You really get the sense of scale of this huge ship slowly decaying and it's effect on the crew visiting it.