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An Urchin in the Storm: Essays About Books and Ideas-Stephen Jay Gould
In these collection of essays, Stephen Jay Gould proves once again why he has been called the finest essayist of our time. Ideas include: A feeling for the whole organism whether panda or corn or human being, We are more than the sum of our parts and no part can be understood in isolation from its neighbors; The diversity of life is the glory of nature, and the uniqueness of humanity is but a part--albeit the greatest part--of that diversity. Life's history is not a ladder to human wisdom. It is a tree whose each branch and bud is a product of history, of contingency, unrepeatable, unpredictable, deepening and growing with the passage of time... 255pp.

Binding is half maroon cloth on cream boards with gold lettering to spine. Hardcover with dustjacket. ExtraFine/ExtraFine. Original price ($18.95) unclipped.

Details $35.00

Attracting Birds, Butterflies & Other Winged Wonders to Your Backyard-Kris Wetherbee
Imagine stepping outside your door and entering a beautifully planted sanctuary where birds, butterflies, and other winged creatures come to visit, and often stay. Expert organic gardener and wildlife enthusiast shows you how to make those dreams a reality.

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$10.00

BEYOND SCIENCE: A Journey Into the Supernatural-C. A. Burland
The author shows how the old rituals of Christianity are related to still earlier rites which have survived as the orgiastic underground religion; and how Church religion on the one hand and witchery on the other have co-existed down the years as the two sides of the supernatural coin.Richly illustrated in color and b/w photographs and drawings. 128pp.

Full red cloth covered boards in gilt with pictorial dustjacket. Oversize. Front end paper page clipped diagonally. Else, clean interior pages and unmarked throughout.

Details $10.00

Biological Rhythms in Human & Animal Physiology-Gay Gaer Luce
The book encompasses the results of well over 650 scientific investigations, almost all within the last decade on rhythms affecting organisms, the most common being the 24-hour solar day. Also includes the effects of electric fields, magnetism and even sun spots--all and more. 183pp.

Glossy illustrated SOFTCOVER. Clean, tight, sharp-cornered, and unmarked pages throughout. FINE.

Details $19.95

Bombardier Beetles and Fever Trees.-William Agosta
A Close-up Look at Chemical Warfare and Signals in Animals and Plants. Insights into the fabulous complexity of scents, fragrances, tastes, and odors that enliven the lives of the majority of organisms on the planet. 224pp.

HARDCOVER with glossy pictorial dustjacket. NEW copy.

Details $18.95

Cactus: A Prickly Portrait of a Desert Eccentric-Linda Hinrichs, Nikolay Zurek
Cactus , its botanical origins, history, legend, and love are presented in a compelling text. You'll discover quirky forms of cacti, the likes of which you've never seen. This stunning and richly layered book will captivate the minds of gardeners, botanists, desert enthusiasts, and lovers of the ever-popular Southwest. Never before has this unique plant family been explored or viewed from such an original perspective. Numerous illustrations in color photographs. 95pp.

Pictorial softcover. Oversize.

Details $8.00

Comets, Stars, Planets (Special Edition to Mark the Return of Halley's Comet)-Nigel Henbest
Comets, Stars, Planets, will open your eyes to the vastness and beauty of the known Universe. For comet fans there is a special Halley's Comet feature, including a watcher's guide, which tracks the route of Halley's Comet during its 1985-1986 visit. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. 95pp.

Oversize hardcover with glossy pictorial dustjacket. Clean, sharp corners, tight binding, and unmarked pages throughout. FINE/FINE.

Details $18.00

Concise Flowers of the Himalaya-Oleg Polunin, Adam Stainton
Covers the Himalayan flora--from the Nepal-Sikkim border in the southeast of the Himalaya to the India-Pakistan border in the northwest. The boundary to the north is the Tibet border. Includes a few prominent species found at lower altitudes in the south. Profusely illustrated with 690 color photographs and 315 black and white drawings. Map endpapers. 283pp.

Full navy cloth covered boards with gilt to spine. HARDCOVER with laminated pictorial dustjacket. May contain some marks/writings. Edge and corner wear to dustjacket, else, NearFINE/VeryGOOD. RARE BOOK.

Details $75.00

Cosmic Explorers : Scientific Remote Viewing, Extraterrestrials and a Message for Mankind-Courtney Brown
In his groundbreaking book Cosmic Voyage, Courtney Brown revealed the existence of two extraterrestrial civilizations whose destinies are intertwined with our own. Using a system of subspace surveillance previously exploited by the U.S. military, Cosmic Voyage proved what many have long suspected: that we are not alone...even here on Earth. In Cosmic Explorers, Dr. Brown takes his research a critical step further, in a riveting true story that expands humanity's journey into the deepest mysteries of the cosmos. 260pp. Hardcover with glossy pictorial dustjacket. Clean, sharp corners, tight binding, and unmarked pages throughout. Like new. FINE/FINE.

Details $20.00

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Cycles of Fire: Stars, Galaxies, and the Wonder of Deep Space-William K Hartmann and Ron Miller
Provocative evidence of planet-size worlds around the suns. Based of scientific data, the authors tell the mesmerizing story of cosmic evolution and reveal starscapes created especially for this book. A fascinating narrative with more than 100 vivid illustrations that depict the fiery cycles that light the universe. 189pp.

Hardcover with dustjacket.Oversize. Very good condition with little edgewear. Previous owner's name on stamp at back of front board. Gently read. Nice copy!

Details $25.00


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