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  Death by Black Hole

  And Other Cosmic Quandaries

  by Neil deGrasse Tyson

  A vibrant collection of essays on the cosmos from the nation's best-known astrophysicist. Loyal readers of the monthly "Universe" essays in Natural History magazine have long recognized Neil deGrasse Tyson's talent for guiding them through the mysteries of the cosmos with stunning clarity and almost childlike enthusiasm. Here, Tyson compiles his favorite essays across a myriad of cosmic topics. The title essay... (more)
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  The Sky Is Not the Limit

  Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist

  by Neil deGrasse Tyson

  This is the absorbing story of Neil de Grasse Tyson's lifelong fascination with the night sky, a restless wonder that began some thirty years ago on the roof of his Bronx apartment building and eventually led him to become the director of the Hayden Planetarium. A unique chronicle of a young man who at one time was both nerd and jock, Tyson's memoir could well inspire other similarly curious youngsters to pursue... (more)
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  The Varieties of Scientific Experience

  A Personal View of the Search for God

  by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan

  On the 10th anniversary of his death, brilliant astrophysisist and Pulitzer Prize winner Carl Sagan's prescient exploration of the relationship between religion and science and his personal search for God. Carl Sagan is considered one of the greatest scientific minds of our time. His remarkable ability to explain science in terms easily understandable to the layman in bestselling books such as Cosmos, The Dragons... (more)
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  The Secret Melody: And Man Created the Universe

  by Xuan Thuan Trinh

  World-renowned astrophysicist Trinh Xuan Thuan explores the universe, life, and human consciousness in terms of a musical score. As prelude, Thuan describes the many other cosmologies that preceded the Big Bang theory of creation: the magical universe of cavemen, the ancient Chinese concept of the universe, the mathematical universe introduced by Pythagoras, and the heliocentric universe of Copernicus. He then... (more)
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  The Pluto Files

  The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet

  by Neil deGrasse Tyson

  The New York Times best-seller about our irrational love affair with Pluto. In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union voted Pluto out of planethood. Far from the sun, it's a wonder Pluto has any fans. Yet during the mounting debate over rallied behind the extraterrestrial underdog. Disney created an irresistible pup by the same name, and, as one NASA scientist put it, Pluto was "discovered by an... (more)