Chris Hadfield

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Alabama

What Going to Space Taught Me about Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything

Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, and been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft. The secret to Col. Hadfield's success-and survival-is an unconventional philosophy he learned at NASA: prepare for the worst- and enjoy every moment of it.

In An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, Col. Hadfield takes readers deep into his years of training and space exploration to show how to make the impossible possible. Through eye-opening, entertaining stories filled with the adrenaline of launch, the mesmerizing wonder of spacewalks, and the measured, calm responses mandated by crises, he explains how conventional wisdom can get in the way of achievement-and happiness. His own extraordinary education in space has taught him some counterintuitive lessons: don't visualize success, do care what others think, and always sweat the small stuff.

You might never be able to build a robot, pilot a spacecraft, make a music video or perform basic surgery in zero gravity like Col. Hadfield. But his vivid and refreshing insights will teach you how to think like an astronaut, and will change, completely, the way you view life on Earth-especially your own.

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

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Charlie Jane Anders

Indiana

From internationally bestselling author Charlie Jane Anders (All the Birds in the Sky) comes Victories Greater Than Death, first in the thrilling adventure Unstoppable series, set against an intergalactic war—Anders’s long-awaited YA debut. THE UNIVERSE IS CALLING—and time is running out. Tina has always known her destiny is outside the norm—after all, she is the human clone of the most brilliant alien commander in all the galaxies (even if the rest of the world is still deciding whether aliens exist). But she is tired of waiting for her life to begin. And then it does—and maybe Tina should have been more prepared. At least she has a crew around her that she can trust—and her best friend at her side. Now, they just have to save the world.

Victories Greater Than Death

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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Oregon

"Harrison sat very still. On the screen was the surface of the moon."

Jim Harrison is a test pilot in the United States Air Force, one of the exalted few. He spends his days cheating death in the skies above the Mojave Desert and his nights at his friend Pancho's bar, often with his wife, Grace. She and Harrison are secretly desperate for a child-and when, against all odds, Grace learns that she is pregnant, the two are overcome with joy.

While America becomes swept up in the fervor of the Space Race, Harrison turns his attention home, passing up the chance to become an astronaut to welcome his daughter, Florence, into the world. Together, he and Grace confront the thrills and challenges of raising a child head-on. Fatherhood is different than flying planes-less controlled, more anxious-however the pleasures of watching Florence grow are incomparable. But when his family is faced with a sudden and inexplicable tragedy, Harrison's instincts as a father and a pilot are put to test. As a pilot, he feels compelled to lead them through it-and as a father, he fears that he has fallen short.

The aftermath will haunt the Harrisons and strain their marriage as Jim struggles under the weight of his decisions. Beginning when the dust of the Second World War has only just begun to settle and rushing onward into the Sixties, Benjamin Johncock traces the path of this young couple as they are uprooted by events much larger than themselves. The turns the Harrisons take together are at once astonishing and recognizable; their journey, both frightening and full of hope. Set against the backdrop of one of the most emotionally charged periods in American history,The Last Pilot is a mesmerizing debut novel of loss and finding courage in the face of it from an extraordinary new talent.

The Last Pilot

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Matthew Costello

Rick Hautala

Michigan

Released from jail on the condition that he carry out a mission for the World Council, Ivan Delgato catches a ride to the widest reaches of the galaxy, a trip on which he and his fellow passengers face increasing dangers.

Star Road *First Edition*

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New Hampshire

From Quarks To The Cosmos : tools of discovery 

#paperback #scifi #spaceopera #fiction #baen #tank #space 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

New Jersey

Bolos Book 2 

Standing guard as the tireless protectors of the human race, the electronic Bolos fight against alien computer viruses that infect them, repel attacks by space pirates, outmaneuver alien robot intelligences, and struggle with their own programming. Original.

The Unconquerable

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Some yellowing and spots on edges of pages. See all pics. 

Missouri

Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon

Stephen Hawking

Lucy Hawking

Books in good condition, however, the cover curls up

New York

In their bestselling book for young readers, noted physicist Stephen Hawking and his daughter, Lucy, provide a grand and funny adventure that explains fascinating information about our universe, including Dr. Hawking's latest ideas about black holes. It's the story of George, who's taken through the vastness of space by a scientist, his daughter, and their super-computer named Cosmos. George's Secret Key to the Universe was a New York Times bestseller and a selection of Al's Book Club on the Today show.

George's Secret Key to the Universe

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Used condition: book may have minor issues such as sticker residue, minor cover blemishes, discolored pages, minor page bends, etc. If there are major issues, they will be listed in the book description. 

North Carolina

The moon is amazing! It has craters, "oceans" of lava, and lots of awesome space rocks. Neil's imagination takes him on a trip to the moon. Join him as he explores mountains and hills, spots a famous astronaut's footprints, and collects space rocks for his science project. Find out more about that big round object in the night sky.

To the Moon!

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understanding science and nature

Questions and answers explore various aspects of astronomy, including the planets, stars, and space exploration.

Space and Planets

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Pittacus Lore

Wisconsin

Pittacus Lore finished telling the story of the Lorien Nine in the New York Times bestselling I Am Number Four and Lorien Legacies Reborn series. Now he's back to recount an all-new adventure rooted in the real mysteries surrounding Roswell, New Mexico, that will enthrall fans of Brandon Sanderson, Jay Kristoff, and Amie Kaufman.

We have waited generations for you...

Syd Chambers knows that there's life on other planets because he's descended from it. His father was from a distant world called Denza and has been missing--presumed dead--for years.

When Syd discovers a device his father left behind which shows not only that he's alive, but where he is, Syd must set out on a mission of his own. But along the way, he discovers a deadly, unbearable secret that could destroy Denza, Earth, and the universe.

Ashfall Legacy

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Jeffrey Kluger

A Novel

One of Literary Hub’s August’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books | Geek Tyrant’s The Most Highly Anticipated Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of August 2021 | Gizmodo’s 49 New Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Keep You Turning Pages in August When evil forces are going unchecked on Earth, a principled astronaut makes a spilt-second decision to try to seek justice in the only place she knows how—the International Space Station. Walli Beckwith is a model astronaut. She graduated at the top of her class from the Naval Academy, had a successful career flying fighter jets, and has spent more than three hundred days in space. So when she refuses to leave her post aboard the International Space Station following an accident that forces her fellow astronauts to evacuate, her American and Russian colleagues are mystified. For Walli, the matter at hand feels all too clear and terrifying for her to be worried about ruining her career. She is stuck in a race against time to save a part of the world that seems to have been forgotten, and also the life of the person she loves the most. She will go to any length necessary, using the only tool she has, to accomplish what she knows is right.

Holdout

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#paperback #scifi #onceahero #space #fiction #ya this is a smaller 4x6 inch book

Kansas

Once a Hero

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Andy Weir

Arkansas

Stranded on Mars by a duststorm that compromised his space suit and forced his crew to leave him behind, astronaut Mark Watney struggles to survive in spite of minimal supplies and environmental challenges that test his ingenuity.

The Martian

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Roger MacBride Allen

With the entire future of human space colonization in jeopardy, only one man, Oskar De Silvo, a man thought long dead, can stop the collapse, and the only one who can track him down before it is too late is his nemesis, Anton Koffield, who may have a more personal reason for finding him, in the sequel to The Depths of Time. Original.

The Ocean of Years

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Orson Scott Card

Good condition, minor shelf wear to the edges. Never read.

Pennsylvania

The author of Ender's Game presents the conclusion of his popular series, The Ender Quartet, which pits an evolved computer intelligence against the Starways Congress in a fight to save the planet Lusitania. Reprint.

Children of the Mind

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Louisiana

Science

Space Exploration 

Minnesota

Contact

Larry Niven

Jerry Pournelle

Some nicks here and there. May 1976 printing.

Connecticut

Inferno

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Bundle of 3 Books
All show edge wear.

1. Burp: Crazy Human Body Stories
2. Roar: Crazy Animal Stories
3. Zoom: Crazy Space Stories - name inside

California

Ripley's Believe it or Not Bundle of 3 Books

Anne Corlett

Ohio

A Recommended Summer Read from The Verge and io9 A Recommended June Read from Hello Giggles and Tor.com When the world ends, where will you go? In a breathtakingly vivid and emotionally gripping debut novel, one woman must confront the emptiness in the universe--and in her own heart--when a devastating virus reduces most of humanity to dust and memories. All Jamie Allenby ever wanted was space. Even though she wasn't forced to emigrate from Earth, she willingly left the overpopulated, claustrophobic planet. And when a long relationship devolved into silence and suffocating sadness, she found work on a frontier world on the edges of civilization. Then the virus hit... Now Jamie finds herself dreadfully alone, with all that's left of the dead. Until a garbled message from Earth gives her hope that someone from her past might still be alive. Soon Jamie finds other survivors, and their ragtag group will travel through the vast reaches of space, drawn to the promise of a new beginning on Earth. But their dream will pit them against those desperately clinging to the old ways. And Jamie's own journey home will help her close the distance between who she has become and who she is meant to be...

The Space Between the Stars

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Timed to coincide with the July 4th release of the film -- his novelization of the science fiction fantasy film takes audiences on a suspenseful rollercoaster ride when the world faces complete destruction by an immense, scorching asteroid found to be on a direct collision course with Earth. It's a deadly race against time, complete with dazzling special effects and up-to-the-minute NASA technology.This is the exclusive movie novelization of the gripping science fiction thriller Armageddon, starring Bruce Willis and produced by Michael Bay (The Rock) and Jerry Bruckheimer (Con Air).

Armageddon

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Arthur C. Clarke

It began 4 million years ago with the gleman black monolith and an inexplicable Apparition that ignited the spark of human consciousness transforming ape into man. And continued at the dawn of the 21st century with that identical black model of was excavated on the moon beginning The Adventures of Dave Bowman his Deputy Frank pool and the supercomputer how. Only day by men could survive to encounter a third a four more massive monolith on Jupiter's moon Europa and he forever is transformed into the starchild.

Excellent condition almost like new a few dings around the front cover and a little bit of yellowing of pages and separation of spine

Virginia

The conclusion of the classic series that began with 2001: A Space Odyssey explains what really happened to Dave Bowman, who reentered the Discovery to incapacitate the psychotic computer Hal, and speculates about the future relationship between human and machine. 300,000 first printing.

3001. The Final Odyssey

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Steven Erikson

Book is in great condition with no markings or highlights. 

A whimsical space-opera spoof follows the misadventures of foolish but exceedingly cocksure Captain Hadrian Sawback and his motley crew aboard the starship Willful Child as they plant the Terran flag on subjugated alien worlds.

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Chris Hadfield

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Charlie Jane Anders

Victories Greater Than Death

Benjamin Johncock

The Last Pilot

Matthew Costello; Rick Hautala

Star Road *First Edition*

Leon M Lederman and David N Schramm

From Quarks To The Cosmos : tools of discovery

Keith Laumer

The Unconquerable

Suzy Kline

Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon

Stephen Hawking; Lucy Hawking