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Icon 2002 ISBN: 1840463805 New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. Starting with the biology and building up the scientific background step by step , Perfect Copy provides the perfect guide to the moral labyrinth that surrounds the cloning debate. MOLECULAR GENETICS,HUMAN CLONING,STEM CELLS,DNA, GENETIC ENGINEERING,BIOETHICS,MORALITY Book #7323 |
US$12.00 |
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University of California Press
First Edition 1999
ISBN 0520208684 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Susan Heuck Allen puts the record straight, and restores the British archaeologist Frank Calvert to his rightful place in the story of the identification and excavation of the city of Priam. Illustrated. ARCHAEOLOGY,ARCHEOLOGY,ARCHAEOLOGISTS, EXPLORATION,HISARLIK,ANCIENT WORLD,ANCIENT GREECE,CLASSICAL WORLD,TROJAN WAR,HOMER,ILIAD, ODYSSEY, GREEK MYTHOLOGY,PRIAM,HECTOR,HELEN Book# 5212, 5213 |
US18.95 |
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Hoghton Mifflin Third Printing
2007 ISBN: 0618242955 Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. The Canon is a joyride through the major scientific disciplines: physics, chemistry, biology, geology, and astronomy. POPULAR SCIENCE,SCIENTISTS,PHYSICS,BIOLOGY,CHEMISTRY,GEOLOGY,ASTRONOMY Book #7776 |
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Plume 1992 ISBN: 0452268346 Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. A tour of the world of the atom through history written with the usual clarity which characterized the science writings of “The Great Explainer”. HISTORY OF SCIENCE,NUCLEAR PHYSICS,SUBATOMIC PHYSICS,PARTICLE PHYSICS,SCIENTISTS, QUANTUM THEORY,ASTROPHYSICS Book #7779 |
US$9.00 |
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Little, Brown
1984
ISBN 0316057487 Fine Hardcover in Fair Dustjacket. Full cloth with gilt spine lettering. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with mild scuffing and edge wear with tiny closed tears and chips: now in a clear protective cover. The inspiration for the PBS Television series. The Living Planet is the story of the Earth's surface and its colonization by animals and plants. Profusely illustrated. GEOLOGY,BIOLOGY,BOTANY,ZOOLOGY,SPECIES,EVOLUTION, ANTHROPOLOGY Book# 5132 |
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Regnery 2005 ISBN: 089526031X Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Tiny corner creasing of front wrap. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Discusses controversial areas of science and politics including so-called global warming, evolution, and embryonic stem cell research. POLITICS,GLOBAL WARMING,EVOLUTION,STEM CELL RESEARCH,NUCLEAR POWER Book #7648 |
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Simon and Schuster Book Club
Edition 1985 ISBN: 0671545663 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ with slight edge wear; in a clear protective cover. Provides an intimate look at the eccentric, compulsive, brilliant, driven men behind the billion-dollar research program at the Livermore National Laboratory. STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE,SDI,STAR WARS,SPACE WEAPONRY,NUCLEAR WAR, NUCLEAR WEAPONS,LAWRENCE LIVERMORE LABORATORY Book #2503 |
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The University of Utah Press
1999 ISBN: 0874806011 Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Appears unread. To present a picture of these parasitic mammals in true-life form zoologist David Brown has gathered and distilled an enormous amount of factual information, while sifting through the mythology of the “vampyre” in both Old and New Worlds. Illustrated. BIOLOGY,ZOOLOGY,MAMMALS,BATS,VAMPIRES Book #7107 |
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University of Utah Press
1999 ISBN: 0874806003 Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. The authors provide a well-illustrated, very readable account of the fabled lizard. They discover tall tales, debunk myths, and reveal known biological and historical facts about this secretive creature of the Southwest. Illustrated. BIOLOGY,NATURAL HISTORY,REPTILES,LIZARDS,AMERICAN SOUTHWEST Book #6567 |
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Harper & Row First
Edition 1990 ISBN: 0060160551 Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. “Have scientists really discovered the mother - the one common ancestor - of every human being? Will DNA replace fossil hunting as anthropology’s greatest tool?” DNA,MITOCHONDRIAL DNA,HUMAN GENETICS,ANTHROPOLOGY,HUMAN EVOLUTION Book #6908 |
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Wings Eighteenth Printing
1982 ISBN: 0670290769 Near Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book has label from Duke University Talent Identification Program on front paste-down - else Fine. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. This book was written to celebrate the centenary of Einstein's birth. In Einstein's Universe, Nigel Calder describes and explains the landmarks of Einstein's work - Special Relativity (1905), which deals with high-speed motion, and General Relativity (1915), which deals with gravity - and how, astonishingly, scientific discoveries over the years have buttressed and expanded them. Illustrated. ALBERT EINSTEIN,PHYSICS,RELATIVITY,SPECIAL RELATIVITY,GENERAL RELATIVITY,QUANTUM THEORY Book #4774 |
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Harry N. Abrams 1996
ISBN: 0810928787 New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. “From medieval soldiers shooting arrows into threatening clouds to modern scientists analyzing findings made possible through the use of satellites and computer models, this book reveals the story of our weather and - what’s more - humankind’s age-old quest to understand and manage the elements.” Nicely illustrated. METEOROLOGY,ATMOSPHERE,HISTORY,STORMS,SKY Book #7102 |
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Little, Brown 2001
ISBN: 0316854891 Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. In 1997, the authors led a team of palaeontologists and geologists which discovered the largest prehistoric dinosaur nesting-ground ever found, in Patagonia. They clearly describe their discovery, its futher investigation and its scientific implications. Illustrated. DINOSAURS,BIOLOGY,NATURAL HISTORY,PALAEONTOLOGY,GEOLOGY,PATAGONIA, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Book #6601 |
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Viking First Edition
1985 ISBN: New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. The British astrophysicist recounts his 1978 discovery of the "bizarre celestial phenomenon", Star SS433 and its implications for our understanding of the cosmos. ASTRONOMY,ASTROPHYSICS,THE UNIVERSE,STARS Book #2470,5215 |
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Henry Holt First Edition
1994 ISBN: 0805019502 Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with a tiny, superficial scratch; in a clear protective cover. This lively, highly accessible, generously illustrated book - the second in a series on animal behavior produced with the American Museum of Natural History - takes readers on a richly detailed, awe-inspiring journey through the lives of these intelligent and versatile mammals. BIOLOGY,MARINE BIOLOGY,ZOOLOGY,MARINE MAMMALS,CETOLOGY,NATURAL HISTORY Book #6112 |
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Headline 2001 ISBN: 0747271801 Near Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Very slight creasing of wraps - else Fine. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Richard Corfield's authoritative but accessible account takes us on an incredible journey, from the beginnings of palaeontology to the cutting edge of research today. Illustrated. PALAEONTOLOGY,FOSSILS,HISTORY OF SCIENCE,SCIENTISTS,DEEP TIME Book #6563 |
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Harry N. Abrams Second Printing
1980 ISBN: Very Good Hardcover (folio) in Very Good Dustjacket. Full cloth binding with slight fading of board edges and a very small stain of front. Slight edge spotting. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with a closed tear of front - else Fine; in a clear protective cover. A virtual encyclopedia of the undersea world by the famous explorer. Richly illustrated. BIOLOGY,ZOOLOGY,MARINE BIOLOGY,MARINE ORGANISMS,THE SEA,OCEANS,EXPLORATION, CALYPSO,EVOLUTION,ENVIRONMENT,ENVIRONMENTALISM,CONSERVATION Book #3592 |
US$42.50 |
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W.W. Norton First Edition
2001 ISBN: 0393020193 Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. A remarkable scientific meditation and spiritual exploration of one of our least appreciated natural resources - the Atlantic Ocean. ATLANTIC OCEAN,OCEANOGRAPHY,GEOGRAPHY,MARINE BIOLOGY,GEOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTALISM,CONSERVATION,TRAVEL Book #6798 |
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Oxbow 1999 ISBN: 1900188945 Fine Oversized Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. Bournemouth University School of Conservation Sciences, Occassional Paper 5. Three cases presented to an enquiry convened to consider the origin of the Cerne Giant, held in Cerne Abbas Village Hall, Dorset, on 23rd March 1996. ARCHAEOLOGY,ARTIFACTS,ANTIQUITIES,BRITISH HISTORY,ENGLAND Book #6500 |
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St.Martin's First U.S.Edition
1986 ISBN: New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Presents a picture of why cosmic collisions occur, what happens when they do, and what the consequences might be for the earth and its inhabitants. Illustrated with Photos and Diagrams. ASTRONOMY,SPACE,ASTEROIDS,COMETS,GEOLOGY Book #2798 |
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Basic Books First Edition
1994 ISBN: Fine Trade Paperback. Spine is uncreased. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. A book in The Science Masters Series. Illustrated. ASTRONOMY,ASTROPHYSICS,UNIVERSE Book #2037 |
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BasicBooks First Edition
1997 ISBN: 0465073794 New Unread Hardcover in New Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. Could it really happen? Could modern scientists using cutting-edge laboratory techniques really clone living, breathing, hungry disosaurs and populate a true-to-life Jurassic Park? You'll explore the possibilities with two scientists intimately familiar with this world: Rob DeSalle, an associate curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, who isolated some of the oldest DNA encased in amber, and David Lindley, a physicist and editor at Science News magazine. Illustrated. DINOSAURS,CLONING,CLONES,DNA,GENETICS,PALEONTOLOGY,BIOLOGY,ZOOLOGY Book #4580 |
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Castle 2001 ISBN: 0785813748 Fine Hardcover in no Dustjacket as issued. Decorative cloth binding. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. An account of the author’s experiences with and musings about rattlesnakes and their lore. SNAKES,RATTLERS,NATURAL HISTORY,BIOLOGY,ZOOLOGY,BIOGRAPHY Book #6874 |
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National Geographic Society
1990 ISBN: 0870447912 Fine Hardcover in Very Good Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ with a small, closed tear; now nicely held in a clear protective cover. Text and beautiful photographs of wildlife in five venues: Southern Africa, Costa Rica, Oceania, The Yukon, Papua New Guinea. ZOOLOGY,MARINE BIOLOGY,CONSERVATION,ENVIRONMENTALISM,AFRICA, COSTA RICA,YUKON,OCEANIA, NEW GUINEA Book #3995 |
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Stackpole First Edition
2000 ISBN: 0811726991 New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. Emphasizing ecological niches, John Eastman describes 42 common grassland and shoreline birds - from the Ring-necked Pheasant to the Spotted Sandpiper - and the plants and animals associated with their native surroundings. Illustrated by Amelia Hansen. ORNITHOLOGY,NATURAL HISTORY,BIRDWATCHING,ECOLOGY Book #7760 |
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Wings 1988 ISBN: 0517029618 Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. A reprint of Einstein’s Relativity, The Special and the General Theory - A Popular Exposition. PHYSICS,PHYSICISTS,SCIENTISTS,TWENTIETH CENTURY Book #7586 |
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Checkmark 2001
ISBN: 0816049033 New Unread Oversized Trade Paperback. Unmarked. Lost Creatures of the Earth is a fascinating primer on the phenomenon of the mass extinction of species. Illustrated. BIOLOGY,PALEONTOLOGY,EXTINCT SPECIES,EVOLUTION Book #7701 |
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Icon 2002 ISBN: 1840464593 New Unread Trade Paperback. Unmarked. Electricity was the scientific fashion of the Enlightenment. Patricia Fara tells the engrossing tale of the strange birth of electrical science... Illustrated. ELECTRICITY,HISTORY OF SCIENCE,PHYSICS,SCIENTISTS,BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,VOLTA,GALVANI,CAVENDISH,BOYLE, HAUKSBEE Book #7630 |
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Chronicle First Edition
1993 ISBN: 0811803007 Fine Hardcover in Fine Dustjacket. Book is tight, bright and unmarked. DJ in a clear protective cover. "Are you afraid of big bangs? Confounded by quarks? Do you feel lost in virtual reality? Award winning science writer Timothy Ferris and illustrator Ingram Pinn define and demystify these and the many other ideas and innovations of 'new science' in The Universe and Eye, answering with wit and insight all those questions you've always thought you didn't know enough to ask." HISTORY OF SCIENCE,SCIENTISTS,ASTRONOMY,SPACE,PHYSICS,MATHEMATICS,ENVIRONMENT,ECOLOGY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Book #4180 |
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