Noble John Wilford, Author, John Noble Wilford, Author, Marty Asher, Editor Vintage Books USA $19 (256p) ISBN 978-0-679-73531-1
Wilford chronicles unmanned satellite mapping of Mars's surface and technological hurdles that must be overcome before humans may visit it. `` This is popular science at its best, and will appeal to those interested in the exploration of our solar...
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John Noble Wilford, Author Vintage Books USA $12 (315p) ISBN 978-0-679-73832-9
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Wilford sifts through 500 years of legend, history and social theory to successfully tell ``the story of the story of Columbus.'' Illustrations. (Oct.)
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John Noble Wilford, Author Alfred A. Knopf $24.95 (244p) ISBN 978-0-394-58359-4
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Wilford here provides a superb popular history of mankind's growing knowledge of Mars from antiquity, when it was associated with the god of war, to our unmanned satellite mapping of its surface. Mars is now dry and
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John Noble Wilford, Author, Doug Henderson, Illustrator Alfred A. Knopf $24.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-394-52763-5
In the last two decades, scientists have taken a fresh look at dinosaurs and have revised theories about evolution and extinction in the light of new evidence: a colony of dinosaur nests with eggs and complete skeletons of different sizes was one of
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John Noble Wilford, Author, Ashbel Green, Editor Knopf Publishing Group $24 (318p) ISBN 978-0-679-40476-7
With this comprehensive sifting of 500 years of legend, historical documentation and social theory, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Wilford attempts with considerable success to tell, in his words, ``the story of the story of Columbus.
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