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Earth: Evolution of a Habitable World
Jonathan Irving Lunine
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Current: 9.7
This is an outstanding overview of the history of the Earth from a unique planetary perspective for introductory courses in the earth sciences. The book approaches Earth history as an evolution, encompassing the origin of the cosmos through the inner wor
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Alien Life Search: Quest for Extraterrestrial Organisms
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Current: 9.7
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Cosmos
Carl Sagan
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Current: 9.6
Based on Sagan's 13 part television series, "Cosmos" is about science in its broadest human context, and how science and civilization grew up together. With over 250 full-color illustrations. more]
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The Fifth Miracle: The Search for the Origin and Meaning of Life
P. C. W. Davies
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Current: 9.5
How did life begin? Did it start here, by blind chance or by necessity, or was Earth seeded by extraterrestrial visitors? (And, if so, how did they arise?) Physicist and science writer Paul Davies tackles these heavy questions and more in The F
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Other Worlds: Images of the Cosmos from Earth and Space
James S. Trefil
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Current: 9.4
Outstanding imagery, stunningly presented. Perceptive text from award-winning science writer James Trefil. A foreword by David H. Levy, discoverer of 21 comets. Put them all together and you get Other Worlds: Images of the Cosmos from Earth and Sp
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Planetary Dreams: The Quest to Discover Life Beyond Earth
Robert Shapiro
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Are we alone, literally freaks of nature, just one planet of living, breathing things amidst a seemingly infinite, lifeless desert? This is one of the big questions posed by human nature, one that we have traditionally looked to religion to answer, but t
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Mars: Uncovering the Secrets of the Red Planet
Paul Raeburn, National Geographic
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Current: 9.3
On Mars the sky is pink, the polar caps are made of dry ice, the volcanoes are 17 miles high, and there is a little rock named Lozenge. Paul Raeburn's new book about Mars is full of fun facts like these. Published by the National Geographic Society, this
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The Hunt for Life on Mars
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Current: 9.3
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Extremophiles: Microbial Life in Extreme Environments
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Current: 9.1
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Alien Lifesearch: Quest for Extraterrestrial Organisms
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Current: 9.0
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Extraterrestrial Intelligence
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Current: 8.9
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From the Atacama to Makalu: A Journey to Extreme Environments on Earth & Beyond
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Current: 8.8
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Unlocking the Secret of Life: The Solution to Our Origin and Immortality
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Mars: The Living Planet
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Strangers in the Night: A Brief History of Life on Other Worlds
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Mars and the Development of Life
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Exobiology: a research guide
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Current: 8.6
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Exobiology
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Current: 8.6
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Molecular biology and biotechnology of extremophiles
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Current: 8.4
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Biotechnology of Extremophiles
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Current: 8.2
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Theory and experiment in exobiology
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Current: 8.2
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Bioastronomy: the search for extraterrestrial life, the exploration broadens: proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Bioastronomy, held
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Current: 8.2
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Life on Other Worlds: The 20Th-Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate
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A Lunar-Based Analytical Laboratory
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Current: 8.1
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Extraterrestrials: A Field Guide for Earthlings
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Current: 8.1
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Comets and the Origin and Evolution of Life
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Current: 8.0
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Evolution of Hydrothermal Ecosystems on Earth
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Current: 7.8
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Circumstellar Habitable Zones: Proceedings of the First International Conference
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Life Sciences and Space Research, Xxiii
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Current: 7.8
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Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe
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Exobiology: Matter, Energy, and Information in the Origin and
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Cosmic Influences on Humans, Animals, and Plants: An Annotated Bibliography
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Current: 7.7
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Exobiology in Solar System Exploration: The Proceedings of a Symposium Held in August 1988
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