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  • Stars

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Prof Andrew King ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    Every atom of our bodies has been part of a star. Our very own star, the Sun, is crucial to the development and sustainability of life on Earth. This Very Short Introduction presents a modern, authoritative examination of how stars live, producing all the chemical elements beyond helium, and how they die, sometimes spectacularly, to end as remnants such as black holes. Andrew King shows how ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

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  • John Carter: Adventures on Mars Collection (Illustrated) (Seven "John Carter of Mars" novels in one volume)

    by Edgar Rice Burroughs ...
    When John Carter goes to sleep in a mysterious cave in the Arizona dessert, he wakes up on the planet Mars. There he meets the fifteen foot tall, four armed, green men of mars, with horse-like dragons, and watch dogs like oversized frogs with ten legs. His adventures continue as he battles great white apes, fights plant men, defies the Goddess of Death, and braves the frozen wastes of Polar Mars. ... Read more

    $8.95 CAD

  • Wonders of the Universe

    by Brian Cox, Andrew Cohen ...
    Series Book 1 - Wonders Series
    **“Cox brings a magical enchantment to this life-changing book. . . . I swear that you will never be the same again after you turn the last page of this unique and irresistible book.” —**Sunday Express (London)Experience the cosmos as never before with Brian Cox’s Wonders of the Universe, a gorgeously illustrated, full-color companion to his wildly popular miniseries on the Discovery Channel and ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Strange New Worlds

    The Search for Alien Planets and Life Beyond Our Solar System

    by Ray Jayawardhana ...
    We are living in an extraordinary age of discovery. After millennia of musings and a century of false claims, our knowledge of other worlds has suddenly exploded. Since 1995, astronomers have found hundreds of planets orbiting other stars—discoveries that have surprised us and challenged our views many times over. At the crux of the astronomers’ pursuit is one basic question: Is our solar system, ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Archives of the Universe

    100 Discoveries That Transformed Our Understanding of the Cosmos

    Edited by Marcia Bartusiak ...
    An unparalleled history of astronomy presented in the words of the scientists who made the discoveries. Here are the writings of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, Halley, Hubble, and Einstein, as well as that of dozens of others who have significantly contributed to our picture of the universe.From Aristotle's proof that the Earth is round to the 1998 paper that posited an accelerating universe ... Read more

    Was $17.99 CAD Now $6.99 CAD

  • Titan Unveiled

    Saturn's Mysterious Moon Explored

    by Ralph Lorenz, Jacqueline Mitton ...
    This beautifully illustrated volume reveals the startling discoveries about Saturn's largest moon made by the Cassini-Huygens probe in 2005.In the early 1980s, when the two Voyager spacecraft skimmed past Titan, Saturn's largest moon, they transmitted back enticing images of a world concealed in a seemingly impenetrable orange haze. Scientists speculated about its mysteries for years. Finally, in ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cosmology

    A Very Short Introduction

    by Peter Coles ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of the subject, the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Solar System for Kids : The Sun and Moon

    Universe for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Astronomy & Space Books
    What and how big is the solar system? Allow your child to find out the answers to these questions though the use of this very interactive and informative book. In the following pages, you will find pictures that come complete with colors and as few texts as possible just to encourage reading. Buy a copy of this book today! ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • Book On Space: Asteroids and Meteors

    Planets Book for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Astronomy & Space Books
    What is outer space like? This book has pictures and a few facts in text available for your children to ponder over! The use of pictures and the amazing layout will encourage active participation in the creation of memories rich in learning. If you have an early reader, use this book as a practice tool too. Go ahead and secure a copy today! ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

  • The New Plantation

    Black Athletes, College Sports, and Predominantly White NCAA Institutions

    by B. Hawkins ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    The New Plantation examines the controversial relationship between predominantly White NCAA Division I Institutions (PWI s) and black athletes, utilizing an internal colonial model. It provides a much-needed in-depth analysis to fully comprehend the magnitude of the forces at work that impact black athletes experiences at PWI s. Hawkins provides a conceptual framework for understanding the ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Atlas of Astronomical Discoveries

    by Govert Schilling ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Offers a unique combination of informative text, magnificent illustrations and stylish designExamines the 100 most important discoveries since the invention of the telescopeFeatures spectacular photographs, taken with the largest telescopes on Earth and in space, that portray distant corners of the universeAuthor Govert Schilling is a renowned astronomy journalist and science communicatorIn his ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Let's Explore the Solar System (Planets)

    Planets Book for Kids

    by Baby Professor ...
    Series series Children's Astronomy & Space Books
    Do you know that you live in a galaxy so big you are but a speck in its total existence? This beautiful picture book features the magnificent solar system and its planets. Here, you will learn about all the planets and the characteristics that make life possible or impossible in them. Grab a copy now! ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD