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Apocalipstickby Grant Morrison, Jill Thompson, Chris WestonISBN 1563897024 (1-56389-702-4)
Softcover, DC Comics
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Chance and Chaosby David RuelleISBN 0691021007 (0-691-02100-7)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chance and Chaos'Book summary:How do scientists look at chance, or randomness, and chaos in physical systems? In answering this question for a general audience, Ruelle writes in the best French tradition: he has produced an authoritative and elegant book--a model of clarity, succinctness, and a humor bordering at times on the sardonic. [via]
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Chaosby James GleickISBN 0140092501 (0-14-009250-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chaos'Book summary:Few writers distinguish themselves by their ability to write about complicated, even obscure topics clearly and engagingly. James Gleick, a former science writer for the New York Times, resides in this exclusive category. In Chaos, he takes on the job of depicting the first years of the study of chaos--the seemingly random patterns that characterize many natural phenomena.
This is not a purely technical book. Instead, it focuses as much on the scientists studying chaos as on the chaos itself. In the pages of Gleick's book, the reader meets dozens of extraordinary and eccentric people. For instance, Mitchell Feigenbaum, who constructed and regulated his life by a 26-hour clock and watched his waking hours come in and out of phase with those of his coworkers at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
As for chaos itself, Gleick does an outstanding job of explaining the thought processes and investigative techniques that researchers bring to bear on chaos problems. Rather than attempt to explain Julia sets, Lorenz attractors, and the Mandelbrot Set with gigantically complicated equations, Chaos relies on sketches, photographs, and Gleick's wonderful descriptive prose. [via]
Chaos: An Introduction to Dynamical Systemsby Tim Sauer, James A. Yorke, Kathleen T. AlligoodISBN 0387946772 (0-387-94677-2)
Softcover, Springer Verlag
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Chaos in Wonderlandby Clifford A. PickoverISBN 031212774X (0-312-12774-X)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chaos in Wonderland'Book summary:Describing the biology, sociology, and technology of the fictional Latoocarfian civilization of Ganymede, one of Jupiter's moons, this book includes a cornucopia of curiosities--games played on fractal boards, instructions on creating globular star clusters using personal computers, and puzzles to stimulate the imagination. [via]
The Collapse of Chaos: Discovering Simplicity in a Complex Worldby Ian Stewart, Jack CohenISBN 0670849839 (0-670-84983-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Collapse of Chaos: Discovering Simplicity in a Complex Worldby Jack Cohen, Ian StewartISBN 0140178740 (0-14-017874-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group (Canada)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Collapse of Chaos: Discovering Simplicity in a Complex World'Book summary:Moving on from his books on chaos ("Does God Play Dice?") and symmetry ("Fearful Symmetry"), the author of this book deals with the wider field of complexity theory. The book tackles the question of how complexity arises in nature, of how life overcomes chaos and entropy to create developing order. Co-written with biologist Jack Cohen, the book will range across the central areas of modern science, from quantum mechanics and cosmology to evolution and intelligence, looking at the central questions of order, chaos, reductionism and complexity. [via]
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Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaosby Roger LewinISBN 0226476553 (0-226-47655-3)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos'Book summary:"Put together one of the world's best science writers with one of the universe's most fascinating subjects and you are bound to produce a wonderful book. . . . The subject of complexity is vital and controversial. This book is important and beautifully done."Stephen Jay Gould[via]
"[Complexity] is that curious mix of complication and organization that we find throughout the natural and human worlds: the workings of a cell, the structure of the brain, the behavior of the stock market, the shifts of political power. . . . It is time science . . . thinks about meaning as well as counting information. . . . This is the core of the complexity manifesto. Read it, think about it . . . but don't ignore it."Ian Stewart, Nature
This second edition has been brought up to date with an essay entitled "On the Edge in the Business World" and an interview with John Holland, author of Emergence: From Chaos to Order.More editions of Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos:
- Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos: ISBN 0226476545 (0-226-47654-5)
Hardcover, Univ of Chicago Pr - Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos: ISBN 0020147953 (0-02-014795-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster - Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos: ISBN 0025704850 (0-02-570485-0)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster - Complexity: Life at the Edge of Chaos: ISBN 0226476553 (0-226-47655-3)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaosby M. Mitchell WaldropISBN 0671872346 (0-671-87234-6)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Complexity: The Emerging Science at the Edge of Order and Chaos'Book summary:Why did the stock market crash more than 500 points on a single Monday in 1987? Why do ancient species often remain stable in the fossil record for millions of years and then suddenly disappear? In a world where nice guys often finish last, why do humans value trust and cooperation? At first glance these questions don't appear to have anything in common, but in fact every one of these statements refers to a complex system. The science of complexity studies how single elements, such as a species or a stock, spontaneously organize into complicated structures like ecosystems and economies; stars become galaxies, and snowflakes avalanches almost as if these systems were obeying a hidden yearning for order.
Drawing from diverse fields, scientific luminaries such as Nobel Laureates Murray Gell-Mann and Kenneth Arrow are studying complexity at a think tank called The Santa Fe Institute. The revolutionary new discoveries researchers have made there could change the face of every science from biology to cosmology to economics. M. Mitchell Waldrop's groundbreaking bestseller takes readers into the hearts and minds of these scientists to tell the story behind this scientific revolution as it unfolds. [via]
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The Computational Beauty of Nature: Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems and Adaptionby Gary FlakeISBN 0262561271 (0-262-56127-1)
Softcover, Mit Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Computational Beauty of Nature: Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems and Adaption'Book summary:"Simulation," writes Gary Flake in his preface, "becomes a form of experimentation in a universe of theories. The primary purpose of this book is to celebrate this fact."In this book, Gary William Flake develops in depth the simple idea that recurrent rules can produce rich and complicated behaviors. Distinguishing "agents" (e.g., molecules, cells, animals, and species) from their interactions (e.g., chemical reactions, immune system responses, sexual reproduction, and evolution), Flake argues that it is the computational properties of interactions that account for much of what we think of as "beautiful" and "interesting." From this basic thesis, Flake explores what he considers to be today's four most interesting computational topics: fractals, chaos, complex systems, and adaptation.Each of the book's parts can be read independently, enabling even the casual reader to understand and work with the basic equations and programs. Yet the parts are bound together by the theme of the computer as a laboratory and a metaphor for understanding the universe. The inspired reader will experiment further with the ideas presented to create fractal landscapes, chaotic systems, artificial life forms, genetic algorithms, and artificial neural networks.
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The Computational Beauty of Nature: Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems, and Adaptationby Gary William FlakeISBN 0262062003 (0-262-06200-3)
Hardcover, Mit Pr
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Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty: Graphics from an Unseen Worldby Clifford A. PickoverISBN 0486417093 (0-486-41709-3)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty: Graphics from an Unseen World'Book summary:Combining fractal theory with computer art, this book introduces a creative use of computers. It describes graphic methods for detecting patterns in complicated data and illustrates simple techniques for visualizing chaotic behavior. "Beautiful." Martin Gardner, Scientific American. Over 275 illustrations, 29 in color.[via]More editions of Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty: Graphics from an Unseen World:
- Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty: Graphics from an Unseen World: ISBN 031206179X (0-312-06179-X)
Softcover, St Martins Pr - Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty: Graphics from an Unseen World: ISBN 0312041233 (0-312-04123-3)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press - Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty: Graphics from an Unseen World: ISBN 0486417093 (0-486-41709-3)
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- Computers, Pattern, Chaos and Beauty: Graphics from an Unseen World: ISBN 031206179X (0-312-06179-X)
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Condensed Chaos: An Introduction to Chaos Magicby Phil HineISBN 156184117X (1-56184-117-X)
Softcover, New Falcon Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Condensed Chaos: An Introduction to Chaos Magic'Book summary:Magic is a doorway through which we step into mystery, wildness, and immanence. We live in a world subject to extensive and seemingly, all-embracing systems of social and personal control that continually feed us the lie that we are each alone, helpless, and powerless to effect change. Magic is about change. Changing your circumstances so that you strive to live according to a developing sense of personal responsibility; that you can effect change around you if you choose; that we are not helpless cogs in some clockwork universe. All acts of personal/collective liberation are magical acts. Magic leads us into exhilaration and ecstasy; into insight and understanding; into changing ourselves and the world in which we participate. Through magic we may come to explore the possibilities of freedom. [via]
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The Cosmic Blueprint: New Discoveries in Nature's Creative Ability to Order the Universeby Paul DaviesISBN 1932031669 (1-932031-66-9)
Softcover, Templeton Foundation Pr
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Counting to Noneby Grant Morrison, Phil Jimenez, Chris WestonISBN 1563894890 (1-56389-489-0)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Counting to None'Book summary:Written by Grant Morrison; Art by Phil Jimenez and John Stokes The exploits of the secret society of anarchists continue. This collection includes the groundbreaking stories "Time Machine Go," "Sensitive Criminals," "American Death Camp,"and "And We're All Police Men." [via]
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Deep Simplicity: Bringing Order To Chaos And Complexityby John GribbinISBN 140006256X (1-4000-6256-X)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Does God Play Dice: The New Mathematics of Chaosby Ian StewartISBN 0631232516 (0-631-23251-6)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Does God Play Dice: The New Mathematics of Chaos'Book summary:We'd better get used to chaos because it certainly isn't going anywhere. Mathematician Ian Stewart--who is also a very talented writer--shares his insights into the history and nature of the highly complex in Does God Play Dice: The New Mathematics of Chaos. While his delightful phrasings will draw in nearly every reader, those with a strong aversion to figures and formulae should understand that it will be slow going. Chaos math suffuses everything from dreaming to the motion of the planets, and Stewart's words can never match the precision of his numbers. Persistence pays off, though; there are so many "aha" moments of insight herein that it almost qualifies as a religious text. The second edition has been partially revised in the wake of 1990s research, and three exciting new chapters report on prediction and other applications of chaos mathematics. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Does God Play Dice: The Mathematics of Chaosby Ian StewartISBN 1557861064 (1-55786-106-4)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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El Senor De Las Moscasby William GoldingISBN 8420634115 (84-206-3411-5)
Softcover, Alianza Editorial Sa
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Emergence: From Chaos to Orderby John Henry HollandISBN 0738201421 (0-7382-0142-1)
Softcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emergence: From Chaos to Order'Book summary:"Emergence" is the notion that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. John Holland, a MacArthur Fellow known as the "father of genetic algorithms," says this seemingly simple notion will be at the heart of the development of machines that can think for themselves. And while he claims that he'd rather do science than write about it, this is his second scientific philosophy book intended to increase public understanding of difficult concepts (his first was Hidden Order: How Adaptation Builds Complexity). One of the questions that Holland says emergence theory can help answer is: can we build systems from which more comes out than was put in? Think of the food replicators in the imaginary future of Star Trek--with some basic chemical building blocks and simple rules, those machines can produce everything from Klingon delicacies to Earl Grey tea. If scientists can understand and apply the knowledge they gather from studying emergent systems, we may soon witness the development of artificial intelligence, nanotech, biological machines, and other creations heretofore confined to science fiction. Using games, molecules, maps, and scientific theories as examples, Holland outlines how emergence works, emphasizing the interrelationships of simple rules and parts in generating a complex whole. Because of the theoretical depth, this book probably won't appeal to the casual reader of popular science, but those interested in delving a little deeper into the future of science and engineering will be fascinated. Holland's writing, while sometimes self-consciously precise, is clear, and he links his theoretical arguments to examples in the real world whenever possible. Emergence offers insight not just to scientific advancement, but across many areas of human endeavor--business, the arts, even the evolution of society and the generation of new ideas. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Softwareby Steven JohnsonISBN 0684868768 (0-684-86876-8)
Softcover, Scribner
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software'Book summary:An individual ant, like an individual neuron, is just about as dumb as can be. Connect enough of them together properly, though, and you get spontaneous intelligence. Web pundit Steven Johnson explains what we know about this phenomenon with a rare lucidity in Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software. Starting with the weird behavior of the semi-colonial organisms we call slime molds, Johnson details the development of increasingly complex and familiar behavior among simple components: cells, insects, and software developers all find their place in greater schemes.
Most game players, alas, live on something close to day-trader time, at least when they're in the middle of a game--thinking more about their next move than their next meal, and usually blissfully oblivious to the ten- or twenty-year trajectory of software development. No one wants to play with a toy that's going to be fun after a few decades of tinkering--the toys have to be engaging now, or kids will find other toys.
Johnson has a knack for explaining complicated and counterintuitive ideas cleverly without stealing the scene. Though we're far from fully understanding how complex behavior manifests from simple units and rules, our awareness that such emergence is possible is guiding research across disciplines. Readers unfamiliar with the sciences of complexity will find Emergence an excellent starting point, while those who were chaotic before it was cool will appreciate its updates and wider scope. --Rob Lightner [via]
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The End of Certainty: Time, Chaos, and the New Laws of Natureby I. Prigogine, Isabelle StengersISBN 0684837056 (0-684-83705-6)
Hardcover, Free Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The End of Certainty: Time, Chaos, and the New Laws of Nature'Book summary:In this intellectually challenging book, Nobel laureate Ilya Prigogine tackles some of the difficult questions that bedevil physicists trying to provide an explanation for the world we observe. How is it, for instance, that basic principles of quantum mechanics--which lack any differentiation between forward and backward directions in time--can explain a world with an "arrow of time" headed unambiguously forward? And how do we escape classical physics' assertion that the world is deterministic? In a sometimes mathematical and frequently mind-bending book, Prigogine explores deterministic chaos, nonequilibrium thermodynamics, and even cosmology and the origin of the universe in an attempt to reach an explanation that can reconcile physical laws with subjective reality. [via]
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Entropy in the U. K.by Grant Morrison, Phil Jimenez, John Stokes, Steve YeowellISBN 1563897288 (1-56389-728-8)
Softcover, DC Comics
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The Essence of Chaosby Edward N. LorenzISBN 0295975148 (0-295-97514-8)
Softcover, Univ of Washington Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Essence of Chaos'Book summary:The study of chaotic systems has become a major scientific pursuit in recent years, shedding light on the apparently random behaviour observed in fields as diverse as climatology and mechanics. InThe Essence of Chaos Edward Lorenz, one of the founding fathers of Chaos and the originator of its seminal concept of the Butterfly Effect, presents his own landscape of our current understanding of the field.
Lorenz presents everyday examples of chaotic behaviour, such as the toss of a coin, the pinball's path, the fall of a leaf, and explains in elementary mathematical strms how their essentially chaotic nature can be understood. His principal example involved the construction of a model of a board sliding down a ski slope. Through this model Lorenz illustrates chaotic phenomena and the related concepts of bifurcation and strange attractors. He also provides the context in which chaos can be related to the similarly emergent fields of nonlinearity, complexity and fractals.
As an early pioneer of chaos, Lorenz also provides his own story of the human endeavour in developing this new field. He describes his initial encounters with chaos through his study of climate and introduces many of the personalities who contributed early breakthroughs. His seminal paper, "Does the Flap of a Butterfly's Wing in Brazil Set Off a Tornado in Texas?" is published for the first time. [via] -
Fractals: The Patterns of Chaos A New Aesthetic of Art, Science, and Natureby John BriggsISBN 0671742175 (0-671-74217-5)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fractals: The Patterns of Chaos A New Aesthetic of Art, Science, and Nature'Book summary:Fractals are unique patterns left behind by the unpredictable movements -- the chaos -- of the world at work. The branching patterns of trees, the veins in a hand, water twisting out of a running tap -- all of these are fractals. Learn to recognize them and you will never again see things in quite the same way.
Fractals permeate our lives, appearing in places as tiny as the surface of a virus and as majestic as the Grand Canyon. From ancient tribal peoples to modern painters to the animators of "Star Wars," artists have been captivated by fractals and have utilized them in their work. Computer buffs are wild about fractals as well, for they can be generated on ordinary home computers.
In "Fractals: The Patterns of Chaos," science writer John Briggs uses over 170 illustrations to clearly explain the significance -- and more importantly, the beauty -- of fractals. He describes how fractals were discovered, how they are formed, and the unique properties different fractals share. "Fractals" is a breathtaking guided tour of a brand new aesthetic of art, science, and nature. It will revolutionize the way you see the world and your place within it.
* Contains a special bibliography listing fractal generating software for desktop computers
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Fractals, Chaos and Power Laws : Minutes from an Infinite Paradiseby Manfred R. SchroederISBN 0716723573 (0-7167-2357-3)
Softcover, Freeman & Company, W. H.
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Fractals, Chaos, Power Laws: Minutes from an Infinite Paradiseby Manfred Robert SchroederISBN 0716721368 (0-7167-2136-8)
Hardcover, W H Freeman & Co
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Frontiers of Complexity: The Search for Order in a Chaotic Worldby Peter Coveney, Roger HighfieldISBN 0449910814 (0-449-91081-4)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Frontiers of Complexity: The Search for Order in a Chaotic World'Book summary:Accessible yet rigorous, this book goes far beyond most popularizations of "chaos" theory and presents the science of complexity, its historical origins, and current applications to cosmology, particle physics, ecology, evolution, and neurobiology. The emphasis on scientific computation and visualization as the microscope and lab bench of this new science is particularly welcome. Very Highly Recommended. [via]
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Generation Hexby Jason LouvISBN 1932857206 (1-932857-20-6)
Softcover, Disinformation Co
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In the Wake of Chaos: Unpredictable Order in Dynamical Systemsby Stephen H. KellertISBN 0226429768 (0-226-42976-8)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'In the Wake of Chaos: Unpredictable Order in Dynamical Systems'Book summary:Chaos theory has captured scientific and popular attention. What began as the discovery of randomness in simple physical systems has become a widespread fascination with "chaotic" models of everything from business cycles to brainwaves to heart attacks. But what exactly does this explosion of new research into chaotic phenomena mean for our understanding of the world? In this timely book, Stephen Kellert takes the first sustained look at the broad intellectual and philosophical questions raised by recent advances in chaos theoryits implications for science as a source of knowledge and for the very meaning of that knowledge itself.[via]More editions of In the Wake of Chaos: Unpredictable Order in Dynamical Systems:
Introducing Chaosby Ziauddin Sardar, Iwona AbramsISBN 1840460784 (1-84046-078-4)
Softcover, Totem Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Introducing Chaos'Book summary:If a butterfly flaps its wings in Brazil, does it cause a tornado in Texas? Choas, the most important advance in science since the advent of Quantum Theory, attempts to answer such baffling questions. The discovery of randomness in apparently predictable physical systems has evolved into a new science that declares the universe to be far more unpredictable than we have ever imagined. This book explains how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties of event, from the fluctuation of animal populations to the ups and downs of the stock market. It also examines the roots of chaos in modern mathematics and physics, and explores the relationship between chaos and complexity, the new unifying theory which suggests that all complex systems evolve from a few simple rules. This is an accessible introduction to an astonishing and controversial theory that could dramatically change our view of the natural world and our place in a turbulent universe. [via]
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Introducing Chaosby Richard Appignanesi, Ziauddin Sardar, Iwona AbramsISBN 1840460067 (1-84046-006-7)
Softcover, Natl Book Network
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Introducing Chaos'Book summary:This text provides an accessible introduction to this controversial field. It shows how chaos makes its presence felt in many varieties, from fluctuation to animal populations to the ups and downs of the stock market. It also examines the the roots of chaos in modern mathematics and physics, and explores the relationship between chaos and complexity, the new unifying theory which suggests that all complex systems evolve from a few simple rules. [via]
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Introducing Fractal Geometryby Ralph Edney, Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon, Will Rood, Richard AppignanesiISBN 1840461233 (1-84046-123-3)
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The Invisiblesby Grant Morrison, Morrison GrantISBN 1563894440 (1-56389-444-0)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Invisibles'Book summary:Written by Grant Morrison; Art by Phil Jimenez and John Stokes In a world where paranoia is a survival skill, the only hope for humankind is a group of unconventional occultist freedom fighters called the Invisibles. In this collection, the team launches an assault on an underground New Mexico lab to free the cure for the AIDS virus from the alleged inventors of the disease: the U.S. government. [via]
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Kissing Mr. Quimperby Grant Morrison, Chris WestonISBN 1563896001 (1-56389-600-1)
Softcover, DC Comics
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Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic Worldby Margaret J. WheatleyISBN 1576753441 (1-57675-344-1)
Softcover, Ingram Pub Services
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Leadership And the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World'Book summary:When Margaret J. Wheatley's Leadership and the New Science was initially published in 1992, it outlined an unquestionably unique but extremely challenging view of change, leadership, and the structure of groups. Many readers immediately embraced its cutting-edge perspective, but others just could not understand how the complicated scientific tenets it described could be used to reshape institutions. Now Wheatley, an organizational specialist who has since coauthored A Simpler Way, updates the original by including additional material (such as an epilogue addressing her personal experiences during the past decade) and reconstructing some of her more challenging concepts. The result is a much clearer work that first explores the implications of quantum physics on organizational practice, then investigates ways that biology and chemistry affect living systems, and finally focuses on chaos theory, the creation of a new order, and the manner that scientific principles affect leadership. "Our old ways of relating to each other don't support us any longer," she writes. "It is up to us to journey forth in search of new practices and new ideas that will enable us to create lives and organizations worthy of human habitation." --Howard Rothman [via]
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- Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World: ISBN 1576751198 (1-57675-119-8)
Softcover, Berrett-Koehler Pub - Leadership and the New Science: Learning About Organization from an Orderly Universe: ISBN 1881052443 (1-881052-44-3)
Softcover, Ingram Pub Services - Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World: ISBN 1576750558 (1-57675-055-8)
Hardcover, Ingram Pub Services - Leadership and the New Science: Learning About Organization from an Orderly Universe: ISBN 188105201X (1-881052-01-X)
Hardcover, Pub Group West - Leadership And the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World: ISBN 1576753441 (1-57675-344-1)
Softcover, Ingram Pub Services
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Liber Kaosby Peter J. CarrollISBN 0877287422 (0-87728-742-2)
Softcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Liber Kaos'Book summary:A complete, advanced magical training course for the individual or for groups, with details of the author's magical order, an outline for setting up a temple, and instructions for carrying out the essential rituals of Chaos Magic. Includes a fresh look at aeonics, cosmogenesis, auric magic, and shadow time, as well as discloses the technical aspects of spells and equations. Illustrated. Appendices. References. [via]
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Liber Null & Psychonautby Peter J. CarrollISBN 0877286396 (0-87728-639-6)
Softcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Liber Null & Psychonaut'Book summary:Two complete volumes in one. Liber Null contains a selection of extremely powerful rituals and exercises for committed occultists. Psychonaut is a manual comprising the theory and practice of magic aimed atthose seeking to perform group magic, or who work as shamanic priests to the community. [via]
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Linked: The New Science of Networksby Alberto-Laszlo BarabasiISBN 0738206679 (0-7382-0667-9)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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Linked: How Everything Is Connected to Everything Else and What It Means for Business, Science, and Everyday Lifeby Albert-Laszlo BarabasiISBN 0452284392 (0-452-28439-2)
Softcover, Plume
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Barabási's gift for concrete, nonmathematical explanations and penchant for eccentric humor would make the book thoroughly enjoyable even if the content weren't engaging. But the results of Barabási's research into the behavior of networks are deeply compelling. Not all networks are created equal, he says, and he shows how even fairly robust systems like the Internet could be crippled by taking out a few super-connected nodes, or hubs. His mathematical descriptions of this behavior are helping doctors, programmers, and security professionals design systems better suited to their needs. Linked presents the next step in complexity theory--from understanding chaos to practical applications. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Lord of the Fliesby William Golding, E. M. ForsterISBN 1573226122 (1-57322-612-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lord of the Flies'Book summary:William Golding's classic tale about a group of English schoolboys who are plane-wrecked on a deserted island is just as chilling and relevant today as when it was first published in 1954. At first, the stranded boys cooperate, attempting to gather food, make shelters, and maintain signal fires. Overseeing their efforts are Ralph, "the boy with fair hair," and Piggy, Ralph's chubby, wisdom-dispensing sidekick whose thick spectacles come in handy for lighting fires. Although Ralph tries to impose order and delegate responsibility, there are many in their number who would rather swim, play, or hunt the island's wild pig population. Soon Ralph's rules are being ignored or challenged outright. His fiercest antagonist is Jack, the redheaded leader of the pig hunters, who manages to lure away many of the boys to join his band of painted savages. The situation deteriorates as the trappings of civilization continue to fall away, until Ralph discovers that instead of being hunters, he and Piggy have become the hunted: "He forgot his words, his hunger and thirst, and became fear; hopeless fear on flying feet." Golding's gripping novel explores the boundary between human reason and animal instinct, all on the brutal playing field of adolescent competition. --Jennifer Hubert [via]
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Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Patternby Douglas R. HofstadterISBN 0465045669 (0-465-04566-9)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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Newton's Clock: Chaos in the Solar Systemby Ivars PetersonISBN 0716727242 (0-7167-2724-2)
Softcover, Freeman & Company, W. H.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Newton's Clock : Chaos in the Solar System'Book summary:In this book, author Ivars Peterson examines a mystery that has fascinated and tormented astronomers and mathematicians for centuries: are the orbits of planets and other bodies stable and predictable or are there elements affecting the dynamics of the solar system that defy calculation? It is one of the most perplexing, unsolved issues in astronomy, with each step toward its resolution-from Newton's clocklike mathematical models to the astonishing work of super computers exposing additional uncertainties and deeper questions about the stability of the solar system. To bring readers up to date with this scientific detective story, Newton's Clock describes the development of celestial mechanics-from the star charts of ancient navigators to the great Renaissance scientists; from the crucial work of Poincare to the startling, sometimes controversial findings and theories made possible by modern mathematics and computer simulations. Equal parts science and history, the book shows how the exploration of the solar system has taken us from clocklike precision into chaos and complexity. [via]
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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineeringby Steven H. StrogatzISBN 0738204536 (0-7382-0453-6)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering'Book summary:This textbook is aimed at newcomers to nonlinear dynamics and chaos, especially students taking a first course in the subject. The presentation stresses analytical methods, concrete examples and geometric intuition. The theory is developed systematically, starting with first-order differential equations and their bifurcations, followed by phase plane analysis, limit cycles and their bifurcations, and culminating with the Lorenz equations, chaos, iterated maps, period doubling, renormalization, fractals, and strange attractors.A unique feature of the book is its emphasis on applications. These include mechanical vibrations, lasers, biological rhythms, superconducting circuits, insect outbreaks, chemical oscillators, genetic control systems, chaotic waterwheels, and even a technique for using chaos to send secret messages. In each case, the scientific background is explained at an elementary level and closely integrated with the mathematical theory.Richly illustrated, and with many exercises and worked examples, this book is ideal for an introductory course at the junior/senior or first-year graduate level. It is also ideal for the scientist who has not had formal instruction in nonlinear dynamics, but who now desires to begin informal study. The prerequisites are multivariable calculus and introductory physics. [via]
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Now That's What I Call Chaos Magickby Julian Vayne, Greg HumphriesISBN 1869928741 (1-869928-74-1)
Softcover, Mandrake of Oxford
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Now That's What I Call Chaos Magick'Book summary:This book gives the beginner and experienced practitioner alike a modern, 21st century view into the powerful and often misunderstood magical current called 'Chaos Magick'. Written in a clear and easily accessible style it examines the theory behind many techniques used in magical, artistic, religious and scientific systems of thought; then links and applies them towards desired goals. Separated into two volumes the book can be used by the reader as a workbook with rituals, techniques and exercises to be followed, as a window into contemporary magical thought at the turn of the century or simply as a rollercoaster of a good read! However you choose to use it, this book will leave you feeling positive, inspired and ready to apply any of the methods presented to your own life. [via]
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Order Out of Chaos: Man's New Dialogue With Natureby Ilya Prigogine, Isabelle StengersISBN 0553340824 (0-553-34082-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Order Out of Chaos: Man's New Dialogue With Nature'Book summary:Ilya Prigogine, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1977 for his work on the thermodynamics of non-equilibrium systems, makes his ideas accessible to a wide audience in this book, which has engendered massive debate in Europe and America. He and his colleague, Isabelle Stengers, show how the two great themes of classic science, order and chaos, which coexisted uneasily for centuries, are being reconciled in a new and unexpected synthesis. [via]
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Orphans of Chaosby John C. WrightISBN 0765349957 (0-7653-4995-7)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Orphans of Chaos'Book summary:[via]John C. Wright burst onto the SF scene with the Golden Age trilogy. His next project was the ambitious fantasy sequence, The Last Guardians of Everness.
Wrights new fantasy is a tale about five orphans raised in a strict British boarding school who begin to discover that they may not be human beings. The students at the school do not age, while the world around them does.
The children begin to make sinister discoveries about themselves. Amelia is apparently a fourth-dimensional being; Victor is a synthetic man who can control the molecular arrangement of matter around him; Vanity can find secret passageways through solid walls where none had previously been; Colin is a psychic; Quentin is a warlock. Each power comes from a different paradigm or view of the inexplicable universe: and they should not be able to co-exist under the same laws of nature. Why is it that they can?
The orphans have been kidnapped from their true parents, robbed of their powers, and raised in ignorance by super-beings no more human than they are: pagan gods or fairy-queens, Cyclopes, sea-monsters, witches, or things even stranger than this. The children must experiment with, and learn to control, their strange abilities in order to escape their captors.More editions of Orphans of Chaos:
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Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic Worldby Kevin KellyISBN 0201483408 (0-201-48340-8)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic World'Book summary:In many ways, the 20th century has been the Age of Physics. Out of Control is an accessible and entertaining explanation of why the coming years will probably be the Age of Biology -- particularly evolution and ethology -- and what this will mean to most every aspect of our society. Kelly is an enthusiastic and well-informed guide who explains the promises and implications of this rapidly evolving revolution very well. [via]
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Out of Control: The Rise of Neo-Biological Civilizationby Kevin KellyISBN 0201577933 (0-201-57793-3)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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Prime Chaos : Adventures in Chaos Magicby Phil HineISBN 1561841374 (1-56184-137-4)
Softcover, New Falcon Publications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prime Chaos : Adventures in Chaos Magic'Book summary:Prime Chaos continues the exposition of the fastest-growing school of modern occultism--Chaos Magic. The author presents simple, yet effective techniques for becoming proficient in practical magic, including an exhaustive breakdown of the possibilities offered by ritual magic, sorcery, invocation, possession and evocation. The resurgence of interest in magic has led to a new interest in magical groups, and Phil Hine brings a wealth of experience in groups to an exploration of the advantages --and disadvantages--of working magic with other people. Prime Chaos also explores some of the lighter --and darker --aspects of modern occultism, and presents new ideas for developing magical techniques for the 21st Century. [via]
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Principia Discordiaby Omar K. RavenhurstISBN 096265342X (0-9626534-2-X)
Softcover, Gazelle Book Services Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Principia Discordia'Book summary:One of the great books of our time, Principia Discordia is the official bible of the most relevant religion ever conceived, Discordianism. This legendary underground classic contains absolutely everything worth knowing about absolutely anything. Discordianism is the religion for these screwed-up times, and Principia Discordia reveals it here for your enlightenment, confusion and entertainment. --(Text refers to a previous edition) [via]
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Principia Discordiaby Steve Jackson, Jeff Koke, Derek Pearcy, Nadrew HartsockISBN 1556343205 (1-55634-320-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Principia Discordia'Book summary:This book is the bible of Discordianism...the worship of Eris, the goddess of Chaos. This book contains subversive truths, absurd lies, guerilla philosophy, and several naughty words. Open mind before reading! [via]
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The Quark and the Jaguar : Adventures in the Simple and the Complexby Murray Gell-MannISBN 0716725819 (0-7167-2581-9)
Hardcover, Freeman & Company, W. H.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Quark and the Jaguar : Adventures in the Simple and the Complex'Book summary:A Nobel Prize-winning physicist discusses the science of simplicity and complexity, describing the intricate interrelationships that exist in nature between the simple (a quark in an atom) and the complex (the jaguar prowling its jungle environment). 25,000 first printing. [via]
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The Quark and the Jaguar: The Quark and the Jaguarby Murray Gell-MannISBN 0805072535 (0-8050-7253-5)
Softcover, Henry Holt & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Quark and the Jaguar: The Quark and the Jaguar'Book summary:From one of the architects of the new science of simplicity and complexity comes an explanation of the connections between nature at its most basic level and natural selection, archaeology, linguistics, child development, computers, and other complex adaptive systems. Nobel laureate Murray Gell-Mann offers a uniquely personal and unifying vision of the relationship between the fundamental laws of physics and the complexity and diversity of the natural world.[via]More editions of The Quark and the Jaguar: The Quark and the Jaguar:
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Revolutionby Grant MorrisonISBN 1563892677 (1-56389-267-7)
Softcover, DC Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Revolution'Book summary:Written by Grant Morrison; Art by Steve Yeowell, Jill Thompson and others Throughout history, a secret society called the Invisibles, who count among their number Lord Byron and Percy Shelley, work against the forces of order that seek to repress humanity's growth. In this first collection, the Invisibles latest recruit, a teenage lout from the streets of London, must survive a bizarre, mind-altering training course before being projected into the past to help enlist the Marquis de Sade. [via]
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Seven Life Lessons of Chaos: Spiritual Wisdom from the Science of Changeby John Briggs, F. David PeatISBN 006093073X (0-06-093073-X)
Softcover, Perennial
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Sync: How Order Emerges from Chaos in the Universe, Nature, and Daily Lifeby Steven StrogatzISBN 0786887214 (0-7868-8721-4)
Softcover, Hyperion Books
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Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Orderby Steven StrogatzISBN 0786868449 (0-7868-6844-9)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous Order'Book summary:t the heart of the universe is a steady, insistent beat, the sound of cycles in sync. Along the tidal rivers of Malaysia, thousands of fireflies congregate and flash in unison; the moon spins in perfect resonance with its orbit around the earth; our hearts depend on the synchronous firing of ten thousand pacemaker cells. While the forces that synchronize the flashing of fireflies may seem to have nothing to do with our heart cells, there is in fact a deep connection. Synchrony is a science in its infancy, and Strogatz is a pioneer in this new frontier in which mathematicians and physicists attempt to pinpoint just how spontaneous order emerges from chaos. From underground caves in Texas where a French scientist spent six months alone tracking his sleep-wake cycle, to the home of a Dutch physicist who in 1665 discovered two of his pendulum clocks swinging in perfect time, this fascinating book spans disciplines, continents, and centuries. Engagingly written for readers of books such as Chaos and The Elegant Universe, Sync is a tour-de-force of nonfiction writing. [via]
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Trialogues at the Edge of the West: Chaos, Creativity, and the Resacralization of the Worldby Rupert Sheldrake, Terence McKenna, Ralph AbrahamISBN 0939680971 (0-939680-97-1)
Softcover, Inner Traditions
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Turbulent Mirror: An Illustrated Guide to Chaos Theory and the Science of Wholenessby John Briggs, F. David PeatISBN 0060916966 (0-06-091696-6)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Turbulent Mirror: An Illustrated Guide to Chaos Theory and the Science of Wholeness'Book summary:Until recently, such phenomena as the volatility of weather systems, the fluctuation of the shock market, or the random firing of neurons in the brain were considered too "noisy" and complex to be probed by science. But now, with the aid of high-speed computers, scientists have been able to penetrate a reality that is changing the way we perceive the universe. Their findings -- the basis for chaos theory -- represent one of the most exciting scientific pursuits of our time.
No better introduction to this find could be found than John Briggs and F. David Peat's Turbulent Mirror. Together, they explore the many faces of chaos and reveal how its law direct most of the processes of everyday life and how it appears that everything in the universe is interconnected -- discovering an "emerging science of wholeness."
Turbulent Mirror introduces us to the scientists involved in study this endlessly strange field; to the theories that are turning our perception of the world on its head; and to the discoveries in mathematics, biology, and physics that are heralding a revolution more profound than the one responsible for producing the atomic bomb. With practical applications ranging from the control of traffic flow and the development of artifical intelligence to the treatment of heart attacks and schizophrenia, chaos promises to be an increasingly rewarding area of inquiry -- of interest to everyone.
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What the World Needs Nowby Steven JohnsonISBN 1580083099 (1-58008-309-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'What the World Needs Now'Book summary:Ever wanted a chair that converts into a rowing machine? Sunglasses that serve as a wallet? A car with a sundeck so you can work on your tan on those long road trips? Well, inventor and illustrator Steven Johnson has designed these marvels and many, many more, spurred on by a truly insatiable imagination. His wacky, wonderful concepts could very well change the world-that is, if someone was ever bold enough to build them. From clothing to dining technology, home furnishings to appliances, and gardening gadgets to survival gear, WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW is a sourcebook of revolutionary designs that prove how far our techno-culture has yet to go. Ä¢ Includes a three-step plan for inventing useful and useless things. [via]
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Gdel, Escher, Bachby D.R. HofstadterISBN 8472234592 (84-7223-459-2)
Softcover, Tusquets Editor
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gdel, Escher, Bach'Book summary:¿Puede un sistema comprenderse a sí mismo ? Si esta pregunta se refiere a la mente humana, entonces nos encontramos ante una cuestión clave del pensamiento científico. Y de la filosofía. Y del arte. Investigar este misterio es una aventura que recorre la matemática, la física, la biología, la psicología y, muy especialmente, el lenguaje. Douglas R. Hofstadter, joven y ya célebre científico, nos abre la puerta del enigma con la belleza y la alegría creadora de su estilo. Sorprendentes paralelismos ocultos entre los grabados de Escher y la música de Bach nos remiten a las paradojas clásicas de los antiguos griegos y a un teorema de la lógica matemática moderna que ha estremecido el pensamiento del siglo XX : el de Kurt Gödel. Todo lenguaje, todo sistema formal, todo programa de ordenador, todo proceso de pensamiento, llegan, tarde o temprano, a la situación límite de la autorreferencia : de querer expresarse sobre sí mismos. Surge entonces la emoción del infinito, como dos espejos enfrentados y obligados a reflejarse mutua e indefinidamente. Gödel, Escher, Bach: un Eterno y Grácil Bucle, es una obra de arte escrita por un sabio. Versa sobre los misterios del pensamiento e incluye, ella misma, sus propios misterios. / Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, this book applies Godel's seminal contribution to modern Twenty years after it topped the bestseller charts, Douglas R. Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid is still something of a marvel. Besides being a profound and entertaining meditation on human thought and creativity, this book looks at the surprising points of contact between the music of Bach, the artwork of Escher, and the mathematics of Gödel.mathematics to the study of the human mind and the development of artificial intelligence. [via]
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Principia Discordiaby Malaclypse, Kerry W. ThornleyISBN 1559500409 (1-55950-040-9)
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El Senor De Las Moscas/ Lord of the Fliesby William Golding, Carmen VergaraISBN 8420666572 (84-206-6657-2)
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Hasard Et Chaosby David RuelleISBN 273810133X (2-7381-0133-X)
Hardcover, O. Jacob
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