W. W. Norton & Company, May 2017. Hardcover. Just like the title implies, Neil deGrasse Tyson condenses the essentials of the universe in this compact, quick to read book. Perfect for those of us that want to know, but simply do not have the time. A new copy. What is.....
Broadway Books, September 2017. Trade Paperback. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A former Wall Street quant sounds the alarm on Big Data and the mathematical models that threaten to rip apart our social fabric--with a new afterword "A manual for the twenty-first-century citizen . . . relevant and urgent."--Financial Times.....
Abelard-Schuman, 1960. First Edition. Hardcover. 156 pages. A history of human comprehension of space. First edition (first printing). Yellow cloth with red lettering and design. A near fine copy in a dust jacket with British price clipped (American price intact) and some toning to the spine and edges; small stains.....
Allen Press, Inc., 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Volume I: Parts A-F, pp. 1-704; Volume II: Parts G-I, pp.705-1674. First editions (first printings). Near fine set of two volumes in orange cloth. Covers with slight scuffs and soiling. No dust jackets as issued.
The MIT Press, (1988). First Edition. Hardcover. 376 pages. 'Sixteen original essays by evolutionists, ecologists, molecular biologists, physical chemists, physicists, and philosophers of science' -- from the front flap. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Can recent developments in thermodynamics and information theory offer.....
John Wiley & Sons, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 451 pages. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in green cloth. No dust jacket as issued. Lower rear corner bumped, else fine. Complex Organismal Functions: Integration and Evolution in Vertebrates D. B. Wake G. Roth Editors The complexity of forms and.....
Princeton University Press, 2021. Trade Paperback. A new copy. A pocket-style edition based on the New York Times bestseller A Brief Welcome to the Universe offers a breathtaking tour of the cosmos, from planets, stars, and galaxies to black holes and time loops. Bestselling authors and acclaimed astrophysicists Neil deGrasse.....
W. W. Norton & Company, August 2021. Trade Paperback. A new copy. For two thousand years, cadavers - some willingly, some unwittingly - have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to.....
W. W. Norton & Company, April 2014. Trade Paperback. A new copy. "America's funniest science writer" (Washington Post) takes us down the hatch on an unforgettable tour. The alimentary canal is classic Mary Roach terrain: the questions explored in Gulp are as taboo, in their way, as the cadavers in.....
W. W. Norton, October 2006. Trade Paperback. A new copy. What happens when we die? Does the light just go out and that's that--the million-year nap? Or will some part of my personality, my me-ness persist? What will that feel like? What will I do all day? Is there a......
Vintage, March 2017. Trade Paperback. 'Lab Girl' is the story of a girl who becomes a scientist. It's also the story of a career and the endless struggles over funding, recognition, and politics that get in the way. It's the story of plants and soil she studies. But - and.....
LWW, March 2017. Trade Paperback. A near fine copy in wrappers (paperback). Master histology with idealized and actual photomicrography! This thirteenth edition of Atlas of Histology with Functional Correlations (formerly diFiore's ) provides a rich understanding of the basic histology concepts that medical and allied health students need to know.....
Pearson, 2018. Trade Paperback. Very good in wappers (paperback). This volume takes a hands-on approach to the introduction of basic statistical methods, using a highly interactive method. Readers are taught to ask "why" and think like a statistician to find the logical solution. With its strong emphasis on data analysis.....
Cosmos Store, 1981. Hardcover. 46 pages. 14-1/2 by 10-1/2 inches. Illustrated from color paintings. Second printing. Near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket.
Firefly Books, September 2008. Hardcover. The modern classic, completely updated. The newest edition of The Backyard Astronomer's Guide includes the latest data and answers the questions most often asked by home astronomers, from beginners to experienced stargazers. Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer provide expert guidance on the right types of.....
Tarcher, April 1999. Trade Paperback. A new copy. For ten years, Jeremy Narby explored the Amazonian rain forests, the libraries of Europe, and some of the world's most arcane scientific journals, following strange clues, unsuppressible intuitions, and extraordinary coincidences. He collected evidence and researched the seemingly impossible possibility that specific.....
Clarendon Press, 1999. First Edition. Trade Paperback. 334 pages. 9 by 12-1/4 inches. Illustrated in black-and-white. First edition (first printing). Very good in wappers (paperback). Stain (coffee?) on cover and first few pages; creases to rear cover. Mathematics was integral to Mesopotamian scribal culture: indeed, writing was invented towards the.....
Basic Books, October 2019. Trade Paperback. A new copy. Discover the "fascinating" and surprising science of the creepers, crawlers, wrigglers, and runners that live in our homes (The Washington Post) -- and learn why they're essential to our everyday lives. However domesticated our houses appear, they are wild beyond imagination.....
W. W. Norton & Company, February 2018. Trade Paperback. A new copy. Richard P. Feynman, winner of the Nobel Prize in physics, thrived on outrageous adventures. In this lively work that "can shatter the stereotype of the stuffy scientist" (Detroit Free Press), Feynman recounts his experiences trading ideas on atomic.....
Knopf, March 2006. Hardcover. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Is the universe actually a giant quantum computer? According to Seth Lloyd--Professor of Quantum-Mechanical Engineering at MIT and originator of the first technologically feasible design for a working quantum computer--the answer is yes. This wonderfully accessible book illuminates.....
Basic Books, September 2016. Hardcover. With beautiful illustrations and a detailed map, Sun Moon Earth has everything you need to get ready for the next solar eclipse. On April 8, 2024, millions of Americans will experience an awe-inspiring phenomenon: a total eclipse of the sun. In Sun Moon Earth, astronomer.....
Penguin Books, May 2015. Trade Paperback. A new copy. "Witty, compelling, and just plain fun to read . . . --Evelyn Lamb, Scientific American The Freakonomics of math--a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands The math we learn.....
Penguin Books, October 2017. Trade Paperback. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Dava Sobel, the inspiring (People), little-known true story of women's landmark contributions to astronomy A New York Times Book Review Notable Book Named one of the best books of the year by NPR, The Economist, Smithsonian, Nature.....
Penguin Books, September 2005. Trade Paperback. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves--and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives--and destroyed them. Now, Penguin brings you the.....
Bantam, October 1998. Trade Paperback. A new copy. In the ten years since its publication in 1988, Stephen Hawking's classic work has become a landmark volume in scientific writing, with more than nine million copies in forty languages sold worldwide. That edition was on the cutting edge of what was.....