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The Wisdom of Bones

By: Alan Walker

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Orion: 1996

Seller ID: 0099476

ISBN: 0297816705

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

The World Without Us

By: Alan Weisman

Price: $9.48

Publisher: Harper: 2008

Seller ID: 0088014

ISBN: 1554682266

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very good

National bestseller, and Finalist for the National Book Critics' Circle

A penetrating, page-turning, groundbreaking tour of Earth without people

Most books about the environment build on dire threats warning of the possible extinction of humanity. Alan Weisman avoids frightening off readers by disarmingly wiping out our species in the first few pages of this remarkable book. He then continues with an astounding depiction of how Earth will fare once we're no longer around.

The World Without Us is a one-of-a-kind book that sweeps th...
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Wonderstruck

By: Bob McDonald

Price: $4.98

Publisher: Stoddart: 1991

Seller ID: 0091940

ISBN: 0773754776

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Good

The Fabric Of The Cosmos

By: Brian Greene

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Vintage: 2004

Seller ID: 0146045

ISBN: 0375727205

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

From Brian Greene, one of the world's leading physicists and author of the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Elegant Universe, comes a grand tour of the universe that makes us look at reality in a completely different way.

Space and time form the very fabric of the cosmos. Yet they remain among the most mysterious of concepts. Is space an entity? Why does time have a direction? Could the universe exist without space and time? Can we travel to the past? Greene has set himself a daunting task: to explain non-intuitive, mathematical concepts like String Theory, the Heisenberg Uncertai...
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The Microverse

By: Byron Preiss (ed)

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Bantam Spectra: 1989

Seller ID: 0100167

ISBN: 0553057057

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

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Amazing Mysteries of the World

By: Catherine O'Neill

Price: $7.99

Publisher: National Geographic: 1984

Seller ID: 0065115

ISBN: 0870444972

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

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The Once And Future Frontier (National Geographic)

By: Chris Johns (ed)

Price: $7.99

Publisher: National Geographic: 2009

Seller ID: 0118051

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

When Do Fish Sleep and Other Imponderables Of Everyday Life

By: David Feldman

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Harper & Row: 1989

Seller ID: 0053276

ISBN: 0060161612

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very good

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War in 2080: The Future of Military Technology

By: David Langford

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Sphere: 1981

Seller ID: 0107705

ISBN: 0722153937

Binding: MassMarket Paperback

Condition: Fair

Observer's Handbook 2013

By: David M F Chapman [ed]

Price: $13.98

Publisher: Royal Astronomical Society Of Canada: 2012

Seller ID: 0102120

ISBN: 0981329292

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Very good

The Astronomers

By: Donald Goldsmith

Price: $7.99

Publisher: St. Martin's Press: 1991

Seller ID: 0097120

ISBN: 0312053800

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

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Lucy's Child (The Discovery of a Human Ancestor)

By: Donald Johanson & James Shreeve

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Morrow: 1989

Seller ID: 0121395

ISBN: 0688064922

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

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Science Sense & Nonsense

By: Dr Joe Schwarcz

Price: $11.00

Publisher: Doubleday Canada: 2009

Seller ID: 0084915

ISBN: 0385666047

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

When did "chemical" become a dirty word?

Forty or so years ago, chemistry - which had been recognized as a miracle-making boon to humanity - somehow became associated with warfare, sinister food additives, "toxins" and pollution.

It's a situation that Dr. Joe Schwarcz aims to put into perspective.

Yes, there's a downside to chemistry, he says, but this is dwarfed by its enormous benefits.

Dr. Joe's new collection of commentaries will inspire an appreciation for the science of everyday life, and equip you to spot the muddled thinking, misunderstandings and deceptions in m...
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Satellite

By: Erik Bergaust

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Hanover House: 1956

Seller ID: 0042920

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

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The Winds Of Change

By: Eugene Linden

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Simon & Schuster: 2006

Seller ID: 0090828

ISBN: 0684863529

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

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Can Science Save Us?

By: George A Lundberg

Price: $7.99

Publisher: David McKay Company: 1961

Seller ID: 0016626

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

A Star Called the Sun

By: George Gamow

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Bantam: 1970

Seller ID: 0085918

Binding: MassMarket Paperback

Condition: Good

The Lawnchair Astronomer

By: Gerry Descoteaux

Price: $8.48

Publisher: DTP: 1995

Seller ID: 0043485

ISBN: 0440506964

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Good

The latest book in the Armchair series, this essential guide to charting the heavens from your own backyard teaches readers--in an easy-to-understand, non-technical style--how to view the night sky and what to look for. The book includes tips on how to purchase astronomy equipment, indexes for lunar and solar eclipses and recurring meteor showers, and a star map.
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Galaxies

By: Harlow Shapley

Price: $7.99

Publisher: Harvard: 1972

Seller ID: 0111164

ISBN: 0674340523

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: Reading copy

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Category: Science

The Wisdom of Bones

The World Without Us

Wonderstruck

The Fabric Of The Cosmos

The Microverse

Amazing Mysteries of the World

The Once And Future Frontier (National Geographic)

You are Here

When Do Fish Sleep and Other Imponderables Of Everyday Life

War in 2080: The Future of Military Technology

Observer's Handbook 2013

The Astronomers

Lucy's Child (The Discovery of a Human Ancestor)

Science Sense & Nonsense

Satellite

The Winds Of Change

Can Science Save Us?

A Star Called the Sun

The Lawnchair Astronomer

Galaxies