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The Goldilocks Enigma

The Goldilocks Enigma

Author: Paul Davies
Description: Why is the universe just right for life?
Reviewed By: Spinney
Wrinkles In Time

Wrinkles In Time

Author: George Smoot
Description: Nobel Prize winner George Smoot's compelling account of his work leading up to COBE, which was the first probe to produce maps of the Cosmic Microwave Background.
Reviewed By: Andy
What Does a Martian Look Like?

What Does a Martian Look Like?

Author: Jack Cohen and Ian Stewart
Description: Xenobiology and much more.
Reviewed By: Tam
Moondust

Moondust

Author: Andrew Smith
Description: Conversations with the nine surviving men who walked on the surface of the Moon.
Reviewed By: Andy
Prisons of Light - Black Holes

Prisons of Light - Black Holes

Author: Kitty Ferguson
Description: A non-mathematical description of black holes, their physics and current theories about them. All you wanted to know about black holes, written for the layperson.
Reviewed By: Andy
In the Beginning

In the Beginning

Author: John Gribbin
Description: A controversial idea - is the Universe alive?
Reviewed By: AnneRNW
The Autobiography

The Autobiography

Author: Sir Patrick Moore
Description: In his own inimitable words. (Previously published as 80 Not Out)
Reviewed By: Tam
Patrick Moore on Mars

Patrick Moore on Mars

Author: Sir Patrick Moore
Description: Broad overview of our knowledge of Mars
Reviewed By: Tam
A Man on the Moon

A Man on the Moon

Author: Andrew Chaikin
Description: The story of the Apollo Moon missions.
Reviewed By: Spinney
Bad Astronomy

Bad Astronomy

Author: Philip Plait
Description: A kind of companion to the Bad Astronomy website.
Reviewed By: Spinney
Beagle

Beagle

Author: Colin Pillinger
Description: An account of the ill-fated Beagle Mars lander, written by the man behind it.
Reviewed By: Andy
Dragonfly

Dragonfly

Author: Bryan Burrough
Description: A chronicle of the joint Russian/American missions aboard the space station Mir.
Reviewed By: Andy
Mapping Mars

Mapping Mars

Author: Oliver Morton
Description: A history of the mapping of the planet Mars.
Reviewed By: Andy
 
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