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A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson - Broadway; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Bill Bryson is one of the worlds most beloved and bestselling writers. In A Short History of Nearly Everything, he takes his ultimate journeyinto the most intriguing and consequential questions that science seeks to answer. Its a dazzling quest, the intellectual odyssey of a lifetime,... |
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Universe: Exploring the Astronomical World
Phaidon Phaidon Editors - Phaidon Press
Format: Hardcover
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Explore the stars and planets and beyond through 300 fascinating images - an international panel of experts take you on a journey through man's record of the universe - from ancient cave paintings to animation.Universe is a groundbreaking survey that celebrates the popular subject of astronomy... |
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Endurance: My Year in Space and Our Journey to Mars
Scott Kelly - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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A stunning memoir from the astronaut who spent a record-breaking year aboard the International Space Station--a candid account of his remarkable voyage, of the journeys off the planet that preceded it, and of his colorful formative years.The veteran of four space flights and the American... |
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First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong
James R. Hansen - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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On 20 July 1969, the world stood still to watch 38-year-old astronaut Neil Armstrong become the first person ever to walk on the Moon. Perhaps no words in recent human history became better known than those few he uttered at that historic moment. Upon his return to Earth, Armstrong was honoured... |
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The Martian
Andy Weir - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American ReadSix days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate... |
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How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel
Charles Yu - Vintage
Format: eBook
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*This ebook includes photos, illustrations, and a bonus short story, which add to the ever-expanding world of Minor Universe 31. Photos and illustrations appear as hyperlinks in text. National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Award winner Charles Yu delivers his debut novel, a razor-sharp, ridiculously... |
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Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Neil Gaiman - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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The classic collaboration from the international bestselling authors, now available in a keepsake hardcover edition. . . . "The Apocalypse has never been funnier." - Clive BarkerReaders around the world have embraced the brilliance of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Now, 15 years... |
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The Sirens of Titan: A Novel
Kurt Vonnegut - Dial Press Trade Paperback
Format: Paperback
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The Sirens of Titan is an outrageous romp through space, time, and morality. The richest, most depraved man on Earth, Malachi Constant, is offered a chance to take a space journey to distant worlds with a beautiful woman at his side. Of course there's a catch to the invitation-and a prophetic... |
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams - Crown
Format: Hardcover
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Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American ReadHow shall we begin? This is the story of a book called The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - not an Earth book, never published on Earth and, until the terrible catastrophe occurred, never seen... |
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