One World, March 2022. Hardcover. The riveting, pulse-pounding story of a year in the life of an emergency room doctor trying to steer his patients and colleagues through a crushing pandemic and a violent summer, amidst a healthcare system that seems determined to leave them behind "Gripping . .... More
Trinity University Press, October 2021. Hardcover. Looking for adventure and continuing a process of self-discovery, Janisse Ray has repeatedly set out to immerse herself in wildness, to be wild, and to learn what wildness can teach us. From overwintering with monarch butterflies in Mexico to counting birds in Belize, the..... More
Simon & Schuster, September 2022. Hardcover. An engaging, accessible citizen's guide to the seven urgent changes that will really make a difference for our climate--and how we can hold our governments accountable for putting these plans into action. Dozens of kids in Montgomery County, Maryland, agitated until their school board..... More
W. W. Norton & Company, February 2021. Hardcover. The renowned biologist Paul Nurse has spent his career revealing how living cells work. In What Is Life?, he takes up the challenge of describing what it means to be alive in a way that every reader can understand. It is a...... More
Oxford Univ Pr, March 2006. Trade Paperback. Richard Dawkins' brilliant reformulation of the theory of natural selection has the rare distinction of having provoked as much excitement and interest outside the scientific community as within it. His theories have helped change the whole nature of the study of social biology..... More
Prickly Paradigm Press, April 2003. Paper Back. The Companion Species Manifesto is about the implosion of nature and culture in the joint lives of dogs and people, who are bonded in significant otherness. In all their historical complexity, Donna Haraway tells us, dogs matter. They are not just surrogates for..... More
Houghton Mifflin, January 2001. Hardcover. Welcome to the world of cutting-edge math, physics, and neuroscience, where the search for the ultimate vacuum, the point of nothingness, ground zero of theory, has rendered the universe deep, rich, and juicy. "Modern physics has animated the void," says K. C. Cole in her..... More
Riverhead Books, September 2022. First Edition. Hardcover. AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An NPR Best Book of 2022 "The questions throughout What If? 2 are equal parts brilliant, gross, and wonderfully absurd and the answers are thorough, deeply researched, and great fun. . . . Science isn't easy, but..... More
Trinity University Press, October 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Looking for adventure and continuing a process of self-discovery, Janisse Ray has repeatedly set out to immerse herself in wildness, to be wild, and to learn what wildness can teach us. From overwintering with monarch butterflies in Mexico to counting birds in..... More
W W Norton & Co Inc, January 1996. Trade Paperback. The book is divided into nine parts--Natural Philosophy, Scientific Method, Experimental Procedure, Optics, Rational Mechanics, Systems of the World, Alchemy and Theory of Matter, Theology, and Mathematics. Text and commentary are woven together, enabling readers to concentrate on the aspects..... More
Knopf, September 2022. Hardcover. From one of the most original thinkers on the role of religion in the modern world, a profound exploration of the spiritual power of nature--and an urgent call to reclaim that power in everyday life. "Much has been written on the scientific and technological aspects of..... More
W. W. Norton & Company, March 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Frans de Waal has spent four decades at the forefront of animal research. Following up on the best-selling Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, which investigated animal intelligence, Mama's Last Hug delivers a fascinating exploration of..... More
Smith-Morley, July 1992. Oversize Softcover. Previous owner's name on the title page. 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
BBC Books, August 1998. Oversize Softcover. More
Comstock Pub Assoc, May 1999. First Edition. Cloth. The migration of birds has forever amazed and confounded onlookers. How do birds find their way to their destinations? How do they withstand the dangers and rigors of long-distance flight? The survival of migrant birds is increasingly threatened by environmental degradation and..... More
National Geographic Society, October 2007. Trade Paperback. Birding is the fastest growing wildlife-related outdoor activity in the U.S., with at least a million new birders a year estimated to join an already robust group some 80 million strong. For these beginning and intermediate enthusiasts, National Geographic Birding Essentials is a...... More
Houghton Mifflin, April 1989. Trade Paperback. A lively text bring this noble species of birds to life. This volume covers the 23 most common diurnal raptors of North America identified by body shape, habitat, and movement. 92 illustrations. 173 photos. More
Nan A. Talese, November 1999. Hardcover. From the author of the highly acclaimed 'Worldly Goods, ' a brilliant rethinking of the most exciting period in science--the Renaissance--connecting the era's famous leaps of imagination in the humanities with the creative inspiration behind its scientific discoveries. Very light foxing; rear jacket flap..... More
NYU Press, May 1997. Paper Back. Ever since Gutenberg invented movable type we have lived in a culture dominated by print. Now we are in the midst of a communications revolution as profound as that which saw the printed book replace oral and manuscript texts. Hypertext- a way of connecting..... More
Milkweed Editions, September 2020. Hardcover. "Hands-down one of the most beautiful books of the year." --NPR From beloved, award-winning poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil comes a debut work of nonfiction--a collection of essays about the natural world, and the way its inhabitants can teach, support, and inspire us. As a child, Nezhukumatathil..... More
MIT Press, May 2005. Hardcover. How global biotechnology is redefining life itself. In the age of global biotechnology, DNA can exist as biological material in a test tube, as a sequence in a computer database, and as economically valuable information in a patent. In The Global Genome, Eugene Thacker asks..... More
Schenkman, January 1967. Cloth. Octavo in edgeworn dustjacket with edgewear and rubbing. Dark brown cloth covered boards with gold lettering along spine. Flap is not clipped. [330 pages]. More
University of Alabama Research Foundation, 2014. First Edition. Cloth. {6' x 9'} Amber colored cloth covered boards with black lettering. Clean, sound. Tightly bound. Well cared for. Pine green end pages. [177 pages]. More
Penguin Books, January 1971. First Thus. Mass Market PaperBack. Mass market paperback with mild shelf wear. Creased at spine. [316 pp.]. More
