This illustrated book is a comprehensive exploration of astronomy through the eyes of the world's observatories and spacecraft missions. Featuring stunning images, it provides a picture of the beauty of the cosmos. The accompanying text is an accessible guide to the science behind the wonders and includes clear explanations of all the major themes in astronomy.

Who really invented the telegraph, the automobile, the airplane, television? Conflicting claims over the answers have led to some of the longest and bitterest battles in the history of technology. For example, why Thomas Edison lost the biggest battle of his career, which may explain why we have regional blackouts today, and how one small, rude, and brilliant admiral flogged the United States into creating a nuclear navy.

Laura Woodmansee, author of Women Astronauts, continues her exploration of what it's like to be women in space. She introduces readers to more than 100 females who explore space in different ways, and the challenges they had to overcome. Among her subjects are Mars Pathfinder Engineer Donna Shirley, Director of the Center for SETI Research Jill Tarter, Astrophysicist Celestial Musician Fiorella Terenzi, Astronomer Sandra Faber, and Space Artist Lynette Cook.

Blakeslee: "Judy Wallerstein is a leading authority on the long term effects of divorce on children. In this, our fourth book together, we lay out what parents need to know during and after they divorce. It is a distillation of everything Judy has learned from working with hundreds of divorced families for the last 35 years."