Astronomy
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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
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...
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The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality
by Brian Greene
Powells.com 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...
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Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe
by Simon Singh
Powells.com Staff Pick Simon Singh continues to demonstrate his mastery of bringing complex concepts to lay readers with this brilliant book on the origins of the universe. Singh clearly presents an overview of the history of science, filled with colorful characters, and how...
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Astro Turf: The Private Life of Rocket Science
by M G Lord
Powells.com Staff Pick Astro Turf is a witty and perceptive look at the history of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California as seen from the daughter of one of its leading rocket scientists. Lord's lens is trained on the macho culture of the program, the culture that...
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The Planets
by Dava Sobel
Powells.com Staff Pick Using scientific facts and cultural background, Sobel continues in her witty and knowledgeable fashion with this absorbing ode to our solar system. Lyrical, personal, and engaging. Recommended by Ann, Powells.com...
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The Planets
by Dava Sobel
Powells.com Staff Pick Using scientific facts and cultural background, Sobel continues in her witty and knowledgeable fashion with this absorbing ode to our solar system. Lyrical, personal, and engaging. Recommended by Ann, Powells.com...
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The New Physics & Cosmology: Dialogues with the Dalai Lama
by Arthur Zajonc
Powells.com Staff Pick "I believe reviewers should state their prejudices, so here goes. I consider books which attempt to equate quantum mechanics with Eastern philosophy to be a blight upon the intellectual landscape. The suggestion put forth by some that Heisenberg's...
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Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe (P.S.)
by Simon Singh
Powells.com Staff Pick Simon Singh continues to demonstrate his mastery of bringing complex concepts to lay readers with this brilliant book on the origins of the universe. Singh clearly presents an overview of the history of science, filled with colorful characters, and how...
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How the Universe Got Its Spots (02 Edition)
by Janna Levin
Powells.com Staff Pick Started as a series of letters to her mom, How the Universe Got Its Spots turned into Janna Levin's diary of her life as a scientist out to determine the size of the cosmos. Levin poetically mixes fascinating scientific details with personal anecdotes. A...
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