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List view record 31: Are we being watched? : the search for life in the cosmosList view anchor tag for record 31: Are we being watched? : the search for life in the cosmos
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Are we being watched? : the search for life in the cosmos

Murdin, Paul2013
SPACE SCIENCE. There is no more fascinating question than whether or not we are alone in a vast universe. Here, Paul Murdin applies the latest scientific discoveries and theories to inquire whether life exists on other planets and, if so, what forms it might take. Could there be somewhere life as...
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Area 51 black jets

Yenne, Bill, 1949-2018
"Area 51's most important military aviation developments are profiled in an illustrated format. When most of us think of Area 51, we think of aliens, UFOs, and controversial government cover-ups. It's easy to forget that, since the mid-1950s, the United States' famed extension of Edwards Air Forc...
List view record 33: Argyle : the impossible story of Australian diamondsList view anchor tag for record 33: Argyle : the impossible story of Australian diamonds
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Argyle : the impossible story of Australian diamonds

Kells, Stuart2021
The remote Kimberley region of Western Australia has a rich history and unique geography. In the 1960s De Beers, the world's largest diamond company, sent gem-hunters to the area but they came away empty-handed. It was a vast region to survey, and they'd overlooked something vital. A few years la...
List view record 34: Around the world in 80 plantsList view anchor tag for record 34: Around the world in 80 plants
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Around the world in 80 plants

Drori, Jonathan2023
An inspirational and beautifully illustrated book that tells the stories of 80 plants from around the globe. Join Jonathan Drori as he explores the world's most fascinating plants, revealing how their worlds are intricately entwined with our own history, culture and folklore. From the seemingly f...
List view record 35: Around the world in 80 treesList view anchor tag for record 35: Around the world in 80 trees
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Around the world in 80 trees

Drori, Jonathan2020
Trees are one of humanity's most constant and most varied companions. From India's sacred banyan tree to the fragrant cedar of Lebanon, they offer us sanctuary and inspiration - not to mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to maple syrup. In Around the World in 80 Trees, expert Jo...
List view record 36: The art and science of sailsList view anchor tag for record 36: The art and science of sails
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The art and science of sails

Whidden, Tom2016
SAILING. This is not your parents' Art and Science of Sails, written by Tom Whidden and Michael Levitt and published in 1990 by St. Martin's Press. The first edition sold more than 20,000 copies. The Second Revised Edition 2016 is published by North Sails Group, LLC and written by the same duo. W...
List view record 37: The art of more : how mathematics created civilizationList view anchor tag for record 37: The art of more : how mathematics created civilization
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The art of more : how mathematics created civilization

Brooks, Michael, 1970-2022
In this captivating, sweeping history, Michael Brooks makes clear that mathematics was one of the foundational innovations that catapulted humanity from a nomadic existence to civilization, and that it has been instrumental in every subsequent great leap of humankind -- from charting the movement...
List view record 38: AsapScience : answers to the world's weirdest questions, most persistent rumours, and unexplained phenomenaList view anchor tag for record 38: AsapScience : answers to the world's weirdest questions, most persistent rumours, and unexplained phenomena
List view record 39: Ask an astronautList view anchor tag for record 39: Ask an astronaut
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Ask an astronaut

Peake, Tim, 1972-2018
Have you ever thought of becoming an astronaut? Ask an Astronaut is Tim Peake's personal guide to life in space, based on his historic Principia mission, and the thousands of questions he has been asked since his return to Earth. How does it feel to orbit the earth ten times faster than a speedin...
List view record 40: Astronomy 2021 AustraliaList view anchor tag for record 40: Astronomy 2021 Australia
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Astronomy 2021 Australia

Dawes, Glenn2020
Step outside and look up at the night sky. We are fortunate to live in Australia, where the stars of the Southern Hemisphere are spectacular. Whatever your level of interest this publication has much to offer. Even if you are a beginner just starting your astronomical voyage, using nothing but yo...
List view record 41: Astronomy 2023 AustraliaList view anchor tag for record 41: Astronomy 2023 Australia
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Astronomy 2023 Australia

Dawes, Glenn2022
This annual gem (produced each year since 1991) continues to take the Australian stargazer on a wondrous journey of the night sky. This critically acclaimed work, produced by three well known experts in the field, takes a unique approach to explaining and identifying the Sun, Moon, planets and co...
List view record 42: Astronomy 2025 AustraliaList view anchor tag for record 42: Astronomy 2025 Australia
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Astronomy 2025 Australia

Wallace, Ken2024
This annual gem (produced each year since 1991) continues to take the Australian stargazer on a wondrous journey of the night sky. This critically acclaimed work, produced by three well known experts in the field, takes a unique approach to explaining and identifying the Sun, Moon, planets and co...
List view record 43: Astrophotography : the most spectacular astronomical images of the universeList view anchor tag for record 43: Astrophotography : the most spectacular astronomical images of the universe
List view record 44: At sixes and sevensList view anchor tag for record 44: At sixes and sevens
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At sixes and sevens

Riley, Rachel2021
Do you know your fractions from your percentages? Your adjacent to your hypotenuse? And who really knows how to do long division, anyway? Puzzled already? Don't blame you... But fret not! You won't be At Sixes and Sevens for long. In this guide, Countdown's Rachel Riley will take you back to the ...
List view record 45: The atlas of a changing climate : our evolving planet visualized with more than 100 maps, charts, and infographicsList view anchor tag for record 45: The atlas of a changing climate : our evolving planet visualized with more than 100 maps, charts, and infographics
List view record 46: Aussie classic car finds : Holdens, Fords, Chryslers, moreList view anchor tag for record 46: Aussie classic car finds : Holdens, Fords, Chryslers, more
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Aussie classic car finds : Holdens, Fords, Chryslers, more

2022
Every enthusiast dreams of unearthing a classic car -- what Americans call barn finds. In Australia, we find them in sheds, garages, carports and paddocks. "Aussie Classic Car Finds" uncovers automotive treasure from across the nation. These sleeping beauties are often derelict, rare and valuable...
List view record 47: Australian deserts : ecology and landscapesList view anchor tag for record 47: Australian deserts : ecology and landscapes
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Australian deserts : ecology and landscapes

Morton, Steve, 1951-2022
"Australian Deserts: Ecology and Landscapes" is about the vast sweep of the Outback, a land of expanses making up three-quarters of the continent - the heart of Australia. Steve Morton brings his extensive first-hand knowledge and experience of arid Australia to this book, explaining how Australi...
List view record 48: Australia's volcanoesList view anchor tag for record 48: Australia's volcanoes
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Australia's volcanoes

Ferrett, Russell2016
THE EARTH: NATURAL HISTORY GENERAL. AUSTRALIAN. Australia's Volcanoes will take you on a journey of discovery through Australia's volcanic upheaval. Features such as Mount Warning in New South Wales, Tower Hill in Victoria, Cradle Mountain in Tasmania, The Undara lava tubes in Queensland, the dia...
List view record 49: Auto repair for dummiesList view anchor tag for record 49: Auto repair for dummies
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Auto repair for dummies

Sclar, Deanna1999
Helps readers develop a user-friendly relationship with the machine closet to their hearts, and wallets, with tips on how to buy needed parts, getting the best mileage, preventing wear and tear, troubleshooting and so forth.
List view record 50: Autopia : the future of carsList view anchor tag for record 50: Autopia : the future of cars
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Autopia : the future of cars

Bentley, Jon, 1961-2020
Cars are one of the most significant human creations. They changed our cities. They changed our lives. They changed everything. But in the next thirty years, this technology will itself change enormously. If Google get their way, are we all going to be ferried around in tiny electric bubble-cars?...
List view record 51: The backyard astronomer's field guide : how to find the best objects the night sky has to offerList view anchor tag for record 51: The backyard astronomer's field guide : how to find the best objects the night sky has to offer
List view record 52: BB Hermione GC6V9MW : a benson_boys cacheList view anchor tag for record 52: BB Hermione GC6V9MW : a benson_boys cache
List view record 53: Beasts before us : the untold story of mammal origins and evolutionList view anchor tag for record 53: Beasts before us : the untold story of mammal origins and evolution
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Beasts before us : the untold story of mammal origins and evolution

Panciroli, Elsa2021
For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dinosaurs, but over the last 20 years scientists have uncovered new fossils and used new technologies that have upended this story. In Beasts Before Us, palaeontologist Elsa Panciroli charts the emergen...
List view record 54: Becoming a climate scientistList view anchor tag for record 54: Becoming a climate scientist
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Becoming a climate scientist

Dickman, Kyle2021
A hands-on, revealing guide to a career as a climate scientist written by Outside magazine writer Kyle Dickman and based on the experiences of a preeminent researcher studying permafrost in the Arctic -- essential reading for anyone considering a path to this timely profession. Go behind the scen...
List view record 55: Beetles of the world : a natural historyList view anchor tag for record 55: Beetles of the world : a natural history
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Beetles of the world : a natural history

Barclay, M. V. L. (Maxwell V. L.)2023
Beetles make up about a quarter of known animal species and are arguably the most diverse group of organisms on Earth: almost 400,000 species have been formally described so far, and it is likely that this number merely scratches the surface. In Beetles of the World, Maxwell Barclay and Patrice B...
List view record 56: Beneath the night : how the stars have shaped the history of humankindList view anchor tag for record 56: Beneath the night : how the stars have shaped the history of humankind
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Beneath the night : how the stars have shaped the history of humankind

Clark, Stuart (Stuart G.)2020
From Stone Age to space age, people have looked up at the stars and been inspired by their beauty, their patterns, and their majesty. Beneath the Night is a history of humanity, told through our relationship with the night sky. From prehistoric cave art and Ancient Egyptian zodiacs to the modern ...
List view record 57: Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematicsList view anchor tag for record 57: Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics
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Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of mathematics

Cheng, Eugenia2017
HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS. The brilliant and charismatic Eugenia Cheng takes us on a dizzying journey through what's bigger than infinity and smaller than its opposite Every child had a schoolyard fight that ended with this classic exchange: Nuh-uh, times infinity! Yeah-huh, times infinity plus one!...
List view record 58: Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of the mathematical universeList view anchor tag for record 58: Beyond infinity : an expedition to the outer limits of the mathematical universe
List view record 59: The big book of makerspace projects : inspiring makers to experiment, create, and learnList view anchor tag for record 59: The big book of makerspace projects : inspiring makers to experiment, create, and learn
List view record 60: Big Meg : the story of the largest and most mysterious predator that ever livedList view anchor tag for record 60: Big Meg : the story of the largest and most mysterious predator that ever lived
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Big Meg : the story of the largest and most mysterious predator that ever lived

Flannery, Tim F. (Tim Fridtjof), 1956-2023
When Tim Flannery was a boy he found a fossilised tooth of the giant shark megalodon at a Port Philip Bay beach near his home. This remarkable find -- the tooth was large enough to cover his palm-sparked an interest in palaeontology that was to inform his life's work and a lifelong quest to uncov...
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