Science from Blue & Grey Book Shoppe

A book of science-related cartoons from The Cartoon bAnk, a Division of the New Yorker Magazine Company. Book - Very Good+ condition. Very minimal wear, but corners do have an outward curve. Please use photos as part of the description. 86 pages, plus Index of Artists

From front DJ flap: "Few biologists in the history of natural science have been as groundbreaking, controversial, and productive as Edward Osborne Wilson, long hailed as 'Darwin's successor'." Wilson focused on the insect society, then extended his research from social insects through the animal kingdom to human society. He is known for Sociobiology, published in 1975and demonstrated how Darwinian evolution shapes… Read more about this item

From back cover: "The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshiped it, and the Church used it to fend off heretics. For centuries, the power of zero savored of the demonic; once harnessed, it became the most important tool in mathematics." Quote from front cover: "Written with clarity and infectious enthusiasm that are rare in science writing, and… Read more about this item

From back cover: "The Power to Harm is a profound and original book. In his account of a 1989 killing spree and the subsequent trial of the drug company Eli Lilly, John Cornwell has written several books in one: a vivid courtroom drama; a sociological study of the American workplace; a survey of the rapidly changing fields of neuroscience and… Read more about this item

From back cover: A couple wars, plus football injuries have placed a spotlight on acquired brain injury. Patients have learned to live in a world that many call "a new normal." "...this new Third Edition builds on the past, adding all that we have learned over the past two decades. I am proud to say that this book has helped many… Read more about this item

From the back cover: "Heal your body, improve digestion, moisturize skin, help control weight, and it's FREE. Details on page 171." There is much more packed in this book. Near Fine condition. Looks like new, but I did note 2 tiny specks on the closed book page edges. Clean and tight. Please use photos as part of the description. 390 pages including… Read more about this item

Per back cover: "Filled with cool physics facts and real-world examples." Discover how to: Work with physics notation and math Measure force and energy Investigate heat, pressure, and sound Examine electricity, magnetism, and light Explore black holes, planetary rotation, and more. Very Good- condition. Front cover has some bumping and rubbing. Closed book pages have a couple stains at top corner. Soft bottom corner crease on back.… Read more about this item

Quote from back DJ cover: "Brian Burrell's lucid and cheerful writing style makes his subject accessible, understandable, and fun. He led me smoothly through the history of Neuroscience. I learned painlessly about neurophysiology and neuroanatomy. I came away impressed by Burrell's research and scholarship and in awe of his ability to make these heady topics so readable and compelling." -… Read more about this item

From the back cover: In the winter of 1918, at the height of World War I, history's most lethal influenza virus erupoted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four weeks than AIDS has killed in twenty-four years, more in a year… Read more about this item

This vintage astronomy publication includes information about the constellations and universe, published in 1937. Includes many illustrations and blue and white photographs. Very Good condition. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. No dustjacket. Dark blue cloth over boards with silver gilt text on front and spine. Spine has some discoloration and some worn places, specially at top and bottom. Closed book page edges… Read more about this item

From the back cover: "Since 1839, when it served as a river landing for the town of Westport, Kansas City has suffered disastrous floods, fires, tornadoes, and epidemics of cholera, smallpox, scarlet fever, dysentery, typhus, typhoid fever, tuberculosis, malaria, influenza, diphtheria, polio and AIDS." "Kansas City established its first public hospital in 1870 on a hill just outside the 20th Street… Read more about this item

From the dust jacket: front flap, "The book takes the reader from the frontier and trading days through the era of President Harry Truman to the many worlds of the modern metropolis: its financial clout, its jazz tradition, its architecture and museums, the hotbed of its politics, its growing scientific and medical importance, its superb restaurants,… Read more about this item

From back cover: "As MIDNIGHT STRUCK on December 1, 1904, World's Fair President David R. Francis stood before a hushed crowd of 100,000 in Forest Park in St. Louis. He then threw a switch that extinguished forever the fair that had been a magical kingdom for seven months." This book tracks down some of the lost treasures of the Louisiana Purchase… Read more about this item

From the Publishers' Note on the Fifth Printing: "In the past few years, it has become increasingly clear that a wholesome approach to sex education is gradually replacing the pruriency that used to be prevalent. It is gratifying to observe this trend. The publishers hope that this book, now in its fifth printing, will continue to be of use… Read more about this item

From the Preface to First Edition: "The aim in the preparation of this treatise on the human body has been, first, to set forth in a teachable manner the actual science of physiology; and, second, to present the facts of hygiene largely as applied physiology." This book covers everything about the body: blood, respiration, glands, skeleton, nervous system and much… Read more about this item

From back cover: In The Cosmic Connection, Carl Sagan writes about his great adventures in: - preparing the way for contact with intelligent beings on planets of other stars. - space vehicle exploration of the planets. - landing instruments to search for life on Mars. - duplicating the steps that led to the origin of life on Earth, four… Read more about this item

I believe this book has some information about everything that mattered at the time it was printed. Check out the photos of the Contents pages for more. Good+ condition. Brown boards with black border design on front and spine, gilt title on spine. Some rubbing to covers and corners are slightly bent, but very minimal wear to edges. Previous owner's name… Read more about this item

From back DJ cover: "Highlighted by 300 state-of-the-art photographs, this enthralling volume vividly portrays all aspects of the intricate organism that is the human body. Definitive text and arresting images illuminate everything from the microscopic double helix to the higher functions of the brain to the biomedical promises of the future, in six chapters." Book: Fine condition. Very, very minimal bottom… Read more about this item

From back cover: "The Joy of Mathematics is designed to help the reader become aware of the inseparable relationship of mathematics and the world by presenting glimpses and images of mathematics in the many facets of our lives." - Science News." Other quotes mentioned it as "easily readable by all". Please see photo of Contents page - lots of interesting… Read more about this item

A student-friendly text looks at the relationship between biological factors and behavior. Biological psychologists try to answer four types of questions about any given behavior: How does it relate to the physiology of the brain and other organs? How does it develop within the individual? How did the capacity for the behavior evolve? And why did the capacity for… Read more about this item