Footfall
"NOBODY DOES IT BETTER THAN NIVEN AND POURNELLE. I LOVED IT!" --Tom Clancy They first appear as a series of dots on astronomical plates, heading from Saturn directly toward Earth. Since the ringed planet carries no life, scientists deduce the ... [... more]
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It's Wrong to Wish on Space Hardware
In this unusual book, curator and photographer Gordon MacDonald has brought together the work of contemporary photographers, archival photographs from NASA and astrological images from the 19th century. It's Wrong To Wish on Space Hardware explores the ... [... more]
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Omon Ra
Named by his father after the Soviet OMON, the Interior Ministry riot police, Omon, a Soviet astronaut, renames himself Ra after the Egyptian sun god. As he approaches his final crisis, Omon reflects on the lies he's told and on the one that has just ... [... more]
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Callahan's Key (Bantam Spectra Book)
Nobody blends good science with bad puns as brilliantly as Spider Robinson, as his legion of devoted fans will attest. Now from the creator of the Callahan series comes an improbable tale of impending doom, a road trip, space, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. ... [... more]
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Russia in Space: The Failed Frontier?
This comprehensive history of the Russian Soviet space programme, from its origins to the present, addresses the technical, political, historical, human and organisational issues and provides a balanced focus on manned and unmanned programmes. It is the ... [... more]
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Soviet and Russian Lunar Exploration
The other side of the race Once again a "Harvey book" which fulfills the expectations one has come to expect when looking at the by-line. This time the theme is the stamina and heroics you had to exhibit in Soviet Russia when planning and ... [... more]
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21st Century Complete Guide to the Russian Space Program ...
This up-to-date and comprehensive electronic book on two CD-ROMs presents an incredible and totally revised collection of important documents and publications about the Russian-Soviet space program, from the dawn of the Space Age with the launch of ... [... more]
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You Only Live Twice (James Bond Novels)
This time, it's personal If you watched most James Bond movies, you'd hardly know that the British secret agent had ever been married to a woman named Tracy. He was, however, in both the book and the movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service, though wedded ... [... more]
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The Story of Space Station Mir
This successor edition picks up the story where the first edition left off in 1997, and runs through to Mir's de-orbiting in March 2001, providing the definitive account of the Mir Space Station. The book reviews the origins of the Soviet space station ... [... more]
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The Life of Insects: A Novel
Victor Pelevin has the sort of unbridled comedic imagination that can make most writers seem insipid by comparison. Born in 1962, the Russian writer has already published three story collections as well as a splendidly funny take on the Soviet space ... [... more]
$14.00
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You Only Live Twice (The James Bond Classic Library)
This time, it's personal If you watched most James Bond movies, you'd hardly know that the British secret agent had ever been married to a woman named Tracy. He was, however, in both the book and the movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service, though wedded ... [... more]
$9.98
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Theory of Interplanetary Flights
This important monograph contains a comprehensive overview of classical dynamics, providing a solid basis on which to build an understanding of the theory of interplanetary flights. The treatment of the topic is complete and clear, and is based on both ... [... more]
$145.00
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