* Astronomy and Science
Everybody has questions about what we see in the night sky. They might be questions about what it is we see when we look up there. They could be about how scientists know what they know about the sky, or maybe they're enquiries about how our ancestors viewed the sky. And sometimes, people are curious about something they heard from somebody else and they just want to check it out!

You have a question? I've got a book to help you out!
Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End . . .Visions of the CosmosBurnham's Celestial Handbook, Volume 1, Rev. Edition
Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways t...
by Ph.D. Philip Plait
$17.13
I liked this book so much that I read it twice! And gave it a good review on my blog. Buy a copy and make my friend Phil Pla...
Visions of the Cosmos
by Carolyn Collins Petersen
$40.44
A book that I wrote with Jack Brandt (University of New Mexico) that brings a more visual focus to the cosmos. We wanted to us...
Burnham's Celestial Handbook, Volume 1, Rev...
by Robert Burnham

Okay, so there's not a picture. But this book (part of a three-volume set) is one of the most elegantly written guides to the ...
The Little Book of Stars (Little Book Series)Mars 3-D: A Rover's-Eye View of the Red PlanetPlanetology: Unlocking the Secrets of the Solar System
The Little Book of Stars (Little Book Series)
by James B. Kaler
$21.95
Jim's an old friend and an excellent writer. I love this little book of his, and you will too.
Mars 3-D: A Rover's-Eye View of the Red Pla...
by Jim Bell
$13.57
A great way to see Mars up-close and personal, in 3D
Planetology: Unlocking the Secrets of the S...
by Tom Jones
$23.10
This is a gorgeous book with wonderful images and text. I think this would make a great gift for somebody on your list (or you...
Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax"A Gentle Rain of Starlight: The Story of Astronomy on Mauna KeaIs Pluto a Planet?: A Historical Journey through the Solar System
Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses R...
by Philip C. Plait
$10.85
Phil.... Phil, Phil... what can I say about Phil? He's witty, sharp, and the best debunker of pseudoscience idiocy around. Th...
A Gentle Rain of Starlight: The Story of As...
by Michael J. West
$11.16
Michael wrote this book to explain about why he loves Mauna Kea. He works for Gemini Observatory at their south installation i...
Is Pluto a Planet?: A Historical Journey th...
by David A. Weintraub
$21.24
Like everybody else, I have an opinion about Pluto's planetary status. No, I'm not going to tell you what it is here, that's w...
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