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2001 A Space Odysseyby Arthur C. Clarke, Stanley KubrickISBN 0090898303 (0-09-089830-3)
Hardcover, Hutchinson
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Algeny: A New Word--A New Worldby Jeremy RifkinISBN 0140071067 (0-14-007106-7)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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The Amateur Naturalist's Handbookby Vinson BrownISBN 0130237213 (0-13-023721-3)
Softcover, Prentice-Hall
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An Anatomy of Thought: The Origin and Machinery of Mindby Ian GlynnISBN 0195136969 (0-19-513696-9)
Hardcover, Oxford University Press
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Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Justby Kenneth R. ManningISBN 0195034988 (0-19-503498-8)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Bone Ladyby Mary H. ManheinISBN 014029192X (0-14-029192-X)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Brain: A Very Short Introductionby Michael O'SheaISBN 0192853929 (0-19-285392-9)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Brain: A Very Short Introduction'Book summary:The Brain: A Very Short Introduction provides a non-technical introduction to the main issues and findings in current brain research and gives a sense of how neuroscience addresses questions about the relationship between the brain and the mind. Short, clear discussions on the mechanical workings of the brain are offered and the details of brain science are covered in an accessible style. Explanations of the more familiar implications of the brain's actions, such as memories, perceptions, and motor control are integrated throughout the book. It has chapters on brain processes and the causes of "altered mental states," as well as a final chapter that discusses possible future developments in neuroscience, touching on artificial intelligence, gene therapy, the importance of the Human Genome Project, drugs by design, and transplants. Up-to-date coverage of the newest developments in brain research and suggestions for future research on the brain are also included.
About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam. [via]More editions of The Brain: A Very Short Introduction:
Brother Astronomer: Adventures of a Vatican Scientistby Guy ConsolmagnoISBN 0071372318 (0-07-137231-8)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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Cantor's Dilemmaby Carl DjerassiISBN 0140143599 (0-14-014359-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Cartoon Guide To Statisticsby Larry Gonick, Woollcott SmithISBN 0062731025 (0-06-273102-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cartoon Guide To Statistics'Book summary:If you have ever looked for P-values by shopping at P mart, tried to watch the Bernoulli Trails on "People's Court," or think that the standard deviation is a criminal offense in six states, then you need The Cartoon Guide to Statistics to put you on the road to statistical literacy. The Cartoon Guide to Statistics covers all the central ideas of modern statistics: the summary and display of data, probability in gambling and medicine, random variables, Bernoulli Trails, the Central Limit Theorem, hypothesis testing, confidence interval estimation, and much more-all explained in simple, clear, and yes, funny illustrations. Never again will you order the Poisson Distribution in a French restaurant! [via]
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Catching the Light: The Entwined History of Light and Mindby Arthur ZajoncISBN 0195095758 (0-19-509575-8)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the Worldby Mark KurlanskyISBN 0140275010 (0-14-027501-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World'Book summary:From the Bestselling Author of Salt and The Basque History of the World
Cod, Mark Kurlanskys third work of nonfiction and winner of the 1999 James Beard Award, is the biography of a single species of fish, but it may as well be a world history with this humble fish as its recurring main character. Cod, it turns out, is the reason Europeans set sail across the Atlantic, and it is the only reason they could. What did the Vikings eat in icy Greenland and on the five expeditions to America recorded in the Icelandic sagas? Cod, frozen and dried in the frosty air, then broken into pieces and eaten like hardtack. What was the staple of the medieval diet? Cod again, sold salted by the Basques, an enigmatic people with a mysterious, unlimited supply of cod. As we make our way through the centuries of cod history, we also find a delicious legacy of recipes, and the tragic story of environmental failure, of depleted fishing stocks where once their numbers were legendary. In this lovely, thoughtful history, Mark Kurlansky ponders the question: Is the fish that changed the world forever changed by the world's folly?A charming fish tale and a pretty gift for your favorite seafood cook or fishing monomaniac. But in the last analysis, its a bitter ecological fable for our time. Los Angeles TimesEvery once in a while a writer of particular skill takes a fresh, seemingly improbable idea and turns out a book of pure delight. Such is the case of Mark Kurlansky and the codfish. David McCulloughOne of the 25 Best Books of the Year. The New York Public Library[via]
Mark Kurlansky is the author of many books including Salt, The Basque History of the World, 1968, and The Big Oyster. His newest book is Birdseye.More editions of Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World:
Computer Power and Human Reason: From Judgment to Calculationby Joseph WeizenbaumISBN 0140225358 (0-14-022535-8)
Softcover, Penguin
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Concepts of Modern Physicsby Arthur Beiser, Isabel BergISBN 0072448482 (0-07-244848-2)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill Science Engineering
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Concepts of Modern Physics'Book summary:Modern physics is the most up-to-date, accessible presentation of modern physics available. The book is intended to be used in a one-semester course covering modern physics for students who have already had basic physics and calculus courses. The balance of the book leans more toward ideas than toward experimental methods and practical applications because the beginning student is better served by a conceptual framework than by a mass of details. The sequence of topics follows a logical, rather than strictly historical, order. Relativity and quantum ideas are considered first to provide a framework for understanding the physics of atoms and nuclei. The theory of the atom is then developed, and followed by a discussion of the properties of aggregates of atoms, which includes a look at statistical mechanics. Finally atomic nuclei and elementary particles are examined [via]
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The Conscious Universe: The Scientific Truth of Psychic Phenomenaby Dean I. RadinISBN 0062515020 (0-06-251502-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Cosmology: A Very Short Introductionby Peter ColesISBN 019285416X (0-19-285416-X)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Dreaming: An Introduction to the Science of Sleepby J. Allan HobsonISBN 0192804820 (0-19-280482-0)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dreaming: An Introduction to the Science of Sleep'Book summary:What is dreaming? Why are dreams so strange and why are they so hard to remember? In this fascinating book, Harvard researcher Allan Hobson offers an intriguing look at our nightly odyssey through the illusory world of dreams.
Hobson describes how the theory of dreaming has advanced dramatically over the past fifty years, sparked by the use of EEGs in the 1950s and by recent innovations in brain imaging. We have learned for instance that, in dreaming, some areas of the brain are very active--the visual and auditory centers, for instance--while others are completely shut down, including the centers for self-awareness, logic, and memory. Thus we can have visually vivid dreams, but be utterly unaware that the sequence of events or locales may be bizarre and, quite often, impossible. And because the memory center is inactive, we don't remember the dream at all, unless we wake up while it is in progress. Hobson also shows that modern research has disproved most of Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams (as one scientist put it, "Freud was 50% right and 100% wrong"), but we have gained new insight into the nature of mental illness. The book also discusses dream disorders (nightmares, night terrors, sleep walking), the possible link between dreaming and the regulation of body temperature, the effects of sleep deprivation, and much more.
With special boxed features that highlight intriguing questions--Do we dream in color? (yes), Do animals dream? (probably), Do men and women dream differently? (no)--Dreaming offers a cutting-edge account of the most mysterious area of our mental life. [via]More editions of Dreaming: An Introduction to the Science of Sleep:
Dreaming: A Very Short Introductionby J. Allan HobsonISBN 0192802151 (0-19-280215-1)
Softcover, Oxford University Press
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The Edge of Infinity: Beyond the Black Holeby Paul DaviesISBN 0140231943 (0-14-023194-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Einsteinby Jeremy BernsteinISBN 0140043179 (0-14-004317-9)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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Energy Makes Things Happenby Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Paul MeiselISBN 0064452131 (0-06-445213-1)
Softcover, Trophy Pr
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Evolution of Consciousness: Of Darwin, Freud, and Cranial Fire The Origins of the Way We Thinkby Robert Evan OrnsteinISBN 0135875692 (0-13-587569-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Evolutionary Analysisby Scott Freeman, Jon C. HerronISBN 0132275848 (0-13-227584-8)
Hardcover, Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co
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Forbidden Knowledge: From Prometheus to Pornographyby Roger ShattuckISBN 0156005514 (0-15-600551-4)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Forbidden Knowledge: From Prometheus to Pornography'Book summary:An intellectual tour-de-force, Forbidden Knowledge is a study of the ethics of literary and scientific inquiry. Shattuck first approaches his subject indirectly, conducting an engaging tour of Western literature: Adam and Eve, Prometheus, Milton's Paradise Lost, Goethe's Faust, and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. He then uses these tales to address the moral questions raised by mankind's tendency to search for dangerous knowledge. He contrasts J. Robert Oppenheimer's acceptance of guilt for the atomic bombings with Edward Teller's dismissal of the same. In his own field of literary criticism he argues against the neutral analysis of immoral works as "pure literature," illustrating his point with a critique of the Marquis de Sade. Forbidden Knowledge is a stimulating and forceful intellectual argument against moral relativism, as well as a practical approach to difficult ethical problems, from genetic engineering to pornography. [via]
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From Seed to Pumpkinby Wendy Pfeffer, James Graham HaleISBN 0064451909 (0-06-445190-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'From Seed to Pumpkin'Book summary:Pumpkins can be baked in a pie.
Pumpkins can be carved into jack-o'-lanterns.
Pumpkin seeds can be roasted for a healthy snack.
But how does a tiny seed turn into a big pumpkin?
Read and find out what a pumpkin seed needs to help it grow!
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Great Kapok Treeby Lynne CherryISBN 0152026142 (0-15-202614-2)
Softcover, Harcourt Childrens Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Kapok Tree'Book summary:This beautifully illustrated and highly recommended book is widely used in primary schools in the U.S. to convince children of the importance of rain-forest conservation. Lynne Cherry visited the Amazon rain forest to gather drawings for the book, and the simple story and vivid illustrations capture the reality and lushness of the forest in a way she could not have by working from mere photographs. [via]
A Guide to the Elementsby Albert StwertkaISBN 0195150279 (0-19-515027-9)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Hippocratic Writingsby G.E.R. LloydISBN 0140444513 (0-14-044451-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Hippocratic Writingsby John Chadwick, Hippocrates, G.E.R. Lloyd, W. N. MannISBN 0140400311 (0-14-040031-1)
Hardcover, Penguin
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A History of the Mindby Nicholas HumphreyISBN 0060975563 (0-06-097556-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Human Anatomy and Physiologyby MariebISBN 0130328405 (0-13-032840-5)
Hardcover, Pearson
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Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, From Fire to Freudby Peter WatsonISBN 006621064X (0-06-621064-X)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Introduction to Electrodynamicsby David J. GriffithsISBN 013805326X (0-13-805326-X)
Hardcover, Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Introduction to Electrodynamics'Book summary:For junior/senior-level electricity and magnetism courses. This book is known for its clear, concise and accessible coverage of standard topics in a logical and pedagogically sound order. The Third Edition features a clear, accessible treatment of the fundamentals of electromagnetic theory, providing a sound platform for the exploration of related applications (ac circuits, antennas, transmission lines, plasmas, optics, etc.). Its lean and focused approach employs numerous examples and problems.
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Leonardo Da Vinci: Flights of the Mindby Charles NichollISBN 0143036122 (0-14-303612-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Let's Go Rock Collectingby Roma Gans, Holly KellerISBN 0064451704 (0-06-445170-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Life Itself: Exploring the Realm of the Living Cellby Boyce RensbergerISBN 0195125002 (0-19-512500-2)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Life Itself: Exploring the Realm of the Living Cell'Book summary:Hidden in a nondescript red-brick building in Rockville, Maryland, is the most unusual warehouse in the world, a bank of living cells called the American Type Culture Collection. Here, at 321 degrees below zero--a temperature at which life abandons its vital dance and enters limbo, but without dying--are some 30,000 vials holding 60 billion living forms in suspended animation, including mouse kidney cells, turkey blood cells, armadillo spleen cells, and some 40 billion human cells. These cultured cells are essential to modern biological research--in fact, cells today are the most intimately studied life forms in all of science, for both practical and philosophical reasons. For one, all disease--from cancer and the common cold, to arthritis and AIDS--stems from cells gone awry. And cell research not only promises a cure for a wide variety of disease--it also holds the key to the mystery of life itself.
In Life Itself, Boyce Rensberger, science writer for The Washington Post, takes readers to the frontlines of cell research with some of the brightest investigators in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology. Virtually all the hottest topics in biomedical research are covered here, such as how do cells and their minute components move? How do the body's cells heal wounds? What is cancer? Why do cells die? And what is the nature of life? Readers discover that--contrary to what we may have concluded from pictures in our high school textbooks--cells teem with activity and that, inside, they "are more crowded with components than the inside of a computer." We learn that scientists now know of at least ten molecular motors that move things about inside the cell--in most cells, this motion is short because the cell is tiny, but in the single-celled nerve fibers that run from the base of the spinal cord to the toes (measuring three or four feet in an adult human), molecular motors can take several days to make the trip. Rensberger describes the many fascinating kinds of cells found in the body, from "neural crest cells" (early in embryonic development, these cells crawl all over the embryo to the sites where they will pursue their fate--as nerve cells, or cartilage, or skin), to "dust cells" (nomadic cells in the lung that swallow and store indigestible particles, then migrate to the gullet where they themselves are swallowed and digested), to "natural killer cells" (millions of which roam the body looking for cancerous cells). We meet many of the scientists who have pioneered cell research, such as Rita Levi-Montalcini--an Italian who, shut out of her lab during World War II, continued to experiment in her bedroom at home, making the discovery ("nerve growth factor") for which she won the Nobel Prize--and American Leonard Hayflick, who proved that all human cells (except cancer cells) invariably die after about fifty divisions. Rensberger also provides an illuminating discussion of AIDS--revealing exactly why this virus is so difficult to defeat--and of cancer, explaining that before cancer can start, a whole series of rare events must occur, events so unlikely that it seems a wonder that anyone gets cancer at all.
The solutions to the most pressing challenges facing scientists today--from the efforts to conquer disease to the quest to understand life itself--will be found in the innermost workings of the cell. In Life Itself, Boyce Rensberger paints a colorful and fascinating portrait of modern research in this vital area, an account which will enthrall anyone interested in state-of-the-art science or the incredible workings of the human body. [via]More editions of Life Itself: Exploring the Realm of the Living Cell:
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The Log from the Sea of Cortezby John Steinbeck, Edward Flanders Ricketts, Richard AstroISBN 0140187448 (0-14-018744-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Log from the Sea of Cortez'Book summary:This exciting day-by-day account of Steinbeck's trip to the Gulf of California with biologist Ed Ricketts, drawn from the longer Sea of Cortez, is a wonderful combination of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure.[via]More editions of The Log from the Sea of Cortez:
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Man Meets Dogby Konrad LorenzISBN 0140022147 (0-14-002214-7)
Softcover, Penguin Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Man Meets Dog'Book summary:In this wonderful book, the famous scientist and best-selling author, Konrad Lorenz, 'the man who talked with animals', enlightens and entertains us with his illustrated account of the unique relationship between humans and their pets. Displaying Lorenz's customary humanity and expert knowledge of animals, Man Meets Dog is also a deeply personal and entertaining account of his relationships with his own four-legged friends. With charming sketches on almost every page, Man Meets Dog offers a delightful insight into animal and human thinking and feeling. An essential companion for all lovers of dogs (and cats!). [via]
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The Medieval Machineby Jean GimpelISBN 0140045147 (0-14-004514-7)
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The Moon Seems to Changeby Franklyn M. Branley, Barbara Emberley, Ed EmberleyISBN 0064450651 (0-06-445065-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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My Five Sensesby AlikiISBN 006445083X (0-06-445083-X)
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Mysteries of Life and the Universe: New Essays from America's Finest Writers on Scienceby William H. ShoreISBN 0156001365 (0-15-600136-5)
Softcover, Harcourt
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mysteries of Life and the Universe: New Essays from America's Finest Writers on Science'Book summary:The mysteries of life and of the world we live in reveal themselves throughout this delightfully varied and accessible collection of essays. In fusions of hard science and personal anecdote - a physicist's perceptions as he walks his dog, a neurologist's ruminations on stubbing his toe, an astronomy writer's imaginary stroll backward in time on his way to his father's grave - these essays emphasize the breadth and humanity of the scientific endeavor. Ranging in subject matter from the beginnings of the earth to the ends of the known universe, this anthology encompasses reflections on common sense, the mind of a bat, quantum mechanics, Murphy's law, dinosaur footprints, a Mesoamerican calendar, the thrill of an eclipse, time and memory, a fatal car accident, the origins of life. . . . and more. Mysteries of Life and the Universe is the fourth in a series of innovative collaborations in which artists and writers have donated their work to benefit others. (Those previously published are Louder than Words and Louder than Words: A Second Collection, both short-story anthologies, and Home, a children's book.) These collections are conceived and sponsored by Share Our Strength, a hunger relief foundation in Washington, D.C., which will donate the royalties from the sales of Mysteries of Life and the Universe to the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality. [via]
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Organic Chemistryby Leroy G. WadeISBN 0131699571 (0-13-169957-1)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Organic Chemistry'Book summary:In a highly accessible fashion, this top-selling book bridges the gap between conceptual understanding and actual applicationwhile strongly emphasizing the development of problem-solving skills. The book focuses on traditional organic chemistry topics and offers up-to-date aspects of spectroscopy, relevant photographs, and many applications to polymer chemistry integrated throughout the book.
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Hardcover, Prentice Hall - Organic Chemistry: ISBN 0133016315 (0-13-301631-5)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall - Organic Chemistry: ISBN 0136403018 (0-13-640301-8)
Hardcover, Prentice-Hall - Organic Chemistry: ISBN 0136425887 (0-13-642588-7)
Hardcover, Prentice Hall - Organic Chemistry: ISBN 0139227415 (0-13-922741-5)
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The Penguin Dictionary of Geologyby D. G. A. WhittenISBN 0140510494 (0-14-051049-4)
Softcover, Penguin USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Penguin Dictionary of Geology'Book summary:Designed for student geologists at both secondary and university level as well as scientists in other fields and interested amateur geologists, this reference work provides descriptions of terms, tables of minerals and an overview of the uses and applications of new geological techniques. [via]
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Penguin Dictionary of Physicsby John P. Cullerne, John Daintith, John CullerneISBN 0140514597 (0-14-051459-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Penguin Dictionary of Physics'Book summary:The Penguin Dictionary of Physics provides clear and concise definitions for every area of physics from optics and acoustics to mechanics and electronics, via quantum theory and relativity. The ideal reference guide to this fast-evolving subject, it will prove invaluable to students and teachers, scientists and doctors, as well as technicians and technologists. [via]
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Penguin Dictionary of Physicsby Valerie IllingworthISBN 0140512365 (0-14-051236-5)
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The Penguin Dictionary of Physicsby Valerie PittISBN 0140510710 (0-14-051071-0)
Hardcover, Penguin
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Pets in a Jarby Seymour Simon, Betty FraserISBN 0140491864 (0-14-049186-4)
Softcover, Puffin
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Philosophy of Natural Scienceby Gary Gustav HempelISBN 0136638236 (0-13-663823-6)
Softcover, Prentice Hall
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Principles of Anatomy and Physiologyby Tortora, Nicholas Peter AnagnostakosISBN 0063887703 (0-06-388770-3)
Hardcover, Canfield Press
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Principles of Neural Scienceby KandelISBN 0071390111 (0-07-139011-1)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Principles of Neural Science'Book summary:Now updated: the definitive neuroscience resourcefrom Eric R. Kandel, MD (winner of the Nobel Prize in 2000); James H. Schwartz, MD, PhD; Thomas M. Jessell, PhD; Steven A. Siegelbaum, PhD; and A. J. Hudspeth, PhD
900 full-color illustrations
Deciphering the link between the human brain and behavior has always been one of the most intriguingand often challengingaspects of scientific endeavor. The sequencing of the human genome, and advances in molecular biology, have illuminated the pathogenesis of many neurological diseases and have propelled our knowledge of how the brain controls behavior.
To grasp the wider implications of these developments and gain a fundamental understanding of this dynamic, fast-moving field, Principles of Neuroscience stands alone as the most authoritative and indispensible resource of its kind.
In this classic text, prominent researchers in the field expertly survey the entire spectrum of neural science, giving an up-to-date, unparalleled view of the discipline for anyone who studies brain and mind. Here, in one remarkable volume, is the current state of neural science knowledgeranging from molecules and cells, to anatomic structures and systems, to the senses and cognitive functionsall supported by more than 900 precise, full-color illustrations. In addition to clarifying complex topics, the book also benefits from a cohesive organization, beginning with an insightful overview of the interrelationships between the brain, nervous system, genes, and behavior. Principles of Neural Science then proceeds with an in-depth examination of the molecular and cellular biology of nerve cells, synaptic transmission, and the neural basis of cognition. The remaining sections illuminate how cells, molecules, and systems give us sight, hearing, touch, movement, thought, learning, memories, and emotions.
The new fifth edition of Principles of Neural Science is thoroughly updated to reflect the tremendous amount of research, and the very latest clinical perspectives, that have significantly transformed the field within the last decade.
Ultimately, Principles of Neural Science affirms that all behavior is an expression of neural activity, and that the future of clinical neurology and psychiatry hinges on the progress of neural science. Far exceeding the scope and scholarship of similar texts, this unmatched guide offers a commanding, scientifically rigorous perspective on the molecular mechanisms of neural function and diseaseone that youll continually rely on to advance your comprehension of brain, mind, and behavior.
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- The cornerstone reference in the field of neuroscience that explains how the nerves, brain, and mind function
- Clear emphasis on how behavior can be examined through the electrical activity of both individual neurons and systems of nerve cells
- Current focus on molecular biology as a tool for probing the pathogenesis of many neurological diseases, including muscular dystrophy, Huntington disease, and certain forms of Alzheimers disease
- More than 900 engaging full-color illustrationsincluding line drawings, radiographs, micrographs, and medical photographs clarify often-complex neuroscience concepts
- Outstanding section on the development and emergence of behavior, including important coverage of brain damage repair, the sexual differentiation of the nervous system, and the aging brain
- NEW! More detailed discussions of cognitive and behavioral functions, and an expanded review of cognitive processes
- NEW! A focus on the increasing importance of computational neural science, which enhances our ability to record the brains electrical activity and study cognitive processes more directly
- NEW! Chapter-opening Key Concepts provide a convenient, study-enhancing introduction to the material covered in each chapter
- Selected Readings and full reference citations at the close of each chapter facilitate further study and research
- Helpful appendices highlight basic circuit theory; the neurological examination of the patient; circulation of the brain; the blood-brain barrier, choroid plexus, and cerebrospinal fluid; neural networks; and theoretical approaches to neuroscience/ul> [via]
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Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mindby Hans P. MoravecISBN 0195136306 (0-19-513630-6)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Robot: Mere Machine to Transcendent Mind'Book summary:This is science fiction without the fiction--and more mind-bending than anything you ever saw on Star Trek. Moravec, a professor of robotics at Carnegie Mellon University, envisions a not-too-distant future in which robots of superhuman intelligence have picked up the evolutionary baton from their human creators and headed out into space to colonize the universe.
This isn't anything that a million sci-fi paperbacks haven't already envisioned. The difference lies in Moravec's practical-minded mapping of the technological, economic, and social steps that could lead to that vision. Starting with the modest accomplishments of contemporary robotics research, he projects a likely course for the next 40 years of robot development, predicting the rise of superintelligent, creative, emotionally complex cyberbeings and the end of human labor by the middle of the next century.
After Moravec makes this point, his projections start to get really wild: robot corporations will take up residence in outer space with rogue cyborgs; planet-size robots will cruise the solar system looking for smaller bots to assimilate; and eventually every atom in the entire galaxy will be transformed into data-storage space, with a full-scale simulation of human civilization running as a subroutine somewhere.
His last chapter, which mingles the latest in avant-garde physics with hints of Borges's most intoxicating metaphysical conceits, is a breathtaking piece of hallucinatory eschatology. Moravec concludes by reminding us that even the wildest long-range predictions about the technological future never turn out to be as unhinged as they should have been. --Julian Dibbell [via]
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Science Experiments You Can Eatby Vicki Cobb, David Cain, Peter J. LippmanISBN 0064460029 (0-06-446002-9)
Softcover, Trophy Pr
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The Sense of Being Stared At: And Other Aspects of the Extended Mindby Rupert SheldrakeISBN 0091794633 (0-09-179463-3)
Hardcover, Hutchinson
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Telling Lies for God: Reason Vs Creationismby I. R. PlimerISBN 009182852X (0-09-182852-X)
Hardcover, Random House Australia
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Time: A Traveler's Guideby Clifford A. PickoverISBN 0195130960 (0-19-513096-0)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Time: A Traveller's Guide'Book summary:The thought that humans might one day be able to harness time, traveling freely from one age to another, has been a fixture of science fiction for years. Science fact is beginning to catch up to the long-held dream: in this entertaining survey, researcher-writer Clifford Pickover observes that current theories of physics support--or at least do not rule out--the possibilities of time travel.
In chapters that mix whimsical science-fiction scenarios with brief essays on matters of fact, Pickover takes a leisurely stroll through various chrono-cosmological theories and discusses their attendant virtues, flaws, and inherent paradoxes. One modern notion, Kurt Gödel's addendum to Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, posits a rotating universe in which it is possible for a traveler to move between states of time and return to the present (assuming, of course, that there is such a thing as the present); the theory depends on a universe that rotates slowly, which seems not to be the case, but, as Pickover points out, it nevertheless provides a mathematical basis for time travel--which, he suggests, is a fine and worthy start. Pickover peppers his well-illustrated text with learned asides on such matters as light-cone diagrams, rocket clocks, string theory, parallel universes, and other topics real and speculative. What he turns up in the course of his narrative is fascinating--and fuel for anyone who entertains dreams of interdimensional wandering. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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To Know a Flyby Vincent Gaston DethierISBN 0070165742 (0-07-016574-2)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill College
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Trashing the Planet: How Science Can Help Us Deal With Acid Rain, Depletion of the Ozone, and Nuclear Wasteby Louis R. Guzzo, Dixie Lee RayISBN 0060974907 (0-06-097490-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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The User Illusion: Cutting Consciousness Down to Sizeby Tor Nrretranders, Jonathan SydenhamISBN 0140230122 (0-14-023012-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Vertebrate Lifeby F. Harvey Pough, John B. Heiser, Christine M. JanisISBN 0131453106 (0-13-145310-6)
Hardcover, Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co
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Virtual Worlds: A Journey in Hype and Hyperrealityby Benjamin WoolleyISBN 0140154396 (0-14-015439-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Western Intellectual Tradition, from Leonardo to Hegelby Jacob BronowskiISBN 0061330019 (0-06-133001-9)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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What Makes a Magnet?by Franklyn M. Branley, True KelleyISBN 0064451488 (0-06-445148-8)
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A World on Fire: A Heretic, An Aristocrat, and the Race to Discover Oxygenby Joe JacksonISBN 0143038834 (0-14-303883-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The World Within the Worldby John D. BarrowISBN 0192861085 (0-19-286108-5)
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The X-Files Book of the Unexplainedby Jane GoldmanISBN 0061053341 (0-06-105334-1)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'X-Files Book of the Unexplained'Book summary:The X-Files Book of the Unexplained is the perfect synthesis of popular media, folklore, theory, and fact. Author Jane Goldman appraises the merits of episodes such as "Ghost in the Machine," in which special agents Mulder and Scully investigate a murderous computer system. However, Goldman's exploration of the inspirations for these episodes is what sets The X-Files Book of the Unexplained apart from a mere episode guide. For "Ghost in the Machine," Goldman interviews experts in the field of artificial intelligence such as MIT's Mark Torrence. She also recounts reports of Japanese workers killed by assembly-line robots that run amuck and the bizarre case of chess champion Nikolai Gudkov, who was electrocuted by the computer opponent he had just checkmated. The photographs and quotes from the television show, interspersed throughout, are a bonus for X-philes and accentuate the book's truth-is-stranger-than-fiction theme. If you enjoy this book, be sure to pick up volume two as well. --Brian Patterson [via]
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