books about: meteorites     books:       Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters (Astronomy) (Astronomy)23 reviews O. Richard Norton Mountain Press Publishing Company, 1998 Excellent Book. I purchased the book "Rocks From Space (Second Edition)" about seven years ago. My main interest in space is in the field of planetary geology and I have a need to be reasonably conversant with the subscience of meteoritics. The "Rocks From Space" book was recommended by several colleagues, and I also noted that it had received good reviews. In general, I find "popular" books directed to the ...             Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites (Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series)1 review O. Richard Norton, Lawrence A. Chitwood Springer, 2008 Recent and Comprehensive: a great guide to meteorites I think Norton and Chitwood have done a great piece of work with this guide. It is very readable, but also up-to-date and comprehensive. As a collector, I find it covers the bases thoroughly. The parts describing hunting for meteorites, the tools and techniques used for determining meteorite authenticity, and the anecdotal information on hunters and various finds are a pleasant bonus I was not ...             Go Big or Go Home1 review Will Hobbs HarperCollins, 2008 go big or go home Go Big Or Go Home In the Black Hills of South Dakota one dark summer night, a meteor shower started. Little balls of fire crashed down to earth with super sonic speed. Brady heard a big boom coming from the house and he ran back to find a hole in his roof. He finds a meteorite on the floor of his bedroom. While days go by, strange and weird thing start happening to Brady. He gets amazing ...             The Ice Limit161 reviews Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child Grand Central Publishing, 2000 Perfect! I loved this book! Action packed on every page! Sad when I finished it. Very descriptive, easy to imagine being there.             Exploring the Geology of the Carolinas: A Field Guide to Favorite Places from Chimney Rock to Charleston2 reviews Kevin G. Stewart, Mary-Russell Roberson The University of North Carolina Press, 2007 Magnificent Work This is a magnificent book. I had given up hope finding a good reference work for North Carolina geology and then stumbled upon this book. I highly recommend it for its general discussion of Carolina geological history and its guided tours of specific locations. I'm baffled by the other low review it received.             The Time Travelers Academy5 reviews Reginald Williams Lulu.com, 2006 I love time travel books Wow!!! I purchased and read the book in its entirety and loved it!!! Before I purchased the book I read the synopsis and utilized the search inside option... Just what I was looking for in a time travel book. This book is perfect for young adults or those who just love a good time travel book. Its a mixture of romance, action and adventure. The story line is very easy to follow from start to ...             Protostars and Planets V (University of Arizona Space Science Series)2 reviews University of Arizona Press, 2007 Report on Conference V The Protostars and Planets V conference was held on the big island of Hawaii on October 24-28, 2005. The conference attracted 805 participants, half of which were from 30 countries outside the United States. This conference, which is held every half dozen years or so, is times so that very substantial progress in a field can be made. This book, which contains some 58 chapters which correspond ...             Falling Stars: A Guide to Meteors and Meteorites (Astronomy)4 reviews Michael D. Reynolds Stackpole Books, 2001 Excellent Book! In addition to reading this great book, I have had the good fortune of meeting Dr. Reynolds in person. He is as engaging a speaker as he is an author, and has a way of bringing you into a subject like no one else. Falling Stars is an excellent introduction to meteor observing and meteorite collecting. This really is a branch of astronomy that anyone can get involved with. I highly recommend ...             The Day of the Triffids (20th Century Rediscoveries)71 reviews John Wyndham Modern Library, 2003 Unexpectedly wonderful... This is a book that shouldn't work, but it does. It is based on two absurd and totally unrelated science fiction premises. The first is the evolution of "triffids." Triffids are a new species of plant of unknown origin (probably artificially cultivated) that, when mature, pick themselves up out of their roots and begin walking around and killing people. The other spectacular premise is that ...             Souvenirs from Space: The Oscar E. Monnig Meteorite Gallery1 review Judy Alter Texas Christian University Press, 2007 Always read the fine print This booklet has to be one of the biggest rip-offs from Amazon. Notice that I said booklet.             Meteors and Meteorites (Galaxy) Gregory Vogt Capstone Press, 2000 Blast off on a space adventure! NASA photographs allow readers to see the beauty of each planet and sun, plus solare system diagrams help students visualize the planet's space in space.             Meteorites: A Journey through Space and Time3 reviews Bevan A Smithsonian, 2002 Excellent book. This book covers what I would consider all the major aspects of meteorites, including craters. The section on the chemistry of meteors is augmented by extremely useful color coded charts that visually display what is being discussed. Also the book has a very interesting section on the reason that most meteorite falls occur at 4PM (it is due to the rotation of the earth around the sun). The ...             Meteorites and their Parent Planets7 reviews Harry Y. McSween Cambridge University Press, 1999 Fascinating - I was amazed at the power of geochemistry I'm a geologist who loves to find good summaries of geology / planetary science topics, and "Meteorites and their Parent Planets" is one of the best I've found. While I've always been more interested in "geometric" topics like structural geology, McSween's book made geochemistry and cosmochemistry come alive like I'd never imagined. He weaves a fascinating tale of the amazing deductions that ...             Singularity22 reviews Bill DeSmedt Per Aspera Press, 2004 Excellent Bill DeSmedt does an excellent job writing a book that is at the same time fun to read, and intellectually stimulating. The character development is rich, and the story line is fast paced and exciting. This book is definitely worth the money. It will leave you satisfied, but looking forward to the authors next book!             The Rock from Mars: A Detective Story on Two Planets8 reviews Kathy Sawyer Random House, 2006 Tales of the Rock Star We are fascinated by the possibility that there may be some sort of life elsewhere than on the Earth. The possibility that there is no life elsewhere is equally interesting, but it doesn't, for instance, make interesting science fiction movies. Life outside of Earth has most often been imagined on Mars, which for all its differences from our planet is the one that is most similar to our own. ...             Stardust from Meteorites: An Introduction to Presolar Grains1 review Maria Lugaro World Scientific Publishing Company, 2005 excellent resource I used a borrowed copy and I came here today to buy my own. This is an outstanding review of stardust/presolar grains, covering topics from their discovery, the astrophysical context, to more recent discoveries. Not only does Lugaro review the literature but she explains the astrophysics, making it accessible to those of us who are not astrophysicists. This was an invaluable resource when I was ...             Spears of God6 reviews Howard Hendrix Del Rey, 2006 Buy this ONLY if you love the BEST SciFi novel! I am a long time (4+ decades) reader of scifi and this novel is a RARE treat! No other author has written with such command of diverse and intertwined scientific and spiritual disciplines since the Hyperion series by Dan Simmons. It is NOT an easy read novel which adds to the pleasure of its discovery. It is deeply considered craftmanship as a well written journey into strange lands and ...             The Tungus event: The great Siberian catastrophe of 1908 (A Panther original) Rupert Furneaux Panther, 1977             The Real Science Behind the X-Files: Microbes, Meteorites, and Mutants14 reviews Anne Simon Simon & Schuster, 2001 For the Scientist and Non-Scientist I came upon this book at the house of a friend and couldn't put it down. It is a wonderful read and, to a non-scientist, an entertaining and clear look at some of the scientific mysteries of the universe. This is a perfect book for a graduation present and for anyone with an interest in brain-sucking worms, aliens and mutating organisms. 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