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The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computer Exceed Human Intelligenceby Ray KurzweilISBN 0140282025 (0-14-028202-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Age of Spiritual Machines: When Computer Exceed Human Intelligence'Book summary:How much do we humans enjoy our current status as the most intelligent beings on earth? Enough to try to stop our own inventions from surpassing us in smarts? If so, we'd better pull the plug right now, because if Ray Kurzweil is right we've only got until about 2020 before computers outpace the human brain in computational power. Kurzweil, artificial intelligence expert and author of The Age of Intelligent Machines, shows that technological evolution moves at an exponential pace. Further, he asserts, in a sort of swirling postulate, time speeds up as order increases, and vice versa. He calls this the "Law of Time and Chaos," and it means that although entropy is slowing the stream of time down for the universe overall, and thus vastly increasing the amount of time between major events, in the eddy of technological evolution the exact opposite is happening, and events will soon be coming faster and more furiously. This means that we'd better figure out how to deal with conscious machines as soon as possible--they'll soon not only be able to beat us at chess, but also likely demand civil rights, and might at last realize the very human dream of immortality.
The Age of Spiritual Machines is compelling and accessible, and not necessarily best read from front to back--it's less heavily historical if you jump around (Kurzweil encourages this). Much of the content of the book lays the groundwork to justify Kurzweil's timeline, providing an engaging primer on the philosophical and technological ideas behind the study of consciousness. Instead of being a gee-whiz futurist manifesto, Spiritual Machines reads like a history of the future, without too much science fiction dystopianism. Instead, Kurzweil shows us the logical outgrowths of current trends, with all their attendant possibilities. This is the book we'll turn to when our computers first say "hello." --Therese Littleton [via]
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Amazing Achievements: A Celebration of Human Ingenuityby Nigel HawkesISBN 1571450386 (1-57145-038-6)
Hardcover, Advantage Pub Group
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Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophreniaby Felix Guattari, Gilles DeleuzeISBN 0816612250 (0-8166-1225-0)
Softcover, Univ of Minnesota Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia'Book summary:An "introduction to the nonfascist life" (Michel Foucault, from the Preface)[via]
When it first appeared in France, Anti-Oedipus was hailed as a masterpiece by some and "a work of heretical madness" by others. In it, Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari set forth the following theory: Western society's innate herd instinct has allowed the government, the media, and even the principles of economics to take advantage of each person's unwillingness to be cut off from the group. What's more, those who suffer from mental disorders may not be insane, but could be individuals in the purest sense, because they are by nature isolated from society. More than twenty-five years after its original publication, Anti-Oedipus still stands as a controversial contribution to a much-needed dialogue on the nature of free thinking.More editions of Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia:
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Bam Bam Bamby Eve Merriam, Dan YaccarinoISBN 080505796X (0-8050-5796-X)
Softcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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The Big Book of Things That Goby Caroline BinghamISBN 1564584623 (1-56458-462-3)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Big Machines, Cars and Trucksby Marc Cerasini, Mac CruiseISBN 156293905X (1-56293-905-X)
Softcover, Learning Horizons
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Bleeps and Blips to Rocket Ships: Great Inventions in Communicationsby Alannah Hegedus, Kaitlin Rainey, Bill SlavinISBN 0887764525 (0-88776-452-5)
Softcover, McClelland & Stewart Ltd
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Building Machinesby Derek RadfordISBN 1564020061 (1-56402-006-1)
Hardcover, Candlewick Pr
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Building Machines and What They Doby Derek RadfordISBN 1564023648 (1-56402-364-8)
Softcover, Candlewick Pr
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The Butlerian Jihadby Brian Herbert, Kevin J. AndersonISBN 0765305852 (0-7653-0585-2)
Hardcover, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Butlerian Jihad'Book summary:Frank Herbert's Dune series is one of the grandest epics in the annals of imaginative literature. Selling millions of copies worldwide, it is science fiction's answer to The Lord of the Rings, a brilliantly imaginative epic of high adventure, unforgettable characters, and immense scope.[via]
Decades after Herbert's original novels, the Dune saga was continued by Frank Herbert's son, Brian Herbert, an acclaimed SF novelist in his own right, in collaboration with Kevin J. Anderson. Their New York Times bestselling trilogy, Dune: House Atreides, Dune: House Harkonnen, and Dune: House Corrino, formed a prequel to the classic Herbert series that was acclaimed by reviewers and readers alike. Now Herbert and Anderson, working from Frank Herbert's own notes, reveal a pivotal epoch in the history of the Dune universe, the chapter of the saga most eagerly anticipated by readers: The Butlerian Jihad.
Throughout the Dune novels, Frank Herbert frequently referred to the long-ago war in which humans wrested their freedom from "thinking machines." Now, in Dune: Butlerian Jihad, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson bring to life the story of that war, a tale previously seen only in tantalizing hints and clues. Finally, we see how Serena Butler's passionate grief ignites the war that will liberate humans from their machine masters. We learn the circumstances of the betrayal that made mortal enemies of House Atreides and House Harkonnen; and we experience the Battle of Corrin that created a galactic empire that lasted until the reign of Emperor Shaddam IV.
Herein are the foundations of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, the Suk Doctors, the Order of Mentats, and the mysteriously altered Navigators of the Spacing Guild. Here is the amazing tale of the Zensunni Wanderers, who escape bondage to flee to the desert world where they will declare themselves the Free Men of Dune. And here is the backward, nearly forgotten planet of Arrakis, where traders have discovered the remarkable properties of the spice melange . . . .
Ten thousand years before the events of Dune, humans have managed to battle the remorseless Machines to a standstill . . . but victory may be short-lived. Yet amid shortsighted squabbling between nobles, new leaders have begun to emerge. Among them are Xavier Harkonnen, military leader of the Planet of Salusa Secundus; Xavier's fiancée, Serena Butler, an activist who will become the unwilling leader of millions; and Tio Holtzman, the scientist struggling to devise a weapon that will help the human cause. Against the brute efficiency of their adversaries, these leaders and the human race have only imagination, compassion, and the capacity for love. It will have to be enough.More editions of The Butlerian Jihad:
Cars and How They Goby Joanna Cole, Gail GibbonsISBN 0690042612 (0-690-04261-2)
Hardcover, Crowell
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The Cat in the Hatby Dr. SeussISBN 0679891110 (0-679-89111-0)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books
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The Cat in the Hat Party Editionby SeussISBN 1571352252 (1-57135-225-2)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Darwin Among the Machines: The Evolution of Global Intelligenceby George DysonISBN 0738200301 (0-7382-0030-1)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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Di Kats Der Payats: The Cat In The Hatby Seuss, Sholem BergerISBN 0972693904 (0-9726939-0-4)
Hardcover, Yiddish House Llc
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Dig, Drill, Dump, Fillby Tana HobanISBN 0688117031 (0-688-11703-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Dune:La Yihad Butleriana / Dune:the Butlerian Yihad: La Yihad Butleriana/ the Butlerian Yihadby Kevin J. Anderson, Brian Herbert, Eduardo G. MurilloISBN 8497936728 (84-9793-672-8)
Softcover, Debolsillo
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Dune: The Butlerian Jihadby Kevin J. Anderson, Brian HerbertISBN 0765340771 (0-7653-4077-1)
Softcover, Tor Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dune: The Butlerian Jihad'Book summary:Frank Herbert's Dune series is one of the grandest epics in the annals of imaginative literature. Selling millions of copies worldwide, it is science fiction's answer to The Lord of the Rings, a brilliantly imaginative epic of high adventure, unforgettable characters, and immense scope.[via]
Decades after Herbert's original novels, the Dune saga was continued by Frank Herbert's son, Brian Herbert, an acclaimed SF novelist in his own right, in collaboration with Kevin J. Anderson. Their New York Times bestselling trilogy, Dune: House Atreides, Dune: House Harkonnen, and Dune: House Corrino, formed a prequel to the classic Herbert series that was acclaimed by reviewers and readers alike. Now Herbert and Anderson, working from Frank Herbert's own notes, reveal a pivotal epoch in the history of the Dune universe, the chapter of the saga most eagerly anticipated by readers: The Butlerian Jihad.
Throughout the Dune novels, Frank Herbert frequently referred to the long-ago war in which humans wrested their freedom from "thinking machines." Now, in Dune: Butlerian Jihad, Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson bring to life the story of that war, a tale previously seen only in tantalizing hints and clues. Finally, we see how Serena Butler's passionate grief ignites the war that will liberate humans from their machine masters. We learn the circumstances of the betrayal that made mortal enemies of House Atreides and House Harkonnen; and we experience the Battle of Corrin that created a galactic empire that lasted until the reign of Emperor Shaddam IV.
Herein are the foundations of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, the Suk Doctors, the Order of Mentats, and the mysteriously altered Navigators of the Spacing Guild. Here is the amazing tale of the Zensunni Wanderers, who escape bondage to flee to the desert world where they will declare themselves the Free Men of Dune. And here is the backward, nearly forgotten planet of Arrakis, where traders have discovered the remarkable properties of the spice melange . . . .
Ten thousand years before the events of Dune, humans have managed to battle the remorseless Machines to a standstill . . . but victory may be short-lived. Yet amid shortsighted squabbling between nobles, new leaders have begun to emerge. Among them are Xavier Harkonnen, military leader of the Planet of Salusa Secundus; Xavier's fiancée, Serena Butler, an activist who will become the unwilling leader of millions; and Tio Holtzman, the scientist struggling to devise a weapon that will help the human cause. Against the brute efficiency of their adversaries, these leaders and the human race have only imagination, compassion, and the capacity for love. It will have to be enough.More editions of Dune: The Butlerian Jihad:
Erewhon Revisitedby Samuel ButlerISBN 1404348972 (1-4043-4897-2)
Softcover, Indypublish.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Erewhon Revisited'Book summary:Before telling the story of my father's second visit to the remarkable country which he discovered now some thirty years since, I should perhaps say a few words about his career between the publication of his book in 1872, and his death in the early summer of 1891. I shall thus touch briefly on the causes that occasioned his failure to maintain that hold on the public which he had apparently secured at first. [via]
Ex Machina 1: The First Hundred Daysby Tony Harris, Brian K. VaughnISBN 1401206123 (1-4012-0612-3)
Softcover, Dc Comics
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Ex Machina 4: March to Warby Brian K. Vaughan, Tony Harris, Chris SprouseISBN 1401209971 (1-4012-0997-1)
Softcover, Wildstorm
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Great Discoveries and Inventions That Improved Transportationby Antonio Casanellas, Ali GarousiISBN 083682587X (0-8368-2587-X)
Hardcover, Stevens Incorporated, Gareth
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Great Inventionsby Richard Wood, Graham BackISBN 0783547668 (0-7835-4766-8)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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How Machines Workby Christopher RawsonISBN 086020197X (0-86020-197-X)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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How Things WorkISBN 1561733210 (1-56173-321-0)
Hardcover, Pubns Intl
Find This BookBook summary:Questions and answers provide information about how cameras, elevators, car engines, tops, yo-yos, and other devices work. Includes charts, diagrams, and an activities section. [via]
How Things Workby Donald J. CrumpISBN 0870444301 (0-87044-430-1)
Softcover, Natl Geographic Soc Childrens books
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How Things Workby National Geographic Society (U.S.)ISBN 0870444255 (0-87044-425-5)
Hardcover, National Geographic Society
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How Things Work'Book summary:Uses such familiar objects as a bicycle, neon sign, calculator, and hot air balloon to introduce the field of physics. [via]
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How Things Work: The Universal Encyclopedia of Machinesby C. Van Amerongen, Bibliographisches Institut (Mannheim, Germany)ISBN 0586080953 (0-586-08095-3)
Hardcover, Paladin
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Ink Sandwiches, Electric Worms, and 37 Other Experiments for Saturday Scienceby Neil A. DownieISBN 0801874106 (0-8018-7410-6)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Ink Sandwiches, Electric Worms, and 37 Other Experiments for Saturday Science'Book summary:How do you make a clock out of an ice cube? Send messages using bubbles? Make money using a tube that waltzes? This collection of curious and offbeat science experiments provides the answers to these and thirty-six other fascinating questions. Accomplished physicist and science writer Neil A. Downie covers a range of phenomena, from the rocking and rolling that drives a waltzing tube; to the fluid mechanics of a coffee-cup rev counter and biceps made from balloons; to the simple chemistry of red--hot batteries and wet solar cells. For each experiment, he provides historical anecdotes about the relevant phenomena, a list of equipment, detailed instructions, and a full explanation -- requiring only high-school mathematics -- of the science behind the procedure. For those intrigued by any experiment, he includes follow-up suggestions, which describe ways to tinker with the initial "recipe."
This collection of lively experiments, with complete explanations and simple mathematics, will appeal to high--school science teachers, inveterate tinkerers, amateur scientists, or anyone looking for a project for the next science fair.
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Katy and the Big Snowby Virginia Lee BurtonISBN 0395185629 (0-395-18562-9)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Katy and the Big Snow'Book summary:This old-fashioned tale about one little snowplow's determination in the face of a small-town blizzard has all the charm and moral grit of The Little Engine That Could. This isn't surprising, considering that Caldecott Medal-winning author Virginia Lee Burton (The Little House) specializes in bringing the inanimate to life with endearing illustrations and stories of fortitude and vulnerability. Katy, a red crawler tractor, "could do a lot of things," Burton explains early on. In the summer she is a bulldozer, helping to build and repair roads in the city of Geoppolis. In the winter, she turns into a snowplow, waiting and waiting for her chance to be useful. Most of the winters, though, the snowfalls are mild and the town doesn't need Katy. But when the big one finally hits, the town is buried in page after page of powder. The power lines are down. The doctor can't get his patient to the hospital. The fire department can't reach a burning house! "Everyone and everything was stopped but... KATY!" Suddenly, the entire community is dependent on one little snowplow. Children love witnessing Katy's shining moment of glory and will inevitably admire her "chug, chug, chug" endurance. (Ages 4 and older) --Gail Hudson [via]
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Machine Beauty: Elegance and the Heart of Technologyby David GelernterISBN 046504316X (0-465-04316-X)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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The Machine in America: A Social History of Technologyby Carroll W. PursellISBN 0801848180 (0-8018-4818-0)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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Machinesby Anne F. Rockwell, H. RockwellISBN 0064460096 (0-06-446009-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Machinesby David Glover, Andrew Haslam, Jon BarnesISBN 0716647079 (0-7166-4707-9)
Softcover, World Book Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Machines'Book summary:Introduces basic facts about the construction and function of simple machines with instructions for related experiments and projects. [via]
Machinesby Clive Gifford, Kevin Lyles, Andy BurtonISBN 0746019629 (0-7460-1962-9)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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Machines & Inventionsby Time-Life BooksISBN 0809497050 (0-8094-9705-0)
Hardcover, Time-Life
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Machines and InventionsISBN 0809497042 (0-8094-9704-2)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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Machines That Workby Caroline YoungISBN 0746009909 (0-7460-0990-9)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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Machines Who Think: A Personal Inquiry into the History and Prospects of Artificial Intelligenceby Pamela McCorduckISBN 1568812051 (1-56881-205-1)
Softcover, A K Peters Ltd
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Softcover, W H Freeman & Co - Machines Who Think: A Personal Inquiry into the History and Prospects of Artificial Intelligence: ISBN 0716710722 (0-7167-1072-2)
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Mastering Woodworking Machinesby Mark DuginskeISBN 0942391985 (0-942391-98-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovelby Virginia Lee BurtonISBN 0395259398 (0-395-25939-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The New Way Things Workby Neil Ardley, David MacaulayISBN 0395938473 (0-395-93847-3)
Hardcover, Walter Lorraine
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The New Way Things Work'Book summary:"Is it a fact--or have I dreamt it--that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?" If you, like Nathaniel Hawthorne, are kept up at night wondering about how things work--from electricity to can openers--then you and your favorite kids shouldn't be a moment longer without David Macaulay's The New Way Things Work. The award-winning author-illustrator--a former architect and junior high school teacher--is perfectly poised to be the Great Explainer of the whirrings and whizzings of the world of machines, a talent that landed the 1988 version of The Way Things Work on the New York Times bestsellers list for 50 weeks. Grouping machines together by the principles that govern their actions rather than by their uses, Macaulay helps us understand in a heavily visual, humorous, unerringly precise way what gadgets such as a toilet, a carburetor, and a fire extinguisher have in common.
The New Way Things Work boasts a richly illustrated 80-page section that wrenches us all (including the curious, bumbling wooly mammoth who ambles along with the reader) into the digital age of modems, digital cameras, compact disks, bits, and bytes. Readers can glory in gears in "The Mechanics of Movement," investigate flying in "Harnessing the Elements," demystify the sound of music in "Working with Waves," marvel at magnetism in "Electricity & Automation," and examine e-mail in "The Digital Domain." An illustrated survey of significant inventions closes the book, along with a glossary of technical terms, and an index. What possible link could there be between zippers and plows, dentist drills and windmills? Parking meters and meat grinders, jumbo jets and jackhammers, remote control and rockets, electric guitars and egg beaters? Macaulay demystifies them all. (Click to see a sample spread of this book, illustrations and text copyright 1998 David Macaulay, Neil Ardley, published by Houghton Mifflin Co.) (All ages) --Karin Snelson [via]
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One Morning in Maineby Robert McCloskeyISBN 0670526274 (0-670-52627-4)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Owner's Guide to Sewing Machines, Sergers, and Knitting Machinesby Gale Grigg HazenISBN 0801978882 (0-8019-7888-2)
Softcover, Krause Pubns Inc
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Pictorial Handbook of Technical Devicesby Paul GrafsteinISBN 0820602345 (0-8206-0234-5)
Hardcover, Chemical Pub Co
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Player Pianoby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0385333781 (0-385-33378-1)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Red Bearby Bodel RikysISBN 0803710488 (0-8037-1048-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Siddhartaby Hermann HesseISBN 9872074828 (987-20748-2-8)
Softcover, LA Marca Editura
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Siddharthaby Hermann HesseISBN 1404331972 (1-4043-3197-2)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Siddhartha'Book summary:Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - In the shade of the house, in the sunshine of the riverbank near the boats, in the shade of the Sal-wood forest, in the shade of the fig tree is where Siddhartha grew up, the handsome son of the Brahman, the young falcon, together with his friend Govinda, son of a Brahman. The sun tanned his light shoulders by the banks of the river when bathing, performing the sacred ablutions, the sacred offerings. In the mango grove, shade poured into his black eyes, when playing as a boy, when his mother sang, when the sacred offerings were made, when his father, the scholar, taught him, when the wise men talked. For a long time, Siddhartha had been partaking in the discussions of the wise men, practising debate with Govinda, practising with Govinda the art of reflection, the service of meditation. He already knew how to speak the Om silently, the word of words, to speak it silently into himself while inhaling, to speak it silently out of himself while exhaling, with all the concentration of his soul, the forehead surrounded by the glow of the clear-thinking spirit. He already knew to feel Atman in the depths of his being, indestructible, one with the universe. [via]
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- Siddhartha: ISBN 1421804522 (1-4218-0452-2)
Softcover, 1st World Library - Siddhartha: ISBN 1570627215 (1-57062-721-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc - Siddhartha: ISBN 1590302273 (1-59030-227-3)
Softcover, Bantam Books - Siddhartha: ISBN 1567310079 (1-56731-007-9)
Hardcover, Fine Communications - Siddhartha: ISBN 1570629706 (1-57062-970-6)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Siddhartha: ISBN 1582878560 (1-58287-856-0)
Hardcover, North Books - Siddhartha: ISBN 1570628033 (1-57062-803-3)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Siddhartha: ISBN 081120068X (0-8112-0068-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc - Siddhartha: ISBN 0976072645 (0-9760726-4-5)
Softcover, El Paso Norte Pr - Siddhartha: ISBN 0679643362 (0-679-64336-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - Siddhartha: ISBN 0881036390 (0-88103-639-0)
Hardcover, Bt Bound - Siddhartha: ISBN 0899664474 (0-89966-447-4)
Hardcover, Buccaneer Books - Siddhartha: ISBN 0811202925 (0-8112-0292-5)
Hardcover, New Directions Publishing Corporation - Siddhartha: ISBN 9706660739 (970-666-073-9)
Softcover, Grupo Editorial Tomo - Siddhartha: ISBN 1404331972 (1-4043-3197-2)
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The Society of Mindby Marvin MinskyISBN 0671657135 (0-671-65713-5)
Softcover, Touchstone Books
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The Terminal Manby Michael CrichtonISBN 0786247525 (0-7862-4752-5)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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The Usborne Book of How Things Workby M. ClaridgeISBN 074600415X (0-7460-0415-X)
Softcover, Edc Pub
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The Usborne Book of Knowledgeby Anne Civardi, Tony Bremner, Cathy KilpatrickISBN 0746003609 (0-7460-0360-9)
Hardcover, Edc Pub
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The Various and Ingenious Machines of Agostino Ramelli (1588)by Eugene S. Ferguson, Agostino Ramelli, Martha Teach GnudiISBN 080181796X (0-8018-1796-X)
Hardcover, Johns Hopkins University Press
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The Way Things Workby David MacaulayISBN 0395428572 (0-395-42857-2)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Way Things Work'Book summary:David Macaulay has made it his business to demystify science and technology for children (and certainly one or two surreptitious adults) with his worldwide bestseller, The New Way Things Work. Packed with information on the inner workings of everything from the World Wide Web to windmills, the remarkable and humorous book guides readers through the fundamental principles of machines. And now Macaulay and his trusty mammoth sidekick are back, ready to make science even more fun and comprehensible. The Way Things Work Kit is a hands-on, fully interactive kit, equipped with everything needed to perform over 50 activities, including the construction of 12 working models. A handy cardboard carrying case opens to reveal a guidebook, a CD-ROM with instructions on how to build your own pinball games, activity cards, and more than 100 basic components that fit together to make models from a balloon-powered car to a robot arm to a fairground ride. Children will be absorbed for hours as they learn about levers and hydraulics, winches and friction, inertia and pneumatics. Future engineers--not to mention just regular humans--couldn't have a better introduction to the way things work. (Ages 8 and older) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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Way Things Work: An Encyclopedia of Modern Technologyby RitchieISBN 0671210866 (0-671-21086-6)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Way Things Work: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Technologyby C. Van AmerongenISBN 0000913154 (0-00-091315-4)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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What's Inside Everyday Thingsby Hilary HockmanISBN 1564581349 (1-56458-134-9)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Dune:La Yihad Butleriana / Dune:the Butlerian Yihad: La Yihad Butleriana/ the Butlerian Yihadby Kevin J. Anderson, Brian HerbertISBN 8401335205 (84-01-33520-5)
Hardcover, Plaza & Janes Editories Sa
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! El Gato Con Sombrero Viene De Nuevoby Yanitzia Canetti, SeussISBN 1930332432 (1-930332-43-2)
Hardcover, Lectorum Pubns
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- Publication Date: 1/1/2004
- Pages: 63
- Reading Level: Age 6 and Up
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Mike Mulligan y su maquina maravillosa/ Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovelby Virginia Lee Burton, Yanitzia CanettiISBN 0395861349 (0-395-86134-9)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Siddhartaby Hermann Hesse, Carmen GrossiISBN 9681501225 (968-15-0122-5)
Softcover, Editores Mexicanos Unidos-Mex
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Siddharthaby Hermann HesseISBN 1400001293 (1-4000-0129-3)
Softcover, Plaza & Janes Editories, S.A.
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Hermann Hesse RomaneISBN 3150088127 (3-15-008812-7)
Hardcover, P. Reclam
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