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

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

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

London: Wellcome Collection, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. An exquisite treasury of illustrations and objects, ‘Ayurvedic Man’ presents a visual history of some of the earliest medical systems and healing practices in the world – tracing Ayurveda and Indian medicine as they travelled from East to West, gaining, losing..... More about Ayurvedic Man: Encounters with Indian Medicine

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

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

London: Harper Press, 2011. Reprint. Paperback. More about The Origin of Species

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

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

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

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

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