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This title tells a hilarious yet frightening story of a three-way war between science, government, and industry (with the military launching guerrilla attacks from the sidelines). The author probes the politics and economics of astronomy and of NASA, explains the many suprising discoveries that Hubble has made possible, and weaves in the noteworthy personalities doing battle in the Hubble wars. AUTHOR: Eric J. Chaisson
PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Dead or Alive? by Lowell Dingus
Two crackerjack paleontologists take readers on a brisk tour of the leading theories about the dinosaurs` disappearance. An epic tale of beautiful and terrible beasts and explosions that block out the sun, The Mistaken Extinction is a 65-million-year-old evolutionary murder mystery with a fascination that has yet to die out. 300 illustrations. AUTHOR: Lowell Dingus
PUBLISHER: Freeman, W. H. & Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Dino Bug by Cathy Camper, Steve Kirk
Dragonflies with three-foot wingspans and millipedes six feet long roam through this time-traveling catalogue of prehistoric insects. Color illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: Cathy Camper, Steve Kirk
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Watching Wildlife South Africa by Luke Hunter, Susan Rhind
Part of the Watching Wildlife series. Guide to the wildlife of Southern African nations such as South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Includes sections on habitats, parks and places and a mammal and bird guide for identifying wildlife. Includes colour photos throughout, resource guide, glossary and index. AUTHOR: Luke Hunter, Susan Rhind
PUBLISHER: Lonely Planet Publications
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Splish Splash by Ashley Wolff, Sarah Weeks
Description not available.Different animals ask to join Chub the fish in a bathtub until the tub is full AUTHOR: Ashley Wolff, Sarah Weeks
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Understanding Flight by David F. Anderson, Scott Eberhardt
The simplest, most intuitive book on the toughest lessons of flight--addresses the science of flying in terms, explanations, and illustrations that make sense to those who most need to understand: those who fly. Debunks long-rooted misconceptions and offers a clear, minimal-math presentation that starts with how airplanes fly and goes on to clarify a diverse range of topics, such as design, propulsion, performance, high-speed flight, and flight testing. Not-to-be missed insights for pilots, instructors, flight students, aeronautical engineering students, and flight enthusiasts. AUTHOR: David F. Anderson, Scott Eberhardt
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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