These are few books I've come across which I feel are very good for further exploration, learning and discover about .
Worlds in the Making: probes for students of the future
By MaryJane Dunstan & Patricia W. Garlan. This book is a colection of articles about "the future," how we may get there, what we might do with it and why we should go forward.
Barlow's Guide to Extra-Terrestrials
By Wayne Douglas Barlo & Ian Summers. A great little picture book of many of life-forms from many of the greater works of Science Fiction.
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