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This, the perfect gift for astronomer-cooks, combines dazzling imagery of both finished recipes and their celestial...  Read More >>

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Acclaimed The Science of Discworld centred around an original Pratchett story about the wizards of Discworld.  Read More >>

The fantastic first book in the Sunday Times bestselling Science of Discworld series When a wizardly experiment...  Read More >>

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A new history of the origins of America's space program and a reassessment Eisenhower's leadership during this critical...  Read More >>

Often lost in the shadow of the first group of astronauts for the Mercury missions, the second and third groups...  Read More >>

Two great science writers set themselves the challenge to describe the biggest theories in science - each in just...  Read More >>

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Concentrates on the Sun, Moon, the five bright planets, and on...  Read More >>

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