by Brian Greene  
Powells.com Staff Pick "Brian Greene presents the bizarre world of quantum mechanics and string theory using language accessible to all while taking the reader on an exciting journey through a truly unusual universe." Blane, Powells... (read more) Your Price $8.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
by Ken Croswell  Publisher Comments Mars has long offered the prospect of another living world near Earth. Although NASA's first spacecraft dashed visions of little green men tending canals, recent voyages have painted a picture of an intriguing planet that may have once resembled Earth, with warmth, water, and possibly life. Mars may answer the great question "Are we alone?"; for if Mars, like Earth, gave rise to life, then trillions of other worlds throughout the universe have surely done the same. (read more) Your price $60.00 (New - Hardcover) check for other copies 
by Mike Lynch Publisher Comments Hardcover w/hidden spiral 9-1/4 x 10-7/8 160 pgs approx. 90 color photos 23 illustrations 21 constellation charts 12 star maps 27 diagrams index... (read more) Your Price $10.98 (Sale - Spiral) check for used copies
by Homer Hickman Publisher Comments The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir that inspired the film October Sky, Rocket Boys is a uniquely American memoir—a powerful, luminous story of coming of age at the dawn of the 1960s, of a mother's love and a father's fears, of a group of... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Robert J Nemiroff Synopsis Photographs of outer space--produced by earthbound and space telescopes and planet-roving satellites--have captivated a vast audience. And nowhere has this audience found more enthralling views than on Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), a website so... (read more) Your Price $13.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Pepin Press Publisher Comments The Universe offers an unending source of the most electrifying and mysterious imagery conceivable. The selection of marvellous pictures for PICTURES OF THE UNIVERSE has been made by a well-known specialist in the field of popular astronomy, and is... (read more) Your Price $9.98 (Sale - Softcvr W/comp Media) check for used copies
by Don Blair Publisher Comments "Those of us who thought we had written all the books about space flight missed this one. We never heard many of the tales to be found between these covers. Splashdown is a fun, entertaining, informative read." .. Jay Barbree, NBC News and co-author of... (read more) List Price $50.75 Your Price $29.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
Telescopes and Astrophotography by Jack B Zirker Publisher Comments "Provides an accessible yet detailed story of how telescopes are made, the science behind their function, and their promise for future astronomical discoveries." -- Science... (read more) Your Price $19.95 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Jan Deblieu Publisher Comments On the clearest nights in the darkest places you can see as many as two thousand stars. On what scaffolding are they hung? Jan DeBlieu began to wonder. Her husband had become enveloped in a depression of his own, and both he and DeBlieu were struggling... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Albert A Harrison Publisher Comments Albert Harrison examines in detail the psychological, sociological, political, and cultural dimensions of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. By so doing, he firmly establishes that the behavioral and social sciences are as integral to the... (read more) Your Price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Augusto Hans Rey Publisher Comments This is a clear, vivid text with charts and maps showing the positions of the constellations the year round.... (read more) List Price $11.99 Your Price $7.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow Publisher Comments Stephen Hawking’s worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author’s engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of space and time... (read more) Your Price $18.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Dava Sobel
Publisher Comments While Galileo Galilei was under house arrest, accused of heresy for his claim that the earth revolved around the sun, his daughter Virginia, a cloistered nun, proved to be her father's greatest source of strength through the difficult years of his trial... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Dinah L Moche Publisher Comments A lively, up-to-date account of the basic principles of astronomy and exciting current field of research.-Science Digest For a quarter of a century, Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide has been making students and amateur stargazers alike feel at home among... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your Price $11.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Carl Sagan Publisher Comments Carl Sagan's prophetic vision of the tragic resurgence of fundamentalism and the hope-filled potential of the next great development in human spirituality The late great astronomer and astrophysicist describes his personal search to understand the nature... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
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