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Skylab: America's Space Station by David J. Shayler 9781852334079
RRP: £44.99Booksplease Price: £36.08Skylab is not just a story of space hardware and space science, but also of space explorers and pioneers. Using official NASA documentation and interviews with the astronauts and key personnel, the inside story of Skylab is presented as the story unfolds... -
Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Collection 12 by Royal Observatory Greenwich 9780008604318
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £21.25A stunning gift for admirers of astrophotography. From the number one Astronomy publisher, this book showcases the most spectacular space photography, taken from locations across the globe. Marvel at the wonders of the universe captured by the... -
i-SPY In the Night Sky: What can you spot? (Collins Michelin i-SPY Guides) by i-SPY
RRP: £3.99Booksplease Price: £3.38Beat the boredom and take time out from screens with this pocket-sized book packed with facts, photos and fantastic spots for hours of fun! Kids will have fun collecting points in the night sky with more than 140 things to find. From stars and... -
The Almanac: A Seasonal Guide to 2023: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Lia Leendertz 9781856754637
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £7.62THE ORIGINAL & SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING ALMANAC Reconnect with the seasons in Britain and Ireland with this month-by-month guide to the world around us - including key dates, tide tables and garden tasks; constellations and moon phases; sunrises, folk... -
The Space Shuttle: A Mission-By-Mission Celebration of Nasa's Extraordinary Spaceflight Program by Roland Miller
RRP: £40.00Booksplease Price: £27.55"Any backyard astronomer or space enthusiast would be delighted to have this visual journey on their shelf." -The Strategist, The Year's Most Giftable Coffee-Table BooksA Barnes & Noble Best Gift Book of 2022 A Publishers Weekly Holiday Gift Guide 2022... -
Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax" by Philip C. Plait
RRP: £18.00Booksplease Price: £9.93A clever, thought-provoking guide that attacks common astronomical misconceptions What is Bad Astronomy? Anything that accidentally or intentionally mangles the basic principles of astronomy. And who is on the lookout for good examples of Bad Astronomy?... -
What We See in the Stars: An Illustrated Tour of the Night Sky by Kelsey Oseid 9780752266510
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £13.27What We See in the Stars Kelsey Oseid is a richly illustrated guide to the myths, histories, and science of the celestial bodies of our solar system, with stories and information about constellations, planets, comets, the northern lights, and more... -
The Deep-Sky Imaging Primer by Charles Bracken 9780999470947
Booksplease Price: £43.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999470947Author Charles BrackenFormat PaperbackPage Count 282Imprint Deep-Sky PublishingPublisher Deep-Sky PublishingWeight(grams) 885gDimensions(mm)... -
On Architecture: v. 2: Bks.VI-X by Vitruvius
RRP: £24.95Booksplease Price: £24.43The Renaissance man avant la lettre.Vitruvius (Marcus V. Pollio), Roman architect and engineer, studied Greek philosophy and science and gained experience in the course of professional work. He was one of those appointed to be overseers of imperial... -
Pocket Nature Series: Leaf-Peeping: Pocket Nature Series: Leaf-Peeping by Erin Riley
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.59Reconnect with nature through the quiet practice of leaf-peeping. Every autumn, we're graced with a breathtaking spectacle as the leaves turn from green to amber and gold. But how often do we stop to appreciate it? In this charming book, discover the... -
The Eerie Silence: Searching for Ourselves in the Universe by Paul Davies
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.40Paul Davies' The Eerie Silence: Searching For Ourselves in the Universe is an engaging and lucid guide to the 'Fermi Paradox' - why isn't the universe teeming with alien life? If aliens ever contact us, it will be the single most significant event in... -
Just Six Numbers Martin Rees 9781780226903
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.37Astronomer Royal Martin Rees shows how the behaviour and origins of the universe can be explained by just six numbers.How did a single genesis event create billions of galaxies, black holes, stars and planets? How did atoms assemble - here on Earth, and... -
A Dictionary of Geography by Susan Mayhew 9780192896391
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.77This bestselling dictionary contains over 3,000 entries on both physical and human geography, covering topics such as cartography, surveying, meteorology, climatology, ecology, population, industry, and development. Over 70 diagrams complement the text,... -
Alien Earths: Planet Hunting in the Cosmos by Lisa Kaltenegger 9780241680988
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £18.48'Lisa Kaltenegger offers first-hand access to her expertise on the search for planets in the universe, and the life they may contain. Along the way, Lisa's breezy narrative style invites you to experience with her the challenges and joys of being a... -
Diamonds Everywhere: Awe-inspiring astronomy discoveries by Tom Kerss 9780008636968
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.12Answers to the mysteries of the cosmos for inquiring minds. Explore the entire cosmos in 101 fascinating topics - from mind-blowing numbers, astonishing sights, to strange-but-true discoveries and everything in between. Feed your... -
The Last Man on the Moon by Eugene A. Cernan
Booksplease Price: £14.32Eugene Cernan is a unique American who came of age as an astronaut during the most exciting and dangerous decade of spaceflight. His career spanned the entire Gemini and Apollo programs, from being the first person to spacewalk all the way around our... -
Wonders of the Universe by Brian Cox
RRP: £26.00Booksplease Price: £18.69Professor Brian Cox is back with another insightful and mind-blowing exploration of space. This time he shows us our universe as we've never seen it before. 13.7 billion years old. 93 billion light years wide. It contains over 100 billion... -
Life and Language Beyond Earth Raymond Hickey (University of Limerick) 9781009226417
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £22.05Have you ever wondered whether we are alone in the universe, or if life forms on other planets might exist? If they do exist, how might their languages have evolved? Could we ever understand them, and indeed learn to communicate with them? This highly... -
Tits, Boobies and Loons: And Others Birds Named by People Who Clearly Hate Birds by Stuart Royall
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £7.72From the monotonous lark to the rough-faced shag, these poor birds have us all asking: ARE ORNITHOLOGISTS OK? Some people will literally name all the birds instead of going to therapy, and this book exposes all the... -
Black Holes: A Very Short Introduction by Katherine M. Blundell
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.02Black holes are a constant source of fascination to many due to their mysterious nature. In this Very Short Introduction, Katherine Blundell addresses a variety of questions, including what a black hole actually is, how they are characterized and... -
Movement and Rhythms of the Stars: A Guide to Naked-Eye Observation of Sun, Moon and Planets by Joachim Schultz 9780863156694
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £16.87This is a comprehensive guide to the basic movements we can observe in the sky. Schultz describes the daily movement of the stars from different parts of the earth (including southern hemisphere throughout). Included are the sun's pattern of the day and... -
The Little Book of Space: An Introduction to the Solar System and Beyond Norman Ferguson 9781786858054
RRP: £6.99Booksplease Price: £5.50Space is spectacular This short, informative and engaging guide to the wonders of the universe will fascinate and inspire readers of all ages There's never been a more exciting time to learn about space. As new rockets are launched and fresh discoveries... -
Everything You Know About Space is Wrong by Matt Brown
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.59Indulge your curiosity with this humorous and fascinating book that demystifies the surprising myths about space. In the latest book from the Everything You Know is Wrong series, Matt Brown brings you a compendium of amazing facts about our planet, the... -
Rare Earth: Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe by Peter D. Ward
RRP: £27.99Booksplease Price: £22.78What determines whether complex life will arise on a planet, or even any life at all? Questions such as these are investigated in this groundbreaking book. In doing so, the authors synthesize information from astronomy, biology, and paleontology, and... -
Nightwalking: Four Journeys into Britain After Dark by John Lewis-Stempel
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.71'Britain's finest living nature writer' THE TIMES'Lewis-Stempel's greatest gift remains his prose, with all its vividness and energy' THE DAILY MAIL'The hottest nature writer around' THE SPECTATORAt night, the normal rules of Nature do not apply. In the... -
NASA Saturn V Owners' Workshop Manual: 1967-1973 (Apollo 4 to Apollo 17 & Skylab) by W. David Woods
RRP: £25.00Booksplease Price: £18.781967-1973 (Apollo 4 to Apollo 17 & Skylab), Few launch vehicles are as iconic and distinctive as NASA's behemoth rocket, the Saturn V, and none left such a lasting impression on those who watched it ascend. Developed with the specific brief to send... -
Space Oddities: An Astronomy Miscellany by Royal Observatory Greenwich 9781739154219
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.77How far is a light year? Why isn't Pluto a planet anymore? Will the Universe end? What exactly is dark energy? How much does it cost to deliver a pizza to space? Uncover the answers to some of the most puzzling questions about space in this... -
The Sun: Beginner’s guide to our local star by Dr. Ryan French
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £6.58The Sun is incredibly dynamic and shrouded in mystery, despite its apparent unchanging appearance in the daytime sky. In this guide, Dr. Ryan French explores history, science and modern observations to uncover the mysteries of the Sun. From... -
Moons: A Very Short Introduction by David A. Rothery
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £7.02Proving to be both varied and fascinating, moons are far more common than planets in our Solar System. Our own Moon has had a profound influence on Earth, not only through tidal effects, but even on the behaviour of some marine animals. Many remarkable... -
Peterson Field Guide to Weather by Jay Anderson 9780547133317
RRP: £27.99Booksplease Price: £19.39Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780547133317Author Jay AndersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 552Imprint Houghton MifflinPublisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 672gDimensions(mm) 184mm *... -
The Stargazer's Handbook: An Atlas of the Night Sky by Giles Sparrow
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £13.26Fully illustrated with 400 of the most striking and up-to-date astronomical images and covering all the major constellations and landmarks of the night sky, The Stargazer's Handbook reveals the treasures of the cosmos - what they are, where they are, and... -
Big Bang by Dr. Simon Singh
RRP: £16.99Booksplease Price: £12.12The bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem and The Code Book tells the story of the brilliant minds that deciphered the mysteries of the Big Bang. A fascinating exploration of the ultimate question: how was our universe created? Albert... -
International Space Station Owners' Workshop Manual: 1998-2011 (all stages) by David Baker
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £22.09The International Space Station (ISS) is a permanently manned earth-orbiting complex where astronauts carry out research into a wide range of scientific activities. It comprises modules built in the USA, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada. Author David... -
Deke!: Us Manned Space from Mercury to the Shuttle by Donald K. Slayton 9780312859183
RRP: £18.99Booksplease Price: £14.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312859183Author Donald K. SlaytonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 522g -
Parallel Worlds: The Science of Alternative Universes and Our Future in the Cosmos by Michio Kaku
RRP: £10.99Booksplease Price: £8.40From the bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible, Michio Kaku's Parallel Worlds takes us to the frontiers of scientific knowledge to explain the extraordinary nature - and future - of our universe. Imagine a future where we are not alone -... -
Hidden Agenda: NASA and the Secret Space Program by Mike Bara
RRP: £22.00Booksplease Price: £20.06Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781939149664Author Mike BaraFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Adventures Unlimited PressPublisher Adventures Unlimited Press -
Universal: A Journey Through the Cosmos by Brian Cox
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.77'Inspirational' Buzz AldrinWhen exactly did life begin? What really happened during the big bang - and before it? Is the universe expanding? Is dark matter real? Do we live in one of many worlds? What's more, how can we prove any of this?This book is... -
Aurora: In Search of the Northern Lights by Melanie Windridge
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.13The beautiful aurorae, or northern lights, are the stuff of legends. The ancient stories of the Sami people warn that if you mock the lights they will seize you, and their mythical appeal continues to capture the hearts and imagination of people across... -
Our Moon: A Human History by Rebecca Boyle 9781529342789
RRP: £22.00Booksplease Price: £15.60'Passionate and absorbing'SUNDAY TIMES'I learned more about the Moon by reading this book than after a lifetime of study'CHRIS HADFIELD, author of An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth'Superb: as much a feat of imagination as it is a work of... -
I Am Taurus by Stephen Palmer 9781803414669
RRP: £8.99Booksplease Price: £8.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803414669Author Stephen PalmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint John Hunt PublishingPublisher Collective InkWeight(grams) 666gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...