Sciences and Technology

Beth E. Kolko / Virtual Publics (Large Paperback)

How does virtuality affect reality? Fourteen experts consider this question from the perspective of law, architecture, rhetoric, philosophy, and art. Nearly all of the contributors have been online since before Netscape and a graphical World Wide Web;...

Arnold Pacey / Technology in World Civilization: A Thousand-Year History (Large Paperback)

Most general histories of technology are Eurocentrist, focusing on a main line of Western technology that stretches from the Greeks is through the computer. In this very different book, Arnold Pacey takes a global view, placing the development of...

James J. O'Donnell / Avatars of the Word: From Papyrus to Cyberspace (Large Paperback)

The written word has been a central bearer of culture since antiquity. But its position is now being challenged by the powerful media of electronic communication. In this penetrating and witty book James O'Donnell takes a reading on the promise and the...

Ernest Nagel & James R. Newman / Gödel's Proof (Exact Copy)

In 1931 Kurt Godel published his fundamental paper, "On Formally Undecidable Propositions of "Principia Mathematica" and Related Systems." This revolutionary paper challenged certain basic assumptions underlying much research in mathematics and logic...

Paul Ramsey / Fabricated Man (Exact Copy)

The Ethics of Genetic Control, originally 1970.  "Fabricated Man: The Ethics of Genetic Control" explores the ethical implications of advancements in genetic technology, including birth control, artificial insemination, and potential impacts on the...

Susan Leigh Star / Ecologies of Knowledge: Work and Politics in Science and Technology (Large Paperback)

This collection of articles provides a comprehensive overview of personal and public issues related to social change and how they shape scientific and technical knowledge. Ecologies of Knowledge provides a comprehensive overview of issues relating to...

Bruno Latour / Pandora’s Hope: Essays on the Reality of Science Studies (Large Paperback)

A scientist friend asked Bruno Latour point-blank: “Do you believe in reality?” Taken aback by this strange query, Latour offers his meticulous response in Pandora’s Hope. It is a remarkable argument for understanding the reality...

John Rogers Searle / Minds, Brains and Science (Large Paperback)

Minds, Brains and Science takes up just the problems that perplex people, and it does what good philosophy always it dispels the illusion caused by the specious collision of truths. How do we reconcile common sense and science? John Searle argues...

Kristin Braa / Planet Internet (Large Paperback)

Digital convergence across computer, broadcasting and communication technologies is rapidly changing the ways we develop and use information technologies. The emergence of the Internet and the World Wide Web has enabled interaction, competition and...

David Eagleman / Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain (Large Paperback)

If the conscious mind - the part you consider to be you - is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing?In this sparkling and provocative new book, the renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman navigates the depths of the subconscious brain to...

Carl Sagan - Murmurs of Earth : The Voyager Interstellar Record - PB - 1978

Published by Ballantine Books, 1978. An account by Sagan and other scientists of the thinking behind the messaging on the Voyager probes, notably on the ' golden record' . 

M Mitchell Waldrop - The Dream Machine : J.C.R and the Revolution that made Computing Personal - HB

Behind every great revolution is a vision, and behind perhaps the greatest revolution of our time, personal computing, is the vision of J.C.R. Licklider. He did not design the first personal computers or write the software that ran on them, nor was he...

Clifton Fadiman ( Editor) / Fantasia Mathematica (Exact Copy)

Fantasia Mathematica is an anthology published in 1958 containing stories, humor, poems, etc., all on mathematical topics, compiled and edited by Clifton Fadiman.  The volume contains writing by authors including Robert Heinlein, Aldous Huxley, H. G...

Donald Knuth / Fundamental Algorithms ( Volume 1) - The Art of Computer Programming (Exact Copy) 2nd Edition

This volume begins with basic programming concepts and techniques, then focuses more particularly on information structures-the representation of information inside a computer, the structural relationships between data elements and how to deal with them...

J. D. Bernal / The Social Function of Science (Exact Copy)

J. D. Bernal's important and ambitious work, The Social Function of Science, was first published in January 1939. As the subtitle -What Science Does, What Science Could Do - suggests it is in two parts. Both have eight chapters. Part 1: What Science...

Petr Beckmann / A History of π (PI) (Exact Copy)

The history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when pi made progress -- and also when it did...

Robert Wright / The Moral Animal: Why We Are the Way We Are - The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology (Large Paperback)

Are men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among the questions that have made The Moral Animal one of the most provocative science books in recent years. Wright unveils the genetic strategies behind...

Thomas F. Gieryn / Cultural Boundaries of Science: Credibility on the Line (Large Paperback)

Why is science so credible? Usual answers center on scientists' objective methods or their powerful instruments. In his new book, Thomas Gieryn argues that a better explanation for the cultural authority of science lies downstream, when scientific claims...

Ray Kurzweil / The Age of Spiritual Machines (Large Paperback)

Ray Kurzweil is the inventor of the most innovative and compelling technology of our era, an international authority on artificial intelligence, and one of our greatest living visionaries. Now he offers a framework for envisioning the twenty-first...

Paul E. Ceruzzi / A History of Modern Computing (Large Paperback)

This engaging history covers modern computing from the development of the first electronic digital computer through the advent of the World Wide Web. The author concentrates on four key moments of the transformation of the computer in the late 1940s...

Larry Cuban / Oversold and Underused: Computers in the Classroom (Large Paperback)

Impelled by a demand for increasing American strength in the new global economy, many educators, public officials, business leaders, and parents argue that school computers and Internet access will improve academic learning and prepare students for an...

Adam Greenfield / Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing (Large Paperback)

Ubiquitous computing--almost imperceptible, but everywhere around us--is rapidly becoming a reality. How will it change us? how can we shape its emergence? Smart buildings, smart furniture, smart clothing... even smart bathtubs. networked street...

Byron Reeves, Clifford Nass / The Media Equation: How People Treat Computers, Television, and New Media Like Real People and Places (Large Paperback)

Can human beings relate to computer or television programs in the same way they relate to other human beings? Based on numerous psychological studies, this book concludes that people not only can but do treat computers, televisions, and new media as...

Donald Ervin Knuth / Selected Papers on Computer Science (Large Paperback)

This still timely collection of papers by Donald Knuth, "the father of computer science," surveys the field of computer science and the nature of algorithms. Topics covered here include the relationship between computer science and mathematics, the...

Daniel Drescher / Blockchain Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction in 25 Steps (Large Paperback)

In 25 concise steps, you will learn the basics of blockchain technology. No mathematical formulas, program code, or computer science jargon are used.No previous knowledge in computer science, mathematics, programming, or cryptography is required...

Albert Borgmann / Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life: A Philosophical Inquiry (Large Paperback)

Blending social analysis and philosophy, Albert Borgmann maintains that technology creates a controlling pattern in our lives. This pattern, discernible even in such an inconspicuous action as switching on a stereo, has global it sharply divides life...

Arnold Pacey / The Maze of Ingenuity: Ideas and Idealism in the Development of Technology (Large Paperback)

From cathedrals to star wars, Arnold Pacey looks at the interaction of technologies and society over the last thousand years and uses that survey to argue for a more humane form of future technological development. The second edition of The Maze of...

Ben Forta / SQL in 10 Minutes, Sams Teach Yourself (Large Paperback)

Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes, Fourth Edition New full-color code examples help you see how SQL statements are structuredWhether you're an application developer, database administrator, web application designer, mobile app developer, or Microsoft...

John Scott Bowie / Navigating the Politics of UX: Strategies and Stories from 40 Years in the Trenches (Large Paperback)

In 1996, I began teaching a two-day UX workshop to HP's product divisions throughout the US, Europe, Canada and Asia. I had worked at HP for the past 14 years as a manager and engineer/scientist, most recently as a member of HP Corporate Engineering's...

Dan Bader / Python Tricks: A Buffet of Awesome Python Features (Large Paperback)

“I don’t even feel like I’ve scratched the surface of what I can do with Python” With Python Tricks: The Book you’ll discover Python’s best practices and the power of beautiful & Pythonic code with simple...

Michael Drummond / Renegades of the Empire (Large Paperback)

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was by no accounts a kind, nurturing type of manager. In conversation, according to Renegades of the Empire , Gates is said to challenge and goad people just to see how robustly they'll defend a position. He may not know...

Bjørn Lomborg / Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global Warming (Large Paperback)

Bjorn Lomborg argues that many of the elaborate and staggeringly expensive actions now being considered to meet the challenges of global warming ultimately will have little impact on the world’s temperature. He suggests that rather than...

Robert M. Drake / Science: The Stars in Me are the Stars in You (Large Paperback)

This book employs the comparative method to understand societal collapses to which environmental problems contribute to the common youth and society as a whole. We all are broken and broken is its own kind of beautiful...

Richard Dawkins / The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (Large Paperback)

Richard Dawkins transformed our view of God in his blockbuster, The God Delusion, which sold more than 2 million copies in English alone. He revolutionized the way we see natural selection in the seminal bestseller The Selfish Gene...

E.J. Lemmon / Beginning Logic (Large Paperback)

The aim of this book is to provide an exposition of elementary formal logic. The course, which is primarily intended for first-year students who have no previous knowledge of the subject, forms a working basis for more advanced reading and is...

Joseph Dumit / Picturing Personhood: Brain Scans and Biomedical Identity (Large Paperback)

By showing us the human brain at work, PET (positron emission tomography) scans are subtly--and sometimes not so subtly--transforming how we think about our minds. Picturing Personhood follows this remarkable and expensive technology from the laboratory...

Peter M. Higgins / Mathematics for the Curious

When do the hands of a clock coincide? How likely is it that two children in the same class will share a birthday? How do we calculate the volume of a doughnut? Mathematics for the Curious provides anyone interested in mathematics with a simple and...

Geoffrey Miller / The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature

In this brilliantly ambitious and provocative book, evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller shows the evolutionary power of sexual choice, and the reasons why our ancestors became attracted not only to pretty faces and bodies, but to minds that...

Robert Dinwiddie / Spreadsheets : Charts and Graphics

This jargon-free guide from the "Essential Computers" series covers all chart and graph options from line, column, pie, bubble and 3D. It also helps you to extend your working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and to create professional-looking visuals...

Robert Liguori, Patricia Liguori / Java 7 Pocket Guide: Instant Help for Java Programmers

When you need quick answers for developing or debugging Java programs, this pocket guide provides a handy reference to the standard features of the Java programming language and its platform. You’ll find helpful programming examples, tables,...

Phil R.M. Oliver / An Introduction to Windows 7

      All of our books are second hand, and while you may not get the exact copy shown in the picture, all of our books are in very good condition. Removing stickers from a book may damage it, so we refrain from doing so. If you see a...

Bob Reeves / Teach Yourself the Internet and Email for the Over 50s

Do you feel that you have been left behind by the technological revolution? This book focuses on the wide range of Internet and email skills that are of particular relevance for older computer users, cutting through the 'techno-babble' and making the...

Pat Shipman / Taking Wing - Archaeopteryx and the Evolution of Bird Flight

The author breaks down the book into smaller stories, such as the discovery of the fossils themselves, the structure of the skeletal joints of dinosaurs and modern birds, and the evolution and aerodynamics of feathers to name a few. Also recounted are...

Robert Henson / The Rough Guide to Weather

Provides weather-related facts, including world climates, precipitation, and global warming, while outlining specific countries' weather patterns throughout the year.         All of our books are second hand, and while you may...

Michael Sims / Adam's Navel : The Weird and Wonderful Story of the Human Body

In this amusing and brilliantly conceived book, Michael Sims introduces you to your body. Moving from head to toe, Sims blends cultural history with evolutionary theory to produce a wonderfully original narrative in which he analyzes the visible...

Peter Hobson / The Cradle of Thought : Exploring the Origins of Thinking

In Cradle of Thought Peter Hobson, a Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at the Tavistock Clinic and the University of London, examines how thought develops in infants, focussing on the subsequent differences in the quality of thinking between...

Amir D. Aczel / Chance : A Guide to Gambling, Love, the Stock Market, and Just About Everything Else

In Chance , celebrated mathematician Amir D. Aczel turns his sights on probability theory -- the branch of mathematics that measures the likelihood of a random event. He explains probability in clear, layman's terms, and shows its practical...

Eugenia Cheng / Is Maths Real?: How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths

Why is -(-1) = 1?Why do odd and even numbers alternate?What's the point of algebra?Is maths even real?From imaginary numbers to the perplexing order of operations we all had drilled into us, Eugenia Cheng - mathematician, writer and woman on a mission to...

Andrew Ford / Apache 2 Pocket Reference

  Even if you know the Apache web server inside and out, you still need an occasional on-the-job reminder -- especially if you're moving to the newer Apache 2.x. Apache 2 Pocket Reference gives you exactly what you need to get...

Clive Trotman / The Feathered Onion : Creation of Life in the Universe

Over the past 150 years the acknowledged dates for the formation of the Earth and the origin of Life have been pushed steadily back into the remote past. As these timescales have lengthened however, the interval between the two dates has reduced so...

Paul Strathern / Darwin and Evolution

THE BIG IDEA is a hugely popular series of science books that, at only 96 pages each, are an accessible read for the amateur.At a moment of great discovery, one Big Idea can change the world...When it was first published, Charles Darwin's theory of...

Michael A. Cusumano / Microsoft Secrets

This is a "facts ma'am, nothing but the facts" examination of how Microsoft worked, both internally, and in the marketplace in the earlly 2000's. Unlike the raft of gossipy Bill-bios or sardonic and shrill pro- or anti-screeds, this book is focused...