He Is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson

New York: Tor Books, 2010. 1st Thus. Paperback. ISBN: 0765326140. Card covers show light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 351 pages; Short horror fiction by such authors as Stephen King and Whitley Strieber celebrating the works of Richard Matheson. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21496

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 0765326140 Anthologies Richard matheson Fiction::Horror

Physics Letters B , Review of Particle Physics July 2008

Boston: Elsevier, 2008. Softcover. Only light wear to card covers ; A bright, solid book, text unmarked; Volume 667, Issues 1-5, September 2008; B&W Illustrations; 11 X 8.20 X 1.50 inches; 1340 pages; Complete in one volume. A large heavy volume. Near Fine .

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Book number: 16651

Catalogue: Science::Physics

Keywords: Physics Particle SCIENCE

D'ABRO, A.

Rise of the New Physics, Vol II Its Mathematical and Physical Theories

New York: Dover Publications, 1951. Reprint. Softcover. ISBN: 0486200043. Card covers show some shelf wear.; A tight, solid book, text unmarked.; 8.30 X 5.10 X 1.40 inches; 982 pages; This is a reprint of the 2nd edition. Very Good .

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Book number: 17921

Catalogue: Science::Physics

Keywords: 0486200043 SCIENCE MATHEMATICS

ACKROYD, PETER

The Plato Papers

London: Chatto & Windus, 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1856197018. DJ shows light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; 8.35 X 5.98 X 0.87 inches; 139 pages; Something different from Ackroyd is this alternative history. "Plato, the orator, summons the citizens of London on ritual occasions to impart the ancient history of their city. He dwells particularly on the unhappy era of Mouldwarp (AD 1500-2300), which existed before the dimming of the stars and the burning of the machines....." (blurb). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18411

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 1856197018 mouldwarp London Alternative history Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

GOLLNER & ADAM

The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession

Toronto: Doubleday Canada, 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 038566267X. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 279 pages; "Gollner explores the political machinations of multinational fruit corporations, exposing the hidden alliances between agribusiness and government and what that means for public health. He traces the life of mass-produced fruits-how they are created, grown, and marketed-and he explores the underworld of fruits that are inaccessible, ignored, and even forbidden in the Western world. ". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21363

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: 038566267X fruit SCIENCE

D'ADESKY, ANNE-CHRISTINE

Moving Mountains the Race to Treat Global Aids

London: Verso, 2004. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1844670023. DJ and boards show light shelf wear, light soiling of front page edges. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 16.26 X 4.06 X 21.34 millimeters; 487 pages; "In dispatches written from around the world, Anne-christine d’Adesky reports on the greatest challenge facing us today: the global effort to provide life-saving medicines and care to 40 million people living with HIV and AIDS in resource-poor countries, the great majority in sub-Saharan Africa. She analyzes the obstacles to providing universal access to antiretroviral drugs whose cost has been out of reach to millions until now, and she exposes the underlying and often competing agendas of donor and recipient governments, funders, activists and individuals with HIV who are struggling to survive. In lively, in-depth field reports from countries including Cuba, Brazil, Russia, Haiti, Mexico, Uganda, South Africa, China and India, she reveals how pilot and national treatment programs are serving as models. They provide a litmus test of the feasibility of HIV and AIDS treatment in settings of abject poverty, underdevelopment and economic and political instability.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21100

Catalogue: Science::Medicine

Keywords: 1844670023 AIDS Anti-retrovirals Africa Cuba India HIV Science::Medicine

ALDISS, BRIAN W. & IAN POLLOCK (ILLUSTRATOR)

Brothers of the Head

New York: Pierrot/Two Continents, 1977. First US Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0846703866. Card covers show light shelf wear,some wear and shelf soil to corners. ; A bright, solid book. B&W and color illustrations by Ian Pollock throughout this oversize paperback. ; B&W and Color Illlustrations; 10 X 9.50 X 0.40 inches; 119 pages; "Siamese twins, Barry and Tom, have a dormant but sinister third head growing out of Barry’s left shoulder. Plucked from the untamed Norfolk coastline by showbiz entrepreneurs cashing in on their demonically violent and freakish relationship, they form a rock band, The Bang Bang, and taste superstardom. Throughout their jealous battles over the woman in their life and their brutal existence, they are forever accompanied by their ominous companion, who makes increasing demands for its right to life." A quirky illustrated story from the renowned science fiction writer. Very Good .

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Book number: 18542

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 0846703866 Science Fiction siamese twins Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

ALEXANDER, (PC ONT), LINCOLN WITH HERB SHOVELLER

Go to School, You're a Little Black Boy the Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander: A Memoir

Toronto: Dundurn Press, 2010. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 155488733X. Illustrated by Colour Photographs. Slight wear to card covers, shallow crease bottom back fore corner. ; A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; 8.90 X 5.98 X 0.71 inches; 256 pages; Among the important stories that need to be told about noteworthy Canadians, Lincoln Alexander's sits at the top of the list. Born in Toronto in 1922, the son of a maid and a railway porter, Alexander embarked on an exemplary life path that has involved military service for his country, a successful political career, a thriving law career, and vocal advocacy on subjects ranging from antiracism to the importance of education."In this biography, Shoveller traces a remarkable series of events from Alexander's early life to the present that helped shape the charismatic and influential leader whose impact continues to be felt today. From facing down racism to challenging the postwar Ontario establishment, becoming Canada's first black member of Parliament, entertaining royalty as Ontario's lieutenant-governor, and serving as chancellor of one of Canada's leading universities, Alexander's is the ultimate, uplifting Canadian success story, the embodiment of what defines Canada.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 16262

Catalogue: Political Science::Canada

Keywords: 155488733X Progressive Conservative Canada Parliament MPP Politics Biographies & Memoirs Political Science

ALTHOFF, WILLIAM F.

Drift Station Arctic Outposts of Superpower Science

Dulles, VA: Potomac Books Inc, 2007. 1st. Hardcover. ISBN: 1574887718. DJ shows light edge wear. Light soil to pages at foredge bottom.; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; B&W Photographs; 9 X 6.20 X 1.40 inches; 355 pages; "Closed to conventional passage, the Arctic Ocean and peripheral seas have nevertheless known European explorers since the sixteenth century. Systematic observation, however, dates only from the last years of the nineteenth century, with the epic drift of Fridtjof Nansen’s ice ship Fram (1893-1896), the first scientific expedition of the modern era. Twentieth-century technology—the icebreaker, radio transmission, nuclear power, and aircraft—opened the Arctic for survey, basic research, and observation. World War II saw the inhospitable circumpolar Arctic transformed into a theater of military operations.The Cold War and the missile age saw governments staking further claims, because only a relatively short arc of maritime boreal waste separated North America and Eurasia. The complex interactions of air, ice, and water that drive circumpolar systems also serve as engines of oceanic and atmospheric circulation. As a result, meteorology, oceanography, geophysics, and many other areas of scientific research in the region soon became acutely linked to the economic, political, and particularly the politico-military interests of the Soviet Union, the United States, Canada, and the other Arctic nations.In response, both superpowers established “drift stations”—that is, isolated camps based on nomadic ice floes—to conduct crucial scientific research. During the Cold War, they were the objects of suspicion, particularly the Soviet stations, which often stood accused as bases for espionage. Today, with the world’s climate system and global warming under study, Russian expertise, data, geography, and stewardship are crucial to the world community.". Very Good in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 17103

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: 1574887718 Arctic ice floes research EXPLORATION SCIENCE

ARONSON, JERROLD L. & ROM HARRE & EILEEN CORNELL WAY

Realism Rescued How Scientific Progress Is Possible

Chicago: Open Court Pub Co, 1995. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0812692896. Card covers show very light shelf wear, light soil bottom page edges.; A bright, solid book, card covers are clean and crisp, text unmarked. ; 9.10 X 5.90 X 0.80 inches; 213 pages; "Does science give us a progressively more accurate and objective account of the world? This book by three leading philosophers of science presents a new defense of scientific realism against skeptical and positivist attacks. While positivists view scientific theories as devices for predicting observable phenomena, realists maintain that theories describe hidden processes which account for observable phenomena.This problem raises the question: What are scientific theories about? Do they refer to an unobservable yet real realm of physical processes? It seems undeniable that the scientific endeavor has in some sense made progress. But is the increasing practical success of the physical sciences good grounds for believing that their theories and techniques lead us nearer to the truth? According to Aronson, Harre, and Way, past failures to answer these questions have been due in large part to the assumption that knowledge is expressed in propositions and organized by the canons of logic. On the assumption that science must meet the world in a correspondence between statements and states of affairs, realism turns out to be difficult to defend. Realism Rescued offers a new direction, relying on the importance of models in scientific work. Theories are not to be thought of as sets of propositions, though they can be expressed propositionally. Rather they are models, chunks of orderings of natural kinds. For the first time, the indispensability of models is turned into a powerful argument for realism, an argument that confronts the skeptic on his own ground. By drawing on a new technique of knowledge representation developed in Artificial Intelligence, the dynamic type-hierarchy, the authorsgive a convincing account of the central role of models. Such concepts as verisimilitude, natural kind, natural necessity, and natural law can then be presented far more clearly than ever before.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 17818

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: 0812692896 SCIENCE

ASIMOV, ISAAC & MARTIN HARRY GREENBERG

Sherlock Holmes Through Time and Space

New York: Bluejay Books Inc, 1985. 1st Thus. Paperback. ISBN: 0312944012. A couple of small dirt spots on inside front cover and light shelf soil lower page fore edges.; A near-fine volume, crisp and bright. ; Trade PB; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 355 pages; An anthology of Sherlockian tales by sci-fi writers including one by Arthur Conan Doyle. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 21462

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction

Keywords: 0312944012 Sherlock Holmes Science Fiction Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy Fiction::Mystery

ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN & LYNN ABBEY (EDITORS)

Cross

Garden City NY: Nelson Doubleday, 1984. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Only light wear to book and DJ ; A bright, solid book, dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, map endpapers ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 628 pages; Another anthology of stories set in Sanctuary, by some of the finest fantasy writers extant. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21189

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: sanctuary thieves' world Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

The Essentials of Electronic Communications I (V. 1)

Piscataway, NJ: Research & Education Assn, 1989. Softcover. ISBN: 0878915893. Only light wear to card covers ; A bright, solid book.; Essential Series; 8.50 X 5.75 X 0.25 inches; 69 pages; Reviews basic circuit principles, Fourier series and transforms, Laplace transforms, special analysis, transfer function and filtering, random variables and processes, and amplitude modulation.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 16582

Catalogue: Science::Electronics

Keywords: 0878915893 fourier Theorems Transforms SCIENCE

ASTON, F.W.

Isotopes

London: Edward Arnold, 1924. Second Edition. Hardcover. Dark blue cloth covered boards show some edge wear. Stylized bookplate with coat of arms and name of previous owner, accession sticker for British college library as well as a sticker from Niels Bohr Library, associated with American Institute of Physics. Withdrawn stamps as well as a stamp stating that this was reserve stock and as such was probably not in general circulation. ; A tight solid book, hinges intact; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 182 pages. Very Good- with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 16841

Catalogue: Science::Physics

Keywords: Physics niels bohr isotopes SCIENCE

ATWOOD, MARGARET

In Other Worlds: Sf and the Human Imagination

Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 2011. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0771008481. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages; "This book brings together her three heretofore unpublished Ellmann Lectures from 2010: "Flying Rabbits," which begins with Atwood's early rabbit superhero creations, and goes on to speculate about masks, capes, weakling alter egos, and Things with Wings; "Burning Bushes," which follows her into Victorian otherlands and beyond; and "Dire Cartographies," which investigates Utopias and Dystopias. In Other Worlds also includes some of Atwood's key reviews and thoughts about the form. Among those writers discussed are Marge Piercy, Rider Haggard, Ursula Le Guin, Ishiguro, Bryher, Huxley, and Jonathan Swift. She elucidates the differences (as she sees them) between "science fiction" proper, and "speculative fiction," as well as between "sword and sorcery/fantasy" and "slipstream fiction."". Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21465

Catalogue: Fiction::Science Fiction & Fantasy

Keywords: 0771008481 Science Fiction Ursula Leguin marge Piercy Essays