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The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birdsby Miklos D. F. UdvardyISBN 0394414101 (0-394-41410-1)
Hardcover
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Black Holes and Warped Spacetimeby William J. KaufmannISBN 0716711532 (0-7167-1153-2)
Softcover, W H Freeman & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black Holes and Warped Spacetime'Book summary:What are black holes? They may be bridges into other universes or pathways into the past or future. They infinitely warp space and time, allowing nothing to escape: not matter, not even light. They are stellar corpses that have crushed themselves into oblivion, seemingly suspending the traditional laws of physics. The Big Bang may have peppered the universe with primordial black holes, as small as protons, but as massive as mountains. The universe itself may be disappearing into the final black hole. In "Black Holes and Warped Spacetime" astrophysicist William J. Kaufmann, III, illuminates one of the greatest mysteries of modern science. Exploring the topics that have most intrigued his lecture audiences, Dr. Kaufmann explains the nature and power of black holes, his engrossing, non-technical explanations enhanced by numerous illustrations. In "Black Holes and Warped Spacetime" you'll discover a world of science fact stranger than science fiction. (From the dust jacket) [via]
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Bright Air, Brilliant Fire: On the Matter of the Mindby Gerald M. EdelmanISBN 0465007643 (0-465-00764-3)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Bright Air, Brilliant Fire: On the Matter of the Mind'Book summary:We are on the verge of a revolution in neuroscience as significant as the Galilean revolution in physics or the Darwinian revolution in biology. Nobel laureate Gerald M. Edelman takes issue with the many current cognitive and behavioral approaches to the brain that leave biology out of the picture, and argues that the workings of the brain more closely resemble the living ecology of a jungle than they do the activities of a computer. Some startling conclusions emerge from these ideas: individuality is necessarily at the very center of what it means to have a mind, no creature is born value-free, and no physical theory of the universe can claim to be a "theory of everything" without including an account of how the brain gives rise to the mind. There is no greater scientific challenge than understanding the brain. Bright Air, Brilliant Fire is a book that provides a window on that understanding. [via]
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Brighter Than a Thousand Sunsby Robert JungkISBN 0785787534 (0-7857-8753-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Brighter Than a Thousand Suns'Book summary:An account of the remarkable scientists who discovered that nuclear fission was possible and then became concerned about its implications. Index. Translated by James Cleugh.[via]More editions of Brighter Than a Thousand Suns:
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Chemistryby Steven S. ZumdahlISBN 0669417971 (0-669-41797-1)
Softcover, D C Heath & Co
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Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div - Chemistry: ISBN 0669324620 (0-669-32462-0)
Hardcover, D C Heath & Co - Chemistry: ISBN 0669328669 (0-669-32866-9)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div - Chemistry: ISBN 0395985811 (0-395-98581-1)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div - Chemistry: ISBN 0618221565 (0-618-22156-5)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div - Chemistry: ISBN 0669045292 (0-669-04529-2)
Hardcover, D.C. Heath - Chemistry: ISBN 0669167088 (0-669-16708-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div - Chemistry: ISBN 0669417947 (0-669-41794-7)
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Chemistryby UmdahlISBN 0618610324 (0-618-61032-4)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chemistry'Book summary:For instructors who want the latest technology Houghton Mifflin presents Chemistry, 6/e Media Enhanced Edition with the new Virtual Toolbox for Chemistry. Available for Fall 2005 courses, this edition includes a new bound-in media guide and suite of teaching and learning tools. Created to meet the rapidly changing instructional needs of General Chemistry professors, the Virtual Toolbox suite offers access to tutoring, assessment, and presentation tools through our comprehensive Eduspace Course Management tool--instructors can also choose selected resources for use separately via CD-ROM or the Web. These resources are certain to make learning more dynamic and course planning, presentation, and management more intuitive.Chemistry, 6/e, owes its success to its conceptual approach to problem-solving, high-quality end-of-chapter problems, and student friendly writing style. A strong emphasis on models and real-world applications prevails throughout the text. [via]
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Chemistry Alternateby Steven S. ZumdahlISBN 0669417955 (0-669-41795-5)
Hardcover, D C Heath & Co
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Comets: Creators and Destroyersby David H. LevyISBN 0684852551 (0-684-85255-1)
Softcover, Touchstone Books
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The Cooperative Gene: How Mendel's Demon Explains the Evolution of Complex Beingsby Mark RidleyISBN 0743201612 (0-7432-0161-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Cosmic Coincidences: Dark Matter, Mankind and Anthropic Cosmologyby John Gribbin, Martin ReesISBN 0553347403 (0-553-34740-3)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Einstein, Picasso: Space, Time, and the Beauty That Causes Havocby Arthur I. MillerISBN 0465018602 (0-465-01860-2)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Einstein, Picasso: Space, Time, and the Beauty That Causes Havoc'Book summary:The most important scientist of the twentieth century, and its most important artist, had their periods of greatest creativity almost simultaneously and in remarkably similar circumstances. This fascinating parallel biography of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso as young men examines their greatest works-Einstein's special theory of relativity and Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, the painting that brought art into the twentieth century. Miller shows how these breakthroughs arose not only from within their respective fields but from larger currents in the intellectual culture of the times: specifically, the rise of photography for Picasso, various well-known practical problems in the design of electric dynamos and the regularization of railroad timetables for Einstein, and for both the increasingly sophisticated ideas of space, time, and invisible forces that made up the cutting-edge science of the day. Ultimately, Miller shows how Einstein and Picasso, in a deep and important sense, were both working on the same problem.[via]More editions of Einstein, Picasso: Space, Time, and the Beauty That Causes Havoc:
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The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoplesby Tim FlanneryISBN 0802138888 (0-8021-3888-8)
Softcover, Grove Pr
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Flannery admirably balances his twin roles as scientist and storyteller. As a thoughtful teacher, he employs memorable and effective examples to illustrate broader topics, but he's also willing to commit to theoretical explanations (with fair warning) when necessary to thread together the narrative. But Flannery's greatest strength might simply be the empathy he inspires as a fellow human being trying to sort out an intricate, often richly beautiful puzzle. It's hard not to identify with his curiosity and enthusiasm, whether he's recalling memories of late nights spent as a child reading the How and Why Book of Prehistoric Mammals (and the uintathere nightmares that followed) or just marveling over the vast American West from his window seat on a plane.
The Eternal Frontier certainly leaves you with a solid outline of the how, why, and when of North America's enigmatic ecology, and what the implications of a dwindling frontier have for our future. But don't be surprised when what you remember best are Flannery's countless details--worthy of repeating at any self-respecting pub--from marsupial sperm that swim in pairs to the reason that Native American cultures might owe their very existence to squirrels' taste in nuts. --Paul Hughes [via]
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The Evolution of Cooperationby Robert AxelrodISBN 0465005640 (0-465-00564-0)
Softcover, Basic Books
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Eye, Brain and Visionby David H. HubelISBN 0716760096 (0-7167-6009-6)
Softcover, Holt & Company, Henry
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A Field Guide to Rocks and Mineralsby Frederick H. Pough, Jeffrey ScovilISBN 039591096X (0-395-91096-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals'Book summary:Modern policing is a vital institution for the defense of political and civil rights, and the protection of citizens from crime and fear of crime. Private security is also playing an increasingly important role in crime prevention and order maintenance, and also in protecting government assets and services. At the same time, crime and disorder remain major problems in contemporary societies, and there are ongoing issues of integrity and competency in many police departments and in the security industry. Policing and Security in Practice: Challenges and Achievements addresses questions of 'best practice' across police and security work by focusing on what the scientific literature says about how to achieve optimal outcomes in law enforcement, crime prevention and professional standards. Each chapter is written by subject experts with many years of research experience and collaborative work with policing and security agencies. The book is a highly readable, inspiring and fully grounded guide to achieving the best in policing and security. [via]
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Softcover, Houghton Mifflin - A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: ISBN 0585067929 (0-585-06792-9)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin - A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: ISBN 0395081068 (0-395-08106-8)
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Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin - A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: ISBN 0395910978 (0-395-91097-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin - A Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals: ISBN 039591096X (0-395-91096-X)
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A Field Guide to the Atmosphereby Vincent J. SchaeferISBN 0395330335 (0-395-33033-5)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Flanagan's Versionby Dennis FlanaganISBN 0679721568 (0-679-72156-8)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Flanagan's Version: A Spectator's Guide to Science on the Eve of the Twenty-First Centuryby Dennis FlanaganISBN 0394555473 (0-394-55547-3)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Galileo's Revenge: Junk Science in the Courtroomby Peter W. HuberISBN 0465026249 (0-465-02624-9)
Softcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Galileo's Revenge: Junk Science in the Courtroom'Book summary:A scathing indictment of the growing role of junk science in our courtrooms. Peter W. Huber shows how time and again lawyers have usedand the courts have acceptedspurious claims by so-called expert witnesses to win astronomical judgments that have bankrupted companies, driven doctors out of practice, and deprived us all of superior technologies and effective, life-saving therapies.[via]More editions of Galileo's Revenge: Junk Science in the Courtroom:
Get a Grip on Geneticsby Martin BrookesISBN 073700035X (0-7370-0035-X)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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Global Brain: The Evolution of the Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Centuryby Howard K. BloomISBN 0471419192 (0-471-41919-2)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Global Brain: The Evolution of the Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century'Book summary:When did big-picture optimism become cool again? While not blind to potential problems and glitches, Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind From the Big Bang to the 21st Century confidently asserts that our networked culture is not only inevitable but essential for our species' survival and eventual migration into space. Author Howard Bloom, believed by many to be R. Buckminster Fuller's intellectual heir, takes the reader on a dizzying tour of the universe, from its original subatomic particle network to the unimaginable data-processing power of intergalactic communication. His writing is smart and snappy, moving with equal poise through the depiction of frenzied bacteria passing along information packets in the form of DNA and that of nomadic African tribespeople putting their heads together to find water for the next year. The reader is swept up in Bloom's vision of the power of mass minds and before long can't help seeing the similarities between ecosystems, street gangs and the Internet. Were Bloom not so learned and well. respected--over a third of his book is devoted to notes and references and luminaries from Lynn Margulis to Richard Metzger have lined up behind him--it would be tempting to dismiss him as a crank. His enthusiasm, the grand scale of his thinking and his transcendence of traditional academic disciplines can be daunting but the new outlook yielded to the persistent is simultaneously exciting and humbling. Bloom takes the old-school sci-fi dystopian vision of group thinking and turns it around--Global Brain predicts that our future's going to be less like the Borg and more like a great party. --Rob Lightner [via]
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A Glorious Accident: A Scientific Roundtableby Wim KayzerISBN 0716731444 (0-7167-3144-4)
Hardcover, Freeman & Company, W. H.
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A Glorious Accident: Understanding Our Place in the Cosmic Puzzleby Wim KayzerISBN 0716735644 (0-7167-3564-4)
Softcover, Freeman & Company, W. H.
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The Human Brainby Isaac AsimovISBN 0452276411 (0-452-27641-1)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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The Human Brain: Its Capacities and Functionsby Isaac AsimovISBN 045161867X (0-451-61867-X)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Introduction to Genetic Analysisby Anthony J.F. GriffithsISBN 0716749394 (0-7167-4939-4)
Hardcover, W H Freeman & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Introduction to Genetic Analysis'Book summary:[via]An Introduction to Genetic Analysis (IGA) stands out from its peers in this course in that it provides a clear introduction to the techniques and experiments of scientists past and present, not just an "encyclopedia" of information. This experimental emphasis, together with a solid pedagogical framework in the chapters, provides the clearest, most cutting-edge text available. IGA is also well-known for its outstanding problem sets, an integral part of the genetics course at any school.More editions of Introduction to Genetic Analysis:
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Introduction to Genetic Analysisby Jeffrey H. Miller, David T. Suzuki, Anthony J.F. GriffithsISBN 0716722852 (0-7167-2285-2)
Hardcover, W H Freeman & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Introduction to Genetic Analysis'Book summary:A revised and updated fifth edition containing an additional chapter on the impact genetics has on our daily lives. The book reviews the basic concepts of cell and molecular biology with increased coverage of DNA replication and protein synthesis. At the end of ecery chapter a new solved problem that integrates seceral genetics principles appears. This will show students how genetic principles work together to solve problmes an will give students practice reapplying principles learned earlier. Additional to this text one can also aquire a study guide/solutions manual, overhead transparencies and printed and computerized test banks for the IBM or MAC. [via]
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Introduction to Genetic Analysisby Richard C. Lewontin, Jeffrey H. Miller, David T. Suzuki, Anthony J.F. Griffiths, William M. GelbartISBN 0716726041 (0-7167-2604-1)
Hardcover, W H Freeman & Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Introduction to Genetic Analysis'Book summary:This edition offers a comprehensive and student-orientated introduction to genetics. The book offers a new chapter on genomics, covering the handling of genomes and including the human genome project; it includes updated chapters on molecular genetics, reflecting recent progress in the areas of recombinant gene technology and mechanisms of mutations. In addition this work offers more emphasis on human genetics and new exercises to help students assimilate and apply a number of genetic principles. [via]
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Lake Wobegon Summer 1956by Garrison KeillorISBN 0670030031 (0-670-03003-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History 1300-1850by Brian M. FaganISBN 0465022723 (0-465-02272-3)
Softcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Little Ice Age: How Climate Made History 1300-1850'Book summary:"Climate change is the ignored player on the historical stage," writes archeologist Brian Fagan. But it shouldn't be, not if we know what's good for us. We can't judge what future climate change will mean unless we know something about its effects in the past: "those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it". And Fagan's story of the last thousand years, centered on the "Little Ice Age," reminds us of what we could end up repeating: flood, fire, and famine--acts of God exacerbated by acts of man.
For all that he takes a broad--a very broad--view of European history, Fagan's writing is laced with human faces, fascinating anecdotes, and a gift for the telling detail that makes history live, very much in the style of Barbara Tuchman's A Distant Mirror. When Fagan talks about the voyages of Basque fishermen to American shores (probably landing before Columbus sailed), he puts in the taste of dried cod and the terrifying suddenness of fogs on the Grand Banks. The Great Fire of London, what it was like when the Dutch dikes broke, the Irish Potato Famine, the year without a summer, ice fairs on the Thames, and volcanoes in the South Pacific--Fagan makes history a ripping yarn in which we are all actors, on a stage that has always been changing. --Mary Ellen Curtin [via]
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Lucy's Child: The Discovery of a Human Ancestorby James Shreeve, Donald JohansonISBN 0688064922 (0-688-06492-2)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lucy's Child: The Discovery of a Human Ancestor'Book summary:Don Johanson discovered Lucy, the most famous and one of the most complete of hominid remains, in 1974. His controversial interpretation of the remains as representing an ancestor to all subsequent hominid species, including our own, and his bestselling book "Lucy - the Beginnings of Humankind" established him as the most famous living palaeontologist, his one rival being Richard Leakey, whose views of human evolution remain entirely opposed to Johanson's. In this book, Johanson weaves together the story of his return to Africa in 1986, and the discovery of another extraordinary hominid specimen, with a history of the search for human origins and of his bitter disagreements with Leakey. [via]
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The Magic School Bus Hops Homeby Joanna ColeISBN 0785756205 (0-7857-5620-5)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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The Magic School Bus Hops Home : A Book about Animal Habitatsby Joanna Cole, Patricia Relf, Nancy StevensonISBN 0590484133 (0-590-48413-3)
Softcover, Scholastic Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Magic School Bus Hops Home : A Book about Animal Habitats'Book summary:Oh, no! Wanda's best friend, Bella the bullfrog, is missing. The class wants to help look for her. Ms. Frizzle says, "The best way to find a frog is to be a frog!" So, the kids take a ride on the Magic School Bus. Join them as they shrink to frog size and learn all about animal habitats! [via]
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The Magic School Bus in the Arctic: A Book About Heatby Joanna Cole, Anne Schreiber, Scholastic Productions, Bruce Degen, Art RuizISBN 0590187244 (0-590-18724-4)
Softcover, Scholastic
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Mind Tools: The Five Levels of Mathematical Realityby Rudy RuckerISBN 0395468108 (0-395-46810-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mind Tools: The Five Levels of Mathematical Reality'Book summary:Now available in paperback, Mind Tools connects mathematics to the world around us. Reveals mathematics' great power as an alternative language for understanding things and explores such concepts as logic as a computing tool, digital versus analog processes and communication as information transmission. [via]
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Western Regionby John Farrand, Miklos D. F. Udvardy, National Audubon SocietyISBN 0679428518 (0-679-42851-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds: Western Region'Book summary:A favorite of birdwatchers (especially those who prefer photographs to illustrations), this field guide, revised for 2000, accounts for the 544 bird species that live in the region west of the Great Plains. The clearly printed color photographs capture birds at rest and in flight; preceded by black-and-white silhouettes, the plates are organized by visually based, intuitive categories--"hawk-like birds," "pigeon-like birds," and "perching birds," for example--that make on-the-fly identification a fairly simple matter. The images are matched by clearly written text that describes a given bird, gives an approximation of its voice, and details its habitat, range, nests, and behavior. Sized to fit in a jacket or backpack pocket, this is a valuable companion for any birding outing in the region. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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The Nemesis Affair: A Story of the Death of Dinosaurs and the Ways of Scienceby David M. RaupISBN 0393319180 (0-393-31918-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don't Fall Through the Floorby J. E. Gordon, Philip BallISBN 0691125481 (0-691-12548-1)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The New Science of Strong Materials: Or Why You Don't Fall Through the Floor'Book summary:This new edition of J. E. Gordon's classic introduction to the properties of materials used in engineering answers some fundamental and fascinating questions about how the material world around us functions. In particular, Gordon focuses on so-called strong materials, such as metals, wood, ceramics, glass, and bone. For each material in question, Gordon explains the unique physical and chemical basis for its inherent structural qualities in irrepressibly fresh and simple terms. He also shows how an in-depth understanding of these materials' intrinsic strengths (and weaknesses) guides our engineering choices, allowing us to build the structures that support our modern society. Philip Ball's new introduction describes Gordon's career and the impact of his innovations in materials research, while also discussing how the field has evolved since Gordon wrote this enduring example of first-rate scientific communication.
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The New Solar Systemby J. Kelly Beatty, Andrew Chaikin, Carolyn Collins PetersenISBN 0521645875 (0-521-64587-5)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The New Solar System'Book summary:As the definitive guide for the armchair astronomer, The New Solar System has established itself as the leading book on planetary science and solar system studies. Incorporating the latest knowledge of the solar system, a distinguished team of researchers, many of them Principal Investigators on NASA missions, explain the solar system with expert ease. The completely-revised text includes the most recent findings on asteroids, comets, the Sun, and our neighboring planets. The book examines the latest research and thinking about the solar system; looks at how the Sun and planets formed; and discusses our search for other planetary systems and the search for life in the solar system. In full-color and heavily-illustrated, the book contains more than 500 photographs, portrayals, and diagrams. An extensive set of tables with the latest characteristics of the planets, their moon and ring systems, comets, asteroids, meteorites, and interplanetary space missions complete the text. New to this edition are descriptions of collisions in the solar system, full scientific results from Galileo's mission to Jupiter and its moons, and the Mars Pathfinder mission. For the curious observer as well as the student of planetary science, this book will be an important library acquisition. J. Kelly Beatty is the senior editor of Sky & Telescope, where for more than twenty years he has reported the latest in planetary science. A renowned science writer, he was among the first journalists to gain access to the Soviet space program. Asteroid 2925 Beatty was named on the occasion of his marriage in 1983. Carolyn Collins Petersen is an award-winning science writer and co-author of Hubble Vision (Cambridge 1995). She has also written planetarium programs seen at hundreds of facilities around the world. Andrew L. Chaikin is a Boston-based science writer. He served as a research geologist at the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Earth and Planetary Studies. He is a contributing editor to Popular Science and writes frequently for other publications. [via]
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The New Solar Systemby Andrew Chaikin, J. Kelly BeattyISBN 0521361621 (0-521-36162-1)
Hardcover, Cambridge University Press
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On Aggressionby Konrad LorenzISBN 0415283205 (0-415-28320-5)
Softcover, Routledge
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Aggression'Book summary:First published in the 1960s, On Aggression has been the target of criticism and controversy ever since. It is not Lorenz's careful descriptions of animal behaviour that are contentious, but his extrapolations to the human world that have caused reverberations resulting in a statement adopted by UNESCO in 1989 and subsequently endorsed by the American Psychological Association that appears to condemn his work. But does On Aggression actually make the claims implicit in the Seville statement?
In a new introduction by Professor Eric Salzen, the debate about Lorenz's work is set in its social and political context and his claims and those of his critics reassessed. Human aggression has not lessened since this seminal work first appeared and there are no convincing new solutions. On Aggression should be read by all new students and re-read by more experienced scholars so that the important evidence he presents from ethnology may be reappraised in the light of the most recent research. [via] -
Opticks: Or a Treatise of the Reflections Inflections and Colours of Lightby Isaac NewtonISBN 0486602052 (0-486-60205-2)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Peterson First Guide to Rocks and Mineralsby Frederick H. PoughISBN 0395935431 (0-395-93543-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Peterson First Guide to Astronomyby Jay PasachoffISBN 0395935423 (0-395-93542-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Presence of the Pastby Rupert SheldrakeISBN 0394759907 (0-394-75990-7)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Presence of the Past'Book summary:Rupert Sheldrake's theory of morphic resonance challenges the fundamental assumptions of modern science. A world-famous biologist, Sheldrake proposes that all self-organizing systems, from crystals to human societies, inherit a collective memory that influences their form and behaviour. Rather than being ruled by fixed laws, nature is essentially habitual. All human beings draw upon a collective human memory, and in turn contribute to it. Even individual memory depends on morphic resonance rather than on physical memory traces stored within the brain. Morphic resonance works through morphic fields, which organize the bodies of plants and animals, coordinate the activities of brains, and underlie mental activity. Minds are extended beyond brains both in space and time. This fully-revised and updated edition of The Presence of the Past summarizes the evidence for Dr Sheldrake's controversial theory, reviews new research, and explores its implications for biology, chemistry, physics, psychology and sociology. In place of the mechanistic worldview that has dominated biology since the nineteenth century, this book offers a revolutionary alternative, and opens up a new understanding of life, minds and evolution. [via]
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The Quantum Worldby J. C. PolkinghorneISBN 0691023883 (0-691-02388-3)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Quantum World'Book summary:Reprint of a volume first published in 1984 (Longman), presenting quantum mechanics for the general reader. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. [via]
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Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thoughtby Pascal BoyerISBN 0465006965 (0-465-00696-5)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Religion Explained: The Evolutionary Origins of Religious Thought'Book summary:What's it all about? Though we might never answer the really big questions--with good reason--maybe we can understand why we ask them. Cognitive anthropologist Pascal Boyer tackles this topic in the unapologetically titled Religion Explained, and it is sure to polarize his readers. Some will think it's an impermissible invasion of mental territory beyond the reach of reason; others will see it as the first step toward a more complete understanding of human nature--and Boyer is acutely aware of the emotionally charged nature of his work. This knowledge informs his decision to proceed without caution, as he warns readers early on that most will risk being offended by some of his considerations. Readers who can lay aside their biases will find great rewards here; Boyer's wide scholarship and knack for elegant writing are reasons enough for reading his book.
That gods and spirits are construed very much like persons is probably one of the best-known traits of religion. Indeed, the Greeks had already noticed that people create gods in their own image.... All this is familiar, indeed so familiar that for a long time anthropologists forgot that this propensity requires an explanation. Why then are gods and spirits so much like humans?
Peppering his study with examples from all over the world, particularly the Fang people of Africa, Boyer offers plenty of evidence for his theory that religious institutions exist to maintain particular threads of social integrity. Though he uses the tools of evolutionary psychology, he is more careful than most EP proponents to avoid ad hoc and circular arguments. Best of all, at least to those unmortified at the idea of examining religion critically, his theories are potentially testable. Even if he turns out to be dead wrong, at least Religion Explained offers a new and powerful framework for thinking about our spiritual lives. --Rob Lightner [via]
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The Sacred Bettle and Other Great Essays in Scienceby Martin GardnerISBN 0452008042 (0-452-00804-2)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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Secrets of the Night Sky: The Most Amazing Things in the Universe You Can See With the Naked Eyeby Bob Berman, Alan McKnightISBN 0688127274 (0-688-12727-4)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Simians, Cyborgs and Women: The Reinvention of Natureby Donna Jeanne HarawayISBN 0415903874 (0-415-90387-4)
Softcover, Routledge
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Simians, Cyborgs and Women: The Reinvention of Nature'Book summary:Simians, Cyborgs and Women is a powerful collection of ten essays written between 1978 and 1989. Although on the surface, simians, cyborgs and women may seem an odd threesome, Haraway describes their profound link as "creatures" which have had a great destabilizing place in Western evolutionary technology and biology. Throughout this book, Haraway analyzes accounts, narratives, and stories of the creation of nature, living organisms, and cyborgs. At once a social reality and a science fiction, the cyborg--a hybrid of organism and machine--represents transgressed boundaries and intense fusions of the nature/culture split. By providing an escape from rigid dualisms, the cyborg exists in a post-gender world, and as such holds immense possibilities for modern feminists. Haraway's recent book, Primate Visions, has been called "outstanding," "original," and "brilliant," by leading scholars in the field. Simians, Cyborgs, and Women tradition--establishing [via]
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A Step Farther Outby Jerry PournelleISBN 0441785832 (0-441-78583-2)
Softcover, Putnam Berkley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Step Farther Out'Book summary:Essays on Technology, Civilization, and saving the world by Galaxy Science Fiction Science Editor Jerry Pournelle, PhD. Preface by Larry Niven, and Foreword by A. E. Van Vogt. From the Niven Preface: "Jerry Pournelle is our to make the whole world rich... He's been building the future since I was in grade school, and he's still at it." Essays include "Survival With Style" and "That Buck Rogers Stuff," as well as excerpts from The Strategy of Technology.
From the Preface to the 2011 Edition: We live in an age of marvels. Despite that, we feel a sense of impending doom.... That's still true... We could still go to space. We could still mine the asteroids. We could still take part in developing mankinds vast future. Indeed, it is easier to do now than it would have been when I wrote these essays. The unrelenting enmity of the Soviet Union has been replaced by other threats, some of them severe, but none comparable to 26,000 nuclear warheads. We have computers and the Internet. There is free exchange of ideas throughout most of the world, and the information revolution relentlessly expands that area. We still face the threat of famine, but it is not as acute as it was in the times when these essays were written. Communications, transportation, electronics, rocket technology its all better now. We can still go to the planets.
We still live in an age of marvels, and its still true that the only limit to growth is nerve.
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Stephen Hawking: A Life in Scienceby John Gribbin, Michael WhiteISBN 0525934472 (0-525-93447-2)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Stephen Hawking: A Life in Scienceby Michael White, John R. GribbinISBN 0670840130 (0-670-84013-0)
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Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Areby Joseph LedouxISBN 0670030287 (0-670-03028-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are'Book summary:A middle-aged neuroscientist walking down Bourbon Street spots a T-shirt that reads, "I don't know, so maybe I'm not." This stimulus zooms from eyes to brain, neuron by neuron, via tiny junctions called synapses. The results? An immediate chuckle and (sometime later) a groundbreaking book titled The Synaptic Self. To Joseph LeDoux, the simple question, "What makes us who we are?" represents the driving force behind his 20-plus years of research into the cognitive, emotional, and motivational functions of the brain.
LeDoux believes the answer rests in the synapses, key players in the brain's intricately designed communication system. In other words, the pathways by which a person's "hardwired" responses (nature) mesh with his or her unique life experiences (nurture) determine that person's individuality. Here, LeDoux nimbly compresses centuries of philosophy, psychology, and biology into an amazingly clear picture of humanity's journey toward understanding the self.
Equally readable is his comprehensive science lesson, where detailed circuit speak reads like an absorbing--yet often humorous--mystery novel. Skillfully presenting research studies and findings alongside their various implications, LeDoux makes a solid case for accepting a synaptic explanation of existence and provides to the reader generous helpings of knowledge, amusement, and awe along the way. --Liane Thomas [via]
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The Theory of Evolutionby John Maynard SmithISBN 0521451280 (0-521-45128-0)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next Fifty Yearsby Bruce SterlingISBN 0679463224 (0-679-46322-4)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Triumph of Evolution: And the Failure of Creationismby Niles EldredgeISBN 0716744783 (0-7167-4478-3)
Softcover, W H Freeman & Co
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The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-Line Pioneersby Tom StandageISBN 0425171698 (0-425-17169-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-Line Pioneers'Book summary:"A fascinating walk through a pivotal period in human history."--USA TodayFor many people, the Internet is the epitome of cutting-edge technology. But in the nineteenth century, the first online communications network was already in place--the telegraph. And at the time, it was just as perplexing, controversial, and revolutionary as the Internet is today. The Victorian Internet tells the story of the telegraph's creation and remarkable impact, and of the visionaries, oddballs, and eccentrics who pioneered it. With the invention of the telegraph, the world of communications was forever changed. The telegraph gave rise to creative business practices and new forms of crime. Romances blossomed over its wires. And attitudes toward everything from news gathering to war had to be completely rethought. The saga of the telegraph offers many parallels to that of the Internet in our own time, and is a remarkable episode in the history of technology.* Illustrated throughout* A masterful, lively blend of science and history, in the bestselling tradition of Longitude"Fascinating...If you've ever hankered for a perspective on media Net hype, this book is for you."--Wired"Sparkling."--Forbes"Essential reading for those caught up in our own information revolution."--Christian Science Monitor [via]
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