# General reading

**URL:** <https://forum.astro-colibri.science/t/general-reading/422>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [July 18, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.astro-colibri.science/t/general-reading/422 "2025-07-18T11:56:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![lawrencegertig2017](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@lawrencegertig2017](https://forum.astro-colibri.science/u/lawrencegertig2017)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 11:56am UTC](https://forum.astro-colibri.science/t/general-reading/422/1 "2025-07-18T11:56:54Z")

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Hi all. I wonder if any of you could suggest reading material for a non scientist that covers multi messenger astro physics and the related sub topics (gravitational waves, GRBs, etc). Thank you all in anticipation

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**Author:** ![Fabian.Schussler](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex007/user_avatar/forum.astro-colibri.science/fabian.schussler/32/25_2.png) [@Fabian.Schussler](https://forum.astro-colibri.science/u/Fabian.Schussler)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://forum.astro-colibri.science/t/general-reading/422/2 "2025-07-18T12:02:25Z")

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I’ll start by suggesting Space 101 by @Hashkar.

> **[Space 101: Astronomy in simple words : Ashkar, Halim: Amazon.fr: Books](https://www.amazon.fr/-/en/Space-101-Astronomy-simple-words/dp/2959169344)**
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> Space 101: Astronomy in simple words : Ashkar, Halim: Amazon.fr: Books