TYB Books -- Affordable Astronomy!
As you may have noticed from my other astronomy pages, good books on astronomy are often extremely expensive (if you haven't discovered this, you soon will). It's also true though that these books can be highly technical. I like them, though I don't always completely understand them, nor can I always afford them, and they can be quite frightening to someone who is looking to learn a little more but not that much. So, on this page I've collected astronomy books under $30.00 a piece and many for much less. Not only are these books more affordable, they also tend toward a layman's view, but even more seasoned astronomers can learn a great deal from them. You will have to tailor your choice of books to your particular interest and skill, but generally begin with overviews of the universe and work toward the more specific topics as they add detail, or else simple backyard observing projects. This is also useful when moving the more expensive books. Enjoy!
P.S. Kids should probably begin with the library or the observational projects. It depends on the level of the reader. The kids can teach their parents, too.
Out of this World -- Music (and Videos) with a Space theme
100 Billion Suns: Birth, Life and Death of Stars
365 Starry Nights The Accidental Universe
Are We Alone? Philosophical Implications of the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Life
Asteroid: EarthDestroyer or New Frontier?
Before the Big Bang The Big Splash
The Binocular Stargazer Black Holes
Bubbles, Voids and Bumps in Time: The New Cosmology
Cambridge Eclipse Photography Guide
The Case for Space Celestial Navigation
Chaos in the Cosmos City Astronomy
Colliding Galaxies Cosmic Catastrophes
The Cosmic Onion: Quarks and the Nature of the Universe
Cosmic Questions* Cosmogenesis*
Destination Mars: In Art, Myth and Science
Earth's Shifting Axis Equations of Eternity
Eight Easy Observing Projects for Amateur Astronomers
The End of Certainty: Time, Chaos and The New Laws of Nature
The Evening Star: Venus Observed
The Exploding Suns Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars and Small Telescopes
Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars
Exploring the Sky: Projects for Beginning Astronomers
From the Big Bang to Planet X: 50 Most Asked Questions and Answers
Future of the Sun God and the Astronomer
The Great Comet Crash: Impact of Shoemaker-Levy 9 on Jupiter
Guide to the Sun The History of the Earth
Hubble's Universe In the Beginning
Impact Jupiter: Crash of Shoemaker-Levy 9
Impact! Threat of Comets and Asteroids
The Inflationary Universe An Introduction to Cosmology
Jupiter: The Giant Planet The Last Three Minutes*
Mars: The Living Planet Mission to Deep Space
Martian Fossils on Earth? The Story of Meteorite ALH 84001
Mysteries of Deep Space: Black Holes, Pulsars and Quasars
The Near Planets The New Astronomy
Northern Lights Orion, the Hunter
Not by Design: Origin of the Universe
Observing Comets, Asteroids, Meteors and Zodical Light
Origins and Extinctions Powers of Ten
Planet Quest: The Epic Discovery of Alien Solar Systems
The Planets: Portraits of New Worlds
Practical Astronomy with Your Calculator
Prisons of Light: Black Holes
Puzzling Questions about the Solar System
Quest for Comets Rain of Iron and Ice
Relatively Speaking * The Search for Infinity
Rings: Discoveries from Galileo to Voyager
Science, Meaning and Evolution
Suns and Moons, Vol. 1 The Supernova Story
Time's Arrow and Archimedes' Point
Total Eclipses of the Sun Totality
Touring the Universe Through Binoculars
Unveiling the Edge of Time The Urban Astronomer
Venus Revealed Venus: The Geological Story
Voyage to the Great Attractor Worlds in the Sky
World Treasury of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics
Star-hopping for Backyard Astronomers
Stardust to Planets: a Geological Tour of the Solar System, Vol. 1
Seven Ideas that Shook the Universe
Small Worlds: Exploring 60 Moons of Our Solar System
The Snows of Olympus: A Garden on Mars
Origins: Our Place in Hubble's Universe
Photo-guide to the Constellations
Comets: Creators and Destroyers
Other Worlds: The Search for Life in the Universe
The Ultimate Asteroid Book: The Inside Story on the Threat from the Skies
The Cambridge Companion to Galileo
Destiny or Chance : Our Solar System and Its Place in the Cosmos
Planet Quest: The Epic Discovery of Alien Solar Systems
Hawking & Black Holes : The Big Idea
Introduction to Astronomy-- NEW!
Our Cosmic Origins : From the Big Bang to the Emergence of life and Intelligence
The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory-- NEW!
Exodus to Arthur : Catastrophic Encounters With Comets-- NEW!
Seven Wonders of the Cosmos-- NEW!
STARGAZING: What to Look for in the Night Sky-- NEW!
Faster : The Acceleration of Just About Everything-- NEW!
Other Worlds : The Solar System and Beyond-- NEW!
Surfing Through Hyperspace : Understanding Higher Universes in Six Easy Lessons-- NEW!
The Caldwell Catalogue-- NEW!
Feynman's Lost Lecture-- NEW!
God's Equation : Einstein, Relativity, and the Expanding Universe-- NEW!
The Heavens on Fire : The Great Leonid Meteor Storms-- NEW!
Impossibility : The Limits of Science and the Science of Limits-- NEW!
Rare Earth : Why Complex Life Is Unknown in the Universe-- NEW!
The Universe, the Eleventh Dimension, and Everything : What We Know and How We Know It-- NEW!
Cosmic Phenomena-- NEW!
Deep Space Astronomy-- NEW!
The Monthly Sky Guide-- NEW!
The Book of Astronomy-- NEW!
The Cambridge Planetary Handbook-- NEW!
The Fabric of the Heavens : The Development of Astronomy and Dynamics-- NEW!
Fire in the Sky: Comets and Meteors, the Decisive Centuries, in Art and Science-- NEW!
Great Comets-- NEW!
Introduction to Astronomy-- NEW!
Majestic Universe : Views from Here to Infinity-- NEW!
The New World of Mr Tompkins : George Gamow's Classic Mr. Tompkins in Paperback-- NEW!
Story of Time-- NEW!
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