Nonfiction - Science from The Brooklyn Bookman

KUNKEL, Clemons: Keys to Unlocking the Universe. Charleston, SC, CreateSpace, 2016. First Edition. Softcover, 174 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Science / Astronomy. Condition: Very Good Minus. Very slight curling to the front cover's lower corner. Otherwise a copy in first-rate condition and fully illustrated throughout. Concise and entertaining exposition of the science of astronomy – designed for interested reader of… Saber más sobre este artículo

STIGLER, Stephen M.: Statistics on the Table: The History of Statistical Concepts and Methods. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press, 2002. Stated first paperback edition (third printing). Softcover, 488 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Mathematical Statistics – History / Statistics – Essays, Popularization. Condition: Very Good. Some very light bumping to the corners. Otherwise a copy in near-fine condition with all pages… Saber más sobre este artículo

GARDNER, Howard: Intelligence Reframed: Multiple Intelligences for the 21st Century. New York, Basic Books, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 292 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Psychology-Cognition & Human Intelligence. Book & jacket condition: Very Good Plus. Light edgewear to jacket's extremities. Book copy has been gently used. All pages clean and not marked. A copy in first-rate condition. Interesting,… Saber más sobre este artículo

CHRISTIAN, Brian & GRIFFITHS, Tom: Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions. New York, Picador, 2017. Stated First Picador Edition. Softcover, 351 pp. Subject: Nonfiction/Computer Science/Human Behavior & Problem Solving-Mathematics and Mathematical Models/Computer Simulations and Algorithms. Condition: Very Good Plus. Small remainder "dot" on the topside of the book.… Saber más sobre este artículo

GOPNIK,Ph.D, Alison, MELTZOFF, Ph.D.,Andrew N. & KUHL,Ph.D., Patricia K.: The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind. New York, Harper Perennial, 2001. Originally published in 1999. Softcover, 279 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Psychology-Cognition / Psychology-Cognition & Learning in Children. Condition: Very Good Minus. Lightly used… Saber más sobre este artículo

PRINGLE, Heather: The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and The Everlasting Dead. New York, Theia, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 368 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Mummies / Human Remains (Archaeology) / Anthropology – Forensic and Physical / Body,Human – Social Aspects. Book and jacket condition: Very Good Plus. Gently used copy bearing… Saber más sobre este artículo

MORRIS, Desmond: Catlore. New York, Crown Publishers, Inc., 1987. First American Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 180 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Cats – Behavior and Folklore. Book & jacket condition: Very Good Minus / Near Fine. Some light traces of foxing to the topside and fore-edge of the book. All pages unmarked, clean in a near-fine Brodart dust jacket. A… Saber más sobre este artículo

HAMILTON, Clive: Earthmasters: The Dawn of the Age of Climate Engineering. New Haven & London, Yale University Press, 2013. First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 247 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Weather Control / Climate Change Mitigation / Environmental Geotechnology. Book and jacket condition: Very Good Plus. All pages clean and unmarked. Small bump to one of the book corners. One… Saber más sobre este artículo

ROGERSON, Barnaby: Rogerson's Book of Numbers: The culture of numbers from 1001 Nights to the Seven Wonders of the World. London, Profile Books, Ltd., 2013. First Edition. Hardcover, no dust jacket, 278 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Numbers – Life and Culture / Reference. Condition: Very Good Plus. Gently-used copy with only a hint of rubbing at the upper tips of… Saber más sobre este artículo

BRIZENDINE, Louann: The Female Brain. New York, Broadway Books, 2006. Paperback, 279 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Brain-Psychology & Physiology / Female Psychology. Condition: Very Good. Light edge-wear to the extremities of the book-spine. No other visible defects. All pages clean and not marked. The biological foundations of human behavior – from a female perspective – clearly explained and analyzed for… Saber más sobre este artículo

SMITH, Daniel: Monkey Mind: A Memoir of Anxiety. New York, Simon and Schuster, 2012. Advanced Reader's Copy/First Edition. Softcover, 220 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Psychology-Anxiety / Biography & Autobiography. Condition: Good Plus. Visible curling to the covers and light wear to its extremities. All pages unmarked and clean. This book "articulates what it is like to live with anxiety, defanging… Saber más sobre este artículo

PETROSKI, Henry: Small Things Considered: Why There Is No Perfect Design. New York, Vintage, 2004. Stated First Vintage Books Edition – September 2004. Paperback, 288 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Science / Engineering / Design. Condition: Very Good Plus / Like New. Almost no visual imperfections (see photos) – all pages, clean, crisp and unmarked. A fascinating inquiry and analysis regarding… Saber más sobre este artículo

FRANK, Matthew Gavin: Preparing the Ghost: An Essay Concerning the Giant Squid and Its First Photographer. New York, Liveright Publishing Corporation, 2015. Stated First Edition. Paperback, 297 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Natural History – Essays and Addresses / Giant Squids / Naturalists & Photographers-Moses Harvey (1820-1901). Condition: Very Good Minus. Light evident wear to the extremities of the book. Otherwise… Saber más sobre este artículo

DIESEL, Eugen, GOLDBECK, Gustav & SCHILDBERGER, Friedrich: From Engines to Autos: Five Pioneers in Engine Development and Their Contributions to the Automotive Industry. Chicago, Henry Regnery Company, 1960. Originally published in Germany in 1957. First American Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket, 302 pp. Translated by Peter White. Subject: Nonfiction / Technology-History / Engines and Autos - 19th and 20th Centuries.… Saber más sobre este artículo

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, APRIL 2004, VOL. 205, NO.4. Published by National Geographic Society. 138 pp. Condition: Very Good Minus. Some light traces of wear and creasing to the upper right-hand corner of front cover, but in quite exceptional condition and illustrated with brilliant color photography. Featured articles: Chasing Tornadoes/Africa's City of Hope and Fear/Worm Capital of the World, etc.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, NOVEMBER 2003, VOL. 204, NO.5. Published by National Geographic Society. 142 pp. Condition: Very Good. Some light traces of wear to the lower front cover, but in quite exceptional condition and illustrated with internationally-renowned color photography. Featured articles: Guardian of the Sun God's Treasure/You're Being Watched/Cuba's Wild Side, etc.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, AUGUST 2003, VOL. 204, NO.2. Published by National Geographic Society. 132 pp. Condition: Very Good Plus. Faint wear to spine's extremities; no other visible imperfections. Profusely illustrated with award-winning color photography. In this issue: Hidden Tribes of the Amazon, Alaska's Coastal Refuge, Maya Royal City, etc.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, MAY 2002, VOL. 201, NO.5. Published by National Geographic Society. 129 pp. Condition: Very Good Plus. Faint traces of wear, but in almost top-notch condition. Richly illustrated with award-winning color photography. In this issue: The Race to Save Inca Mummies, Moths in the Limelight, Italy's Po, etc.

GRIBBIN, John: Schrodinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality. London, UK, Phoenix, 2004. Paperback, 261 pp. 11th impression, 2004. Subject: Non-Fiction / Popular Science. Book condition: Very Good. Evident creasing along the book-spine. Small tilt to the spine. Lightly bumped corners. Overall book is in very nice and decent shape. The world-renowned author explores the mysteries of the quantum world,… Saber más sobre este artículo

FERRIS, Timothy: The Whole Shebang: A State-of-the-Universe(s) Report. New Yok, Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, 1998. Stated First Touchstone Edition, 1998. Paperback, 393 pp. Subject: Non-fiction / Science / Cosmology. Book condition: very good + (VG+). Some light toning to pages. A bit of wear along edge of front cover, but book is in great condition, all pages unmarked, complete… Saber más sobre este artículo