Science from Hopkins Books

Oversized paperback, published by Ten Speed Press, 1986. The classic guide to mushrooms, with descriptions and photos of more than 2,000 species. 958 pages with Index, 6" X 9". More than 800 photos with a section of color photos, and many b&w photos throughout the text. A later printing. The cover and spine have creases and edge wear. Former owner's… Read more about this item

Oversized trade paperback, first printing, published by CreateSpace, 2016. Learn how to use the canvas APIs in Kirupa's distinctive humorous style. 320 pages, 7-1/2" X 9-1/4". No creases to the cover or spine. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. There is a smudge mark on the fore-edge of the text block - see photos. Not a… Read more about this item

First edition hardcover with dust jacket, published by University of Michigan Press, 1970. An invaluable resource on close to 200 species of boletes of the Michigan area. Professor Smith was Director of the University of Michigan Herbarium. Professor Thiers specialized in Mycology at San Francisco State University. More than 300 b&w photos. 428 pages with Index. 6-1/4" X 9-1/4". The… Read more about this item

First edition hardcover, published by Addison-Wesley, 2004. A first printing copy. Changing the approach to design by uniting patterns with refactoring. Includes 27 pattern directed refactorings, with real world coding examples. 368 pages with Index, 7-1/4" X 9-1/2". Sturdy coated stock hardcover boards, no dust jacket - as issued. Place holder ribbons bound in. No former ownership marks, no writing… Read more about this item

Oversized trade paperback, published by Morgan Kaufman, 2004. A first printing copy of this third edition. In-depth coverage of the fundamentals, with new chapters on logical and physical database design. Coverage of managing change and resolving conflict. 532 pages with Index, 7-1/2" X 9-1/4". No creases to the cover or spine. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text… Read more about this item

First trade paperback edition, published by Harvard University Press, 2001. A look at the social lives and group behavior in the insect world. In addition to butterflies and beetles, the book reviews the behavior of ants, caterpillars, locusts, cicadas, and others as well. 264 pages, 5-3/4" X 9-1/4". No creases to the cover or spine. No writing on the text… Read more about this item

Oversized hardcover, with dust jacket, published by Princeton University Press, 1995. Based on the six part BBC series. Follow Attenborough as he travels through jungles, deserts, forests, marshes, looking at the world of plants. 320 pages with Index, illustrated with 300 color photos, 7-1/4" X 10". The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. Jacket is covered with… Read more about this item

First edition hardcover with dust jacket, published by Basic Books, 1996. From the Co-Director of the NASA Space Engineering Research Center, a proposal to use resources available in asteroids, comets and other planets. 274 pages with Index and a section of photos. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. No former ownership marks, no writing on the… Read more about this item

First hardcover edition, with dust jacket, published by Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1961. Sloane follows the path of an air mass, from the Canadian Rockies , across the United States on to the Atlantic, following the lives of the people it affects along the way. Illustrated throughout by the author's own artwork. 76 pages, 7-1/8" X 9-1/8". The dust jacket… Read more about this item

Oversized hardcover published by Scientific American Library, 1990. Thomas Banchoff, Professor of Geometry at Boston University, examines complex higher dimensions and their representation using computer graphics, including polytopes, Non-Euclidean geometry, and Non-Orientable surfaces. 8-5/8" X 9-1/2, 210 pages with Index. High quality glossy coated stock, illustrated throughout with full-color photos, illustrations and photos. The dust jacket is intact with just… Read more about this item

First edition hardcover with dust jacket, published by Bonanza, 1987. Known primarily for their Science-Fiction, here L. Sprague de Camp and Catherine Crook de Camp presents the history of the discovery of dinosaurs. A review of the Age of Reptiles and also the Scientists who researched, found, and identified their remains, such as Roy Chapman Andres, Edward Cope, and O.C.… Read more about this item

First hardcover edition, with dust jacket, published by Scribner, 1984. A collection of 22 essays on topics related to Science, from the author of 'Einstein's Dreams' and 'Good Benito'. 168 pages, 5-1/4" X 8-1/2", with Index and Suggested for Further Reading, sewn binding. Also includes ten illustrations by Laszlo Kubinyi. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped,… Read more about this item

Hardcover first edition, with dust jacket, published by Doubleday, 1992. From the author of 'The Recursive Universe', this is a masterful work of Science writing. It weaves together a biography of John von Neumann, a key figure in the development of Game Theory, along with the pivotal phases of the Cold War, and an investigation of the Game Theory's far… Read more about this item

Hardcover first edition, with dust jacket, published by William Morrow, 1993. George Smoot and Keay Davidson explain their work in Cosmology, focusing on the Big Bang theory and cosmic background radiation. 332 pages, with Index, a section of color graphs, illustrated through the book as well. Blue colored boards, with dark blue cloth covered spine. Author name and title imprinted… Read more about this item

Trade paperback edition, published by Cambridge University Press, 1991. Essays from several prominent Scientists in the field of Cosmology, including; Alan Lightman, Alan Guth, Vera Rubin, Margaret Geller, and James Gunn. 190 pages with Index, illustrated through the text, 5-1/4" X 8-1/2". Not a remainder, not a library discard. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text… Read more about this item

Hardcover with dust jacket, published by Random House, 2010. A second printing copy. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. The authors take on the big questions of Cosmology, 'Why are we here, why is there a universe instead of nothing, is there a grand design?'. 198 pages with Index, 6" X 9-1/2". Illustrated… Read more about this item

Trade paperback edition, published by Harvard University Press, 1988. An in-depth discussion of the concept of Deep Time, with a focus on the works of Thomas Burnet, James Hutton, and Carles Lyell. This copy is a third printing of the first edition. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. There are no creases to the cover or… Read more about this item

Trade paperback edition, published by Princeton University Press, 1997. A first trade paperback edition. A gripping account of the Scientists who ventured out from Victorian era Britain to the unknown swamps and jungles of the tropics in search of unknown species of plants and animals. 276 pages with Index, illustrated through the text with black & white photos and drawings.… Read more about this item

First edition hardcover with dust jacket, published by Pepperdine University Press, 1980. The dust jacket is intact and is not price clipped. Teller was an early member of the Manhattan Project, and co-founder of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. This is a collection of five lectures that Teller presented at Pepperdine in 1978. While the overall focus is on… Read more about this item

First edition hardcover with dust jacket, published by Walker, 2004. The unusual geography and history of Sable Island, the thirty mile long uninhabited island off the coast of Nova Scotia. 268 pages with Index, Bibliography, and Notes. This is not a remainder, not a library discard. No former ownership marks, no writing on the text pages. The dust jacket is… Read more about this item