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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan Book News Annotation Sagan (astronomy, Cornell U.) continues the scientific voyage begun in his bestseller, Cosmos, suggesting that our survival depends on the exploration and settlement of other worlds, and advocating spending "billions and billions" on ditching this... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $15.50 Used - Hardcover 
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The View from the Center of the Universe: Discovering Our Extraordinary Place in the Cosmos by Joel R. Primack and Nancy Ellen Abrams Publisher Comments A world-renowned astrophysicist and a science philosopher present a new, scientifically supported understanding of the universe, one that will forever change our personal relationship with the cosmos. For four hundred years, since early scientists... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Stars: A New Way to See Them by H A 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 $11.95 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Full Moon by Michael Light Publisher Comments The most thrilling of all journeys--the missions of the Apollo astronauts to the surface of the Moon and back--yielded 32,000 extraordinarily beautiful photographs, the record of a unique human achievement. Until recently, only a handful of these... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach Publisher Comments Space is a world devoid of the things we need to live and thrive: air, gravity, hot showers, fresh produce, privacy, beer. Space exploration is in some ways an exploration of what it means to be human. How much can a person give up? How much weirdness... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe Publisher Comments From "Americas nerviest journalist" (Newsweek)--a breath-taking epic, a magnificent adventure story, and an investigation into the true heroism and courage of the first Americans to conquer space. "Tom Wolfe at his very best" (The New York Times Book... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow Staff Pick Ancient thinkers asked why nature operates as it does; modern scientists inquire how. Hawking and Mlodinow argue that M-theory explains both, and they make great use of gorgeous illustrations, for some of these ideas come across most powerfully in... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The History of Astronomy by Heather Couper Publisher Comments Packed with color photographs, this comprehensive reference chronicles the history of astronomy. This extraordinary book traces humans' interaction with the endless wonders of the night sky. The authors, both expert astronomers, researched 29 locations... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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A Man on the Moon by Andrew L Chaikin Publisher Comments This acclaimed portrait of heroism and ingenuity captures a watershed moment in human history. The astronauts themselves have called it the definitive account of their missions. On the night of July 20, 1969, our world changed forever when Neil Armstrong... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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