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Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier by Neil deGrasse Tyson Publisher Comments Neil deGrasse Tyson is a rare breed of astrophysicist, one who can speak as easily and brilliantly with popular audiences as with professional scientists. Now that NASA has put human space flight effectively on hold — with a five- or possibly ten... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $18.87 Sale - 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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Galileo's Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love 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) List Price $17.00 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Restless Universe by Max Born Publisher Comments This highly readable introduction to modern physics was written by Nobel laureate Max Born. The book begins with an explanation of the kinetic theory of gases, providing a step-by-step development of general concepts of Newtonian... (read more) Available October 2012 Your price: $22.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries by Neil Degrasse Tyson Publisher Comments 'Loyal readers of the monthly \"Universe\" essays inNatural Historymagazine have long recognized Neil deGrasse Tyson\'s talent for guiding them through the mysteries of the cosmos with stunning clarity and almost childlike enthusiasm. Here, Tyson... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality by Brian Greene Staff Pick Using Simpsons and X-Files examples, Brian Greene explains our current understanding of the universe. Whereas The Elegant Universe was primarily about the obscure, largely theoretical world of susperstring theory, Fabric of the Cosmos holds to more solid... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $9.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Nightwatch : Practical Guide To Viewing the Universe (4TH 06 Edition) by Terence Dickinson Publisher Comments Why people write Thoroughly revised, updated and expanded. How writing began in different parts of the world How climate and available materials affected the forms of writing The first three editions of NightWatch sold more than 600,000 copies, making it... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $18.00 Used - Spiral
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Hubble: Imaging Space and Time by David Devorkin Publisher Comments In the spirit of National Geographics top-selling Orbit, this large-format, full-color volume stands alone in revealing more than 200 of the most spectacular images from the Hubble Space Telescope during its lifetime, to the very eve of the 2008 final... (read more) List Price $50.00 Your price: $35.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Grand Design by Stephen Hawking Publisher Comments #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER When and how did the universe begin? Why are we here? What is the nature of reality? Is the apparent “grand design” of our universe evidence of a benevolent creator who set things in motion—or does science... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet by Neil Degrasse Tyson Publisher Comments When the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History reclassified Pluto as an icy comet, the New York Times proclaimed on page one, "Pluto Not a Planet? Only in New York." Immediately, the public, professionals, and press... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing by Lawrence M. Krauss Publisher Comments “WHERE DID THE UNIVERSE COME FROM? WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE IT? WHAT WILL THE FUTURE BRING? AND FINALLY, WHY IS THERE SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING?” Lawrence Krausss provocative answers to these and other timeless questions in a wildly popular... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Hardcover
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A More Perfect Heaven: How Copernicus Revolutionized the Cosmos by Dava Sobel Publisher Comments During the 1530s, rumors began to spread throughout Europe of a potentially revolutionary theory of how the heavens worked emanating from a small city in Poland. Its architect was a Polish cleric named Nicolaus Copernicus. Around 1514, Copernicus had... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $13.00 Used - Hardcover
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Fingerprints of the Gods: The Evidence of Earth's Lost Civilization by Graham Hancock Publisher Comments The bestselling author of The Sign and the Seal reveals the true origins of civilization. Connecting puzzling clues scattered throughout the world, Hancock discovers compelling evidence of a technologically and culturally advanced civilization that was... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky (National Audubon Society Field Guide) by National Audubon Society Publisher Comments The perfect companion volume for Hale-Bopp watchers, this guide explores the fabulous mysteries above, from planets in our solar system to the constellations in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, stars, galaxies (including the Milky Way... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Flexible
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Build Your Own Telescope 3RD Edition by Richard Berry Publisher Comments For anyone who has ever dreamed of exploring the heavens with a telescope, Building Your Own Telescope can make that dream come true. In clear, step-by-step instructions, author Richard Berry tells how to build five telescopes, from a simple reflecting... (read more) Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Modern Library Science) by Galileo Galilei Publisher Comments Galileos Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, published in Florence in 1632, was the most proximate cause of his being brought to trial before the Inquisition. Using the dialogue form, a genre common in classical philosophical works, Galileo... (read more) Your price: $17.00 New - Trade Paper
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Transit of Venus: 1631 to the Present by Nick Lomb Publisher Comments A visually spectacular guide to the history, science and significance of Venus’s rare transits across the sun—the perfect companion to the transit on June 5, 2012 (the last one until 2117!)A transit of Venus is one of the rarest and most... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Burnhams Celestial Handbook Volume 2 Rev Edition by Robert Burnham Publisher Comments A unique and necessary reference for amateurs and professionals alike, with comprehensive coverage of the thousands of celestial objects outside our solar system--but within the range of two- to twelve-inch telescopes. The objects are grouped according... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Binocular Stargazing by Mike D Reynolds Publisher Comments Many people assume that amateur stargazers must invest hundreds or even thousands of dollars in equipment before they can enjoy the wonders of the night sky. The truth is, though, that all you need is a simple pair of binoculars. This handy, easy-to... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.98 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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