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The Meteorite Market has just about every meteorite book in print. We do this by sharing resources with Amazon.com, the huge web-based book store. When you choose some of the titles, you will be linked to Amazon.com. We stock two books that we think are particularly good--Rocks from Space and Find A Falling Star. Be sure to order them from The Meteorite Market--we have the best prices and delivery times.

Book List

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Books for Adults

Rocks from Space : Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters; O. Richard Norton, Dorothy S. Norton; Paperback, 449 pp, 1994; $22.00
An excellent book covering almost every aspect of meteorites. This is a great place to start, but has enough depth to make one a shirt-tail expert.

Meteorite Craters; Kathleen Mark; Paperback; $22.95
Here is the layman's reference to meteorite craters.

Meteorite Craters and Impact Structures of the Earth; Paul Hodge; Hardcover; $50.00

The Tucson Meteorites : Their History from Frontier Arizona to the Smithsonian; Richard R. Willey; Paperback - 48 pages 1 edition (October 1997); $10.95

The Ancient Sun : Fossil Record in the Earth, Moon, and Meteorites : Proceedings of the Conference on the Ancient Sun: Fossil Record in the Earth, Moon and Meteorites Hardcover (January 1981); $62

Catalogue of Meteorites ; Monica Grady, Robert Hutchinson, Robert Hutchison, Andrew Graham; Hardcover - 600 pages 5th edition (August 2000); $150
The classic cataloge belongs on the bookshelf of every serious collector. The fifth edition of Catalogue of Meteorites will, like previous editions, become an essential reference volume for all those with an informed interest in meteorites. It is the definitive descriptive list of the British Natural History Museum, which maintains the official world database of all known meteorite falls and finds. It includes the 10,000 new specimens recovered since publication of the fourth edition, including those from Antarctica. An important development is the addition of CD-ROM to accompany the book, which includes greatly expanded information and an important search facility.

Dynamics of Comets and Asteroids and Their Role in Earth History : Proceedings of a Workshop Held at the Dynic Astropark 'Ten-Kyu-Kan', August 14-18, 1997; Shin Yabushita (Editor), J. Henrard (Editor); Hardcover (October 1998); $148.50
This volume of proceedings contains research and review papers concerning the dynamics of asteroids and comets and especially their interactions with the Earth as signified by geological and historical records. Remembering what may have happened to the dinosaurs, but being careful to avoid creating irrational scares, the papers attempt to improve our knowledge of dynamics of the small objects of the Solar System and to assess in particular their effects on the Earth environment and the evolution of life. This book will be an up-to-date source of information to astronomers and dynamicists interested in the dynamics of small bodies of the Solar system, as well as to geologists and paleobiologists interested in the effects on the Earth of extraterrestrial bombardment by asteroids and comets.

Meteorites : Messengers from Space; F. Heide, F. Wlotzka; Paperback; $27.95

Meteorites and Their Parent Planets; Harry Y., Jr. McSween; Second Edition Paperback, 254 pp. 1999; $30.00
When I first became interested in meteorites, I had no idea that scientists could trace them to particular objects in space. McSween's book is a fascinating look at how scientists do this. But the book is more. It starts with an introduction to meteorites and moves through the different types and their origins in space. This is a book that the educated layman will find fascinating. While I am reluctant to suggest it as a first book about meteorites, I certainly could be. I highly recommend this book. The recommendation is enhanced with the lower priced second edition which has received rave reviews from the meteorite community.

Thunderstones and Shooting Stars: Meaning of Meteorites; Robert Dodd; Paperback; $14.95
This book is for the technically oriented layman or for a scientist who wants a survey of meteoritics. It is a fairly complete survey of the scientific aspects of meteorites. The depth is far greater than the more cursory and popular approach of "Rocks from Space." The approach is broader than in "Meteorites and Their Parent Planets."

The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites; O. Richard Norton; $35.00

Meteorites: Their Impact on Science and History; Brigitte Zanda (Editor), Monica Rotaru (Editor), Roger Hewins (Translator);$13.30

Meteorites: A Journey through Space and Time; Alex Bevan, John De Laeter, J.R. De Laeter; $25.17

Meteorite Hunter: The Search for Siberian Meteorite Craters; Roy A. Gallant; $17.47

Falling Stars: A Guide to Meteors and Meteorites; Micheal D. Rynolds; $10.36

Meteors, Meteorites, and Meteoroids (Out of this World); Ray Spangenburg, Kit Moser, Diane Moser; $10.47

Meteorites: Messengers from Space; Fritz Heide; $27.95

Meteors and Meteorites (The Galaxy); Gregory Vogt; $18.60

Books for Children

Meteorite the Last Days of the Dinosaurs (Ocean Explorer Series); Richard Norris; Paperback - 64 pages (August 1999); $10.34

Comets and Meteor Showers ; Dennis Brindell Fradin; Paperback - 48 pages (October 1997); $6.95

Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites (Starting With Space Series); Cynthia Pratt Nicolson, Bill Slavin (Illustrator), Esperanca Melo; ÊPaperback - 40 pages (October 1999); $6.95

Meteorites (A New True Book); Paul P. Sipiera; $6.95

Comets, Asteroids, and Meteorites (Kaleidescope: Space); Roy A. Gallant; $22.79

Call Me Ahnighito; Pam Conrad, Richard Egielski; Hardcover; $11.87
I have not read this one yet. Ahnighito is the name of a huge meteorite recovered from Greenland by Admiral Peary. The legend of the meteorite among the Eskimos and the story of its recovery are very interesting. I suppose the book might address these. If it does not, then I will change this of course.

Arcana

Chondrules and the Protoplanetary Disk; Roger H. Hewins (Editor), Rhian Jones (Editor), Ed R.D. Scott (Editor); Hardcover (May 1996); $120.00
Ever since s cientists recognized that meteorites were extraterrestrial in origin, they have wondered about the origin of their most abundant and enigmatic ingredients, chondrules. Current ideas and evidence about the formation of chondrules in the disk of gas and solids that became our planetary system are covered in this, the most comprehensive and up-to-date review, compiled by collaborating experts from 9 countries. It will be of interest to astronomers and planetary scientists who study the formation of stars and our planetary system and others who study meteorites.

Zur Algebraischen Geometri : Selected Papers; B.L. Van Der Waerden; Hardcover; $42.00

Impacts in Precambrian Shields; Juri Plado (Editor), Lauri J. Pesonen (Editor), Miroslaw J. Majewski; $99.00

Descriptions of Books in Stock

Here is a book to fascinate most older readers.

	Rocks from Space by O. Richard Norton (Second Edition--updated, Mountain Press 1998) is a 447 page book that covers every aspect of meteorite science and collecting. It even talks about the famous meteorite hunters. Such things as how to prepare specimens for display and what a collector should pay for meteorites are covered.	Item B-2 (list price $30.00) Your Price $22.00 +S&H
Rocks from Space--Table of Contents
Part I - Falls, Finds, and Craters 1. Shooting Stars, Meteor Showers, and Fireballs 2. Rocks from Space? Impossible! 3. Effects of a Falling Meteoroid 4. Tracking Fallen Meteorites 5. Meteorite Showers 6. Two Great Siberian Meteorite Falls 7. America's Great Meteorite Crater 8. Earth is a Cratered World Part II - What Is a Meteorite? 9. How to Recognize a Meteorite 10. Chondrites--The Common Stony Meteorites 11. Achondrites--The Crusts of Planets 12. Iron Meteorites--The Cores of Planets 13. Stony-Iron Meteorites--The Mantles of Planets Part III - Meteorite Hunters 14. The Great Meteorites--Their Discovery and Recovery 15. Harvey Harlow Nininger, Meteorite Hunter 16. Robert A. Haag, the "Meteorite Man" 17. Hunting for Meteorites Part IV - Origins 18. Asteroids--"Parents" of the Meteorites 19. Searching for Meteorites' Lost "Parents" 20. When Worlds Collide Epilogue

Rocks from Space
by O. Richard Norton (Second Edition--updated, Mountain Press 1998) is a 447 page book that covers every aspect of meteorite science and collecting. It even talks about the famous meteorite hunters. Such things as how to prepare specimens for display and what a collector should pay for meteorites are covered.

Item B-2

(list price $30.00)

Your Price $22.00

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Rocks from Space--Table of Contents

Part I - Falls, Finds, and Craters

1. Shooting Stars, Meteor Showers, and Fireballs 2. Rocks from Space? Impossible! 3. Effects of a Falling Meteoroid 4. Tracking Fallen Meteorites 5. Meteorite Showers 6. Two Great Siberian Meteorite Falls 7. America's Great Meteorite Crater 8. Earth is a Cratered World

Part II - What Is a Meteorite?

9. How to Recognize a Meteorite 10. Chondrites--The Common Stony Meteorites 11. Achondrites--The Crusts of Planets 12. Iron Meteorites--The Cores of Planets 13. Stony-Iron Meteorites--The Mantles of Planets

Part III - Meteorite Hunters

14. The Great Meteorites--Their Discovery and Recovery 15. Harvey Harlow Nininger, Meteorite Hunter 16. Robert A. Haag, the "Meteorite Man" 17. Hunting for Meteorites

Part IV - Origins

18. Asteroids--"Parents" of the Meteorites 19. Searching for Meteorites' Lost "Parents" 20. When Worlds Collide Epilogue

A book for adults about the adventures of this century's most famous meteorite hunter

	Find a Falling Star by Harvey H. Nininger (Ericksson 1972) 254 pages. Paper, out of print, new condition.	Item B-6 out of stock
Description from the back of the book:
In this remarkable book, Dr. H.H. Nininger, often called the world's foremost meteorite expert recounts the excitement of his long love affair with "falling stars"—those "stones from the sky" that rain down on the earth from outer space in great but little-known profusion. Fifty years ago the science of meteorites was at a low ebb. Nothing much had been done since 1900. It was Dr. Nininger's keen interest, however, that brought about a resurgence in an old science. His efforts, described with straightforward ease, account for more than half the falls recorded in the 20th century. His common sense, ingenuity, and persistence helped him develop techniques for locating a meteorite observed falling in an area 400 miles wide; he tells how he enlisted the help of farmers and ranchmen of the western plains; he recounts how, out of enthusiasm, he traveled thousands of miles to train people to find and recognize stony or iron meteorites of various sizes. At one time Dr. Nininger's personal collection of meteorites, housed in Sedona Arizona, where he lives, was considered one of the world's greatest. He is the the author of a number of books on subject and has lectured widely. This personal account of a field scientist in action should be of very special interest to amateur and professional geologists and astronomers alike, to "rock hounds" and to anyone with the slightest scientific curiosity. Emerging from the Oklahoma cotton fields, Harvey Nininger was overwhelmed at the sight of a state normal school. He was granted conditional enrollment and soon found himself at the head of his classes in science. Seven years later he graduated from college with honors and a teaching position. Hs first view of a great fire-ball plunged him headlong into an exciting new field, meteoritics, and again he was soon out in front. Thirty years later he has a world wide reputation. Proud of their three children and nine grandchildren, he lives in Sedona, Arizona [in 1972], with his wife and co-worker, Addie, who for 58 years was always an indispensable partner. _____________________ "A great deal of practical advice . . . for anyone who would follow in his footsteps."—Choice. "A fascinating and inspiring account."—The Science Teacher. "An interesting and stimulating book by an acknowledged expert in this field."—Smithsonian. "Highly recommended."—Sky and Telescope.

Find a Falling Star
by Harvey H. Nininger (Ericksson 1972) 254 pages. Paper, out of print, new condition.

Item B-6

out of stock

Description from the back of the book:

In this remarkable book, Dr. H.H. Nininger, often called the world's foremost meteorite expert recounts the excitement of his long love affair with "falling stars"—those "stones from the sky" that rain down on the earth from outer space in great but little-known profusion.

Fifty years ago the science of meteorites was at a low ebb. Nothing much had been done since 1900. It was Dr. Nininger's keen interest, however, that brought about a resurgence in an old science. His efforts, described with straightforward ease, account for more than half the falls recorded in the 20th century. His common sense, ingenuity, and persistence helped him develop techniques for locating a meteorite observed falling in an area 400 miles wide; he tells how he enlisted the help of farmers and ranchmen of the western plains; he recounts how, out of enthusiasm, he traveled thousands of miles to train people to find and recognize stony or iron meteorites of various sizes. At one time Dr. Nininger's personal collection of meteorites, housed in Sedona Arizona, where he lives, was considered one of the world's greatest. He is the the author of a number of books on subject and has lectured widely.

This personal account of a field scientist in action should be of very special interest to amateur and professional geologists and astronomers alike, to "rock hounds" and to anyone with the slightest scientific curiosity.

Emerging from the Oklahoma cotton fields, Harvey Nininger was overwhelmed at the sight of a state normal school. He was granted conditional enrollment and soon found himself at the head of his classes in science. Seven years later he graduated from college with honors and a teaching position. Hs first view of a great fire-ball plunged him headlong into an exciting new field, meteoritics, and again he was soon out in front. Thirty years later he has a world wide reputation.

Proud of their three children and nine grandchildren, he lives in Sedona, Arizona [in 1972], with his wife and co-worker, Addie, who for 58 years was always an indispensable partner.

_____________________

"A great deal of practical advice . . . for anyone who would follow in his footsteps."—Choice. "A fascinating and inspiring account."—The Science Teacher. "An interesting and stimulating book by an acknowledged expert in this field."—Smithsonian. "Highly recommended."—Sky and Telescope.

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