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1000 Facts About Spaceby Pam BeasantISBN 1856978117 (1-85697-811-7)
Softcover, Kingfisher Books
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Along Came Galileoby Jeanne BendickISBN 1893103013 (1-893103-01-3)
Softcover, Varsitybooks.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Along Came Galileo'Book summary:One of the most important figures to come out of the awakening world of the Renaissance was Galileo Galelei. Often referred to as the "Archimedes of his time" Galileo was forever asking questions. Is it possible to measure heat? Is it possible to weigh air? Does the earth stand still or does it move? How fast do objects fall to the earth? His questions led to some of the most important answers of the scientific world and to his contributions to astronomy, physics, and mathematics. Galileo also advanced the astronomical telescope and invented the compound microscope. He measured the rotation of the sun, invented the thermometer, a geometrical compass and the pendulum clock. He was a man of faith, a lover of art and an accomplished artist. He played the lute and enjoyed working in his garden. He was the first to see, through the lens of the telescope, the wonders of our galaxy sights that moved him to profound gratitude to God. He was so ahead of his time that his discoveries caused him to be the object of persecution and injustice. Through her whimsical illustrations and her bright engaging text Bendick has provided the middle reader with Galileo's inspiring story. [via]
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As We Know Itby Marek KohnISBN 1862073686 (1-86207-368-6)
Softcover, Granta Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'As We Know It'Book summary:An account of how the human mind evolved. Marek Kohn offers a theory of mind that suggests how our ancestors might have thought, and seen the world, in the absence of language, gods or culture. He relates that ancient heritage to our humanity, and examines the influence of our hominid past on our own behaviour, as creatures who speak, symbolize and create. Central to the book is a meditation on the handaxe, crafted again and again for hundreds of thousands of years by our proto-human ancestors. In his reconstruction of the uses and meanings of the handaxe, Kohn takes the reader into an alien world that is strangely close to our own. This is a work of sociobiology, in that it applies Darwinism to human culture. Unlike other works of "evolutionary psychology", it seeks to recapture Darwnism from the political right, and to show that a better understanding of our evolutionary history need not lead to an imposing of limits on who we are and what we may become. [via]
The Brain : The Best Writing on Consciousness, I. Q. and Intelligence, Perception, Disorders of the Mind and Much Moreby Scientific American Editors, Antonio DamasioISBN 1585742856 (1-58574-285-6)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Press, The
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A Brief History of the Future: From Radio Days to Internet Years in a Lifetimeby John NaughtonISBN 1585671843 (1-58567-184-3)
Softcover, Overlook Press, The
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Brief History of the Future: From Radio Days to Internet Years in a Lifetime'Book summary:John Naughton, to judge by this learned but lightly written history of modern communications technology, is deeply interested in just about everything. It mystifies the Irish-born Cambridge University scholar that so few people share his fascination with the Internet--and, he grumps, "the higher you go up the social and political hierarchy the worse it gets."
A Brief History of the Future, whose title is just right, is Naughton's attempt to educate the uninitiated in how the Internet came to be. Although its development occurred in starts and stops over a half-century, the Internet came into its own only in the 1990s, with the arrival of the World Wide Web and widely available software to negotiate it. Each of those innovations, though, drew on work that sometimes extends deep into the past, and Naughton does a good job of tracing technical lineages. Though studded with geekspeak, his narrative doesn't presuppose much background knowledge on his readers' part, unlike Stephen Segaller's worthy Nerds 2.0.1., which covers some of the same ground. Naughton's cast of characters includes such scientific and administrative luminaries as Norbert Wiener, Vannevar Bush, Paul Baran, Bill Gates, Linus Torvalds, and Tim Berners-Lee (but, sad to say, not Al Gore), each of whom made contributions large and small to what Naughton insists is a technological revolution with endless possibilities for the common good.
Well-written and richly detailed, Naughton's book is a fine introduction to the Net, and to the countless, largely unsung innovators who made it possible. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Butterflies and Mothsby Robert T. Mitchell, Robert T. Mitcher, Herbert Spencer Zim, Andrew DurenceauISBN 1582381364 (1-58238-136-4)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Butterflies and Moths'Book summary:This Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press illustrates in full color 423 of the most common, widespread, important, or unusual North American species of Lepidoptera. Information includes:[via]
How to identify butterflies and moths
How to attract, rear and preserve them for study
How to assist these fascinating insects in their struggle for survival
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Catwatchingby Desmond MorrisISBN 1850892202 (1-85089-220-2)
Hardcover, Ulverscroft Large Print Books
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Checklist of North American Birdsby American Ornithologists UnionISBN 189127600X (1-891276-00-X)
Hardcover, Amer Ornithologists Union
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Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbookby Michael W. Eysenck, Mark T. KeaneISBN 1841693596 (1-84169-359-6)
Softcover, Psychology Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook'Book summary:This fifth edition of the best-selling international cognitive psychology textbook has been substantially updated and restructured to reflect new developments in cognitive psychology, and made more student-friendly.
Established approaches covered in depth include:
- Experimental cognitive psychology
- Cognitive science with its focus on modelling
- Cognitive neuropsychology with its focus on cognition following brain damage.
Extensive new material in this edition includes:
- Cognitive neuroscience approaches such as brain scanning and imaging studies which illustrate the principles of brain function
- New material on consciousness.
Throughout, the new material is fully integrated with more traditional approaches to create a comprehensive, coherent and totally current overview of perception, attention, memory, concepts, language, problem solving, judgement and reasoning.
A two-colour design, plus a rich array of supplementary multimedia materials, make this edition more accessible and entertaining for students.
The multimedia materials include:
- A PowerPoint lecture course and MCQ Test Bank free to qualifying adopters
- A unique web-based Student Learning Program. This is an interactive revision program incorporating a rich array of multimedia resources including interactive exercises and demonstrations, and active reference links to journal articles. This is offered on a subscription basis to departments adopting the text. A free demonstration of a sample chapter is available to potential subscribers at http://www.psypress.com/ek5/ .
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Conscious Acts of Creationby William Tiller, Walter Dibble, Michael KohaneISBN 1929331053 (1-929331-05-3)
Softcover, Pavior Pub
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The Dancing Universe: From Creation Myths To The Big Bangby Marcelo GleiserISBN 158465466X (1-58465-466-X)
Softcover, Dartmouth College
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Darwin's God: Evolution and the Problem of Evilby Cornelius HunterISBN 1587430533 (1-58743-053-3)
Softcover, Brazos Pr
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Darwinian Fairytalesby D.C. StoveISBN 1859723063 (1-85972-306-3)
Hardcover, Ashgate Pub Co
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Darwinian Fairytales: Selfish Genes, Errors of Heredity, and Other Fables of Evolutionby D.C. Stove, Roger KimballISBN 1594031401 (1-59403-140-1)
Hardcover, Encounter Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Darwinian Fairytales: Selfish Genes, Errors of Heredity, and Other Fables of Evolution'Book summary:Whatever your opinion of Intelligent Design, youll find Stoves criticism of what he calls Darwinism difficult to stop reading. Stoves blistering attack on Richard Dawkins selfish genes and memes is unparalleled and unrelenting. A discussion of spiders who mimic bird droppings is alone worth the price of the book. Darwinian Fairytales should be read and pondered by anyone interested in sociobiology, the origin of altruism, and the awesome process of evolution. --Martin Gardner, author of Did Adam and Eve Have Navels?: Debunking Pseudoscience[via]More editions of Darwinian Fairytales: Selfish Genes, Errors of Heredity, and Other Fables of Evolution:
A David Suzuki Collection :a Lifetime of Ideas: A Lifetime of Ideasby David T. SuzukiISBN 1741143055 (1-74114-305-5)
Hardcover, Allen & Unwin
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Dear Professor Einstein: Albert Einstein's Letters to and from Childrenby Alice Calaprice, Robert Schulmann, Evelyn EinsteinISBN 1591020158 (1-59102-015-8)
Hardcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dear Professor Einstein: Albert Einstein's Letters to and from Children'Book summary:We are often amazed by the wide-eyed innocence and boundless curiosity of children and the questions they ask. And letters to and from children are always appealing, especially so when they are written to someone famous. In "Dear Professor Einstein", Alice Calaprice has gathered a delightful and charming collection of more than sixty letters, most never published before, from children to perhaps the greatest scientist of all time. Obviously, Einstein could not respond to every letter written to him, but the responses he did find the time to write reveal the intimate human side of the great public persona, a man who, though he spent his days contemplating mathematics and physics, was very fond of children and enjoyed being in their company.Whether the children wrote to Einstein for class projects, out of curiosity, or because of prodding from a parent, their letters are amusing, touching, and sometimes quite precocious. Enhancing this correspondence are numerous splendid photographs showing Einstein amid children, wearing an Indian head-dress, carrying a puppet of himself, and donning fuzzy slippers, among many other wonderful pictures, many published for the first time in this book. Complete with a foreword by Einstein's granddaughter Evelyn, a biography and chronology of Einstein's life, and an essay by Einstein scholar Robert Schulmann on the great scientist's educational philosophy, this wonderful compilation will be welcomed by teachers, parents, and all the young, budding scientists in their lives. [via]
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The Divine Milieuby Sion Cowell, Pierre Teilhard De ChardinISBN 1903900581 (1-903900-58-1)
Hardcover, Intl Specialized Book Service Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Divine Milieu'Book summary:Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's spiritual masterpiece, The Divine Milieu, in a newly-revised translation by Siôn Cowell, is addressed to those who have lost faith in conventional religion but who still have a sense of the divine at the heart of the cosmos. "The heavens declare the glory of God," sings the Psalmist. Teilhard would agree. "We are surrounded," he says, "by a certain sort of pessimist who tells us continually that our world is foundering in atheism. But should we not say rather that what it is suffering from is unsatisfied theism?" He sees a universe in movement where progress is the spiritualization of matter and its opposite is the materialization of spirit. Teilhard opts for progress. The Divine Milieu is the divine center and the divine circle, the divine heart and the divine sphere. The book is written for those who listen primarily to the voices of the Earth; its purpose is to provide a link to traditional Christianity (as expressed in Baptism, Cross and Eucharist) in order to demonstrate that the fears prevalent in contemporary world society as it abuses its very foundation - Mother Earth - may be better understood by the Gospel path. Teilhard's primary purpose is to show a way forward which he sees as the "Christian religious ideal". The Foreword is by Thomas M. King, S.J., Professor of Theology at Georgetown University, and author of Teilhard's Mysticism of Knowing, editor of The Letters of Teilhard de Chardin and editor of Lucile Swan. [via]
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E=Mc2: The Great Ideas That Shaped Our Worldby Pete MooreISBN 1586636995 (1-58663-699-5)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowdsby Charles MacKay, Norman StoneISBN 1853263494 (1-85326-349-4)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds'Book summary:Why do otherwise intelligent individuals form seething masses of idiocy when they engage in collective action? Why do financially sensible people jump lemming-like into hare-brained speculative frenzies--only to jump broker-like out of windows when their fantasies dissolve? We may think that the Great Crash of 1929, junk bonds of the '80s, and over-valued high-tech stocks of the '90s are peculiarly 20th century aberrations, but Mackay's classic--first published in 1841--shows that the madness and confusion of crowds knows no limits, and has no temporal bounds. These are extraordinarily illuminating,and, unfortunately, entertaining tales of chicanery, greed and naivete. Essential reading for any student of human nature or the transmission of ideas.
In fact, cases such as Tulipomania in 1624--when Tulip bulbs traded at a higher price than gold--suggest the existence of what I would dub "Mackay's Law of Mass Action:" when it comes to the effect of social behavior on the intelligence of individuals, 1+1 is often less than 2, and sometimes considerably less than 0. [via]
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Softcover, Harriman House Publishing - Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds: ISBN 1586635581 (1-58663-558-1)
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The Fatal Eggs: A Storyby Bulgakov, Doris May Lessing, Hugh AplinISBN 1843914115 (1-84391-411-5)
Softcover, Hesperus Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Fatal Eggs: A Story'Book summary:[via]An inspired work of science fiction and a biting political allegory, Bulgakov's The Fatal Eggs tells of a brilliant scientist whose experiments with life spiral terriblyand fatefullyout of control. Quite by chance, Professor Persikov discovers a new form of light ray whose effect, when directed at living cells, is to accelerate growth in primitive organisms. But when this ray is shone on the wrong batch of eggs, the Professor finds himself both the unwilling creator of giant hybrids and the focus of a merciless press campaign. For it seems the propaganda machine has turned its gaze upon him, distorting his nature in the very way his innocent tampering created the monster snakes and crocodiles that now terrorize the neighborhood. Russian novelist and dramatist Mikhail Bulgakov is one of the foremost satirists of the 20th century.More editions of The Fatal Eggs: A Story:
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First Encyclopedia of Animals Internet Linkedby Paul DowswellISBN 1580864260 (1-58086-426-0)
Hardcover, Edc Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'First Encyclopedia of Animals Internet Linked'Book summary:With colour illustrations and easy-to-read text, this volume is intended as an introduction for children to the animal world. All the major topics are covered, including mammals, birds, reptiles, creepy-crawlies, and water life. [via]
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the Five Fists of Scienceby Matt Fraction, Steven SandersISBN 1582406057 (1-58240-605-7)
Softcover, Image Comics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'the Five Fists of Science'Book summary:True story: in 1899, Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla decided to end war forever. With Twain's connections and Tesla's inventions, they went into business selling world peace. So, what happened? Only now can the tale be told - in which Twain and Tesla collided with Edison and Morgan, an evil science cabal merging the Black Arts and the Industrial Age. Turn of the century New York City sets the stage for a titanic battle over the very fate of mankind. [via]
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Flowersby David BurnieISBN 1875137750 (1-875137-75-0)
Softcover, Weldon Owen
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flowers'Book summary:A garden that flowers all year round is an endless source of pleasure. This book shares with you all the tips and techniques you need to create that joy in your own yard, season after season. [via]
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Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock down Culture and Control Creativityby Lawrence LessigISBN 1594200068 (1-59420-006-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock down Culture and Control Creativity'Book summary:From "the most important thinker on intellectual property in the Internet era" ("The New Yorker"), a landmark manifesto about the genuine closing of the American mind.
Lawrence Lessig could be called a cultural environmentalist. One of America's most original and influential public intellectuals, his focus is the social dimension of creativity: how creative work builds on the past and how society encourages or inhibits that building with laws and technologies. In his two previous books, Code and The Future of Ideas, Lessig concentrated on the destruction of much of the original promise of the Internet. Now, in Free Culture, he widens his focus to consider the diminishment of the larger public domain of ideas. In this powerful wake-up call he shows how short-sighted interests blind to the long-term damage they're inflicting are poisoning the ecosystem that fosters innovation.
All creative works-books, movies, records, software, and so on-are a compromise between what can be imagined and what is possible-technologically and legally. For more than two hundred years, laws in America have sought a balance between rewarding creativity and allowing the borrowing from which new creativity springs. The original term of copyright set by the Constitution in 1787 was seventeen years. Now it is closer to two hundred. Thomas Jefferson considered protecting the public against overly long monopolies on creative works an essential government role. What did he know that we've forgotten?
Lawrence Lessig shows us that while new technologies always lead to new laws, never before have the big cultural monopolists used the fear created by new technologies, specifically the Internet, to shrink the public domain of ideas, even as the same corporations use the same technologies to control more and more what we can and can't do with culture. As more and more culture becomes digitized, more and more becomes controllable, even as laws are being toughened at the behest of the big media groups. What's at stake is our freedom-freedom to create, freedom to build, and ultimately, freedom to imagine. [via]More editions of Free Culture: How Big Media Uses Technology and the Law to Lock down Culture and Control Creativity:
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Gaia: The Practical Science of Planetary Medicineby J.E. LovelockISBN 185675040X (1-85675-040-X)
Hardcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Gaia: The Practical Science of Planetary Medicine'Book summary:James Lovelock's hypothesis, that the Earth is a living organism, has changed people's view of the world. This book addresses planetary health, the diagnosis of its sickness, prognosis for recovery and prescriptions for treatment. What is happening to our planet? Are the greenhouse fever and the ulcerated ozone layer early warning symptoms of a planetary illness? Is the human race a multiplying disease organism? Is the illness fatal? Can it be treated? These are some of the questions posed in this book by the originator of the Gaia hypothesis. Is there a science that can help us answer such questions? According to Lovelock, yes there is - the new science of geophysiology, or "planetary medicine". The planetary doctor's prescriptions are to be found in this book. [via]
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The Hand of God: Thoughts and Images Reflecting the Spirit of the Universeby Michael ReaganISBN 1890151521 (1-890151-52-1)
Softcover, Templeton Foundation Pr
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Happiness: Lessons From The New Scienceby Richard Layard, P. R. G. LayardISBN 1594200394 (1-59420-039-4)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Happiness: Lessons From The New Science'Book summary:There is a paradox at the heart of our lives. We all want more money, but as societies become richer, they do not become happier. This is not speculation: It's the story told by countless pieces of scientific research. We now have sophisticated ways of measuring how happy people are, and all the evidence shows that on average people have grown no happier in the last fifty years, even as average incomes have more than doubled.
The central question the great economist Richard Layard asks in Happiness is this: If we really wanted to be happier, what would we do differently? First we'd have to see clearly what conditions generate happiness and then bend all our efforts toward producing them. That is what this book is about-the causes of happiness and the means we have to effect it.
Until recently there was too little evidence to give a good answer to this essential question, but, Layard shows us, thanks to the integrated insights of psychology, sociology, applied economics, and other fields, we can now reach some firm conclusions, conclusions that will surprise you. Happiness is an illuminating road map, grounded in hard research, to a better, happier life for us all.
From one of the leading voices in the new field of happiness studies comes a groundbreaking statement of the case: what happiness is, exactly, and how to get more of it, as individuals and as a society [via]More editions of Happiness: Lessons From The New Science:
Hawaii's Birdsby Hawaii Audubon SocietyISBN 1889708003 (1-889708-00-3)
Softcover, Hawaii Audubon Society
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Hey, Little Antby Philip M. Hoose, Hannah Hoose, Debbie TilleyISBN 1883672546 (1-883672-54-6)
Hardcover, Tricycle Pr
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His Dark Materialsby Philip Pullman, Nicholas WrightISBN 185459768X (1-85459-768-X)
Softcover, Nick Hern Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'His Dark Materials'Book summary:[via]With sales of three-quarters of a million copies last year alone, Philip Pullmans trilogy His Dark Materials is already acknowledged as a classic. A cunning blend of traditional childrens adventure with sophisticated fantasy and science fiction, it follows the escapades of Lyra and Will in their parallel worlds. Dramatized by award-winning playwright Nicholas Wright for the National Theatre.
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Hope Is the Thing with Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birdsby Christopher CokinosISBN 1585420069 (1-58542-006-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Hummingbirdsby Timothy BielISBN 1888153547 (1-888153-54-7)
Hardcover, Zoobooks/Wildlife Education
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The Interpretation of Dreamsby Sigmund Freud, Daniel T. O'Hara, A.A. BrillISBN 1593082983 (1-59308-298-3)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Interpretation of Dreams'Book summary:Whether we love or hate Sigmund Freud, we all have to admit that he revolutionized the way we think about ourselves. Much of this revolution can be traced to The Interpretation of Dreams, the turn-of-the-century tour de force that outlined his theory of unconscious forces in the context of dream analysis. Introducing the id, the superego, and their problem child, the ego, Freud advanced scientific understanding of the mind immeasurably by exposing motivations normally invisible to our consciousness. While there's no question that his own biases and neuroses influenced his observations, the details are less important than the paradigm shift as a whole. After Freud, our interior lives became richer and vastly more mysterious.
These mysteries clearly bothered him--he went to great (often absurd) lengths to explain dream imagery in terms of childhood sexual trauma, a component of his theory jettisoned mid-century, though now popular among recovered-memory therapists. His dispassionate analyses of his own dreams are excellent studies for cognitive scientists wishing to learn how to sacrifice their vanities for the cause of learning. Freud said of the work contained in The Interpretation of Dreams, "Insight such as this falls to one's lot but once in a lifetime." One would have to feel quite fortunate to shake the world even once. --Rob Lightner [via]
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Introducing Newtonby William RankinISBN 1874166072 (1-874166-07-2)
Softcover, Totem Books
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Introducing Timeby Ralph Edney, Craig Callender, Richard AppignanesiISBN 1840462639 (1-84046-263-9)
Softcover, Natl Book Network
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The Invisible Manby H. G. WellsISBN 1581180772 (1-58118-077-2)
Hardcover, Library Reproduction Services
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Journey to the Centre of the Earthby Jules Verne, Rachel Perkins, Ursula K. Heise, Frederick Amadeus MallesonISBN 1593082525 (1-59308-252-5)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Journey to the Center of the Earth'Book summary:Jules Verne's third science fiction novel describes the discovery and exploration of a secret tunnel which leads through a volcano to the centre of the Earth. The leader of the expedition, together with his ward and joined by his nephew and an Icelandic guide commence the journey. [via]
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Jupiterby Isaac Asimov, Richard HantulaISBN 1591021782 (1-59102-178-2)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jupiter'Book summary:Isaac Asimov's 21st Century Library of the Universe draws upon the legendary writer's wit, clarity of style, enthusiasm, and enormous command of facts about space to give youngsters the most current information about the wonders of the universe. In twelve volumes Asimov takes young astronomers on a tour of our particular place in this marvelous universe--the Solar System--proceeding step by step from the Sun at the center of it all to the distant outer orbit of Pluto. In between he covers all the interior planets, including our own Moon and the asteroid belt between Earth and Mars. Now Prometheus Books is making these enchanting and educational books available in affordable paperback editions. Jupiter, named for the king of the gods in ancient Roman myths, is the largest planet in our Solar System. This enormous world dwarfs our own Earth. In fact, nearly everything about the planet is extreme--its atmosphere, its storms, its temperatures, and its collection of moons, where you can find fiery volcanoes, icy plains, and perhaps even salty oceans. Scientists have learned much about Jupiter and its moons in recent years, thanks to the spacecrafts that have explored them. Topics include Jupiter's rings, fierce winds, swirling storms, enormous Great Red Spot, sixteen moons, and shepherd satellite, plus the "Galileo mission to Jupiter. This beautifully illustrated series of astronomy books for young readers--available in paperback exclusively from Prometheus Books--by one of our all-time great science writers will educate and inspire a love of learning in the young scientists in your household. [via]
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Liberation Biology: The Scientific And Moral Case For The Biotech Revolutionby Ronald BaileyISBN 1591022274 (1-59102-227-4)
Hardcover, Prometheus Books
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Lightby David BurnieISBN 1879431793 (1-879431-79-3)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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The Mad Scientists' Clubby Bertrand R. Brinley, Charles GeerISBN 1930900104 (1-930900-10-4)
Hardcover, Purple House Pr
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Mars On Earth: The Adventures Of Space Pioneers In The High Articby Robert ZubrinISBN 1585423505 (1-58542-350-5)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mars On Earth: The Adventures Of Space Pioneers In The High Artic'Book summary:The author of The Case for Mars recounts the dramatic story of his band of space pioneers who simulated a mission to the Red Planet in the most desolate regions on Earth.
Here is the incredible true story of a group of determined space voyagers who wouldn't wait for the space program to catch up with them.
From 1999 to 2002, the stalwarts of the Mars Society began the virtual exploration of Mars through a series of unique missions. Complete with habitat modules, space suits, and next-generation exploration equipment, they lived in the most isolated spots on earth, where they replicated and studied the real-life challenges of exploring the Red Planet.
Encounters with polar bears, tensions between crew members, bouts with near-disaster, and-ultimately-victory in creating an earthbound "space program" would inspire people around the world who followed the mission on the Discovery Channel and in feature articles.
Leading the mission was the man known as the "Christopher Columbus of Mars," internationally renowned astronautical engineer Robert Zubrin. In Mars on Earth, Zubrin tells a tale of risk and adventure in the frozen wastes of the Arctic and Ant-arctic, and in the parched deserts of the American southwest and the Australian outback. Strikingly illustrated with dramatic on-site photographs and possessed of remarkable accounts of technological know-how and achievement, Mars on Earth captures the wild-eyed idealism and hardheaded practicality of the current generation of space enthusiasts. [via]More editions of Mars On Earth: The Adventures Of Space Pioneers In The High Artic:
Monsterby Frank PerettiISBN 1595541217 (1-59554-121-7)
Softcover, Thomas Nelson Inc
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The Mythology of Scienceby Rousas John Rushdoony, Mark R. RushdoonyISBN 1879998262 (1-879998-26-2)
Softcover, Ross House Books
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Nanofuture: What's Next For Nanotechnologyby J STORRS HALLISBN 1591022878 (1-59102-287-8)
Hardcover, Prometheus Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Nanofuture: What's Next For Nanotechnology'Book summary:Flying cars, space travel for everyone, the elimination of poverty and hunger, and powerful new tools to combat disease, and even aging. These are some of the amazing predicted developments of nanotechnology, the coming science of designing and building machines at the molecular and atomic levels. Will this new scientific revolution be for better or worse? Some commentators have described utopias; others have prophesied disaster. Find out the likely reality from an expert, Dr. J. Storrs Hall, in this absorbing insiders guide to the near future.
Dr. Hall a leading researcher on the frontiers of nanotechnology who has designed for NASA describes nanotechnology in a very accessible way, so that anyone can understand what its about, what it could do, and what it cant do. He puts it into historical context, explaining how previous technological developments have affected us, how nanotechnology fits into the historical trends for technologies ranging from motors to medicine, and how the continuation of these trends, with nanotechnology as a strong determining factor, will have a profound impact on the future.
In addition to describing his famous invention Utility Fog, Hall explains how nanotechnology will make possible many of the science fiction dreams of the past. But what hurdles, technological, political, or social, stand in the way? What dangers will this powerful new technology pose? How will it impact the environment? Can we afford to develop it? Can we afford not to? The true dangers are not what you may think, and are far different from the fears of todays alarmists. In a straightforward, balanced manner, Dr. Hall analyzes the benefits as well as the potential risks.
Together with its sister science of biotechnology, nanotechnology has the potential to alter the very human race, change who we are. Can this possibly be good? Should it be encouraged or opposed? No one knows for sure, but the basis for informed thought can be found in these exciting, stimulating pages, which will open the doors of the future to you. [via]More editions of Nanofuture: What's Next For Nanotechnology:
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Nothing in This Book Is True, but It's Exactly How Things Are: The Esoteric Meaning of the Monuments on Marsby Bob FrissellISBN 1583940677 (1-58394-067-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Healthby Paul CamposISBN 1592400663 (1-59240-066-3)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health'Book summary:Is your weight hazardous to your health? According to public-health authorities, 65 percent of us are overweight. Every day, we are bombarded with dire warnings about Americas "obesity epidemic." Close to half of the adult population is dieting, obsessed with achieving an arbitrary "ideal weight." Yet studies show that a moderately active larger person is likely to be far healthier (and to live longer) than someone who is thin but sedentary. And contrary to what the fifty-billion-dollar-per-year weight-loss industry would have us believe medical science has not yet come up with a way to make people thin.
After years spent scrutinizing medical studies and interviewing leading doctors, scientists, eating- disorder specialists, and psychiatrists, Professor Paul Campos is here to lead the backlash against weight hysteriaand to show that we can safeguard our health without obsessing about the numbers on the scale. But The Obesity Myth is not just a compelling argument, grounded in the latest scientific research; its also a provocative, wry exposé of the culture that feeds on our self-defeating war on fat. Campos will show:
* How the nations most prestigious and trusted media sources consistently misinform the public about obesity
* What the movie industrys love affair with the "fat suit" tells us about the relationship between racial- and body-based prejudice in America
* How the skinny elitewith their "supersized" lifestyles and gas-guzzling SUVsproject their anxieties about overconsumption on the poorer and heavier underclass
* How weight-loss mania fueled the impeachment of Bill Clinton
In this paradigm-busting read, Professor Campos challenges the conventional wisdom regarding the medical, political, and cultural meaning of weight and brings a rational and compelling new voice to Americas increasingly irrational weight debate.
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Out of Eden: The Peopling of the Worldby Stephen OppenheimerISBN 1841196975 (1-84119-697-5)
Hardcover, Constable & Robinson
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The Physicistsby C. P. SnowISBN 1842324365 (1-84232-436-5)
Hardcover, House of Stratus, Incorporated
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Postmodernism and Big Science: Einstein, Dawkins, Kuhn, Hawking, Darwinby Richard Appignanesi, Christopher HorrocksISBN 1840463511 (1-84046-351-1)
Softcover, Totem Books
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Rex Appeal: The Amazing Story Of Sue, The Dinosaur That Changed Science, The Law, And My Lifeby Kristin DonnanISBN 1931229384 (1-931229-38-4)
Softcover, Invisible Cities Pr
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Rex Appeal : The Amazing Story of Sue, the Dinosaur That Changed Science, the Law, and My Lifeby Peter L. Larson, Kristin DonnanISBN 1931229074 (1-931229-07-4)
Hardcover, Invisible Cities Press
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Science And Creation: The Search for Understandingby J. C. PolkinghorneISBN 1599471000 (1-59947-100-0)
Softcover, Templeton Foundation Pr
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Science And the Reenchantment of the Cosmos: The Rise of the Integral Vision of Realityby Laszlo, Ervin, 1932ISBN 1594771022 (1-59477-102-2)
Softcover, Inner Traditions
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Science Play!: Beginning Discoveries for 2- to 6-Year-Oldsby Jill Frankel HauserISBN 1885593201 (1-885593-20-1)
Softcover, Ideals Publications
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The Secret Melody: And Man Created the Universeby Trinh Xuan Thuan, Xuan Thuan Trinh, Storm DunlopISBN 1932031952 (1-932031-95-2)
Softcover, Templeton Foundation Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Secret Melody: And Man Created the Universe'Book summary:World-renowned astrophysicist Trinh Xuan Thuan explores the universe, life, and human consciousness in terms of a musical score.
As prelude, Thuan describes the many other cosmologies that preceded the Big Bang theory of creation: the magical universe of cavemen, the ancient Chinese concept of the universe, the mathematical universe introduced by Pythagoras, and the heliocentric universe of Copernicus. He then explores the work of Galileo, Thycho Brahe, and other early scientists before moving on to our current understanding of the universe, the ways in which modern astronomers study the universe, the equipment they use, and their major discoveries.
An examination of the origin and nature of the universe inevitably raises philosophical and religious questions. Thuan examines these questions, presenting a provocative case for the Anthropic Principle and illuminating the place of God in a Big Bang cosmology.
Blending up-to-the-minute descriptions of the forefront of astronomy with thoughtful reflections on science's possible impact on philosophical and religious belief, this sweeping monograph explores the boundary between science and philosophy, science and art, and science and religion. With many beautiful and informative illustrations, The Secret Melody presents an enthralling look at our endless efforts to understand the cosmos and to hear the music of the stars. [via]
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Sharksby L. R. TaylorISBN 1875137645 (1-875137-64-5)
Hardcover, Weldon Owen
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Sharksby Lynn Gibbons, Chris CoodeISBN 1841930075 (1-84193-007-5)
Hardcover, Arcturus
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Sharksby Niki WalkerISBN 1876778806 (1-876778-80-6)
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Signs of Intelligence: Understanding Intelligent Designby William A. Dembski, James M. KushinerISBN 1587430045 (1-58743-004-5)
Softcover, Brazos Pr
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The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicistby Neil De Grasse Tyson, Tyson Neil De GrasseISBN 159102188X (1-59102-188-X)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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Snakesby Jane Parker ResnickISBN 1589522044 (1-58952-204-4)
Hardcover, Rourke Pub Group
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Solutions And Tests for Exploring Creation With General Scienceby Jay L. WildeISBN 1932012079 (1-932012-07-9)
Softcover, Apologia Educational Ministries inc
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Spidersby Jane Parker ResnickISBN 1589522052 (1-58952-205-2)
Hardcover, Rourke Pub Group
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Stars Twinkle: And Other Questions about Spaceby Christopher Maynard, Tony Kenyon, Chris Forsey, Carole StottISBN 1856978818 (1-85697-881-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
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Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and the Religion in the Matrixby Glenn Yeffeth, David GerroldISBN 1932100024 (1-932100-02-4)
Softcover, Benbella Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and the Religion in the Matrix'Book summary:[via]** COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED **This thought-provoking examination of The Matrix explores the technological challenges, religious symbolism, and philosophical dilemmas the film presents. Essays by renowned scientists, technologists, philosophers, scholars, social commentators, and science fiction authors provide engaging and provocative perspectives. Explored in a highly accessible fashion are issues such as the future of artificial intelligence and virtual reality. The symbolism hidden throughout The Matrix and a few glitches in the film are revealed. Discussions include Finding God in The Matrix, The Reality Paradox in The Matrix, and Was Cypher Right?: Why We Stay in Our Matrix. The fascinating issues posed by the film are handled in an intelligent but nonacademic fashion.More editions of Taking the Red Pill: Science, Philosophy and the Religion in the Matrix:
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Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, + Mysticism in the Age of Informationby Erik DavisISBN 1852427728 (1-85242-772-8)
Softcover, Serpents Tail
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, + Mysticism in the Age of Information'Book summary:The gap between the technological mentality and the mystical outlook may not be as great as it seems. Erik Davis looks at modern information technology--and much previous technology--to reveal how much of it has roots in spiritual attitudes. Furthermore, he explores how those who embrace each new technological advance often do so with designs and expectations stemming from religious sensibilities. In doing so, Davis both compares and contrasts the scientific attitude that we can know reality technologically and the Gnostic idea of developing ultimate understanding. Although organized into reasonable chapters, there's a strong stream-of-consciousness component to Davis's writing. His expositions may run, for example, from information theory to the nebulous nature of Gnosticism to the philosophical problem of evil-all in just a few pages. It's as if there are so many connections to make that Davis's prose has to run back and forth across time and space drawing the lines. But the result, rather than being chaotic, is a lively interplay of wide-ranging ideas. His style is equally lively and generally engaging--if sometimes straying into the hip. In the end, he succeeds in showing the spiritual side of what some may see as cold, technological thought. --Elizabeth Lewis [via]
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Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseasesby Jeff VanderMeer, Mark Roberts, Neil Gaiman, China Mieville, Alan MooreISBN 1892389541 (1-892389-54-1)
Hardcover, Night Shade Books
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Thomas Kuhn and the Science Warsby Ziauddin SardarISBN 1840461365 (1-84046-136-5)
Softcover, Totem Books
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The Time Machine and the Invisible Manby H. G. Wells, Alfred Mac AdamISBN 1593083254 (1-59308-325-4)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Time Machine and the Invisible Man'Book summary:[via]The Time Machine and The Invisible Man, by H. G. Wells, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.The Time Machine, H. G. Wellss first novel, is a tale of Darwinian evolution taken to its extreme. Its hero, a young scientist, travels 800,000 years into the future and discovers a dying earth populated by two strange humanoid species: the brutal Morlocks and the gentle but nearly helpless Eloi.
The Invisible Man mixes chilling terror, suspense, and acute psychological understanding into a tale of an equally adventurous scientist who discovers the formula for invisibilitya secret that drives him mad.
Immensely popular during his lifetime, H. G. Wells, along with Jules Verne, is credited with inventing science fiction. This new volume offers two of Wellss best-loved and most critically acclaimed scientific romances. In each, the author grounds his fantastical imagination in scientific fact and conjecture while lacing his narrative with vibrant action, not merely to tell a ripping yarn, but to offer a biting critique on the world around him. The strength of Mr. Wells, wrote Arnold Bennett, lies in the fact that he is not only a scientist, but a most talented student of character, especially quaint character. He will not only ingeniously describe for you a scientific miracle, but he will set down that miracle in the midst of a country village, sketching with excellent humour the inn-landlady, the blacksmith, the chemists apprentice, the doctor, and all the other persons whom the miracle affects.Alfred Mac Adam teaches literature at Barnard College-Columbia University. He is a translator and art critic.More editions of The Time Machine and the Invisible Man:
The Traveller's Guide to Marsby Dana Facaros, Michael PaulsISBN 1860110142 (1-86011-014-2)
Softcover, Globe Pequot Pr
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Tulipby Anna PavordISBN 1582341303 (1-58234-130-3)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tulip'Book summary:In an auction held in Holland in February 1637, 99 lots of tulip bulbs fetched a staggering 90,000 guilders, more than $3.5 million in today's money. Tulipomania had reached its height, and its story is told in just one of the fascinating sections of Anna Pavord's wonderful book on this most seductive of flowers.
Pavord's passion for the flower is evident from the opening pages of the book, where she tells of scrambling across the hillsides of Crete in search of an obscure, indigenous purple tulip. The story of the discovery of this tulip leads into Pavord's extraordinary history of this beautiful, enigmatic flower. As with all the best love stories, Pavord's is told from the perspective of the object of affection--in this case, the tulip--from its adoption by the Ottoman sultans of Istanbul in the 18th century to its present cultivation by the Wakefield Tulip Society.
Along the way, incredible stories of people's investments in the flower emerge, the result, as Pavord explains, of a unique feature of the tulip. Its variegated colors are produced by a small parasitic aphid, which weakens the plant but produces its gorgeous hues. The tulipomania that gripped 17th-century Europe was a form of futures trading, as people purchased tulip bulbs at increasingly inflated prices with the hope that they would flower into the most beautiful and kaleidoscopic colors imaginable. Tulip is an extraordinary book, beautifully illustrated and offering a fascinating story of our obsession with the most ephemeral of objects. Buying tulip bulbs will never be the same again. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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The Very Hungry Caterpillarby Eric CarleISBN 1852691247 (1-85269-124-7)
Softcover, Pgw
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The Visual Dictionary of the Human BodyISBN 1879431181 (1-879431-18-1)
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WeatherISBN 1876778652 (1-876778-65-2)
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Weedsby Alexander C. Martin, Jean ZallingerISBN 1582381607 (1-58238-160-7)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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What's Inside My Bodyby Angela RoystonISBN 1879431076 (1-879431-07-6)
Hardcover, Dk Pub
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Who Am I? Dinosaursby NISBN 1593402058 (1-59340-205-8)
Hardcover, Gardner Pub & Dist
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Why Do Cows Moo?: And Other Farm Animal Questionsby Catherine Ripley, Scot RitchieISBN 1895688787 (1-895688-78-7)
Softcover, Firefly Books Ltd
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Wild Dogsby Timothy L. BielISBN 1888153040 (1-888153-04-0)
Hardcover, Zoobooks/Wildlife Education
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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Science and TechnologyISBN 1853263516 (1-85326-351-6)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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Desertsby Lucy BakerISBN 1587285673 (1-58728-567-3)
Softcover, T&N Children's Publishing
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