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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 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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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: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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How It Ends: From You to the Universe by Chris Impey Publisher Comments Although we may try to keep it tucked at the back of our minds, most of us are aware of our own mortality. But few among us know what science, with the help of insights yielded from groundbreaking new research, has to say about death on a larger scale... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond by Gene Kranz Publisher Comments Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - 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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Planets by Giles Sparrow Publisher Comments With nearly 200 spectacular images, this book follows the tracks of robotic rovers over Mars, plunges through Titan's atmosphere on the back of a Hugyens probe, smashes into a camel with Deep Impact, and discovers the frozen planets that lurk at the edge... (read more) Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Rocket Boys: A Memoir by Homer Hickam Publisher Comments In 1957, when fourteen-year-old Homer Hickam, Jr. (aka Sonny) watches Sputnik fly over his hometown of Coalwood, West Virginia, his life is changed forever. Knowing he wants to be part of the space race, Sonny and his friends, set out to learn as much as... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Universe by Joanne Baker Publisher Comments In this, the latest volume in the best selling 50 Ideas series, author Joanne Baker unravels the complexities of the universe for a general readership. From Heliocentrism to dark matter, and from Kepler's laws of planetary motion and orbits to Olber's... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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Mars 3-D: A Rover's-Eye View of the Red Planet with 3-D Glasses by Jim Bell Publisher Comments What would it be like to visit Mars--to explore the distinctive, untouched terrain that inspired astronomers and stirred so many sci-fi writers' imaginations? Two highly capable robotic geologists--Spirit and Opportunity--made that amazing voyage, and... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Atlas of the Constellations: Discover the Secrets of the Night Sky by Giles Sparrow Synopsis For aspiring astronomers or anyone who has ever been captivated by the beauty of the stars, Atlas of the Constellations is a wonderfully accessible and comprehensive guide to the night sky. This beautiful volume features accurate and clear star charts... (read more) List Price $9.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Failure Is Not an Option: Mission Control from Mercury to Apollo 13 and Beyond by Gene Kranz Publisher Comments Gene Kranz was present at the creation of America's manned space program and was a key player in it for three decades. As a flight director in NASA's Mission Control, Kranz witnessed firsthand the making of history. He participated in the space program... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Book Nobody Read: Chasing the Revolutions of Nicolaus Copernicus by Owen Gingerich Publisher Comments In the spring of 1543, as the celebrated astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus lay on his deathbed, his fellow clerics brought him a long-awaited package: the final printed pages of the book he had worked on for many years, De Revolutionibus (On the Revolutions... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Forgotten Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe (Great Discoveries) by George Johnson Publisher Comments At the beginning of the twentieth century, scientists argued over the size of the universe: was it, as the astronomer Harlow Shapley argued, the size of the Milky Way, or was there more truth to Edwin Hubble"s claim that our own galaxy is just one among... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover
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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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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: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Mining the Sky (Helix Book) by John S Lewis Publisher Comments While we worry over the depletion of the earth’s natural resources, the pollution of our planet, and the challenges presented by the earth’s growing population, billions of dollars worth of metals, fuels, and life-sustaining substances await... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Birth & Death of the Sun: Stellar Evolution and Subatomic Energy by George Gamow Publisher Comments In this fascinating book, a renowned physicist outlines the discoveries and theories that illuminate the evolution of our world. One of the founders of Big Bang theory, George Gamow employs language that's both scientifically accurate and easy to... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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High Speed Flow (Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics) by C J Chapman Publisher Comments High-Speed Flow is a textbook suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates, and research- workers in fluid dynamics.... (read more) List Price $163.50 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Star-Hopping: Your Visa to Viewing the Universe by Robert A Garfinkle Publisher Comments Learn all about the starry skies and ancient myths through the star-hopping technique.... (read more) List Price $56.75 Your price: $14.50 Used - Trade Paper
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