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Life: The Science of Biology Lecture Notebook

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Purves, William K. / Sadava, David E. / Orians, Gordon H., PUBLISHER: W.H. Freeman & Company, Bound volume of black and white reproductions of all the text's line art and tables (more than images, with labels) allowing them to concentrate on the lecture instead of copying illustrations.

Prophets of the Dark Side

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davids, Paul / Davids, Hollace, PUBLISHER: Gareth Stevens Publishing, The three original Star Wars "RM" movies continue to gain acclaim as a whole new generation explores space. Each of these six stories combines the adventure and appeal of the classic originals of twenty years ago. Star Wars "RM" books are among the very best examples of science fiction, expanding the minds and expectations of children who may be tomorrow's astronauts.

When Will You Rage

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wieck, Stewart, PUBLISHER: White Wolf Games Studio, The World of Darkness is the setting for all of the games in the Storyteller series, and for several fiction books. Game books listed with this icon belong to specific game lines, but together contain information that applies to the entire World of Darkness.

Weird Science: A Conflatation of Art and Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Hofmann, Irene / Grabner, Michelle / Wittkopp, Gregory, PUBLISHER: Cranbrook Art Museum, Art meets science -- and engages the recent controversies of science studies -- in work by contemporary artists Mark Dion, Gregory Green, Margaret Honda, and Andrea Zittel. Using scientific language, strategies and protocols, each of these projects focuses on a different area of exploration (natural science, nuclear physics, zoology, and genetic engineering), and investigates the influence, authority, and effects of science. David Wilson, Director of the Museum of Jurassic Technology, writes on the 17th century scholar, inventor, curator, and early progenitor of 'weird science', Athanasius Kircher; exhibition curator Irene Hofmann places these works into the context of each artist's career.

Science and Health: With Key to the Scriptures

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Eddy, Mary Baker, PUBLISHER: Eddy,Mary Baker,Writings of,Boston,U.S., The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subjects: Christian Science; Christian science; Health; Foreign Language Study / German; Body, Mind

The language of Fiction

The language of Fiction Pratiche di lettura del testo narrativo Donatella Montini Euro 10 ottimo stato (no e-mail)

Between Darkness and Light

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Norman, Lisanne, PUBLISHER: Daw Books, The seventh novel of the action-packed science fiction series takes readers into the heart of a secret Prime base-where Kusac must make an alliance with an enemy general to save his son's life.

Talking Bones: The Science of Forensic Anthropology

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Thomas, Peggy, PUBLISHER: Facts on File, This exciting young adult set brings the latest scientific advances right from the laboratory to the library. It makes information about science and technology readily available to young people in basic terms they can understand. Highlights include: -- The history of the particular science or technology, including its key inventors, researchers, and pioneers -- A description of a particular science or technology, introducing its basic concepts and terms -- Applications to everyday life -- A discussion of the future of the science or technology, including both the advantages and the potential negative effect on human life and the environment.

A Study in Scarlet

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Doyle, Arthur Conan / Edwards, Owen / Edwards, Dudley, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, The first of the Sherlock Holmes stories, this was also the first of Conan Doyle's books to be published. In this fascinating and exciting tale, the two towering creations of detective fiction--Holmes, the master of the science of detection, and Watson, his faithful companion--make their auspicious debut. The two detectives are immediately in fine form as Holmes plucks the solution to the mystery from the heart of Victorian London.

Political Science: The Science of Politics

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Weisberg, Herbert F., PUBLISHER: Agathon Press, Twelve essays adapted from papers originally given at the Lasswell Symposium at the annual meeting of the American Political Association.

The Return of Count Electric & Other Stories

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Spencer, William Browning / Browning Spencer, William, PUBLISHER: White Wolf Games Studio, The stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies.

Capturing Nature: The Writings and Art of John James Audubon

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Audubon, John James / Roop, Peter / Roop, Connie, PUBLISHER: Walker & Company, -- Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children, "A slim, elegantly designed book organized around well-chosen excerpts from the artist's journals". -- NYT "The (Audubon prints and modern illustrations) work surprisingly well together, a tribute to the publisher's skill in designing this handsome book". -- BL.

A Dozen Black Roses

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Collins, Nancy A. / Bradstreet, Timothy / Brudstreet, Timothy, PUBLISHER: White Wolf Games Studio, The World of Darkness is the setting for all of the games in the Storyteller series, and for several fiction books. Game books listed with this icon belong to specific game lines, but together contain information that applies to the entire World of Darkness.

Marchester Royal

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Fletcher, J. S., PUBLISHER: Wildside Press, Joseph Smith Fletcher () was a British journalist and writer. He wrote about 200 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction. He was one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the "Golden Age."

Frederick Banting and the Discovery of Insulin

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bankston, John, PUBLISHER: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Written especially for young adult readers, this series helps place each significant invention, discovery, or development in historical perspective while exploring the life of the person responsible for each breakthrough. Readers will travel back in time to learn about each important scientific, medical, or technological discovery. No science fiction story even approximates the mystery and suspense contained in these true science biographies. Canadian physician who discovered insulin

The rethoric of fiction - Wayne C. Booth

Vendo "The rethoric of fiction" di Wayne C. Booth, University of Chicago Press, pagine, buone condizioni. Ritizo zona Chirignago, Mestre, Padova, spedizione ?1,50.

The rethoric of fiction - Wayne C. Booth

Vendo "The rethoric of fiction" di Wayne C. Booth, University of Chicago Press, pagine, buone condizioni. Ritizo zona Chirignago, Mestre, Padova, spedizione ¤1,50.

Talking Science

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Davis, Adam Hart / Hart-Davis, Adam, PUBLISHER: John Wiley & Sons, Adam Hart Davis has interviewed some of the most influential scientists and thinkers of our time. In this fascinating insight into modern science he presents the stories behind the science, the difficulties behind the discoveries and the future of the findings, as explained by the people themselves. Adam Hart Davis talks with: Jocelyn Bell Burnell (Bath, UK) Sir Michael Berry (Bristol, UK) Colleen Cavanaugh (Harvard, US) Richard Dawkins (Oxford, UK). Loren Graham (MIT, US) Richard Gregory (Bristol, UK) Eric Lander (MIT, US) Lord May of Oxford (UK) John Maynard Smith (Sussex, UK) Rosalind Picard (MIT, US) Peter Raven (St Louis, US) Sir Martin Rees (Cambridge, UK) Eugenie Scott (Oakland, US) Lewis Wolpert (UCL, UK)

The Left Hand of Darkness

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Le Guin, Ursula K., PUBLISHER: ACE Charter, Ursula K. Le Guin's award-winning, groundbreaking science fiction classic takes us to the world of Winter, and introduces us to its inhabitants, the Gethenians-whose society is not based on gender roles.

Collection of Papers on Soil Science of the Estonian

Collection of Papers on Soil Science of the Estonian Agricultural Academy No. 49 Copertina flessibile â€" pp.155 Euro 70 (suolo 13)

Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration Into the

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Kaku, Michio, PUBLISHER: Anchor Books, Teleportation, time machines, force fields, and interstellar space ships--the stuff of science fiction or potentially attainable future technologies? Inspired by the fantastic worlds of "Star Trek, Star Wars, "and" Back to the Future," renowned theoretical physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku takes an informed, serious, and often surprising look at what our current understanding of the universe's physical laws may permit in the near and distant future. Entertaining, informative, and imaginative, Physics of the Impossible" "probes the very limits of human ingenuity and scientific possibility.

The Science Times Book of Birds

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Wade, Karil / Wade, Nicholas, PUBLISHER: Lyons Press, The fifty best feature articles on birds are gathered in this beautifully illustrated anthology from Science Times, the weekly section of The New York Times. The collection covers a wide range: the evolution of a seventy-five-million-year-old flightless bird, the meddling in-laws of the white-breasted bee-eaters of Kenya, the extramarital flings of the Eurasian great reed warbler, the practice of siblicide among cattle egrets, crows' astonishing tool-making ability, and many more fascinating and illuminating topics. "The Science Times Book of Birds" will be a great gift for bird lovers, students, and anyone interested in evolution and natural history.

The Faded Sun: Shonjir

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cherryh, C. J., PUBLISHER: Daw Books, Long out of print, these three acclaimed, stand-alone novels by the brilliant C.J. Cherryh are among her personal favorites. She calls them the "magic cookie books" -- treats she wrote for herself -- three daringly original works that explore the more "fantastic" themes of science fiction....

Roughshod Through Dixie: Grierson's Raid

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lardas, Mark / Shumate, Johnny / Spedaliere, Donato, PUBLISHER: Osprey Publishing (UK), On April Benjamin Grierson led a force of Union cavalrymen across enemy lines into the Confederate-held Tennessee in a bold diversionary raid. Over the next seventeen days, Grierson's horsemen caused havoc by destroying railroad lines, attacking outposts, burning military stores and fighting numerous small actions, before breaking back through the lines at Baton Rouge. The raid was a tremendous success, not only by virtue of the destruction it caused, but also because the Confederates were forced to divert thousands of troops away from the front lines during General Grant's critical Vicksburg offensive. This book tells the complete story of one of the most daring Union raids of the war.

The Riverrun Trilogy

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Somtow, S. P. / Eittreim, Troy, PUBLISHER: White Wolf Games Studio, The stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies.

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