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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 23 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book Treasury of Folklore: Stars and Skies by Willow Winsham, illustrated by Joe McLaren
    Treasury of Folklore: Stars and Skies - by Willow Winsham, illustrated by Joe McLaren

    £14.99   hardback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781849947749 | ISBN 10: 1849947740

    Following on from the hugely popular Treasury of Folklore: Seas and Rivers and Woodlands and Forests comes Treasury of Folklore: Stars and Skies, an exploration of the mysteries of the stars, skies and heavens above.  People have gazed up at ... more

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  • Cover image of book Night Sky Almanac: A Stargazer
    Night Sky Almanac: A Stargazer's Guide to 2023 - by Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion

    £9.99   hardback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780008532598 | ISBN 10: 0008532591

    A beautiful gift for anyone interested in the night sky.  Follow the progress of constellations throughout the seasons with this beautiful companion to the night sky from Astronomy experts Collins.   With the aid of easy-to-understand ... more

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  • Cover image of book Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut by Samantha Cristoforetti
    Diary of an Apprentice Astronaut - by Samantha Cristoforetti

    £12.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9780141989549 | ISBN 10: 0141989548

    The inspiring memoir of the superstar astronaut and internet sensation - now on her biggest space mission yet.  'Today I woke up on Earth. And I will fall asleep in space'  In space the sun rises and sets 16 times a day. You fly over ... more

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  • Cover image of book Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Universe: And Our Place Within It by Professor Andrew Newsam
    Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Universe: And Our Place Within It - by Professor Andrew Newsam

    £9.99   paperback   (2022) - ISBN 13: 9781783966493 | ISBN 10: 1783966491

    The universe is a beautiful, awe-inspiring place – from glowing nebulae to the sweeping majesty of the Milky Way, from complex cloud patterns on Jupiter to the rippling curtains of aurorae. But many of us struggle to grasp the complex ideas and sci ... more

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  • Cover image of book Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration and Life on Earth by Kate Greene
    Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars: Space, Exploration and Life on Earth - by Kate Greene

    £9.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781785787775 | ISBN 10: 1785787772

    A powerful reflection on life in isolation, in pursuit of the dream of Mars.   In 2013 Kate Greene moved to Mars. On NASA's first HI-SEAS simulated Mars mission in Hawaii, she lived for four months in an isolated geodesic dome with her cre ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Human Cosmos: A Secret History of the Stars by Jo Marchant
    The Human Cosmos: A Secret History of the Stars - by Jo Marchant

    £9.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781786894045 | ISBN 10: 1786894041

    For most of human history, we have had a close relationship with the stars. Once they shaped our religious beliefs, power structures, scientific advances and even our biology. But over the last few centuries we have separated ourselves from the unive ... more

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  • Cover image of book Beneath the Night: How the Stars Have Shaped the History of Humankind by Stuart Clark
    Beneath the Night: How the Stars Have Shaped the History of Humankind - by Stuart Clark

    £9.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781783351541 | ISBN 10: 1783351543

    The awe-inspiring history of humanity told through our relationship with stars and the night sky.   From the Stone Age to the Space Age, Stuart Clark explores a fascination shared across the world, one that has unequivocally shaped us as ci ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy
    The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers - by Emily Levesque

    £10.99   paperback   (2021) - ISBN 13: 9780861540068 | ISBN 10: 0861540069

    FINALIST FOR THE PEN/E.O. WILSON LITERARY SCIENCE WRITING AWARD  The story of the people who see beyond the stars...  To be an astronomer is to journey to some of the most inaccessible parts of the globe, braving mountain passes, sub-zero tem ... more

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  • Cover image of book Night Sky Almanac 2021: A Stargazer
    Night Sky Almanac 2021: A Stargazer's Guide - by Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion

    £9.99   hardback   (2020) - ISBN 13: 9780008403607 | ISBN 10: 0008403600

    The perfect gift for amateur and seasoned astronomers. Follow the progress of constellations throughout the seasons with this beautiful companion to the night sky from Astronomy experts Collins.  With the aid of easy-to-understand monthly calend ... more

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  • Cover image of book 2020 Guide to the Night Sky by Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion
    2020 Guide to the Night Sky - by Storm Dunlop and Wil Tirion

    £6.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9780008257712 | ISBN 10: 000825771x

    The bestselling, practical guide to the planets, stars and constellations visible from the northern hemisphere. 6 pages per month January-December 2020. An easy introduction to stargazing and a useful reference for seasoned astronomers.  Designed ... more

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  • Cover image of book A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts by Andrew Chaikin
    A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts - by Andrew Chaikin

    £12.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9780241363157 | ISBN 10: 0241363152

    This is the definitive account of the heroic Apollo programme.   When astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin took their 'giant leap for mankind' across a ghostly lunar landscape, they were watched by some 600 million people on Earth 240,000 mil ... more

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  • Cover image of book Wally Funk
    Wally Funk's Race for Space: The Extraordinary Story of a Female Aviation Pioneer - by Sue Nelson

    £8.99   paperback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781908906380 | ISBN 10: 1908906383

    THE BIOGRAPHY OF WALLY FUNK, AS SEEN IN THE ACCLAIMED MAJOR NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY MERCURY 13.  In 1961, Wally Funk was the youngest of thirteen American female pilots in the Woman in Space programme. Her mission was to become one of the first women a ... more

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  • Cover image of book Mindful Thoughts for Stargazers: Find Your Inner Universe by Mark Westmoquette
    Mindful Thoughts for Stargazers: Find Your Inner Universe - by Mark Westmoquette

    £6.99   hardback   (2019) - ISBN 13: 9781782407669 | ISBN 10: 1782407669

    Noticing the wonders of the night skies can foster a sense of curiosity, awe and deep interconnectedness like nothing else on Earth!   Mindful Thoughts for Stargazers presents a constellation of meditations on how the mysteries of the outer un ... more

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  • Cover image of book Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery by Scott Kelly
    Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery - by Scott Kelly

    £8.99   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781784162658 | ISBN 10: 1784162655

    The veteran of four space flights and the American record holder for consecutive days spent in space, Scott Kelly has experienced things very few have. Now, he takes us inside a sphere utterly hostile to human life. He describes navigating the extrem ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Sky at Night: Book of the Moon - A Guide to Our Closest Neighbour by Maggie Aderin Pocock
    The Sky at Night: Book of the Moon - A Guide to Our Closest Neighbour - by Maggie Aderin Pocock

    £10.99   hardback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781785943515 | ISBN 10: 1785943510

    How well do you know our closest neighbour?   Featured on BBC Radio 4 Saturday Live and BBC Breakfast   The moon has fascinated humankind since the beginning of history. But far from being just a big rock out in space, the Moon has a phenomenal ... more

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  • Cover image of book Everything You Know About Space is Wrong by Matt Brown
    Everything You Know About Space is Wrong - by Matt Brown

    £9.99   hardback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781849944304 | ISBN 10: 184994430x

    Indulge 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 ... more

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  • Cover image of book Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly
    Hidden Figures: The Untold Story of the African American Women Who Helped Win the Space Race - by Margot Lee Shetterly

    £10.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9780008201326 | ISBN 10: 0008201323

    The Top 10 Sunday Times Bestseller  Now a major motion picture. Oscar Nominated For Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay.  Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA’s African-American female mathemati ... more

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  • Cover image of book Hello, Is This Planet Earth? My View from the International Space Station by Tim Peake
    Hello, Is This Planet Earth? My View from the International Space Station - by Tim Peake

    £20.00   hardback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781780897158 | ISBN 10: 1780897154

    THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER  The first book by astronaut Tim Peake - a mesmerising collection of over 150 of Tim's stunning photographs that he took on board the International Space Station, many of which have not been seen before. ... more

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  • Cover image of book Philip
    Philip's Month-by-Month Star Finder - by John Woodruff, illustrated by Wil Tirion

    £4.99   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781849074315 | ISBN 10: 1849074313

    A concise month-by-month calendar for star watchers in the northern hemisphere.   Philip's Month-by-Month Star Finder is a concise calendar for star watchers in the northern hemisphere. Star charts show the position of stars, constellations a ... more

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  • Cover image of book An Astronaut
    An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth - by Chris Hadfield

    £8.99   paperback   (2015) - ISBN 13: 9781447259947 | ISBN 10: 1447259947

    An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth is an inspirational memoir of space exploration and hard-won wisdom, from an astronaut who has spent a lifetime making the impossible a reality.  Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astr ... more

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  • Cover image of book Philip
    Philip's 101 Objects to Spot in the Night Sky: A Fun and Practical Guide to the Stars and Planets - by Robin Scagell

    £9.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781849072762 | ISBN 10: 1849072760

    The new Philip's 101 Objects To Spot In The Night Sky is a fun and practical guide to identifying and observing 101 of the most fascinating and exciting sights in the northern-hemisphere sky for young newcomers to astronomy, explaining what can be se ... more

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  • Cover image of book Philip
    Philip's The Urban Astronomy Guide - by Robin Scagell

    £9.99   paperback   (2014) - ISBN 13: 9781849072755 | ISBN 10: 1849072752

    Philip's The Urban Astronomy Guide provides the ideal introduction to the fascinating hobby of astronomy for the town dweller. These days, you don't have to live close to a city or town centre to suffer from the effects of light pollution. From your ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Compact Cosmos by Matt Tweed
    The Compact Cosmos - by Matt Tweed

    £5.99   paperback   (2006) - ISBN 13: 9781904263425 | ISBN 10: 1904263429

    Lost in space? Muddling your quasars and your superclusters? Wondering how everything got where it is? Where it's all going to? Travel through a black hole. Discover weird relativistic space-time distortions. Fly to the outer reaches of our knowledge ... more

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