"The Little Book of Black Holes by Gubser and Pretorius provides an elegantly brief introduction to the basic properties of black holes and their occurrence in the universe. I warmly recommend it to the general reader."--Roger Penrose, author of Fashion, Faith, and Fantasy in the New Physics of the Universe
"This timely book provides an excellent summary of what we know about black holes in the universe. Gubser and Pretorius are among the world's most prominent experts on this exciting subject."--Raphael Bousso, University of California, Berkeley
"Entertaining as well as informative. The Little Book of Black Holes is well written, well organized, and enjoyable to read."--Gary Horowitz, University of California, Santa Barbara
"This is a really excellent, beautifully written book. I am not aware of any other book that even approaches a comparably succinct exposition of the physics of black holes."--Sean Hartnoll, Stanford University