Springer, July 2008. Paper Back. This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th IEEE Tutorial and Research Workshop on Perception and Interactive Technologies for Speech-Based Systems, PIT 2008, held in Kloster Irsee, Germany, in June 2008. The 37 revised full papers presented together with 1 invited keynote lecture were..... More

Vintage, September 1991. Trade Paperback. Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth. "Delightful... More

Penguin (Non-Classics), October 2005. Trade Paperback. #1 New York Times bestseller "Barry will teach you almost everything you need to know about one of the deadliest outbreaks in human history."--Bill Gates, GatesNotes.com "Monumental... an authoritative and disturbing morality tale."--Chicago Tribune The strongest weapon against pandemic is the truth. Read why..... More

Plume, May 2009. Trade Paperback. The astonishing New York Times bestseller that chronicles how a brain scientist's own stroke led to enlightenment On December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven- year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist experienced a massive stroke in the left hemisphere of her brain. As she observed her..... More

Timber Press, Incorporated, November 1990. Hardcover. This field guide identifies 205 species and varieties, with plant descriptions that highlight differences between similar taxa. It also includes range maps and botanical keys for summer and winter. More

Delacorte Press, January 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. First edition. Jacket price clipped but in very good condition. On front free endaper, there's a lenghthy ink inscription as well as an ex-libris. More

Buckinghamshire Record Society, January 1990. Trade Paperback. More

Clarion Books, March 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. The twentieth-century American writer and naturalist John Burroughs's remarkable contributions to society as poet, teacher, and ecological conservationist are chronicled in this thoughtfully crafted biography. "Wadsworth pays tribute to an icon of the environmental conservation movement. . . Burroughs' work remains a landmark..... More

Bates & Guild Company, January 1902. Oversized Hardcover. Decorative green cloth. Interior clean and complete. Light foxing. Hinges reinforced with binders tape. Spine quite rubbed. More

Bantam, October 1998. Trade Paperback. 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 then known about..... More

Harper Perennial, January 2018. Paper Back. The latest volume in the bestselling series from Edge.org--dubbed "the world's smartest website" by The Guardian--brings together 206 of the world's most innovative thinkers to discuss the scientific concepts that everyone should know. As science informs public policy, decision making, and so many aspects..... More

Random House Trade Paperbacks, August 2009. Trade Paperback. This compelling and inspiring book, now in a deluxe paperback edition, shows how one person can work wonders. In Mountains Beyond Mountains, Pulitzer Prize--winning author Tracy Kidder tells the true story of a gifted man who loves the world and has set..... More

Oxford University Press, May 2020. Paper Back. Few books have had a greater impact than A Sand County Almanac, which many credit with launching a revolution in land management. Written as a series of sketches based principally upon the flora and fauna in a rural part of Wisconsin, the book..... More