Science
Edible Plants and Animals
Facts on File, 1993. Hardcover. This book is presented in an encyclopedia format with limited information on each edible plant and animal included rather than as a useful guide for actually using them. Since it encompasses the planet, finding edible species specific to one region would require careful reading and... More about Edible Plants and Animals
Seven Clues to the Origin of Life: A scientific detective story
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Reprint. Paperback. This book addresses the question of how life may have arisen on earth, in the spirit of an intriguing detective story. It relies on the methods of Sherlock Holmes, in particular his principle that one should use the most paradoxical features of a.... More about Seven Clues to the Origin of Life: A scientific detective story
They Dared to Ask Questions (Seekers and Finders, Book One)
London: Blackie & Son Ltd, 1968. Hardcover. No publication date indicated in book but FFE bears prior owner's name and date of "Jan. 1968". Rare edition. More about They Dared to Ask Questions (Seekers and Finders, Book One
A History of Western Science
New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. Presented in an informal, narrative style, this text looks at science, from the ancient world, to medieval science, the scientific revolution, through to 20th century physics. This edition offers more coverage of 20th century history, wars, and technology; more on... More about A History of Western Science
The Checklist Manifesto
Metropolitan Books, 2010. Hardcover. First introduced decades ago by the U.S. Air Force, checklists have enabled pilots to fly aircraft of mind-boggling sophistication. Now innovative checklists are being adopted in hospitals around the world, helping doctors and nurses respond to everything from flu epidemics to avalanches. An intellectual adventure... More about The Checklist Manifesto
Only One Earth: The Care and Maintenance of a Small Planet (A Pelican Book)
Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 1972. First Edition. Paperback. “Only One Earth…remains a classic study of the environment on a global scale....The organization and subject matter of Down to Earth reflect the metamorphosis of the environmental issue in ten years.” ―Walt Patterson, New Statesman An unofficial report commissioned by the Secretary-General..... More about Only One Earth: The Care and Maintenance of a Small Planet (A Pelican Book
Are You Smarter Than A Chimpanzee: Test Yourself Against the Amazing Minds of Animals
London: Profile Books, 2018. First Paperback Edition. Animal science is bizarre and wonderful. At the extreme end of zoology, psychologists are designing personality tests for dogs and logic problems for pigeons. They're giving fish spatial reasoning problems and asking cockatoos to keep a beat. Now, through dozens of interactive... More about Are You Smarter Than A Chimpanzee: Test Yourself Against the Amazing Minds of Animals
A Cultural History of Modern Science in China
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2006. First Edition (presumed). Hardcover. Historians of science and Sinologists have long needed a unified narrative to describe the Chinese development of modern science, medicine, and technology since 1600. They welcomed the appearance in 2005 of Benjamin Elman’s masterwork, On Their Own Terms. Now Elman... More about A Cultural History of Modern Science in China
Inflight Science: A Guide to the World from Your Airplane Window
London: Icon Books, 2011. Paperback. More about Inflight Science: A Guide to the World from Your Airplane Window
Seeds, Spades, Hearths and Herds: The Domestication of Animals and Foodstuffs
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The M.I.T. Press, 1972. Second Edition, Third Printing. Paperback. Some of the author premises regarding domestication of animals and foodstuffs: agriculture did not originate from a shortage of food; domestication is found in areas of marked diversity in plants or animals; primitive cultivators could not establish themselves in..... More about Seeds, Spades, Hearths and Herds: The Domestication of Animals and Foodstuffs
Cosmos
New York: Ballantine Books, 2013. Trade Paperback Edition. Paperback. Cosmos is one of the bestselling science books of all time. In clear-eyed prose, Sagan reveals a jewel-like blue world inhabited by a life form that is just beginning to discover its own identity and to venture into the vast ocean... More about Cosmos
Mummies
Carolrhoad Books, 1993. More about Mummies
Probing the Sky with Radio Waves: From Wireless Technology to the Development of Atmospheric Science
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2015. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. More about Probing the Sky with Radio Waves: From Wireless Technology to the Development of Atmospheric Science
Right Hand, Left Hand: The Origins of Asymmetry in Brains, Bodies, Atoms and Cultures
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2002. Ghislain & Marie David de Lossy (cover photo). First U.S. Edition (presumed). Hardcover. A labor of love and enthusiasm as well as deep scientific knowledge, Right Hand, Left Hand takes the reader on a trip through history, around the world, and into the cosmos... More about Right Hand, Left Hand: The Origins of Asymmetry in Brains, Bodies, Atoms and Cultures
Structural Anthropology
New York: Anchor Books/Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1967. Loretta Li (cover design). First Anchor Books Edition. Paperback. Structural anthropology, in contrast to cultural anthropology, is developing a science of society and culture that owes much to the modern science of linguistics and that examines not the contents of the items... More about Structural Anthropology
Introducing Lacan
Totem Books, 1998. Paperback. More about Introducing Lacan
Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
New York: Penguin Books, 1996. First Edition. Paperback. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude, sailors throughout the great ages of exploration had been literally lost at sea as soon as they lost sight of land. Thousands of lives, and the increasing fortunes of nations, hung on a resolution... More about Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth
Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. A companion book to the PBS television series. More about The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth
Stephen Hawking's Universe: The Cosmos Explained
New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1997. First Edition (stated), Second Printing. Hardcover. Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time has sold over 9 million copies worldwide. Now, in everyday language, Stephen Hawking's Universe reveals step-by-step how we can all share his understanding of the cosmos, and our own place within... More about Stephen Hawking's Universe: The Cosmos Explained
Facts From Space! From Super-Secret Spacecraft to Volcanoes in Outer Space, Extraterrestrial Facts To Blow Your Mind!
Avon, Mass: Adams Media, 2016. First Edition. Paperback. From the sun's super-hot core to the many moons of Neptune, we're traveling to the far reaches of our solar system and beyond! Astronomer Dean Regas presents Facts from Space!--an exciting education on everything outside our atmosphere. Inside, you'll discover space facts... More about Facts From Space! From Super-Secret Spacecraft to Volcanoes in Outer Space, Extraterrestrial...
The Carbon Crunch (Revised and Updated)
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015. Revised Edition. Paperback. In a new edition of his hard-hitting book on climate change, economist Dieter Helm looks at how and why we have failed to tackle the issue of global warming and argues for a new, pragmatic rethinking of energy policy. More about The Carbon Crunch (Revised and Updated
The How and Why Wonder Book of Atomic Energy
New York: Wonder Books, 1961. First Edition. Softcover (Outsized). More about The How and Why Wonder Book of Atomic Energy
A Field Guide to Stars and Planets
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984. Wil Tirion (sky maps and atlas charts). Second Edition. Softcover. 72 monthly sky maps; 52 detailed Atlas Charts; Maps of the moon's surface, over 230 photographs, and more. More about A Field Guide to Stars and Planets
Legacy of Hiroshima
Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1975. Reprint of 1962 original edition. Hardcover. More about Legacy of Hiroshima
