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Hardcover (no jacket; printed boards). Boards are lightly tanned, with a few minor marks and scores. Spine ends are lightly bumped. Ex-scientific library, with stamps on pastedowns, pocket on FEP and sheet and barcode on rear pastedown. Pages remain clean, and all text is clear. TS Used
Dust jacket is sound with very slight signs of wear. Violet hard cover with gilt lettering on spine and contents in very good clean condition. Illustrated with numerous drawings, b/w photographs, diagrams and tables. Used
104 pages. Contents/Features: Black Hole Blowback - a single black hole, smaller than the solar system, can control the destiny of an entire cluster of galaxies; Mapping the Cancer Genome; A Digital Life - New systems may allow people to record everything that has touched their lives and to store all these data in a personal digital archive; Down go the Dams - Many dams are being torn down to allow rivers and ecosystems to rebound, but risks abound; New Predictors of Disease - Tests that detect predictive antibodies in the blood years before people show symptoms of various disorders may allow preventative action; Diesels become Clean - Improved engines and exhaust scrubbers, combined with a new fuel will make energy-efficient diesels nearly as green as hybrids; Illusory Color and the Brain - the brain may not separate perception of color from perception of form and depth. Average wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
Hardcover (no jacket) in very good condition. Dedication note penned to the previous owner, Professor Colin Talbot, on the title page. Slight wear to the leading corners. The spine is very slightly cocked and a little bumped on the ends. Pages are clean and sound; all content is clear. CM Used
Very good hard cover, with unclipped dust jacket. Very light shelf and handling wear. Content in 'as unread' condition. CN Used
Very good hard cover, no jacket intended. Very light shelf and handling wear, content in 'as unread' condition. CN Used
Hardcover without dust jacket in very good condition. Board edges are lightly bumped and marked in areas, and spine head is creased. Page block head is faintly blemished. Pages and text are otherwise clean and unmarked throughout. LW Used
Large 8vo, 25.5cm. Pp. iv,1-212, 67 illus. in text, 1 fold. tab., bibl. Orig. printed wrs., uncut. Part of front cover a bit faded and with faint moisture mark, contents fine. - Valuable contribution to the study of the neurological and brain anatomical aspects of "psychic blindness".
pp. xviii, 1211. Numerous text engravings. 8vo. Original gold decorated full purple cloth binding. Extremities bumped. Phrenology; its preservation restoration etc. Mental Philosophy, human and self i mprovement, civilization, home, country, commerce, rights, duties, ethics, etc. God, His existence, attributes, laws, worship, natural theology, etc. Immortality, its evidences, conditions, relations to time, rewards, punishments, sin, faith, prayer, etc. Intellect, memory, juvenile and self education, literature, mental discipline, the senses, sciences, arts, avocations, a perfect life, etc. A thorough phrenological guide to every aspect of human life. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! PHREN 1
293 pages. "Evanshen is a Canadian Footbal League Hall of Famer. In 1988 he was struck by a driver running a red light. When he came out of a coma, he did not know who his wife was.... all of his memories - and his ability to retain new memories - were gone... A story not only of how the brain works, but of how the human spirit can survive even the loss of identity" - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Average wear. A sound working copy. Book
293 pages including indexes. English translation of revised Russian text. An investigation of the ideal - one of the central categories in Marxist philosphy. Deals at length with epistemological, ontological, axiological and praxiological aspects of this category, analyses its relation to such notions as consciousness, mind, reflection and others, drawing for this purpose on the results of contemporary research. Extensive coverage given to the socio-cultural aspect of the problem of the ideal. Copyright 1983. Other printing information in Russian. Book
68 pages. Student publication with the following features: Dorothy's Disappointment; Life in Cuba; Principal's Page; Learning by Doing; Brain and Backbone; Staff Page; Editorial Page; Student Council; Spring Fever; An Appreciation; School News; Exchanges; Athletics; Ruthless Rimes; Jokes. Many nice ads for local businesses. Pencilled name atop first page. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Book
Features: Lead Poisoning; Solid Stars; The Iroquois Confederacy; the prospects of fusion power; giant brain cells in mollusks; the fastest computer; the state of water in red cells; leonardo on bearings and gears. Average wear. Sound copy. Magazine
Features: the economic growth of Japan; the lunar laser reflector; an early farming village in Turkey; the functional organization of the brain; inertial navigation for aircraft; how an eggshell is made; genetic load; monomolecular layers and light. Average wear. Sound copy. Magazine
7 Audio Cassette Tapes and book complete with case. "Based on Nobel Prize-winning research, the cutting-edge methods revealed here can make a dramatic difference to you and your family, virtually guaranteeing success at work and school. Enables you to identify and use your own unique way of learning, unleashing the power of your whole brain. You'll gain skills that put you in the top 1% of people in our society!" - from back cover. Nice clean set. Book
Cover is slightly yellowing. Pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Used
Like new, unread, shop store room stock. CE Book
Like new, unread, shop store room stock. CE Book
Contents: Managing solid waste; the geometric phase - the behavior of particles in certain quantum-mechanical situation; Plasticity in brain development; Patterned ground; Fertilization in mammals; Soft X-ray lasers; Snakes, blood circulation and gravity; Canal builders of Pre-Inca Peru. Average wear. Book
96 pages. Features: Reports from Washington, London and on Science and Industry; The Crisis in Teaching, by Oscar Handlin; Italian Communism, 1956 - by Paolo Pavolini; The Communist Approach to Burma, by David L. Cohn; Bella! Bella! - by Constance Tomkinson; The Word of Willow (poem), by Leah Bodine Drake; The Meanest Man in Washington County, by Dillon Anderson; How the Brain Works, by George R. Harrison; A Pair of Hands (poem) by May Sartun; The Dollmaker - story by Niccolo Tucci; The Musician - poem by R.P. Lister; The Illusion of Owning a Business, by Frederick W. Copeland; A Word for Farewell (poem), by Richard Church; Apley, Wickford Point, and Pulham - My Early Struggles, by John P. Marquand; Max Beerbohm, by Evelyn Waugh; Mitchell Goodman on Mexico (part II). Nice colour ad for the Tennessee Gass Transmission Company inside front cover. Attractive colour ad for Martell Cognac inside back cover features a Versailles theme. Nice colour ad for Old Charter Straight Bourbon Whisky on back cover. Average wear. Unmarked. Binding intact. A sound copy. Book
234 pages. Features: 50 Classic looks for spring; The Timeless Coat at Irresistible Prices; Kristen Stewart; Surviving a Near-death Brain Trauma; Mario Testino on his day with Catherine Middleton and Prince William; Perfect Hair at What Risk?; and more. Unmarked. Moderate wear. A sound copy. Magazine
307 pages. Index. Reproductions of several black and white photos. "Traces the life of Frank Turnbull from his boyhood in Vancouver to the 1930s when neurosurgeons used celluloid Ivory soap boxes to repair holes in the skull, to the many years of treating people with sciatica, brain tumour, epilepsy, etc., to his work as an instructor in neurosurgery and his service in medical and neurological associations." - from back cover. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tight and square. A nice copy. Book
Hardcover (no dust jacket). Very good condition. Spine ends and boards' corners are slightly bumped. Pages are sound and clear. TA Used
Fine English Original bdg. Dust wrapper. 4to. (29 x 24 cm). In English. 212, [23] p., color and b/w ills. M. Gazi Yasargil: Bir beyin cerrahinin meslek yasami, düsünceleri ve anilari.
Hardcover in like new condition. No jacket; printed boards. A couple of minor imperfections to boards but no other faults. TA Used