Dwarf Planet Pluto Books

• Endangered Plants
  Botany
  Nature
  Pests and Parasites
  Exotic Species
  Grassland
   
  

  The Savage Garden: Cultivating Carnivorous Plants

  Peter D'Amato has been raising carnivorous plants for three decades, and his nursery, California Carnivores, houses the world's largest collection of flesh-eating flora. There's not much D'Amato ...  > read more
• Gender Difference
  Exotic Species
  Conflict
  Justice
  World Development
  Astronomy
   
  

  The Last Days of the Incas

  In 1532, the fifty-four-year-old Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro led a force of 167 men, including his four brothers, to the shores of Peru. Unbeknownst to the Spaniards, the Inca rulers of ...  > read more
• Spirituality
  Apes
  Religion
  Internet
  Urbanization
  Disaster Plan
   
  

  The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God

  Carl Sagan's prophetic vision of the tragic resurgence of fundamentalism and the hope-filled potential of the next great development in human spirituality The late great astronomer and ...  > read more
• Early Humans
  Anthropology
  Fossils
  Human Evolution
  Cultures
  Language Acquisition
   
  

  From Lucy to Language: Revised, Updated, and Expanded

  In 1974 in a remote region of Ethiopia, Donald Johanson, then one of America's most promising young paleoanthropologists, discovered "Lucy", the oldest, best preserved skeleton of any erect-walking ...  > read more
• Environmental Policies
  Environmental Issues
  Global Warming
  Climate
  Resource Shortage
  Extreme Survival
   
  

  The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the Next 20 Years

  A renowned global futurist prepares businesses and individuals for the radical changes on the horizon An advisor to three presidents spanning over thirty years, Dr. James Canton identifies probable ...  > read more
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  Apollo 13

  On April 13, 1970, three American astronauts were on their way to the moon when a mysterious explosion rocked their ship, forcing them to abandon the main ship and spend four days in the tiny lunar ...  > read more
• Space Probes
  Space Station
  Satellites
  Space Exploration
  Space Policy
  NASA
   
  

  Sputnik: The Shock of the Century

  On October 4, 1957, as Leave It to Beaver premiered on American television, the Soviet Union launched the space age. Sputnik, all of 184 pounds with only a radio transmitter inside its highly ...  > read more
• Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policies
  Earth Science
  Sustainability
  Ocean Policy
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Environmental Science: Toward A Sustainable Future (10th Edition)

  As the field of environmental science continues to evolve, this highly readable guide presents a full spectrum of views and information to help readers evaluate issues and make informed decisions. ...  > read more
• Moon
  Space Missions
  Solar System
  Astronomy
  Behavioral Science
  Earth Science
   
  

  A Man on the Moon: The Voyages of the Apollo Astronauts

  A decade in the making, this book is based on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with each of the twenty-four moon voyagers, as well as those who contributed their brain power, training and ...  > read more
• Space Station
  Space Probes
  Space Policy
  Space Exploration
  Astronomy
  NASA
   
  

  Rocketeers: How a Visionary Band of Business Leaders, Engineers, and Pilots Is Boldly Privatizing Space

  In the more than forty years since the first human left the atmosphere of Earth, no one had ever done so without the help of a government agency. That changed on June 21, 2004, when SpaceShipOne, ...  > read more

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