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1	The Sky People more books like this by S M Stirling add to wishlist Marc Vitrac was born in Louisiana in the early 1960's, about the time the first interplanetary probes delivered the news that Mars and Venus were teeming with lifeeven human life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Between Planets more books like this by Robert A Heinlein add to wishlist In this juvenile science-fiction adventure, a boy on a mysterious journey to Mars to meet his parents ends up captured and shipped to Venus. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.25! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Pirates of Venus more books like this by Edgar Rice Burroughs add to wishlist The first book of the Venus series, by the famed creator of Tarzan. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Lost on Venus more books like this by Edgar Rice Burroughs add to wishlist Lost! Space adventurer Carson Napier made a grievous miscalculation and became stranded on dangerous, mist-shrouded Venus. But Napier refused to quit. He won the love of the beautiful Duare, princess of Vepaja, became a pirate, fought villains, then lost his beloved to the evil Thorist kidnappers. Napier's adventures on Venus continue in this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Venus more books like this by Dr. Ben Bova add to wishlist Van, the black-sheep son of a wealthy industrialist, agrees to search for the remains of his brother, who died while on the surface of Venus two years earlier. Van's crew, naturally enough, have their own hidden agendas in making the mission, but when their ship is attacked by various parasites, they are forced to put aside their differences if ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Voice of Venus more books like this by Ernest L. Norman (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Venus II: Geology, Geophysics, Atmosphere, and Solar Wind Environment more books like this by H U Bougher, Steven W Bougher, Stephen W Bougher (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $19.99! new only from $60.90! \| first editions
8	The Evening Star: Venus Observed more books like this by Professor Henry S F Cooper add to wishlist In size, density, and composition, Venus is almost identical to Earth, yet its nature and history turn out to be as different as close relatives sometimes can be. In "The Evening Star" Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr., veteran science and space reporter for the "New Yorker", tracks the Magellan spacecraft that has been mapping Venus from orbit since August ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.29! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Venus Revealed: A New Look Below the Clouds of Our Mysterious Twin Planet more books like this by David Grinspoon add to wishlist The first book for a general audience to reveal the breathtaking scientific results of the Magellan mission to Venus.. Until very recently, all we really knew about Venus, our nearest planetary neighbor, was that it was roughly the same size and mass as the earth and was surrounded by a thick atmosphere. Then, in 1989, American scientists ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Venus more books like this by Melanie Chrismer add to wishlist Features: - Includes vocabulary word hunt with pronunciations, glossary, and index - Labeled diagrams and timelines - Beautiful, full-color photographs - Simple interior design and easy-to-read fonts - Web sites for further research and information - Vocabulary preview and review pages plus backmatter pages that invite readers to think further on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.14! \| SVS
11 view cover	Venus more books like this by Patrick Moore add to wishlist Venus and Earth are similar in size, mass, density and volume, but here the resemblance ends. Venus is a famously hostile environment, closer to the sun than Earth by 26,000,000 miles, with a scorching hot surface, a thick, choking atmosphere of carbon dioxide and cloud cover rich in sulphuric acid. Orbiting American and Russian spacecraft ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	June 8, 2004: Venus in Transit more books like this by Eli Maor add to wishlist In 2004, Venus crossed the sun's face for the first time since 1882. Some did not bother to step outside. Others planned for years, reserving tickets to see the transit in its entirety. But even this group of astronomers and experience seekers were attracted not by scientific purpose but by the event's beauty, rarity, and perhaps - after this book ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Atlas of Venus more books like this by Cattermole, Moore 1923- add to wishlist Venus, closest planet to the Earth, is a torrid world of extremes shrouded from direct view by dense clouds. This Atlas of Venus shows all the fascinating detail discovered on the recent Magellan mission to map the planet surface. Giving the historical background to our perception of the planet, this book clearly explains why Venus has been the ... see all copies from $11.53! new only from $67.00! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Planet Venus more books like this by Mikhaill A. Marov, Ronald Mastaler (Translator), Tobias Owen (Translator) add to wishlist Shrouded by the thick clouds of hot, dense atmosphere, the planet Venus - Earth's closest neighbour in space - remained mysterious until recent decades. Today, with data from contemporary observations and from Russian and American spacecraft, Venus has moved into sharper focus. This comprehensive book provides an up-to-date and detailed analysis ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $67.99! \| first editions
15 view cover	Fury more books like this by Henry Kuttner add to wishlist The Earth is long dead, blasted apart, and the human survivors who settled on Venus live in huge citadels beneath the Venusian seas in an atrophying, class-ridden society ruled by the Immortals - genetic mutations who live a thousand years or more. Sam Reed was born an immortal, born to rule those with a normal life-span, but his deranged father ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Venus more books like this by Elaine Landau add to wishlist - Clean new design for easy readability and comprehension - Updated text presented in a lively, continuous narrative - New center-spread "sidebar" feature presenting material in a fun, creative way - Excellent age-appropriate introduction to curriculum-relevant subjects - "Words to Know" glossary clarifies subject-specific vocabulary - "Learn More ... see all copies from $2.59! new only from $2.95! \| SVS
17 view cover	Venus more books like this by Ron Miller add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Venus: Her Cycles, Symbols & Myths more books like this by Anne Massey add to wishlist Who is an enticing beauty, a bitch goddess and the queen of every natal chart? Venus, of course! Investigating this heavenly body from all angles, Anne Massey brings new dimension to this undervalued planet. Exploring Venus in mythology, fairy tales and contemporary archtypes such as Marilyn Monroe, Massey uncovers this planet's striking ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.94! \| SVS
19	Moon, Mars and Venus: A Concise Guide in Colour more books like this by Antonin Rukl add to wishlist see all copies from $52.20!
20	Venus Geology, Geochemistry, & Geophysics: Research Results from the Soviet Union more books like this by V. N. Zharkov (Editor), A. T. Basilevsky (Editor), V. L. Barsukov (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.00! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Love and Sexuality more books like this by Baba Kirby, Babs Kirby, Janey Stubbs add to wishlist By focusing specifically on these two planets, this book offers a unique appraisal into relationship patterns. A must for any astrology library. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $37.95! \| first editions
22 view cover	Venus more books like this by Tim Goss add to wishlist How hot is it on Venus? How is Venus like Earth? Why is a Venus day longer than a Venus year? You don't need a spaceship to take a closer look at Earth's nearest neighbor. Read this book to find out about the planet's volcanoes, craters, and swirling clouds. Learn about the space missions that gather information for scientists to pass on to us. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.26!
23 view cover	The Sun, Mercury, and Venus more books like this by Linda T Elkins-Tanton add to wishlist In 350 B.C.E., Aristotle, the great Greek philosopher, wrote that the Earth is the center of the solar system, and that all the other bodies in the solar system orbit the Earth while set into a complex series of spheres. However, in 1514 C.E., Nicolas Copernicus, a Prussian scientist and canon in the Catholic church, challenged these previous ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $42.68! \| SVS
24 view cover	Venus more books like this by Adele Richardson add to wishlist Discusses the orbit, atmosphere, and exploration of the planet Venus. see all copies from $2.92! new only from $6.22! \| SVS
25 view cover	Observations Concerning the Planet Venus more books like this by Francesco Bianchini, Peter Fay (Translator), Sally Beaumont (Translator) add to wishlist In the early part of the 18th century, Francesco Bianchini recorded some of the first telescopic observations of Venus. He determined the parallax of the planet, estimated the period of rotation and mapped surface features. This is a translation of his document, retaining as much of the flavour and appearance of the original as possible. An ... see all copies from $94.00! new only from $97.00!

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