Nonfiction - Science from The Brooklyn Bookman

DOIDGE M.D., Norman: The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science. New York, Penguin, 2007. Softcover, 427 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Science / Psychology. Condition: Very Good. Some traces of wear to the book corners. Otherwise a decent, first-rate copy with clean pages. True life accounts of the remarkable powers, adaptability and resilience… Read more about this item

BLOOMFIELD, Leonard: Language. New York, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1961. (Originally published: 1933.) Hardcover (no dust jacket), 564 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Linguistics / Language. Condition: Good Plus. Corner bumps and light edgewear to extremities. Former owner's name inscribed on the upper left hand corner of the front cover's reverse and a book-store price stamp listing $13.95. Interior pages clean… Read more about this item

HAWKING, Stephen: A Brief History of Time: From The Big Bang to Black Holes. New York, Bantam, 1990. Originally published in 1988. Softcover, 198 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Science / Cosmology - Popularizations. Condition: Good Plus. Former owner's name inscribed on the top-right corner of front endpaper. Faint toning to pages but clean and unmarked. Classic exposition on the subject… Read more about this item

LEVESQUE, Emily: The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy's Vanishing Explorers. Naperville, Illinois, Sourcebooks, 2022. Softcover, 372 pp. Subject: Nonfiction / Science / Astronomy-History / Astronomy-Popular Expositions. Condition: Fine, Like New. Book copy has no visible flaws; all pages unmarked and clean. A clear… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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,… Read more about this item

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.… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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… Read more about this item

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.… Read more about this item

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.