I've recently been downloading science books from a huge number available on a web site (http://avaxhome.ws/ebooks/science_books) and have picked out some that are either directly about the possibilities of extraterrestrial life (both pro and con) or are about exoplanets in general. I've archived them together here:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/dyap00 Of course, you probably won't want to read whole books from your computer screen, but these can give you a sampling for what you can look for in a book store or library (toss a few coins the author's way, I'm sure they need it.) List of books in the archive: A Decade of Extrasolar Planets Around Normal Stars Exoplanets- Detection, Formation, Properties, Habitability Extrasolar Planets - Formation, Detection and Dynamics Extrasolar Planets Fitness of the Cosmos for Life Habitable Planets for Man If the Universe is Teeming With Aliens Where Is Everybody? Just 6 Numbers-- the Forces that Shape the Universe Life Everywhere Life in the Universe Lonely Planets-- The Natural Philosophy of Alien Life Prebiotic Evolution and Astrobiology Rare Earth-- Why Complex Life is Uncommon in the Universe Terraforming-- the Creating of Habitible Worlds The Crowded Universe-The Search for Living Planets The New Worlds Extrasolar Planets The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence The Search for Life Continued ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list