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by Mike Lynch  Publisher Comments Mike Lynch is Minnesota’s most popular amateur astronomer and instructor. He has been leading stargazing classes for more than 30 years as well as writing a weekly astronomy column for the "St. Paul Pioneer Press". In his other life Mike has been a... (read more)  List Price $24.95 Your price $4.00 (Used - Spiral) check for new and sale copies 
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by Barry E Digregorio Publisher Comments This examination of the NASA Viking mission to Mars in the 1970s makes the recent discovery of life on Mars old news -- In August 1996, NASA announced the discovery of protean life forms inside a meteorite that in all likelihood originated on the Martian... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $8.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Jim Lebans Publisher Comments For everyone who’s curious about what’s new under (and over and around) the stars. Douglas Adams famously pronounced in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy that the answer to life, the universe, and everything was 42. Quirks &... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price $12.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Piers Bizony Publisher Comments One man, more than any other, created the giant space agency we know today as NASA: James E. Webb. The Man Who Ran the Moon explores a time when Webb and an elite group of charismatic business associates took control of America?s Apollo moon project... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price $16.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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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... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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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... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $8.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Charles Laird Calia Publisher Comments Aquarter century after giving up his first telescope, Charles Laird Calia lay down one evening on his front lawn with his two young daughters, looked up at the stars, and rediscovered a childhood passion. Part primer on the science and history of... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $9.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by William K Hartmann Publisher Comments EARTH IS THE CRADLE OF HUMANITY, BUT ONE CANNOT LIVE IN THE CRADLE FOREVER. -Konstantin Tsiolkovsky The adventure has begun. The first fledgling steps off the planet have been taken: a satellite, man in space, the first walk on the moon, space stations... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price $2.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Robert Zimmerman Book News Annotation An account of the 1968 Apollo 8 mission to the moon, weaving details of the mission into the saga of the three astronauts' careers, family lives, and the emotional and spiritual after-effects of their historic journey. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc.... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price $10.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Nilkos Prantzos Publisher Comments A gripping preview of humanity's future in the Universe, drawing on current scientific knowledge, historical accounts and classic science fiction.... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price $15.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Chet Raymo
Publisher Comments On one level, An Intimate Look at the Night Sky is a unique star guide: twenty-four beautiful star maps, created specifically for this book, cycle through the seasons and across the heavens, revealing what you can see with the naked eye throughout the... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $4.90 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Storm Dunlop Synopsis The multitude of stars in the sky can be confusing, but the Collins Star Finder Pack gives you everything you need to identify the stars. The star finder is accompanies by a 32-page booklet explaining the best way to observe the night sky and also shows... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $11.95 (Used - Miscellaneous) check for new and sale copies
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by Joseph A Angelo Publisher Comments A current and definitive resource for exploring space technology. The recent tragedy of space shuttle Columbia has led many to question if looking to the stars to secure humanity's dreams for the future is safe or realistic... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $5.13 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Mark R Chartrand Publisher Comments Don't' miss the best meteor shower of the year. Discover the figure of the boy, "Jack," on the moon. Quickly locate favorite constellations such as the Big and Little Dipper, Orion, Draco, and Cassiopeia. No other guide makes it easier for the casual... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Eric Anderson Publisher Comments In May 2001, billionaire Dennis Tito made history as the first "space tourist"?he's the guy who paid $20 million to travel to the International Space Station. Since that landmark voyage, many others have followed in his footsteps?all courtesy of Space... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by David H Levy Publisher Comments Veteran comet hunter and eloquent popular astronomy writer David H. Levy takes amateur sky-watchers on a fascinating journey into deep space in this enthusiastic and informative survey of the many far distant yet observable objects in the night sky.... (read more) List Price $21.00 Your price $5.63 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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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 $12.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Jay M. Pasachoff Publisher Comments A basic field guide for beginning observers of the night sky, introducing information on the locations, names, and characteristics of stars, constellations, and other bodies in outer space.... (read more) List Price $5.95 Your price $3.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Michael Hoskin Publisher Comments This is a fascinating introduction to the history of Western astronomy, from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid-nineteenth century. Historical records are first found in Babylon and Egypt, and after two millennia the arithmetical... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Oliver Morton Publisher Comments Who are the extraordinary individuals that will take us on the next great space race, the next great human endeavor, our exploration and colonization of the planet Mars? And more importantly, how are they doing it? Acclaimed science writer Oliver Morton... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price $5.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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