Betrayers of the Truth
Touchstone Books, September 1983. Reprint. Paper Back. First Touchstone paperback edition. 2nd printing. Sound, clean & unmarked interiors. Number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. [256 pp.]. More
Touchstone Books, September 1983. Reprint. Paper Back. First Touchstone paperback edition. 2nd printing. Sound, clean & unmarked interiors. Number line: 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. [256 pp.]. More
Yale, June 1979. Trade Paperback. "A gem of enlightenment. . . . One rejoices in Bronowski's dedication to the identity of acts of creativity and of imagination, whether in Blake or Yeats or Einstein or Heisenberg."--Kirkus Reviews "A delightful look at the inquiring mind."--Library Journal In this eloquent volume Jacob..... More
Aegean Park Press, June 1981. First Edition. Paper Back. Quarto; {8 & 1/2 x 10 & 3/4'}; Slight tanning of spine and margins. Mild mildew odor. 98 pages. More
William Morrow Paperbacks, April 2019. Trade Paperback. "THE ULTIMATE DINOSAUR BIOGRAPHY," hails Scientific American: A thrilling new history of the age of dinosaurs, from one of our finest young scientists. "A masterpiece of science writing." --Washington Post A New York Times Bestseller - Goodreads Choice Awards Winner - A BEST..... More
American Cryptogram Association, January 1967. Stapled Pamphlet. Octavo. {6' x 9'}; Sunned at margins. Unmarked interiors. No underling. No side notes. 46 pages. More
Doubleday Anchor Book, 1954. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback with edgewear. Soiling and white spots and areas of discoloration on cover front and back. Spine is darkened. [352 pages]. More
Cambridge University Press, September 1986. Trade Paperback. This concise readable book explains, in language understandable to a wide audience, the author's somewhat controversial views about the possible origin of life. His major statement on the subject, 'Genetic Takeover' (published by the Press in 1982) attracted much publicity and acclaim. With..... More
Tarcher, April 2006. Trade Paperback. An amateur astronomer documents a year spent observing the night sky and building an observatory in his New England backyard, offering additional background information on the history of armchair astronomy and how it has assisted the scientific community. By the author of The Unspeakable. Reprint..... More
W. W. Norton & Company, June 2011. Trade Paperback. "Is Google making us stupid?" When Nicholas Carr posed that question, in a celebrated Atlantic Monthly cover story, he tapped into a well of anxiety about how the Internet is changing us. He also crystallized one of the most important debates..... More
Vintage, August 2004. Trade Paperback. In this original, wide-ranging, and endlessly thought-provoking work of popular nonfiction, a leading science writer uncovers the pervasive presence of shadows in our world. For Plato, shadows were the symbol of our limitations. For Galileo, they knocked the Earth from the center of the cosmos..... More
Pegasus Books, February 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. An illuminating and lively narrative of Charles Darwin's formative years and his adventurous voyage aboard the H.M.S. Beagle. Winner of the Georgia Author of the Year Award for Biography/Memoir The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in..... More
Anchor, February 1962. Mass Market PaperBack. Inside first page inked name & date. Stains & shelf wear. More
Cambridge University Press, January 1978. Reprint. Paper Back. Biology was introduced with the nineteenth century. The term 'biology' first appeared in a footnote in an obscure German medical publication of 1800, but a century of activity was needed to create a thriving science. This book offers a concise yet comprehensive..... More
Doubleday Anchor Books, January 1953. Mass Market PaperBack. Badly torn (1/2-inch down from head of spine. Flaking and mild peeling of top layer of paper along spine rear fold. Mild wear at base of spine. General wear to wrapper edges front & back cover panels. Creasing to front cover. One..... More
Doubleday Anchor, January 1953. Paper Back. Cover clean & bright. Tan stain inside first few pages. [187 pp. plus nine page list of avialble Anchor titles.]. More
Simon & Schuster, May 2003. Trade Paperback. The untold story of an eccentric Wall Street tycoon and the circle of scientific geniuses he assembled before World War II to develop the science for radar and the atomic bomb. Together they changed the course of history. Legendary financier, philanthropist, and society..... More
Courville Association / Self-published, 1986. First Edition. Soft Cover. Quarto. {8 & 1/2' x 11'} Tan textured cardstock wrapper with darkened spine. Internal pages heavily foxed on endstuff margins and edges. 91 pages. Scarce title. More
Doubleday Anchor Book, 1959. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Two volumes, as set. Revised Second Edition. Edgewear. Some soiling and damp stains. Dust stains & marginal darkening to cover. [296 pages; 366 pages]. More
Aegean Park Press, 1981. Paper Back. Quarto. {8 & 1/2' x 11'}. Tan cardstock cover. Clean, sound, without interior markings. (140 pp) Undated. Probably a reprint, and I think originally published in 1979. 1981 is just a guess for reprint date. More
Doubleday Anchor, 1954. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Originally published by Macmillian. Reprinted & revised by Anchor for this addition. Shelf worn, dust stained with heavy darkening at margins and spine. [345 pages]. More
Appleton. Cloth. Terracotta cloth with decorative black stamping and gilt (faded) spine titles. Partial crack to front hinge; previous owner's name in ink on front flyleaf; spine and corner wear; one signature almost completely loose; still, a solid original copy of a scarce volume. More
Harcourt, January 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good w/ no significant flaws to disclose; An excellent copy. More
Mariner Books, September 2005. Trade Paperback. In works such as 'The Selfish Gene' and 'Unweaving the Rainbow,' the renowned evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins has introduced the wonders of modern biology. Now this gifted science popularizer offers a masterwork: a wholly original tour backward through evolution. More
Ecco, September 2013. Hardcover. New York Times bestselling author and renowned atheist and evolutionary biologist, Richard Dawkins delivers an intimate look into his own childhood and intellectual development, illuminating his path to becoming one of the foremost thinkers in modern science today "A memoir that is funny and modest, absorbing..... More
Norton*(ww Norton Co, January 1988. Trade Paperback. More