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This virtual bookstore is provided in association with Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk,
and other affiliates.
New Books of Interest
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Seeing in the Dark: How Backyard
Stargazers Are Probing Deep Space and Guarding Earth from
Interplanetary Peril
Timothy Ferris - 2002
Amazon: US
UK
Timothy Ferris reviews the many
ways that amateur astronomers have contributed to astronomy
and science and continue to do so today.
See more about amateur
astronomy projects in the Astronomy
section.
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The Art of
Chesley Bonestell
Ron Miller, Frederick C. Durant III - 2001
Amazon: US
UK
Finally there is a book with
a broad selection of Bonestell's
glorious space art. Bonestell's marvelous visions of space
helped prepare the public of the 1940s and '50s for the space
age and continue to inspire us today.
See the entry on Bonestell in
the Space Art
section.
This book won the Hugo
Award for Best
Related Book at the recent 60th
World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) in San Jose,
California - Sept.1.02
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Creating Space:
The Story of the Space Age Through Models
Mat Irvine - 2002
Amazon: US
UK
"Creating Space takes us on a journey
through the history of the space age, up to the present and
beyond... a detailed chronicling of vehicles is given, side
by side with pictures and details of
models that depict the multitude of aircraft and spacecraft
developed throughout the world....
extensive appendices provide
details of all of the space-related
models ever made and the many manufacturers and distributors
who have supplied them "
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Spaceship Handbook
Jack Hagerty, Jon C. Rogers - 2001
Amazon: US
UK
All about spaceship designs in
both sci-fi and actual aerospace. Great for modelers but also
for anyone interested in the history of spaceship concepts.
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Relics of the Space Race, 3rd Ed.
by Russell Still
"Relics of the Space Race
packs in 350 pages of the most important information for collectors.
In addition to sections on autographs, philatelics, documents,
books, offical patches, badges, and passes, this reference
book includes a concise history of the entire manned space
program from 1960 through the year 2000. Its appendices give
extensive summaries of the astronauts and missions, right
down to the Capcoms and recovery ships. The complete Autopen
guide makes Relics a must-have volume by itself. Al Wittnebert,
treasurer of the UACC, says "It is one of the best collectibles
books I have ever read." Get the reference that other collectors
consider the 'Bible' of the hobby. " -Countdown
Creations
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Kosmos
Adam Bartos (photographer) - 2001
Amazon: US
UK
"...In total, Kosmos presents
over 100 of Bartos's photographs, rich with the incongruities
of the history, science, culture, and politics of the Space
Age..." - Amazon
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Astronomy
How do you get started?
What kind of telescope or binoculars should I use? What
contributions can amateur astronomers make to real science?
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Nightwatch
: A Practical Guide to Viewing the Universe
T. Dickinson - 1998
Amazon: US
UK
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Astronomy
Guides & Primers
Check out the many introductory astronomy
books available that will show you how to find constellations,
planets and other astronomical objects and phenomena.
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Nights to Knowing the Sky : A Night-By-Night Skywatching Primer
Fred Schaaf - 1998
Amazon: US
UK
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Observing
Variable Stars : A Guide for the Beginner
David H. Levy - 1998
Amazon: US
UK
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A
Field Guide to the Stars and Planets (Peterson Field Guide)
J. M. Pasachoff, R. T. Peterson - 1998
Amazon: US
UK
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Astronomer's
Computer Companion (incl. CD-ROM
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Jeff Foust, Ron Lafon - 1999
Amazon: US
UK
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Astronomy
: A Self-Teaching Guide 5th Ed
Dinah L. Moche - 2000
Amazon: US
UK
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Burnham's
Celestial Handbook : An Observer's Guide to the Universe Beyond
the Solar System
R. Burnham, H. A. Luft - 1983
Amazon: US
UK
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Sky
Atlas 2000.0 : Deluxe by Wil Tirion,
Roger W. Sinnott - 1998
Amazon: US
UK
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Dictionary
of Astronomy
Ian Ridpath - 1998
Amazon: US
UK
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365
Starry Nights : An Introduction to Astronomy for Every Night
of the Year Chet Raymo - 1992
Amazon: US
UK
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Star
Ware : The Amateur Astronomer's Ultimate Guide to Choosing,
Buying, and Using Telescopes and Accessories
Philip S. Harrington - 1998
Amazon: US
UK
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The
Perfect Machine : Building the Palomar Telescope
R. Florence - 1995
Amazon: US
UK
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The
Backyard Astronomer's Guide
T. Dickinson et al - 1991
Amazon: US
UK
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Exploring
the Moon Through Binoculars and Small Telescopes
Ernest H. Cherrington - 1984
Amazon: US
UK
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The
Lighter Side of Gravity Jayant V. Narlikar - 1996
Amazon: US
UK
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The
Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest
for the Ultimate Theory
Brian Greene - 1999
Amazon: US
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Astronomy
For Dummies®
Amazon: US
UK
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Cosmic
Adventure: A Renegade Astronomer's Guide to Our World and Beyond
Bob Berman - 1998
Amazon: US
UK
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Secrets
of the Night Sky : The Most Amazing Things in the Universe You
Can See With the Naked Eye
Bob Berman - 1996
Amazon: US
UK
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Turn
Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small
Telescope--and How to Find Them
Guy Consolmagno et al - 2000
Amazon: US
UK
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An Intimate Look
at the Night Sky
Chet Raymo -2001
Amazon: US
UK
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Star Ware:
The Amateur Astronomer's Ultimate Guide to Choosing, Buying,
and Using Telescopes and Accessories, 2nd Edition
Philip S. Harrinfton, Philip S. Harrington - 1998
Amazon: US
UK
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Space
Art: Painting &
Photography
What fun can you have on
a space station? How about making some neat paper models
of rockets and spacecraft? What is Mars like?
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Full
Moon
Michael Light, Andrew Chaikin - 1999
Amazon: US
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2001:
Building for Space Travel
John Zukowsky (Editor), James N. Wood - 2001
Amazon: US
UK
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Apollo
:
An Eyewitness Account
Alan Bean - Artist / Astronaut / Moonwalker - 1998
Amazon: US
UK
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In
the Stream of Stars :
The Soviet-American
Space Art Book
William K. Hartmann et.al. - 1991
Amazon: US
UK
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A
Chesley Bonestell Space Art Chronology
Melvin H. Schuetz - 1999
Amazon: US
UK
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The
Dream Machines
An Illustrated History of the Spaceship in Art, Science and
Literature
Ron Miller - 1993
Amazon: US
UK
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Visions
of Spaceflight : Images from the Ordway Collection
Frederick Ordway - 2001
Amazon: US
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NASA
and the Exploration of Space: With Works from the Nasa Art Collection
R. D. Launius et al. - 1997
Amazon: US
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Hardyware:
The Art of David A. Hardy
C. Morgan, S. Baxter, D. A. Hardy- 2001
Amazon: US
UK
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The
Art of Richard Powers
Jane Frank et al - 2001
Amazon: US
UK
"Richard Powers (1921-96) 'was one of the three prime movers
of sf art.'" Over 100 vivid colorplates in this biography.
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Kosmos
Adam Bartos (photographer) - 2001
Amazon: US
UK
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The
Alien Life of
Wayne Barlowe
Wayne Barlowe, Vincent Di Fate (Illustrator) - 1996
Amazon: US
UK
"... stunning retrospective of the career of SF/fantasy
artist Wayne Barlowe showcases 20 years of his remarkably detailed
drawings and meticulous paintings depicting bizarre alien life
forms and thrilling, futuristic space ships, weapons, and other
fantastic inventions. 70 color photos. 30 line drawings. " |
Barlowe's Guide to
Extraterrestrials/Great Aliens from Science Fiction Literature
Wayne Douglas Barlowe, Ian Summers, Beth Meacham - 1987
Amazon: US
UK
"... full-color illustrations of 50
alien denizens from popular science fiction literature, for
every lover of science fiction."
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Expedition
: Being an Account in Words and Artwork of the 2358 A.D. Voyage
to Darwin IV
Wayne Douglas Barlowe - 1991
Amazon: US
UK
"In 2358 Wayne Douglas Barlowe joined the first manned
flight to Darwin IV, a newly discovered world beyond our solar
system. Here he provides naturalistic paintings that vividly
capture the alien creatures he encountered. Illustrations, full-color
paintings, and maps." |
Space
Collecting
Can one obtain items actually
flown in space? How much is my space toys collection
worth? How do you find meteorites?
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Relics
of the Space Race
Russel Still,
3rd Ed.
Review
Gives a history of the space program in
the first half of the book and then the second half provides
a guide to space collectibles. 251 pages, softcover
Now available at -Countdown
Creations |
Cosmonaut
autographs : Identification guide
Stephen R. Datz- 1994
Amazon: US
Find
more autograph books and price guides at Amazon.com
Find
also books on stamp collecting
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The
Definitive Book on Meteorites
Robert, A Szep - 2002
Amazon: US
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Rocks
from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters
O. Richard Norton - 1998
Amazon: US
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Space Toys of the
60's
James H. Gillam- 1999
Amazon: US
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Falling
Stars: A Guide to Meteors and Meteorites
Michael D. Reynolds - 2001
Amazon: US
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Space
Radio & Satellite TV
What satellite broadcasts
can you pick up with short wave and C-Band TV receivers?
How can I hear communications from the shuttle and the
Space Station? How hard is it to build one's own receiving
station for satellite weather pictures?
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Satellite
Projects Handbook
Lawrence Harris - 1996
Amazon: US UK
How-to book for setting up satellite receiving station
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Tuning
in to Rf Scanning : From Police to Satellite Bands
Bob Kay - 1994
Amazon: US
UK
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Satellite
Projects Handbook
Lawrence Harris - 1996
Amazon: US UK
How-to book for setting up a satellite receiving station
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Shortwave
Radio Listening for Beginners
Anita Louise McCormick -1993
Amazon: US
UK
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The
Arrl Handbook for Radio Amateurs 2001
Amazon: US
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Radio
Monitoring :
The How to Guide
T. J. Skip Arey - 1996
Amazon: US
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The
Complete Shortwave Listener's Handbook
Andrew R. Yoder - 1997
Amazon: US
UK
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The
Radio Amateur's
Satellite Handbook
ARRL - 1990
Amazon: US
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Amateur
Radio Astronomy: |
An
Introduction to Radio Astronomy
Bernard F. Burke -1997
Amazon: US
UK
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Radioscience
Observing
Joseph J. Carr -1999
Amazon: US
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Amateur
Radio Telescope
George W Swenson - 1980
Amazon: US
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Satellite
TV: |
Digital
Satellite TV Handbook
Mark E. Long - 1999
Amazon: US
UK
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The
World of Satellite Television
Mark Long
Amazon: US
UK
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Model
& High Power Rocketry
What can you make your
own rocket and launch it? How about graduating from
the little model rockets to the really high power stuff?
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Second
Stage Advanced Model Rocketry
M. Banks - 1998.
Amazon: US
UK
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Rocket
Boys
(aka October Sky movie)
Homer Hickam - 1998.
Amazon: US
UK
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Handbook
of
Model Rocketry
G. H. Stine - 1994.
Amazon: US
UK
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Experimenting
With Model Rockets
Cary Sneider et al - 1991
Amazon: US
UK
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Blasting
Off : Rockets Then and Now (Here We Go , No 3)
Steven Otfinoski - 1998
Amazon: US
UK
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Model
Rocket Design and Construction: How to Create and Build Unique
and Exciting Model Rockets That Work
Amazon: US
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Retro
Rockets: Experimental Rockets 1926-1941
Peter Alway - 1997
Amazon: US
Saturn
Books: "Retro Rockets is a book about the early liquid-fueled
rockets of Robert Goddard and his contemporaries in the US,
Germany, and the Soviet Union...". |
Space
Modeling
How do you make a spacecraft
model from scratch? How about making some neat paper
models of rockets and spacecraft?
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Scale
Model Detailing : Projects You Can Do
1995
Amazon: US
UK
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The
Encyclopedia of Modelmaking Techniques
Christopher Payne,
P. Quarto - 1996
Amazon: US
UK
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Creating
Space:
The Story of the Space Age Through Models
Mat Irvine - 2002
Amazon: US
UK
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Spaceship
Handbook
Jack Hagerty,
Jon C. Rogers - 2001
Amazon: US
UK
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Cut
and Make Space Shuttles : 8 Full Color Models That Fly
David Kawami - 1991
Amazon: US
UK
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Model
Rocket Design and Construction: How to Create and Build Unique
and Exciting Model Rockets That Work
Amazon: US
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Tech
Hobbies
How do you build a robot?
Where can I find out how to build simple but cool electronics
projects?
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Lasers,
Ray Guns and Light Cannons!
Gordon McComb - 1997
Amazon: US
UK
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Gordon
McComb's Gadgeteers Goldmine
Gordon McComb - 1990
Amazon: US
UK
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Robot
Builder's Bonanza
Gordon McComb - 2000
Amazon: US
UK
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Build
Your Own Combat Robot
Pete Miles, Tom Carroll - 2002
Amazon: US
UK
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Simple,
Low Cost Electronics Projects
Fred Blechman - 1998
Amazon: US
UK
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