"The Martian", Chapters 6-21.

Nice day on the beach yesterday, so I read a lot. Several new characters as we switch POV back to Earth. Some more Science, some joy as communications are established, plans are hatched, foreign intrigues are schemed, and CNN reports. And the inevitable mistakes are made. But so far our plucky hero, who now has a last name as well as a first, is still alive and really getting tired of disco.