Science Matters: Achieving Science Literacy (Unabridged)
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11 hours and 20 min.
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James Trefil, Robert M. Hazen
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These 18 lucid essays on chemistry, physics, geology, astronomy and biology will help listeners comprehend today's science news....
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Faint Echoes, Distant Stars: The Science and Politics of Finding Life Beyond Earth (Unabridged)
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9 hours and 43 min.
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Ben Bova
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Stefan Rudnicki
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$ 19.95
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An extraterrestrial colony, in some form, may already exist. But the greatest impediment to such an important scientific discovery may not be technological, but political....
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Rocket Men: The Epic Story of the First Men on the Moon (Unabridged)
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17 hours and 12 min.
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Craig Nelson
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Richard McGonagle
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$ 31.93
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A richly detailed and dramatic account of one of the greatest achievements of humankind....
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A Short History of Nearly Everything (Unabridged)
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17 hours and 48 min.
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Bill Bryson
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Richard Matthews
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$ 43.93
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Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science...
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Seeing in the Dark: How Backyard Stargazers Are Guarding Earth from Interplanetary Peril (Unabridged)
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11 hours and 34 min.
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Timothy Ferris
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Timothy Ferris
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$ 34.97
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Anyone can get started in astronomy, just by going outside on a dark night with a star chart and learning their way around...
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Rocket Boys
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4 hours 30 min.
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Homer H. Hickam, Jr.
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Beau Bridges
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$ 16.80
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In this uniquely American memoir, Homer Sonny Hickam beautifully captures a moment when a dying town, a divided family, and a band of teenage dreamers...
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Moondust
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4 hours and 39 min.
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Andrew Smith
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Andrew Smith
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$ 18.53
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The Apollo moon programme has been called the last optimistic act of the twentieth century: over an intensive threeyear period between 1969 and 1972, twelve men made the longest and most incredible of journeys....
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A Briefer History of Time (Unabridged)
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4 hours and 21 min.
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Stephen Hawking and Leonard Mlodinow
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Narrator
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Erik Davies
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$ 23.93
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This is the origin of and the reason for A Briefer History of Time: its author's wish to make its content more accessible to readers, as well as to bring it uptodate....
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Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
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4 hours and 30 min.
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Stephen Hawking
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$ 21.27
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In his phenomenal best seller A Brief History of Time, Stephen Hawking literally transformed...
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The Modern Scholar: Astronomy I: Earth, Sky and Planets (Unabridged)
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7 hours and 46 min.
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Prof. James Kaler
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$ 49.95
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The heart of this course examines the planets themselves, and reveals how they are constructed and how they differ from one another....
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The Modern Scholar: Astronomy II: Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe (Unabridged)
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7 hours and 48 min.
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Prof. James Kaler
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$ 49.95
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Over the past century, our vision has taken us far beyond the home Galaxy into the vastness of the Universe, where we find we are hardly alone....
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The Modern Scholar: Heavens Above: Stars, Constellations, and the Sky (Unabridged)
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7 hours and 6 min.
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Professor James Kaler
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$ 49.95
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Have you ever gone outside at night to admire the stars? And wonder what they all are, and what stories they have to tell...
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The Bluffer's Guide? to the Quantum Universe (Unabridged)
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1 hour and 58 min.
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Jack Klaff
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Jack Klaff
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$ 9.45
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Be an instant expert on the Quantum Universe and Bluff Your Way in the subject with everyone you know. No science required, just a sense of humour....
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Schirra's Space (Unabridged)
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6 hours
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Wally Schirra with Richard N. Billings
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Richard Rohan
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$ 20.97
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Irreverent, provocative, and filled with fascinating anecdotes, this autobiography by one of America's first astronauts offers a revealing inside look at the early days of space flight and the men...
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The Measure of All Things: The SevenYear Odyssey and Hidden Error that Transformed the World
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6 hours and 10 min.
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Ken Alder
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Byron Jennings
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$ 21.27
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Amid the chaos of the French Revolution, two astronomers set out in opposite directions from Paris to measure the world...
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How the Universe Got Its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space (Unabridged)
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7 hours and 22 min.
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Janna Levin
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Christine Williams
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$ 17.47
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The gifted young cosmologist Janna Levin sets out to determine the size of the universe, along the way providing an intimate look at the daytoday life of a globetrotting physicist....
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Theories of the Universe
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2 hours and 50 min.
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Stephen Hawking
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Julian LopezMorillas
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$ 17.47
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The theoretical physicist shares his thoughts on the nature of space and time in this anthology of selections from Princeton University Press....
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Cosmic Quest (Unabridged)
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6 hours and 47 min.
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Heather Couper
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Heather Couper
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$ 20.36
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Heather Couper journey begins at the beginning as people first gaze in wonder at the lifegiving Sun, the wandering planets and the changing phases of the Moon....
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The Planets (Unabridged)
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5 hours and 13 min.
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Dava Sobel
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Bonnie Hurren
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$ 20.47
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The Planets tells the story of each member of our solar family — from myth and history, astrology and science fiction, to the latest data....
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Stephen W. Hawking's Life Works: The Cambridge Lectures
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3 hours and 55 min.
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Stephen W. Hawking (Lucasian Professor of Mathematics, Cambridge University)
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$ 20.97
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Take advantage of an opportunity to explore the cosmos with the greatest mind since Einstein...
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God's Equation: Einstein, Relativity, and the Expanding Universe (Unabridged)
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7 hours and 23 min.
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Amir D. Aczel
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Kent Broadhurst
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$ 21.27
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The product of research around the globe and interviews with dozens of prominent scientists, God's Equation discusses the latest developments in cosmology, the study of the nature of the universe...
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The Universe in a Nutshell (Unabridged)
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3 hours and 29 min.
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Stephen Hawking
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Simon Prebble
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$ 21.27
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One of the most influential thinkers of our time, Stephen Hawking is an intellectual icon, known not only for the adventurousness of his ideas...
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A Briefer History of Time (Unabridged)
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4 hours and 20 min.
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Stephen Hawking
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Erik Davies
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$ 16.54
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i>A Briefer History of Time will guide nonscientists everywhere in the ongoing search for the tantalizing secrets at the heart of time and space....
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Don't Know Much About the Universe: Everything You Need to Know About the Cosmos (Unabridged)
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12 hours and 17 min.
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Kenneth C. Davis
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Oliver Wyman
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$ 31.93
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From the ancients who charted the stars, to Jules Verne and Flash Gordon, to The XFiles, Apollo 13, and Armageddon, people through the ages...
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The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe (Unabridged)
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5 hours and 22 min.
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Steven Weinberg
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Raymond Todd
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$ 13.97
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This classic of contemporary science writing by a Nobel prizewinning physicist explains to general readers what happened when the Universe began, and how we know....
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Cosmology: A Very Short Introduction (Unabridged)
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4 hours and 32 min.
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Peter Coles
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Nick Sullivan
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$ 17.50
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Written in simple and accessible language, this nontechnical introduction to cosmology, or the creation and development of the universe, explains the discipline....
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The History of Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction (Unabridged)
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3 hours and 46 min.
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Michael Hoskin
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Marc Vietor
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$ 17.50
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This is a fascinating introduction to the history of Western astronomy, from prehistoric times to the origins of astrophysics in the mid19th century....
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The Story of Light
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6 hours and 14 min.
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Ben Bova
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Stefan Rudnicki
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$ 17.50
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From the creation of life to the exploration of the heavens and the stars, from the origins of the earth to the possibility of life on other planets, Ben Bova unveils....
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Galileo's New Universe: The Revolution in Our Understanding of the Cosmos (Unabridged)
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6 hours and 35 min.
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Stephen P. Maran, Laurence A. Marschall
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Charles Stransky
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$ 17.95
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The historical and social implications of the telescope and that instruments modernday significance are brought into startling focus in this fascinating account....
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Secret Lives of Stars: Scientific American Special Edition
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2 hours and 14 min.
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$ 5.95
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We track these cosmic phenomena through their births, lives, and fiery deaths....
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The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet (Unabridged)
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4 hours and 24 min.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Mirron Willis
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$ 8.00
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This New York Times bestselling author chronicles America's irrational love affair with Pluto, man's best celestial friend.
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Life Beyond Earth
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1 hour and 6 min.
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Timothy Ferris
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Timothy Ferris
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$ 10.95
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The story of man's search for life elsewhere in the universe...
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Coming of Age in the Milky Way
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2 hours and 46 min.
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Author
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Timothy Ferris (University of California, Berkeley)
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Timothy Ferris
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$ 10.95
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Humans have long sought to comprehend the enormities of cosmic space and time. Here, best selling...
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Astronomy: The Heavenly Challenge (Unabridged)
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2 hours and 52 min.
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Jack Arnold
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Edwin Newman
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$ 11.17
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As optics improved, man began to see the solar system....
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Origins of the Universe (Unabridged)
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2 hours and 38 min.
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Jack Arnold
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Edwin Newman
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$ 11.17
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The story of the cosmos, its beginning and its changes through time, has been a topic of much speculation and myth....
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The Planets (Unabridged)
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5 hours and 31 min.
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Dava Sobel
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Lorna Raver
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$ 15.93
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Written in Dava Sobel's characteristically graceful prose, The Planets is a distinctive view of our place in the universe....
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Sputnik: The Shock of the Century (Unabridged)
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11 hours and 2 min.
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Paul Dickson
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Jerry Carrier
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$ 23.77
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On October 4, 1957, as Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launched the space age....
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The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence (Unabridged)
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10 hours and 9 min.
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Paul Davies
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George K. Wilson
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$ 24.49
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Fifty years ago, a young astronomer named Frank Drake pointed a radio telescope at nearby stars in the hope of picking up a signal from an alien civilization....
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The Day We Found the Universe (Unabridged)
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10 hours and 35 min.
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Marcia Bartusiak
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Erik Synnestvedt
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$ 27.99
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From one of our most acclaimed science writers: a dramatic narrative of the discovery of the true nature and startling size of the universe....
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Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries (Unabridged)
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12 hours and 8 min.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Dion Graham
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$ 22.99
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Neil deGrasse Tyson has a talent for explaining the mysteries of space with stunning clarity. This collection of his essays from Natural History magazine explores a myriad of cosmic topics....
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The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science (Unabridged)
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13 hours and 20 min.
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Natalie Angier
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Nike Doukas
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$ 27.97
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Buckle up for a joy ride through physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy....
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Lost Discoveries: The Multicultural Roots of Modern Science from the Babylonians to the Maya (Unabridged)
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14 hours and 38 min.
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Dick Teresi
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Peter Johnson
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$ 29.27
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In the tradition of Daniel Boorstin, the cofounder of Omni delivers an original work of history...
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Stephen Hawking's Universe (Unabridged)
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3 hours and 43 min.
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John Boslough
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Michael Jackson
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$ 17.47
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The first popular introduction to Hawking's work, this program discusses the mysterious world of black holes and singularities and the big bang....
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Astronomy: Science & Nature (Unabridged)
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8 min.
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iMinds
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Ellouise Rothwell
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$ 0.99
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Learn about the science of astronomy with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series....
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Horizons of Cosmology: Exploring Worlds Seen and Unseen (Unabridged)
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7 hours and 5 min.
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Joseph Silk
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Joe Barrett
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$ 22.00
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Highly esteemed astrophysicist Joseph Silk explores the vast mysteries and speculations of the field of cosmology in a way that balances an accessible style....
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How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming (Unabridged)
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7 hours and 48 min.
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Mike Brown
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Ryan Gesell
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$ 24.50
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The solar system most of us grew up with included nine planets, with Mercury closest to the sun and Pluto at the outer edge. Then, in 2005, astronomer Mike Brown made the discovery of a lifetime: a 10th planet, Eris....
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The Magic of the Moon (Unabridged)
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21 min.
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Rick Stroud
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Rick Stroud
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$ 3.80
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This download is a delightful taster for Rick Stroud's The Book of the Moon....
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The Big Bang Theory: What It Is, Where It Came From, and Why It Works (Unabridged)
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5 hours and 30 min.
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Karen C. Fox
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L. J. Ganser
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$ 19.95
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The Big Bang Theory takes a compelling and lively look at one of the most fascinating ideas in modern science....
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Science: The Universe Revealed (2010): Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Panel 1023
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57 min.
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Ms. Marcia Bartusiak, Ms. K.C. Cole, Ms. Jennifer Ouellette
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Mr. George Johnson
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$ 2.93
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The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books began in 1996 with a simple goal: to bring together the people who create books with the people who love to read them....
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Moon Shot: The Inside Story of Man's Greatest Adventure (Unabridged)
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10 hours and 54 min.
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Dan Parry
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John Chancer
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$ 20.40
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'It didn't matter that they were now three miles beyond their target site, that communications were dropping out and that they were running low on fuel....
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Meteorites: Science & Nature (Unabridged)
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7 min.
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iMinds
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Luca James Lee
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$ 0.99
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Learn about the science of meteorites with iMinds insightful audio knowledge series....
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The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos (Unabridged)
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13 hours and 49 min.
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Author
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Brian Greene
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Brian Greene
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There was a time when universe meant all there is. Everything....
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The Secret Life of Dust: From the Cosmos to the Kitchen Counter, the Consequences of Little Things (Unabridged)
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11 hours and 22 min.
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Hannah Holmes
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Eliza Foss
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A mesmerizing expedition around our dusty world....
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The Big Splat: Or How Our Moon Came to Be (Unabridged)
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9 hours and 47 min.
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Dana Mackenzie
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Kevin T. Collins
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It takes a certain amount of courage to step beyond ones daytoday experiments and look at the big picture....
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How It Ends: From You to the Universe (Unabridged)
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10 hours and 28 min.
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Chris Impey
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Richard Ferrone
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The fascinating science behind the eventual end to everything from the individual to all existence....
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Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing 'Hoax' (Unabridged)
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9 hours and 39 min.
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Philip Plait
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Kevin Scullin
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Dr. Philip C. Plait sets the record straight on many modern hoaxes and myths....
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Once Before Time: A Whole Story of the Universe (Unabridged)
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12 hours and 23 min.
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Martin Bojowald
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Jonathan Cowley
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According to loop quantum cosmology, our universe could have emerged from the collapse of a previous universe, a Big Bounce rather than a Big Bang....
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Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Unabridged)
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10 hours and 22 min.
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Seth Shostak
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Patrick Lawlor
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This engaging memoir reveals the true story of the Search for ExtraterrestrialIntelligence (SETI), and discloses what we may very soon discover....
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The 4 Percent Universe: Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and the Race to Discover the Rest of Reality (Unabridged)
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10 hours and 6 min.
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Richard Panek
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Ray Porter
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Over the past few decades, a handful of scientists have been racing to explain a disturbing aspect of our universe....
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