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... (read more) Your Price $8.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
by Ken Croswell  Publisher Comments Mars has long offered the prospect of another living world near Earth. Although NASA's first spacecraft dashed visions of little green men tending canals, recent voyages have painted a picture of an intriguing planet that may have once resembled Earth, with warmth, water, and possibly life. Mars may answer the great question "Are we alone?"; for if Mars, like Earth, gave rise to life, then trillions of other worlds throughout the universe have surely done the same. (read more) Your price $60.00 (New - Hardcover) check for other copies 
by Pepin Press Publisher Comments The Universe offers an unending source of the most electrifying and mysterious imagery conceivable. The selection of marvellous pictures for PICTURES OF THE UNIVERSE has been made by a well-known specialist in the field of popular astronomy, and is... (read more) Your Price $9.98 (Sale - Softcvr W/comp Media) check for used copies
by Mike Lynch Publisher Comments Hardcover w/hidden spiral 9-1/4 x 10-7/8 160 pgs approx. 90 color photos 23 illustrations 21 constellation charts 12 star maps 27 diagrams index... (read more) Your Price $10.98 (Sale - Spiral) check for used copies
by Mark Voit Publisher Comments This poster-sized paperback on the discoveries made by the Hubble Space Telescope since its launch in 1990 is prepared to accompany a major Smithsonian Institution exhibition that will travel across the United States for several years. 110 illustrations,... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your Price $9.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Gene Kranz Publisher Comments A breathtaking, first-hand account of the early days of the NASA space program, through the eyes of the man who held it all together...... (read more) Your Price $10.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Robert J Nemiroff Synopsis Photographs of outer space--produced by earthbound and space telescopes and planet-roving satellites--have captivated a vast audience. And nowhere has this audience found more enthralling views than on Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD), a website so... (read more) Your Price $12.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Albert A Harrison Publisher Comments Albert Harrison examines in detail the psychological, sociological, political, and cultural dimensions of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. By so doing, he firmly establishes that the behavioral and social sciences are as integral to the... (read more) Your Price $9.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
Telescopes and Astrophotography by Jack B Zirker Publisher Comments "Provides an accessible yet detailed story of how telescopes are made, the science behind their function, and their promise for future astronomical discoveries." -- Science... (read more) Your Price $19.95 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
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by Dante S Lauretta Publisher Comments They range in size from microscopic particles to masses of many tons. The geologic diversity of asteroids and other rocky bodies of the solar system are displayed in the enormous variety of textures and mineralogies observed in meteorites. The... (read more) Your Price $90.00 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
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) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your Price $9.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Carl Sagan Publisher Comments Carl Sagan's prophetic vision of the tragic resurgence of fundamentalism and the hope-filled potential of the next great development in human spirituality The late great astronomer and astrophysicist describes his personal search to understand the nature... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Paul Davies Publisher Comments In the successor to his provocative bestseller The Mind of God, the cosmologist Paul Davies tackles another big question: Why does the universe seem so well suited for life? One popular explanation is the multiverse theory, which sounds like it came... (read more) Your Price $15.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow Publisher Comments Stephen Hawking’s worldwide bestseller, A Brief History of Time, has been a landmark volume in scientific writing. Its author’s engaging voice is one reason, and the compelling subjects he addresses is another: the nature of space and time... (read more) Your Price $18.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
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