“Sobel is a master storyteller . . . What she has done, with her choice of excerpts and her strong sense of story, is bring a great scientist to life.”—New York Times, on Galileo’s Daughter
“[Sobel] shows herself a virtuoso at encapsulating the history and the politics of science. Her descriptions of Galileo’s ideas… are pithy, vivid, and intelligible.”—Wall Street Journal, on Galileo’s Daughter
“Sobel does wonders clearly explaining scientific principles… [She] is a most original writer, with a reverence for history and storytelling.”—USA Today, on Galileo’s Daughter
“As much a tale of intrigue as it is of science . . . A book full of gems for anyone interested in history, geography, astronomy, navigation, clockmaking, and—not the least—plain old human ambition and greed.”—Philadelphia Inquirer, on Longitude
“Ms. Sobel writes with an eye for a telling detail and an ear for an elegant turn of phrase . . . A joy to read.”—Wall Street Journal, on The Glass Universe
“Sobel lucidly captures the intricate, interdependent constellation of people it took to unlock mysteries of the stars . . . The Glass Universe positively glows.”—NPR
“An elegant historical tale…[from] the master storyteller of astronomy.”—Boston Globe, on The Glass Universe
“Sobel mixes discussions of the most abstruse topics with telling glimpses of her subjects’ lives, in the process showing how scientific and social progress often go hand in hand.”—New Yorker, on The Glass Universe
“A peerless intellectual biography. The Glass Universe shines and twinkles as brightly as the stars themselves.”—The Economist
“Playful . . . Lyrical . . . A guided tour so imaginative that we forget we’re being educated as we’re being entertained.”—Newsweek, on The Planets
“[The Planets] lets us fall in love with the heavens all over again.”—New York Times Book Review
“[Sobel] has outdone her extraordinary talent for keeping readers enthralled . . . A splendid and enticing book.”—San Francisco Chronicle, on The Planets