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1. Abell, George O. (editor); Singer, Barry (editor) (1981). Science and the Paranormal: Probing the Existence of the Supernatural. London: Junction Books. 150 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor toning top edge jacket (rear flap corner creased), minor edgewear. Skeptics including Martin Gardner, Isaac Asimov, Carl Sagan, Philip Klass, Philip Morrison, James Randi and others critically examine a broad range of pseudosciences. Includes UFOs, pyramid power, psychic healing, the Bermuda Triangle, biorhythms, sensations in plants, Kirlian auras and more. These essays were originally published in "Skeptical Inquirer" magazine. ISBN/ASIN: 0862450373. Our Book No: 16411. $25 AUD.

2. Alcock, James E. (1981). Parapsychology: Science or Magic? A Psychological Perspective [Foundations and Philosophy of Science and Technology Series]. Oxford: Pergamon Press. 224 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, flexible cover, minor edgewear. James E. Alcock provides a skeptical scientific evaluation of parapsychology, which he likens as having much in common with pseudoscience and magic. Along the way, he explores the many psychological principles that can lead to a belief in the paranormal. Alcock is professor of Psychology at York University, Toronto, Canada, a supporter of skeptical bodies, and also an amateur magician. ISBN/ASIN: 0080257720. Our Book No: 5610. $50 AUD.

3. Alvarado, Carlos S. (editor); Zingrone, Nancy L. (editor) (1989). Newsletter for the History and Sociology of Marginal Science. Durham, NC: The Authors. Each issue: 6 to 8 pp. Each issue: Paperback quarto, very good condition, loose leaf, pale yellow-coloured pages, minor edgewear. Consists of six issues: Volume 1 (1989, nos 1 to 3), volume 2 (1990, nos 1 to 3). The editors are well-known for their historical research into the fields of psychical research and parapsychology. Our Book No: 17475. $50 AUD.

4. Appleton, Nancy (2005). Stopping Inflammation: Relieving the Cause of Degenerative Diseases (Reprint ed). Garden City, NY: Square One Publishers. 212 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, tables, figures, bottom corner tip front cover scuffed, minor edgewear. Using the latest medical research, this book begins with a full explanation of inflammation. It then looks at inflammation’s many causes, from food allergies to environmental factors to psychological stress. The book offers a variety of nondrug treatments aimed not at controlling the problem but at removing its cause. ISBN/ASIN: 9780757001482. Our Book No: 40388. $20 AUD.

5. Arney, Kat (2016). Herding Hemingway's Cats: Understanding How Our Genes Work (1st ed) [Bloomsbury Sigma]. London: Bloomsbury. 288 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minimal edgewear. This fascinating book Kat Arney explains genes and how they work. The author, a geneticist, has drawn on stories ranging from six-toed cats and stickleback hips to wobbly worms and zombie genes, to create a companion reader to the book of life itself. There is a section on Ernest Hemingway's polydactyal cats at his former residence in Key West, descended from a six-toed ancestor. The media tells us that our genes control the risk of cancer, heart disease, alcoholism or Alzheimer's. The cost of DNA sequencing has plummeted, and therefore gene-based advances in medicine hold huge promise. ISBN/ASIN: 9781472910059. Our Book No: 41020. $25 AUD.

6. Arnold, Guy (1992). Brainwash: The Cover-up Society [Brain wash]. London: Virgin Books. 324 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), small mark edges, minor edgewear jacket. Guy Arnold probes pressing moral issues facing contemporary British society: the potent force of brainwashing. He illustrates his arguments with new information on headline events, among them the government and media treatment of the Gulf War (1990s), and the Spycatcher and Rushdie affairs. These provide us some chilling and prescient lessons for the future. We get the governments and institutions we deserve, and no brainwashing can be effective without collusion, implicit or otherwise, of the brainwashed. ISBN/ASIN: 1852274255. Our Book No: 9601. $15 AUD.

7. Arrowsmith-Young, Barbara; Doidge, Norman (foreword) (2012). The Woman Who Changed Her Brain and Other Inspiring Stories of Pioneering Brain Transformation (Australian ed). Sydney: HarperCollins. 261 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, minor edgewear. Barbara Arrowsmith-Young tells of her struggle with severe learning disabilities. She chanced upon research that inspired her to invent cognitive exercises to 'fix' her own brain (the process of 'neuroplasticity'). She has established the Arrowsmith Program in Toronto, Canada, to teach her highly successful system. The book illustrates how the lives of children and adults struggling with learning disorders can be dramatically transformed. An appendix lists 19 cognitive deficits underlying learning disabilities. Australian edition. ISBN/ASIN: 9780732292393. Our Book No: 28544. $20 AUD.

8. Ashburner, Michael (2006). Won for All: How the Drosophila Genome Was Sequenced (Reprint ed). New York: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. 107 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white drawings & photos, minor foxing reverse side jacket & front free flyleaf, minor edgewear. Michael Ashburner provides fascinating account how modern scientific research in the United States is conducted. The author explains his involvement in the revolutionary sequencing the Drosophila (fruit fly) genome, which involve an increasingly important public-private research partnership. The DNA of the Drosophilia genus is frequently used as a convenient model for biomedical research. ISBN/ASIN: 0879698020. Our Book No: 23672. $20 AUD.

9. Austin, James H. (1999). Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 844 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good plus condition, figures, minimal edgewear. Very heavy (1.8 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. The author James Austin is a Zen practitioner who is also a research neurologist. This authoritative and challenging work attempts a "perennial psychophysiology" - that which occurs when satori (awakening) correlates to substantial changes in the human brain. A monumental work. ISBN/ASIN: 0262511096. Our Book No: 15475. $50 AUD.

10. Banerji, Barenya K. (1981). Towards Quiescence and Immortality (1st ed). New York: Philosophical Library. 137 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), top edge coloured, minor edgewear & rubbing jacket, tiny tear one page, minimal pencil underlining. This philosophical and holistic textbook by Barenya Banerji analyzes the way biological factors influence human society, offering a completely new evolutionary approach to development in human society based on such biological laws. By Indian-born Australian philosopher, University of New South Wales, Broken Hill campus. ISBN/ASIN: 0802223664. Our Book No: 22703. $15 AUD.

11. Barenblatt, Daniel (2004). A Plague upon Humanity: The Secret Genocide of Axis Japan's Germ Warfare Operation. New York: HarperCollins. 260 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos centre spread, cloth spine, few rear pages little creased, minor edgewear. First edition. In this meticulously documented work, the author draws upon startling new evidence of Japan's germ warfare program, including firsthand accounts from both perpetrators and survivors. Authoritative, alarming and gripping from start to finish, this book is a powerful investigation that exposes one of the most shameful chapters in human history. ISBN/ASIN: 0060186259. Our Book No: 15964. $15 AUD.

12. Barrass, Robert (1978). Scientists Must Write: A Guide to Better Writing for Scientists, Engineers and Students (1st p/b ed). London: Science Paperbacks / Chapman & Hall. 176 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. Robert Barrass provides s concise guide to scientists who wish to improve their writing. The author is a lecturer at Sunderland Polytechnic. ISBN/ASIN: 047099388X. Our Book No: 1879. $10 AUD.

13. Battro, Antonio M. (2000). Half a Brain is Enough: The Story of Nico [Cambridge Studies in Cognitive and Perceptual Development]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 118 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), figures, edges lightly foxed. Antonio Battro relates the extraordinary story of Nico, a three-year-old Argentinian boy who was given a right hemispherectomy to control severe intractable epilepsy. The distinguished neuroscientist describes his work with Nico over several years and explains how a boy with only half a brain has developed into a bright child with relatively minor physical and mental impairment. Nico's so-called right-hemisphere skills - mathematics, visual arts, and music - have migrated to the left hemisphere. Nico performs well above average verbally, a left-brain skill. Charts Nico's "neuroeducation" with humor and compassion in a book that is part case history, and part a study of consciousness and the brain. ISBN/ASIN: 0521783070. Our Book No: 14089. $18 AUD.

14. Bennett, Max R. (1997). The Idea of Consciousness: Synapses and the Mind. Amsterdam: Harwood Academic Publishers. 176 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, figures & drawings, minimal edgewear. Max Bennett examines the problem of how the working of synaptic connections might give rise to consciousness, and describes the current neuroscientific concepts and techniques used to identify and explore those parts of the brain that may be involved. An invaluable and stimulating introduction. Beautifully illustrated. The author is professor of physiology at the University of Sydney. ISBN/ASIN: 9057022036. Our Book No: 17492. $40 AUD.

15. Berns, Gregory (2013). How Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Dog Decode the Canine Brain (1st ed). Melbourne, Brunswick: Scribe Publications. 248 pp. Paperback, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear corners. The author, a neuroscientist, who uses MRI imaging technology to study how the human brain works, explains how he adapted the technology to suit his dog. He found profound new evidence that shows dogs should be treated with love, respect, and appreciation for their social and emotional intelligence. ISBN/ASIN: 9781922070807. Our Book No: 28975. $18 AUD.

16. Berwald, Juli (2018). Spineless: The Science of Jellyfish and the Art of Growing a Backbone (Australian ed). Melbourne, Carlton: Black Inc. 336 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few black & white drawings, minor edgewear. This book is about jellyfish. Their sting is the fastest known motion in the animal kingdom, their venom so toxic it can kill a human in three minutes, yet until now they have been largely ignored by science. This book blends personal memoir with clear distillations of science. The author, a marine scientist from Texas, travelled the world to embrace her ambition, her curiosity, and her passion for jellyfish and the natural world. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760640583. Our Book No: 30534. $30 AUD.

17. Beveridge, W. I. B. (1960). The Art of Scientific Investigation. New York: Vintage / Random House. 239 pp. Paperback small, very good condition, pages toned as common, minor edgewear, old price marks, black texta mark front flyleaf. An entirely fresh approach to the intellectual adventure of scientific research, originally published in 1950. (No date, but 1960.). Our Book No: 4562. $12 AUD.

18. Bickel, Lennard (1983). Florey: The Man Who Made Penicillin [Sun Papermac]. Melbourne: Sun / Pan Macmillan. 227 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, small tear top spine repaired, minor edgewear. Biography by Lennard Bickel of the Australian-born pathologist who invented penicillin, and changed millions of lives because of his groundbreaking discovery. (Originally published as "Rise Up to Life" in 1972.). ISBN/ASIN: 0725104058. Our Book No: 20229. $12 AUD.

19. Blake, Robin (1987). Mind over Medicine: Can the Mind Kill or Cure? London: Pan Original / Pan Books. 247 pp. Paperback, good plus condition, spine little creased, edges little foxed, minor edgewear. Examines the slogan "it's all in the mind". Reveals the full complexity of the mind's effect on the body, for both good health and illness. He challenges the mechanistic approach of modern medicine and shows that our emotions are deeply involved in the homeostatic processes that sustain life. Along the way, he explores the variability of pain thresholds, the intelligence of the immune system, the selectiveness of infection, the cellular civil wars of cancer and auto-allergy, and many other phenomena which have baffled science. The body, he suggests, is far more than a biological machine, and doctors and patients alike would benefit from adopting a wider, more holistic view of health. ISBN/ASIN: 0330295365. Our Book No: 3109. $12 AUD.

20. Blunt, Michael J. (1985). John Irvine Hunter of the Sydney Medical School 1898 - 1924. Sydney: Sydney University Press (SUP). 135 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), black & white text-photos, colour frontispiece, minimal edgewear. The story of John Irvine Hunter, professor of anatomy, University of Sydney, whose youthful brilliance and achievements made him a household name in post-World War 1 Australia. He died at the early age of 26. A legend that began to grow around him in his lifetime lives on today, 60 years after his death. This biography probes the nature of that legend from both his scientific achievements and personality attributes. ISBN/ASIN: 042400111X. Our Book No: 24518. $15 AUD.

21. Bodanis, David (2005). Electric Universe: How Electricity Switched on the Modern World. London: Little Brown. 237 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, edges & pages faintly toned, minor edgewear corners. Explains the many uses of electricity in the modern world. He weaves stories of divine inspiration, romance, and fraud through lucid accounts of scientific breakthrough. The journey of discovery goes to the Atlantic, Hamburg, and the insides of the human body. ISBN/ASIN: 0316729728. Our Book No: 28196. $15 AUD.

22. Bolte Taylor, Jill (2009). My Stroke of Insight [A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey]. London: Hodder / Hachette UK. 184 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. By an American brain scientist, whose own massive stroke at age 37, led to personal enlightenment, bringing a deep personal understanding to something she had long studied - that the two lobes of the brain have very different personalities (the intuitive right brain, and the logical sequential left brain). ISBN/ASIN: 9780340980507. Our Book No: 17981. $12 AUD.

23. Bonura, Larry S. (1994). The Art of Indexing (Reprint ed) [Wiley Technical Communication Library]. New York: John Wiley & Sons. 233 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), figures, bottom corner one page creased (during manufacture), minor edgewear, faint old price marks. Larry Bonura, a professional indexer and editorial consultant, provides a step-by-step guide to creating comprehensive and usable technical indexes. He addresses indexing problems specific to technical documentation and gives practical solutions. A reference book useful for writers, editors, and documentation managers to help them chart the topics of their books, reports, and documents. Also presents a concise and accurate map that readers, researchers, libraries, bookstores, and reviewers can use to maximize the usefulness of their book. ISBN/ASIN: 0471014494. Our Book No: 29999. $25 AUD.

24. Boyden, Stephen (2016). The Bionarrative: The Story of Life and Hope for the Future (1st ed). Canberra, Acton: Australian National University E Press (ANU E Press). 162 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, figures, minimal edgewear. This book has been written for the general reader interested in human culture as a new and important force in the biosphere. The author discusses the evolution of life and the essential ecological processes on which all life, including human civilisation, depend. The book concludes with a discussion on the essential characteristics of a biosensitive society and the means by which the necessary cultural transformation might take place. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760460501. Our Book No: 30146. $50 AUD.

25. Brain, W. Russell (1940). Recent Advances in Neurology (4th ed). London: J. & A. Churchill. 364 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, good plus condition, red cloth cover (spine little slack), minimal cancelled EX-LIBRARY (spine lettering, rubber stamps title page), figures, black & white photos, some edgewear, string bookmark. Fourth edition. A popular collectible early textbook of neurology by London physician. Our Book No: 2317. $30 AUD.

26. Brian, Denis (1996). Einstein: A Life (1st p/b ed). New York: John Wiley. 509 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, corner front cover faintly creased, bottom edge rubbed, minor edgewear. His face is one of the most recognized on the planet, and his name is synonymous with genius. An engaging popular biography of Albert Einstein, the famous German-American physicist, that draws on a wealth of new information recently opened to the public to bring us a broader, more authentic portrait of Einstein than previously available. The first full-scale Einstein life published in 20 years, it is also the first to integrate Einstein's genius with his private and public life to give us a complete impression of the real person. When Einstein's elegantly audacious relativity theory emerged in 1905, he was just an obscure 26-year-old Swiss Patent Office examiner. His equation E = MC2 revolutionized physics. Worried by this liberal Jew, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover compiled a 1000-page file, which Brian calls a jumble of fact, fantasy, lies, rumours and ravings. ISBN/ASIN: 0471114596. Our Book No: 17107. $25 AUD.

27. Broks, Paul (2003). Into the Silent Land: Travels in Neuropsychology. London: Atlantic Books. 246 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, faint foxing top edge, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. Paul Broks describes ordinary people whose extraordinary situations have a lot to teach us, about chance, compassion and human resilience in the face of adversity. He draws on his many years as a neuropsychologist to create a unique book of neurological tales, metaphysical parables and autobiographical reflections. ISBN/ASIN: 1843540347. Our Book No: 30435. $20 AUD.

28. Bullmore, Edward (2019). The Inflamed Mind: A Radical Approach to Depression (1st Australian trade ed). Sydney, Cammeray: Simon & Schuster. 240 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition. Depression will be the biggest cause of disability in the next 20 years. But treatment has not changed much in the last 30 years. British neuroscientist Professor Edward Bullmore reveals the breakthrough new science on the link between depression and inflammation of the body and brain. Explains how and why we now know that mental disorders can have their root cause in the immune system, and outlines a future revolution in which treatments could be specifically targeted to break the vicious cycle of stress, inflammation and depression. Goes far beyond the clinic and the lab, presenting a whole new way of looking at how mind, brain and body all work together in a sometimes misguided effort to help us survive in a hostile world, and this applies to many mental disorders apart from depression. ISBN/ASIN: 9781760853211. Our Book No: 17941. $16 AUD.

29. Carr, Nicholas (2010). The Shallows: How the Internet is Changing the Way We Think, Read and Remember (1st ed). London: Atlantic Books. 276 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. In this ground-breaking and compelling book, Nicholas Carr argues that not since Gutenberg invented printing has humanity been exposed to such a mind-altering technology. This book draws on the latest research to show that the internet is literally re-wiring our brains, inducing only superficial understanding. This book compels us all to look anew at our dependence on this all-pervasive technology. ISBN/ASIN: 9781848872264. Our Book No: 40448. $25 AUD.

30. Carruthers, Malcolm (1997). Maximising Manhood: Beating the Male Menopause. Sydney: HarperCollins. 240 pp. Paperback, very good condition, minor edgewear, old price marks. The pioneer English G.P. explains how testosterone deficiency, particularly in men in their fifties, can have a huge effect on men's health. Based on 1000 case studies in his practice. The male menopause (andropause) is very poorly known compared to the female menopause. The main symptoms are irritability, loss of energy and low libido. ISBN/ASIN: 072253518X. Our Book No: 13678. $10 AUD.

31. Chauvin, Remy (1985). Parapsychology: When the Irrational Rejoins Science. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. 164 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, black & white drawings, faint foxing edges, minor edgewear. An innovative introduction to parapsychology, by a French biologist from the Sorbonne, thus providing a much-needed European perspective. ISBN/ASIN: 0899501451. Our Book No: 1787. $25 AUD.

32. Christian, David (2019). Origin Story: A Big History of Everything (1st Penguin ed). London: Penguin Books. 357 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear, cover design differs from stock photo. David Christian is optimistic that the modern world is not doomed to a chronic state of fragmentation and meaninglessness. The chapters cover: Cosmos, Biosphere, Us, The Future. The author is the creator of 'Big History'. The author a distinguished professor in history at Macquarie University, Sydney, and the co-founder, with Bill Gates, of 'The Big History Project'. ISBN/ASIN: 9780141983028. Our Book No: 41019. $18 AUD.

33. Churchland, Patricia (2014). Touching a Nerve: Our Brains, Our Selves (1st small p/b ed). New York: W.W. Norton & Company. 304 pp. Paperback, good plus condition, few black & white figures, covers & corner tips little creased, edgewear. American philosopher integrates cognitive science and neuropsychology. The author has used her professional expertise and personal experience to explain the latest brain science and explores its ethical and philosophical implications for our understanding of identity, consciousness, memory and free will. ISBN/ASIN: 9780393349443. Our Book No: 30019. $13 AUD.

34. Clark, William R. (1997). At War Within: The Double-edged Sword of Immunity. New York: Oxford University Press (OUP). 275 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor creases & scratches covers, minor edgewear. American immunologist provides a fascinating tour of the human immune system: its history of discovery, how it protects us, and how it may bring its full force to bear at the wrong time or in the wrong place. Includes HIV/AIDS, organ transplants, allergy. ISBN/ASIN: 0195115686. Our Book No: 12648. $10 AUD.

35. Clary, David A (2003). Rocket Man: Robert H. Goddard and the Birth of the Space Age. New York: Hyperion. 324 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos (including frontispiece), top corner rear cover little creased, small mark fore-edge, minor edgewear. The life and work of the troubled, solitary genius Robert H. Goddard, who was the American father of rocketry and space flight / travel, launching the world's first liquid-fuel rockets and the first powered vehicles to break the sound barrier. He was supported by Charles Lindbergh and Harry Guggenheim, when he devised the methods that carried men to the moon. His inventions are used today to fly rockets and jet planes. ISBN/ASIN: 0786887052. Our Book No: 28734. $20 AUD.

36. Clegg, E. J. (1969). The Study of Man: An Introduction to Human Biology (Reprint ed). London: English Universities Press. 212 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good dustjacket), figures, tables, few plates, edgewear jacket (chipped, edges rubbed & little worn, faint toning reverse side, flap price-clipped), light foxing few pages, edges & pages lightly toned, minor annotation few pages, owner's rubber stamps. Human biology is defined as the study of human variation, both of its causation, whether genetic or environmental, and of its importance in fitting the individual or population to its environment. There are chapters on genetics and on descriptive aspects of variability, a brief survey on human growth and senescence, with emphasis on growth at puberty. The book will be of interest to the general reader and in particular to students, and first year undergraduates in the biological sciences. ISBN/ASIN: 034005137X. Our Book No: 27333. $15 AUD.

37. Coper, Ed (2022). Facts and Other Lies: Welcome to the Disinformation Age. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 392 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. From fringe conspiracy theories to 'alternative facts’, a timely look at how we arrived in the 'fake news' era. How did this happen? It was the culmination of a journey of online radicalisation that began with the weaponisation of disinformation by political leaders and outrageously biased 'news' commentators. Ed Coper puts fake news in its historical context and explains how disinformation has fractured society, even threatening democracy itself. He explains why disinformation is so potent and so hard to stop, and what we can do to help prevent its proliferation in Australia - where politicians and shock jocks are already operating from the same dark playbook. He outlines how anyone can defuse disinformation in the home, office or pub, or wherever the deluded gather to spread their nonsense. Ed Coper is a communication expert who helped drive the success of GetUp and Change dot org. ISBN/ASIN: 9781761065705. Our Book No: 18130. $30 AUD.

38. Dart, R. K. (1996). Microbiology for the Analytical Chemist (1st ed). Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry. 159 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, figures, cover corners lightly scuffed, minor edgewear, red biro annotation one page, owner's rubber stamps including edges. This book has been written for analytical chemists who have little or no knowledge of microbiology, but may need to interpret microbiological results. The book covers a wide area of microbiological situations in analysis. ISBN/ASIN: 0854045244. Our Book No: 25562. $10 AUD.

39. Davey, Graham (1989). Ecological Learning Theory (1st ed). London: Routledge. 392 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Graham Davey, a British psychologist, explains why learning processes are adaptive functions subject to evolutionary selection. First edition. ISBN/ASIN: 0415011906. Our Book No: 3101. $15 AUD.

40. Davidson, Keay (1999). Carl Sagan: A Life. New York: John Wiley & Sons. 540 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, few black & white photos, bottom corner rear cover faintly creased, minor edgewear corners. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. . A biography of one of the most influential, provocative, and celebrated American astronomers and science advocate of this century. The author interviewed Sagan's family and friends and had exclusive access to many personal papers to write this biography. ISBN/ASIN: 0471395366. Our Book No: 28076. $30 AUD.

41. Davies, Justine (editor) (2010). An Inconceivable Notion: Stories of Coping with Infertility and Childlessness. Warriewood, NSW: Finch Publishing. 214 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear corner tips. A collection of stories from women and men who have been unable to conceive, either from physical reasons or through other circumstances. The contributors, from throughout Australia, discuss the issues that they faced, and how their childlessness has affected their lives and their relationships, past and present. In frank and honest accounts of their thoughts and emotions the women and men interviewed highlight important and rarely discussed issues in society today. Edited by Justine Davies. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921462115. Our Book No: 24902. $12 AUD.

42. Dawkins, Richard (1996). Climbing Mount Improbable. London: Viking / Penguin Books. 308 pp. Paperback, very good condition, figures (text-photos & drawings), spine little faded, minor edgewear. An elegant series of lectures on Darwinian selection, demonstrating that organisms are merely vehicles for genes. ISBN/ASIN: 0140263020. Our Book No: 20119. $10 AUD.

43. Dawkins, Richard (2004). A Devil's Chaplain: Reflections on Hope, Lies, Science, and Love (Reprint ed). Boston: Mariner / Houghton Mifflin. 263 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This book takes the author back to the meme, the unit of cultural information that he named and wrote about in "The Selfish Gene". These essays are moving tributes to friends and colleagues, including an eulogy for novelist Douglas Adams, correspondence with Stephen Jay Gould, and visits with paleoanthropologists Richard and Maeve Leakey. The collection includes a note to the author's ten-year-old daughter. ISBN/ASIN: 9780618485390. Our Book No: 28572. $17 AUD.

44. Dawkins, Richard (2010). The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution (Reprint ed). London: Black Swan. 470 pp. Paperback thick trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, colour photos, pages lightly toned, small bump top spine, minor edgewear. A counter-attack on creationists, followers of 'intelligent design' and anyone who questions evolution as a scientific fact. The author pulls together the incontrovertible evidence that underpins it: from living examples of natural selection to clues in the fossil record - from plate tectonics to molecular genetics. He writes with passion, elegance and wit and shares his palpable love of science and the natural world. ISBN/ASIN: 9780552775243. Our Book No: 28411. $15 AUD.

45. Dawson-Saunders, Beth; Trapp, Robert G. (1994). Basic and Clinical Biostatistics: International Student Edition (2nd ed). London: Prentice-Hall International. 344 pp. Paperback wide octavo, good condition, figures, tables, pages lightly toned, few creases covers, front cover lightly creased, edgewear. Second edition. Beth Dawson-Saunders and Robert Trapp cover the traditional topics of biostatistics and quantitative methods as applied to medicine, clinical practice, and research in the easy-to-understand Lange format. Actual examples emphasize design, the interpretation of medical research results, mastery of statistical literacy, and the development of sound judgement about data applicable to clinical care. ISBN/ASIN: 0838506259. Our Book No: 26458. $20 AUD.

46. de Waal, Frans; Macedo, Stephen (editor); Ober, Josiah (editor) (2009). Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved (P/b, reprint ed) [Princeton Science Library]. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 209 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Noted primatologist Frans de Waal, with commentary by four colleagues, explore the biological foundations of one of most valued human traits: morality. Drawing on both Darwin and recent scientific advances, the authors demonstrate a strong continuity between human and animal behavior. Morality has a strong basis in social behaviour rather than too strong a focus on the 'selfish gene'. Edited by Stephen Macedo and Josiah Ober. ISBN/ASIN: 9780691141299. Our Book No: 16672. $25 AUD.

47. Dear, Peter (2006). The Intelligibility of Nature: How Science Makes Sense of the World (1st ed) [Science.culture]. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 242 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos & figures, minor edgewear jacket, minimal foxing edges. This fascinating book is about the important relationship between instrumentalism and realism in the sciences from 1600 to 1950. The author's intellectual journey begins with a crucial observation: that the enterprise of science is, and has been, directed toward two distinct but frequently conflated ends - doing and knowing. The illustrations throughout the book help to make this an interesting book for anyone wanting to learn about the nature of science. ISBN/ASIN: 0226139484. Our Book No: 29442. $20 AUD.

48. della Dora, Veronica (2016). Mountain Nature and Culture [The Earth Series]. London: Reaktion Books. 264 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, thick card covers (with flaps), black & white & colour photos & drawings, glossy paper, minor edgewear. Veronica della Dora, professor of human geography at the University of London, records a fascinating journey through mountain peaks, both real and imaginary. Shows how the history of mountains is deeply interlaced with cultural values and aesthetic tastes, with religious beliefs and scientific practices. This lavish book has 137 illustrations, 99 in colour, which explore these giants of nature, as found in art, literature, science, sport, religion and myth. ISBN/ASIN: 9781780236476. Our Book No: 29995. $25 AUD.

49. Diamond, Jed (2005). The Irritable Male Syndrome: Managing the Four Key Causes of Depression and Aggression (1st U.K. ed). London: Rodale International. 303 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, top corner front cover & first few page corners little creased, minor edgewear. The male menopause (andropause) is very poorly known compared to the female menopause. The main symptoms are depression, aggression, irritability, loss of energy and low libido. Jed Diamomd offers guidance to and tells the stories of men affected by male menopause. The author uses his research and experience as a licensed psychotherapist to look at current medical happenings, then focuses on the personal side of this life journey, discussing ways to manage Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS). ISBN/ASIN: 140507745X. Our Book No: 40285. $18 AUD.

50. Dobbs, B. J. T. (1983). The Foundations of Newton's Alchemy [Cambridge Paperback Library]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 300 pp. Paperback octavo, good plus condition, top edge foxed (other edges slightly), bottom edge rubbed, some edgewear, owner's written name title page. The famous English scientist Isaac Newton left at his death a large collection of papers on alchemy, mostly in his own handwriting. The importance of this legacy has been debated ever since. B. J. T. Dobbs exhaustively chronicles the mystic climate of Newton's age. She tracks the final 30 years of Newton's life spent in diligent but fruitless quest for the Lapis Philosophorum or the Philosopher's Stone. ISBN/ASIN: 0521273811. Our Book No: 15717. $25 AUD.

51. Doidge, Norman (2008). The Brain that Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (Reprint ed). Melbourne: Scribe Publications. 423 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, pages faintly toned as usual, minimal edgewear. About neuroplasticity, or how the brain can change itself. Norman Doidde, a Canadian research psychiatrist, travelled around the United States to meet the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity, and to meet the people whose lives have been transformed. Using personal stories Dr Doidge has written a very moving, inspiring book that will permanently alter the way we look at our brains, human nature and human potential. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921215827. Our Book No: 16184. $25 AUD.

52. Domeyko, Paz (2005). A Life in Exile: Ignacy Domeyko 1802 - 1889 (1st ed). [Sydney, Bellevue Hill]: Paz Domeyko. 426 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. The fascinating story of the life of Ignacy Domeyko, the Chilean geologist, scientist and explorer, has been written by his great-granddaugher, Paz Domeyko, using Ignacy's diaries and letters. ISBN/ASIN: 0646447289. Our Book No: 26233. $30 AUD.

53. Edhlund, Bengt M. (2005). Manuscript Writing using EndNote and Word. Sweden: Form & Kunskap. 116 pp. Paperback large quarto, as new condition, figures (screenshots). (Copyright, 2005. Later printed POD copy.) The author is a Swedish specialist consultant on Endnote and other similar informatics products. This user's guide makes your scientific writing easier. The reference handling software EndNote offers benefits to writers in virtually any science or discipline, enabling you to transfer literature references instantly whilst writing in Word. This book will help you get your bibliography perfected in Word. It tells you how to manage your libraries, insert citations, footnotes, graphs, images, notes and how to create bibliographies. (Note: Based on an earlier version of Endnote, but similar principles still apply.). ISBN/ASIN: 1411625064. Our Book No: 15423. $10 AUD.

54. Edwards, Tom; Chiera, Cosimo (2019). The Freedom of Virtue: Navigating Excellence in the Art of Living amongst a World of Instant Gratification (1st ed). Queensland: Australian Academic Press. 256 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, figures, tables, questions, minor edgewear. The two authors argue our need to always feel comfortable, if not happy, has taken away our chances of achieving excellence in our own lives. Taking an evidence-based approach, they examine research findings from psychology, anthropology, and biology while also looking at religion and philosophy to identify six virtues which are foundations to our humanity. These virtues orientate each of us to our best-lived life: Courage, diligence, wisdom, honour, justice, and kindness. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925644142. Our Book No: 30510. $20 AUD.

55. Ellis, Brian; Pinker, Steven (subject); Lynch, Tony (contributor); Bailey, Greg (contributor); Polya, Gideon (contributor) (2019). The New Enlightenment on Steven Pinker and Beyond. Melbourne: Australian Scholarly Publishing (ASP). 295 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. From the preface: This book has been written in response to Steven Pinker's book "Enlightenment Now", which is about the case for reason, science, humanism and progress. By Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at La Trobe University, plus contributors. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925801910. Our Book No: 30546. $45 AUD.

56. Ellyard, David (2006). Who Invented What When (1st ed). Sydney: New Holland. 320 pp. Paperback wide trade, very good condition, bottom corner rear cover creased, base spine little scuffed, minor edgewear cover corners. David Ellyard, an Australian science journalist, covers over 500 years of inventions, from the first pocket-watch to the latest biotechnology, and all the big, and not so big, inventions in between. There are timelines and comprehensive indexes for easy reference. This book is as entertaining as it is full of information. ISBN/ASIN: 9781741104882. Our Book No: 29611. $15 AUD.

57. Everitt, Brian; Hay, Dale (1992). Talking about Statistics: A Psychologist's Guide to Design and Analysis (1st ed). London: Edward Arnold. 127 pp. Paperback thin octavo, very good condition, few creases covers, light creasing few pages, minor edgewear, rubber stamp. Brian Everitt and Dale Hay show how collaboration between statisticians and behavioural scientists can benefit both the design and the analysis of practical research projects. A case study taken from child psychiatry is used as an example of the scientific method at work. The authors follow it through to show the statistical techniques available to look at a range of questions and data. The book is aimed at psychologists who have had an introduction to statistics and research design at the undergraduate level. ISBN/ASIN: 0340529210. Our Book No: 27636. $12 AUD.

58. Ewart, Elizabeth (editor); O'Hanlon, Michael (editor) (2007). Body Arts and Modernity. Wantage, Oxon: Sean Kingston Publishing. 185 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good plus condition, pictorial cover, black & white text-photos. These essays draw together ideas emerging from the anthropology of the body, the Western interest in body ornamentation of the 'other', and the recent revival of specific body arts such as tattooing and piercing. Drawing on ethnographic case studies from the Amazon, Indonesia, Africa, Melanesia and Polynesia, this volume shows how bodily presentation plays a fundamental role in contemporary identity politics, interacting with national and global stereotypes, that may in turn both constrain and empower local traditions. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 0954557298. Our Book No: 22604. $30 AUD.

59. Franks, Felix (1982). Polywater. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 208 pp. Paperback trade, good plus condition, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear, owner's written name title page. The curious story of the scientists who claimed the existence of polywater, a new form of water that freezes solid at life-sustaining temperatures. A case study of pseudoscience or pathological science. ISBN/ASIN: 0262060736. Our Book No: 15710. $15 AUD.

60. Freedman, David H. (2010). Wrong: Why Experts Keep Failing Us - And How to Know When Not to Trust Them. New York: Little, Brown and Company. 293 pp. Paperback octavo, good condition, pages lightly toned, light crease rear cover, light toning inside covers, minor edgewear. David Freedman shows the many ways individuals and organizations can do a better job of finding the most important ways to put things right. There is a huge amount of misleading pronouncements from research by experts in the fields of science, economy, medicine, business gurus, and others, who say if we follow their advice all would be fine. However, critical thinking in decision-making is essential. He was previously co-author of 'A Perfect Mess'. ISBN/ASIN: 9780316093293. Our Book No: 30968. $25 AUD.

61. Gigerenzer, Gerd; Swijtink, Zeno; Porter, Theodore; Daston, Lorraine; Beatty, John; Kruger, Lorenz (1997). The Empire of Chance: How Probability Changed Science and Everyday Life (Reprint ed) [Ideas in Context Series]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 340 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition. Gerd Gigerenzer and colleagues describe how quantitative ideas of chance transformed the natural and social sciences, as well as daily life over the last 300 years. A continuous narrative connects the earliest application of probability and statistics in gambling and insurance, to the most recent forays into law, medicine, polling and baseball. Separate chapters explore the theoretical and methodological impact in biology, physics and psychology. Recurring themes include determinism, inference, causality, free will, evidence, and the shifting meaning of probability - but in dramatically different disciplinary and historical contexts. In contrast to the literature on the mathematical development of probability and statistics, this book centres on how these technical innovations remade our conceptions of nature, mind and society. Written by an interdisciplinary team of historians and philosophers, this readable, lucid account keeps technical material to an absolute minimum. It is aimed not only at specialists in the history and philosophy of science, but also at the general reader and scholars in other disciplines. (A secondhand POD copy.) ISBN/ASIN: 052139838X. Our Book No: 15298. $30 AUD.

62. Gillespie, John H. (1994). The Causes of Molecular Evolution (Reprint ed) [Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution]. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 336 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, tables, figures, minor edgewear. John H. Gillespie examines the problem of the origin and maintenance of the genetic variation found in natural populations. His research in molecular genetics, evolution and bio-mathematics has enabled him to draw on his work, and present a coherent and valuable view of the field. ISBN/ASIN: 0195092716. Our Book No: 27336. $30 AUD.

63. Godfrey, Laurie R. (editor) (1984). Scientists Confront Creationism. New York: W. W. Norton. 324 pp. Paperback, good condition, figures, tables, minor edgewear, bottom edge covers stained, edges lightly foxed, bottom corner tip front cover scuffed, inside covers lightly toned, owner's name title page. This book reports on the scientific view of evolution, as opposed to the pseudoscience of creationism. The authors explain what scientists think about evolution, and why - based on the scientific evidence. ISBN/ASIN: 0393301540. Our Book No: 16078. $10 AUD.

64. Goldbort, Robert (2006). Writing for Science (1st p/b ed). New Haven: Yale University Press. 330 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, boxes, minor edgewear. Subtitle: "The Most Comprehensive Writing Guide Available for Science Students and Professional Researchers". Robert Goldbort covers the entire range of writing skills that an experimental scientist may need to employ. Detailed chapters cover every type of science writing, from routine forms, such as laboratory notes, abstracts, and memoranda, to the more complex writing required in theses, journal articles, and grant proposals. Using numerous extended examples, offers students and professionals alike the thorough and practical advice needed to write and communicate effectively. The author is Associate Professor of English, Indiana State University. ISBN/ASIN: 0300117930. Our Book No: 24486. $30 AUD.

65. Golinski, Jan (2005). Making Natural Knowledge: Constructivism and the History of Science: With a New Preface (New ed). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 236 pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, figures, corner tips front cover lightly creased, faint foxing edges, minor edgewear. An introduction to constructivism, a research paradigm that has dominated the history of science for the past 40 years. Reflects on the importance of this theory, tells the history of its rise to prominence, and traces its most important tensions. Shines new light on the relations between science and other cultural domains. ISBN/ASIN: 0226302318. Our Book No: 30339. $40 AUD.

66. Gordon, E. Barry (2006). Testosterone Deficiency: The Hidden Disease - A Major Health Issue for Every Woman - Every Man. Lincoln, NE: iUniverse. 147 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, top corner tips few pages & rear cover little creased. American medical practitioner recommends testosterone replacement therapy for a range of health problems, particularly in the elderly. ISBN/ASIN: 059541494X. Our Book No: 14352. $10 AUD.

67. Gore, Al (2007). The Assault on Reason (How the Politics of Fear, Secrecy and Blind Faith Subvert Wise Decision-Making, Degrade Democracy and Imperil America and the World) (Australian printing ed). London: Bloomsbury. 308 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. The author of "An Inconvenient Truth" draws on a life's experience in politics as well as on the work of experts across broad range of disciplines to write a far-sighted book about the vital role of reason (argument based on facts) in a healthy democracy. ISBN/ASIN: 9780747591597. Our Book No: 28855. $15 AUD.

68. Gould, Stephen Jay (1990). Hens Teeth and Horse's Toes (Reprint ed). London: Penguin Group. 413 pp. Paperback, very good condition, few black & white drawings & text-photos, corner tips covers & few pages little creased, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. This is the third volume of his collected essays. The author is celebrating the worldwide festivities for the third Darwinian centennial of our century, the 100th anniversary of Darwin's death. This readable and perceptive book will interest anyone wanting to know more about evolutionary theory. ISBN/ASIN: 0140134816. Our Book No: 29203. $14 AUD.

69. Gould, Stephen Jay (1996). Life's Grandeur: The Spread of Excellence from Plato to Darwin (1st U.K. ed). London: Jonathan Cape. 244 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in good plus dustjacket), figures (including drawings), minimal edgewear. The noted zoologist argues that progress and increasing complexity are not inevitable features of the evolution of life on Earth. This book states that if we wish to see grandeur in life, we must discard our selfish and anthropocentric view of evolution and learn to see it as Darwin did, as the unfathomably rich source of 'endless forms most beautiful and wonderful'. ISBN/ASIN: 0224041320. Our Book No: 3658. $20 AUD.

70. Gould, Stephen Jay (2001). The Lying Stones of Marrakech: Penultimate Reflections in Natural History. London / Sydney: Vintage / Random House. 372 pp. Paperback thick trade, very good condition, few black & white drawings & text-photos, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. All these essays by Stephen Jay Gould were previously published by "Natural History" magazine. ISBN/ASIN: 0099285835. Our Book No: 24578. $15 AUD.

71. Gray, Jeffrey A. (1980). Ivan Pavlov [Modern Masters]. New York: Viking Press. 153 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black cloth spine, pages lightly toned, reverse jacket lightly toned (minor edgewear), few small marks endpapers, owner's written name. Biography of the Nobel-Prize-winning Russian physiologist who discovered the conditioned reflex during experiments with dogs. This concise account of his life and works follows the development of Pavlov's theories of brain function, behavior, and personality, based on the concept of conditioning. Jeffrey Gray also discusses Pavlov's critics and followers, especially in the Soviet Union, and assesses his contribution to our understanding of behavior, brain and mind. ISBN/ASIN: 0670404578. Our Book No: 28822. $18 AUD.

72. Greek, Ray C.; Greek, Jean Swingle (2003). Specious Science: How Genetics and Evolution Reveal Why Medical Research on Animals Harm Humans [Why Experiments on Animals Harm Humans]. New York: Continuum. 288 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minimal edgewear. In easy to understand language, this persuasive book provides the scientific underpinning for the philosophy of "do no harm to any animal, human or not". Follows on from their previous book "Sacred Cows and Golden Geese". Extrapolation from animals to humans is utterly invalid. Ray Greek advises the National Anti-Vivisection Society (USA). ISBN/ASIN: 0826415385. Our Book No: 21642. $12 AUD.

73. Greenwood, P. J. (editor); Harvey, P. H. (editor); Slatkin, M. (editor) (1987). Evolution: Essays in Honour of John Maynard Smith (1st p/b ed). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 328 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, tables, edges & pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. A collection of new and original essays, all of which were inspired by Maynard Smith's writings. The essays cover the field of evolutionary biology: from microevolution to macroevolution, from evolutionarily stable strategies to sympatric speciation (the process through which new species evolve from a single ancestral species while inhabiting the same geographic region), and from population processes in plants to models for the evolution of sex and behaviour. Maynard Smith inspired a whole new generation of research workers. ISBN/ASIN: 0521348978. Our Book No: 27323. $18 AUD.

74. Gronwall, Dorothy; Wrightson, Philip; Waddell, Peter (1998). Head Injury: The Facts. A Guide for Families and Care-givers (2nd ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press. 167 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, minor edgewear. Second edition. Practical clearly written advice about how patients suffering head injuries and their families can cope with this tragic event. Covers the injuries, the treatments, and managing long term outcomes. Dorothy Gronwall and her two coauthors are New Zealand medical specialists. ISBN/ASIN: 0192627139. Our Book No: 18003. $12 AUD.

75. Gross, Paul R.; Levitt, Norman (1997). Higher Superstition: The Academic Left and its Quarrels with Science (Reprint ed). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. 316 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, spine lightly faded, top edge faintly foxed, minor edgewear & rubbing. Paul R. Gross and NormaN Levitt provide a thorough critique of the left-wing scholars of 'cultural studies' who turn to subjects far outside their areas of expertise. Fashionable viewpoints include postmodernism, feminism, radical environmentalism, multiculturalism and AIDS activism. They find the origins of their anti-science attitudes not only in modern discontents, but also in a long tradition of Romantic unhappiness with rationalism. ISBN/ASIN: 0801857074. Our Book No: 16609. $20 AUD.

76. Hall, Stephen S. (2010). Wisdom: From Philosophy to Neuroscience. Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP). 333 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, corner tips front cover little creased, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. In this journey from philosophy to science, the author traces the path of wisdom, from its sudden emergence in the fifth century B.C. to its modern manifestation in education, politics, and the workplace. He explores the neural mechanisms for wise decision making; the conflict between the emotional and cognitive parts of the brain; how compassion, humility, and empathy develops, the effect of adversity and the impact of early-life stress on the development of wisdom; and how our future choices and future selves can be improved. Despite modern science's most powerful efforts, wisdom still remains hard to understand. ISBN/ASIN: 9780702238673. Our Book No: 30179. $28 AUD.

77. Harman, Willis (1991). A Re-examination of the Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Science [Research Report, Causality Project, CP-1]. Sausalito, CA: Institute of Noetic Sciences. 110 pp. Paperback quarto, very good condition, card cover, small tear base front cover, some edgewear, owner's written name title page. Proposes a new wholeness perspective in science: the standard objective reductionist scientific method should be complemented by incorporating subjective knowledge of "inner reality" (a sense of oneness or the mystical). Our Book No: 6551. $15 AUD.

78. Heath, Chas. E (1930). The Beginner's Guide to the Microscope: With a Section on Mounting Slides (3rd, revised ed). London: Percival Marshall & Co., Ltd. 116 pp. Hardback small, papered boards, condition, black & white drawings (including frontispiece), stains bottom edge few rear pages, edges lightly toned & foxed, pages lightly toned, spine creased & lightly worn (texta mark, little loss base spine), light scuff & sticker marks front cover, owner's rubber stamp. Third revised edition. (Estimated date, 1930s, Trove catalogue.) This little book is packed with information to help the ordinary person by giving instructions to use the microscope to discover the hidden wonders that are all around us. Our Book No: 26709. $15 AUD.

79. Heazle, Michael; Pillar, Paul R. (foreword) (2010). Uncertainty in Policy Making: Values and Evidence in Complex Decisions [Science in Society Series]. London: Earthscan Publications. 185 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, pictorial cover, as new condition. Michael Heazle explores how uncertainty is interpreted and used by policy makers, experts and politicians. It argues that conventional notions of rational, evidence-based policy making - hailed by governments and organisations across the world as the only way to make good policy - is impossible in highly complex and uncertain environments. The blind pursuit of such a rational goal is in fact irrational in a world of competing values and interests. Based on two high-profile case studies: the Iraq War, and climate change policy in the US, UK and Australia. Based on three years' research - including interviews with experts such as Hans Blix, Paul Pillar and Brian Jones. Both case studies show that treatment of uncertainty issues in specialist advice is often determined by how well the advice fits with or contradicts the policy goals and orientation of the politicians. One should not allow the debate to be side-tracked by arguments over whose expert advice is "more right". We must accept that uncertainty in complex issues is unavoidable, and recognise the values and interests that lie at the heart of the issues. Offers a hedging approach; this enables policy makers to manage rather than eliminate uncertainty. ISBN/ASIN: 9781849710831. Our Book No: 14256. $30 AUD.

80. Heinzen, Thomas E.; Lilienfeld, Scott O.; Nolan, Susan A. (2015). The Horse that Won't Go Away: Clever Hans, Facilitated Communication, and the Need for Clear Thinking (1st ed). New York: Worth Publishers. 136 pp. Paperback square trade, very good condition, tables, black & white & colour photos, single sepia (brown-tinted) photo, rear cover & fore-edge last few pages lightly creased, minor edgewear. In 1904, the world is swept by the curious story of a German horse who could do arithmetical calculations by tapping his hoof. Pfungst, a psychology student, investigated and found Hans was responding to subtle cues from his owner. This book spans centuries and continents to discuss the scientists whose daring methods revealed the truth about Clever Hans, and the similar phenomenon of the modern fad (pseudoscience) of facilitated communication. First edition stated. ISBN/ASIN: 9781464145742. Our Book No: 29947. $32 AUD.

81. Hendry, Dr Peter; Stanger, Ian (2004). It's in Your Blood: The Recollections of a Doctor and a Medical Scientist in Pathology During 50 Years from 1938 to 1988. Victor Harbor, SA: Brolga Press. 310 pp. Paperback wide octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, few tiny impressions front cover & first few pages, bottom corner front cover creased, minor edgewear corners, autograph (written names both authors). Part memoir, part discussion, Dr Peter Hendry and Ian Stanger reflect on their 50 years of work in pathology at the Newcastle Hospital and the wider community. It is also the story of pathology - its history, procedures, advances, and impact upon the development of modern medicine. ISBN/ASIN: 192078537X. Our Book No: 28197. $25 AUD.

82. Hess, David J. (1993). Science in the New Age: The Paranormal, its Defenders and the Debunkers, and American Culture. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press. 243 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, top edge faintly foxed, bottom edge little rubbed, minor edgewear & spinewear. (This copy: Paperback edition, ISBN 0299138240.) David Hess, an American cultural anthropology academic, explores ideologies of the paranormal in the United States. He offers a comparative map of the labyrinth of views put forward by parapsychologists, skeptical debunkers, spirit channelers and crystal healers, Hollywood poltergeist scripts, and prophets of the New Age. ISBN/ASIN: 0299138240. Our Book No: 10768. $20 AUD.

83. Highley, Kerry (2016). Dancing in My Dreams: Confronting the Spectre of Polio (Reprint ed). Melbourne, Clayton: Monash University Publishing. 262 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, front cover little creased, tiny dent top spine, minor edgewear corners. The story of infantile paralysis and its treatment, the scientific endeavour that led to the discovery of the poliovirus (polio virus), and the studies in virology and immunology that culminated in the production of a polio vaccine. The experiences of patients and the voices of survivors are highlighted, showing how ethnicity, class, age and gender all mediated individual's reactions to the disease, which included fear, rejection, denial and anger. ISBN/ASIN: 9781922235848. Our Book No: 29417. $30 AUD.

84. Hobson, J. Allen (1994). The Chemistry of Conscious States: How the Brain Changes Its Mind (1st stated ed). Boston: Little, Brown and Company. 300 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), endpapers little foxed, pages lightly toned, edges little foxed, minor edgewear jacket (light foxing reverse side). A groundbreaking book by the eminent Harvard neuroscientist about consciousness that overturns our most basic assumptions about identity and human nature, and forces us to think again about who we are. The author argues lucidly and persuasively that the brain and the mind are one. ISBN/ASIN: 0316367540. Our Book No: 30518. $30 AUD.

85. Hodges, Andrew; Hofstadter, Douglas (foreword) (2014). Alan Turing, the Enigma: The Book that Inspired the Film "The Imitation Game" (Reprint ed). London: Vintage / Random House. 736 pp. Paperback thick trade, very good condition, black & white photos centre spread, corner rear cover little creased, minimal edgewear. This impressive lengthy biography of the founder of computer science, reissued with a substantial new preface by the author, is the definitive account of an extraordinary mind and life. This is a story about mathematics, computers, cryptography, espionage and homosexual persecution. The author explores the inner and outer drama of the British scientist's little-known life. (Now a major new film starring Benedict Cumberbatch.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781784700089. Our Book No: 17131. $22 AUD.

86. Holloway, Richard (2009). Between the Monster and the Saint: Reflections on the Human Condition (Australian ed). Melbourne: Text Publishing. 200 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, bottom corner front cover little creased, minor edgewear. Richard Holloway looks at the human condition, which can inflict cruelty on each other, but can also be capable of being tender, empathic, and to show warmth and feeling. He draws on a selection of writings from history, philosophy, anthropology, science, poetry, theology and literature, to show how humans can stand up to the seductive power of the monster and draw closer to the challenge of the saint. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921520112. Our Book No: 29492. $18 AUD.

87. Hollway, Wendy (1989). Subjectivity and Method in Psychology: Gender, Meaning and Science [Gender and Psychology Series]. London: Sage Publications. 150 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, spine label. This book shows how psychology can be done differently. Her research on subjectivity and gender difference leads to a theory on how meaning is achieved within discourses, and - combined with psychodynamic processes and power relations - to a critique of mainstream psychologies, and support for feminist psychology and other emancipatory psychologies. ISBN/ASIN: 0803982089. Our Book No: 2333. $12 AUD.

88. Honeywill, Ross (2008). Lamarck's Evolution: Two Centuries of Genius and Jealousy. Sydney, Millers Point: Pier 9 / Murdoch Books. 205 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, thick card covers (with flaps), minor edgewear. Ross Honeywill relates the story of Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck who created the first theory of evolution in terms of the inheritance of acquired characters (although replaced by the theory of Charles Darwin 50 years later). It is the story of Lamarck's own travels in treacherous times, and misuse by Lysenko and Soviet science. It is mainly the recent story of the controversial Australian immunologist Ted Steele, who decoded evidence that help put Lamarck back on the world stage. (The new field of epigenetics is now taking its place as an adjunct to the standard theory of Darwinian evolution.) Associated bookmark included. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921208607. Our Book No: 27228. $60 AUD.

89. Hoyningen-Huene, Paul; Levine, Alexander T. (translator) (1993). Reconstructing Scientific Revolutions: Thomas S. Kuhn's Philosophy of Science. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 310 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, corner front cover creased, cover little marked & rubbed, minor edgewear. The first comprehensive study of the influential theories of the philosopher Thomas S. Kuhn, particularly his book "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions", in which he proposed his paradigm theory. The discussion is anchored by the historiographic foundations of Kuhn's philosophy. SALE PRICE. (Translated from the German.). ISBN/ASIN: 0226355519. Our Book No: 12336. $15 AUD.

90. Huizenga, John R. (1993). Cold Fusion: The Scientific Fiasco of the Century (1st p/b ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press (OUP). 318 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few tiny scratches covers, bottom edge rubbed, minor edgewear. This book documents the alleged development of cold fusion by Merin Feischmann and Stanley Pons, University of Utah. Provides a careful and thorough study of the scientific and other issues relating to the controversy. Seemingly a classic study of pseudoscience. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 0198558171. Our Book No: 21579. $20 AUD.

91. Isaacson, Walter (2014). The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution (1st U.K. ed). London: Simon & Schuster. 543 pp. Hardback thick octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white text-photos, pages faintly toned as usual, minimal edgewear. Following his blockbuster biography of Steve Jobs, here is the definitive story of the people who created the computer and the internet. In his exciting saga, Isaacson begins with Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron's daughter, who pioneered computer programming in the 1840s. He then explores the personalities that created our current digital revolution, such as Vannevar Bush, Alan Turing, John von Neumann, J.C.R. Licklider, Doug Engelbart (human-computer interaction, mouse), Robert Noyce (Intel), Bill Gates (Microsoft), Steve Wozniak (Apple), Steve Jobs (Apple), Tim Berners-Lee (web browser) and Larry Page (Google). The story of how their minds worked, and what made them so creative. A narrative of how their ability to collaborate and master the art of teamwork made them even more creative. What talents allowed certain inventors to turn their disruptive ideas into realities? Why did some succeed and others fail? . ISBN/ASIN: 9781471138799. Our Book No: 17783. $30 AUD.

92. Jeans, Sir James (1945). The New Background of Science (2nd ed). London: Scientific Book Club. 312 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), pages faintly toned, some pages little creased, minor edgewear. The pioneer British physicist provides a popular account of modern physics, particularly relativity and quantum mechanics, against a background of rudimentary philosophy (of the scientist rather than the metaphysician). Our Book No: 4267. $10 AUD.

93. Jones, Jonathan (2011). The Lost Battles: Leonardo, Michelangelo and the Artistic Duel that Defined the Renaissance (Reprint ed). London: Simon & Schuster. 360 pp. Paperback, very good plus condition, colour photos centre spread, minimal edgewear. The respected art historian Jonathan Jones reveals the gripping story of a 16th-century clash of titans, the two great minds of the Renaissance, who hated each other, painting side by side in the same room in Florence in 1504. As the paintings progressed, Michelangelo set out to prove that his work, not Leonardo's, embodied the future of art - but in fact, the influence of both men is visible in the works of later artists. A riveting look at one of history's most clashes of ideas and offers a whole new understanding of the Renaissance. ISBN/ASIN: 9781416526056. Our Book No: 4346. $15 AUD.

94. Kamkwamba, William; Mealer, Bryan (2009). The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope (1st UK ed). London: HarperCollins. 273 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white drawings & text-photos, corners front cover minimally creased, spine little faded, minor edgewear. William Kamkwamba was born in Malawi, an African country where magic ruled, modern science was a mystery, finding food is an ongoing battle, and opportunity and hope were difficult to come by. With only a few old text books and his determination, he constructed a crude windmill. This windmill would prove to be a small miracle that would eventually bring electricity and water to William's little village, changing the community and the lives of the people in the village. This is an inspiring story about one person who was faced with adversity and how he made a difference by using his passion for science and technology. ISBN/ASIN: 9780007316182. Our Book No: 28694. $20 AUD.

95. Kemp, Martin (2011). Leonardo (Revised ed) [Leonardo Da Vinci]. Oxford: Oxford University Press (OUP). 292 pp. Paperback, very good condition, colour plates, figures (including black & white text-photos), covers little scratched & rubbed, minor edgewear. Revised edition. What makes Leonardo's works so astonishing? What drove his art and inventions? Cuts through the dense veil of legend, challenges the myths, and offers an unparralled portrait of this extraordinary man. This updated edition of a bestseller is the first book on Leonardo to include two newly discovered art works, the most important such discoveries in over 100 years. ISBN/ASIN: 9780199583355. Our Book No: 17383. $23 AUD.

96. Kendler, Kenneth S.; Prescott, Carol A. (2006). Genes, Environment, and Psychopathology: Understanding the Causes of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders. New York: Guilford Press. 412 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket). Kenneth Kendler and Carol Prescott review the groundbreaking results of the Virginia Adult Twin Study of Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders, based on longitudinal data from over 9000 individuals. The risks for depression, anxiety, eating disorders, antisocial behavior, alcoholism and substance abuse emerge from the interplay of genetic and environmental influences. Questions addressed include whether risk is disorder-specific, how to distinguish between correlational and causal genetic and environmental factors, sex differences, and how risk and protective factors interact over time. ISBN/ASIN: 1593853165. Our Book No: 10705. $30 AUD.

97. Khan, Amina (2017). Adapt: How We Can Learn from Nature's Strangest Inventions. London: Atlantic Books. 344 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, bottom corner rear cover little creased, top edge lightly toned, minimal edgewear. A fascinating look at how we can learn from nature and become adaptable to the environment. The author talks to researchers at the forefront of this exciting new science, who are designing everything from wind turbines to military camouflage. Of interest to anyone who has an interest in design, nature and technology. ISBN/ASIN: 9781786492272. Our Book No: 30143. $25 AUD.

98. Kieckhefer, Richard (2000). Magic in the Middle Ages [Cambridge Medieval Textbooks]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 219 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, minor edgewear, CANCELLED EX-LIBRARY, review label inside front cover. Surveys the growth and development of magic in medieval Europe. He examines its relation to religion, science, philosophy, art, literature, and politics before introducing the kinds of people who practiced magic, and the reasoning behind their beliefs. The book also looks at many other aspects of life in the Middle Ages. ISBN/ASIN: 0521785766. Our Book No: 29512. $25 AUD.

99. King, Madonna (2013). Ian Frazer (The Man who Saved a Million Lives). Brisbane, St Lucia: University of Queensland Press (UQP). 249 pp. Paperback octavo, as new condition, black & white & colour photos. When Professor Ian Frazer was awarded the patent for the vaccine to cervical cancer, he knew it could help to save the lives of 275,000 women around the world each year. Respected across the globe, few people know the real story of the Scottish-born Australian of the Year who is behind one of the great medical discoveries of the century. Given exclusive access to Ian Frazer, biographer and award-winning journalist Madonna King peels back the many layers of his extraordinary life. She tells of the ongoing struggle for funding cancer research, the herculean international legal battle waged to win the patent, the devastating loss of his friend and co-researcher, Dr Jian Zhou, and Ian Frazer s ongoing commitment to have the vaccine made available in the developing world. ISBN/ASIN: 9780702249570. Our Book No: 15856. $16 AUD.

100. Kirk, John T. O. (2007). Science and Certainty. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing. 262 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos & drawings, figures, minimal scratching covers, minor edgewear. John Kirk, a former CSIRO senior research scientist, provides a clear and wide ranging scientific explanation of the real world. Why do certain areas of science cause concern to many people today? He attempts to clear away many misunderstandings about the nature and origin of physical and biological reality, and also of consciousness and environmentalism. This book will appeal to popular science readers, those with an interest in the environment, and with the implications of science for the meaning of human existence, as well as students of philosophy, ethics and theology. ISBN/ASIN: 9780643093911. Our Book No: 22850. $25 AUD.

101. Koestler, Arthur; Butterfield, Herbert (introduction) (1989). The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe (Reprint ed). London: Arkana / Penguin Books. 623 pp. Paperback thick trade, very good condition, black & white drawings, minor edgewear. Arthur Koestler brings to life the whole history of cosmology from the Babylonians to Newton. He discusses how the split between science and religion arose, and how in particular, the modern world-view replaced the medieval world-view in the scientific revolution of the 17th century. Vivid pen-portraits of a string of great scientists make clear the role that political bias and unconscious prejudice played in their creativity (including how the Catholic Church held back the advance of science in the Middle Ages). ISBN/ASIN: 0140192468. Our Book No: 29746. $20 AUD.

102. Kohn, Alexander (1989). Fortune or Failure: Missed Opportunities and Chance Discoveries in Science. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. 199 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good plus dustjacket), bottom edge rear cover creased jacket (reverse side faintly foxed), minor edgewear. Fortune or Failure: Missed Opportunities and Chance Discoveries in Science, by Alexander Kohn (1989). The Israeli professor of virology combines his anecdotal skill with wit and insight to shed light on the often mysterious, but always compelling, process of scientific discovery. Specifically, he examines the neglected role of chance (serendipity) in major scientific discoveries in physics, astronomy, chemistry, biochemistry and microbiology. The discovery of penicillin gets a special chapter. ISBN/ASIN: 0631160876. Our Book No: 16279. $20 AUD.

103. Krementsov, Nikolai (2002). The Cure: A Story of Cancer and Politics from the Annals of the Cold War (1st ed). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 261 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in good plus dustjacket), black & white text-photos, flaps creased jacket, minor edgewear. This is the story of a husband-and-wife team who developed a promising anti-cancer treatment in Stalin's Russia, only to see their discovery entangled in Cold War rivalries, ideological conflict and scientific turf wars. ISBN/ASIN: 0226452840. Our Book No: 20780. $12 AUD.

104. Lancaster, H. O. (1994). Quantitative Methods in Biological and Medical Sciences: A Historical Essay. New York: Springer-Verlag. 297 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), spine jacket faintly faded, minimal edgewear. By H.O. Lancaster, professor of mathematical statistics, University of Sydney, Australia. This wide-ranging volume surveys the immense impact that quantitative methods have had on the development of modern biological and medical science. Begins with the contribution of the Ancient Greek philosophers and then traces the development of fundamental ideas from there to the present day. He shows how mathematics, principally through counting and measurement, and statistics have profoundly influenced the emergence of key ideas and theories. Since no background knowledge of biological anatomy, physiology or disease is required, this volume is essentially a self-contained account. As befits such a wide-ranging volume, amongst the topics covered are: epidemiology, the classification of disease, microbiology, genetics, clinical trials, death rates and life tables, and evolution. ISBN/ASIN: 0387942793. Our Book No: 9965. $50 AUD.

105. Laszlo, Ervin (1993). The Creative Cosmos: A Unified Science of Matter, Life and Mind. Edinburgh: Floris Books. 255 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, faint foxing inside covers & flyleaf, minor edgewear. Examines scientific inquiry into the nature of reality. Laszlo proposes a universal psi-field underlying and interconnecting all of matter. He examines the probable nature and workings of this cosmic medium, using the most recent findings in holodynamics and scalar wave theory. We exist in an intrinsically creative cosmos which preserves and renews the imprint of all that is and ever was. Written in a clear and accessible style, this books makes vital reading for all those searching to understand the paradigms for the emerging interdisciplinary science for the next century. ISBN/ASIN: 0863151728. Our Book No: 26470. $15 AUD.

106. Le Morvan, Rev. Michael (1967). Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: Priest and Evolutionist (Reprint ed). London: Catholic Truth Society. 16 pp. Paperback small, good plus condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, staples little rusted, little foxing inside rear cover, sticker. This tiny pamphlet is a brief biography of the French priest who devoted his life to scientific studies. Includes a summary and critique of his most important book "The Phenomenon of Man". Our Book No: 4251. $12 AUD.

107. Leavis, F. R.; Collini, Stefan (introduction) (2013). Two Cultures? The Significance of C. P. Snow (1st ed) [Canto Classics]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (CUP). 118 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. This book is an annotated edition of the influential argument by F. R. Leavis about the classic text on two cultures by C. P. Snow. The editor Stefan Collini reappraises both the literary tactics and its purpose as cultural criticism. In his comprehensive introduction Collini inserts the Leavis critique within the wider context of debates about 'modernity' and 'prosperity', not just about the 'two cultures' of science and literature / humanities. ISBN/ASIN: 9781107617353. Our Book No: 41113. $20 AUD.

108. Levy, Prof. H. (1947). The Universe of Science (2nd revised ed) [Thinker's Library]. London: Watts & Co. 170 pp. Hardback very small, dustjacket, very good condition (in good plus dustjacket), war economy paper, edge tears repaired jacket (some edgewear). Cover subtitle: "One of the finest books of scientific analysis published in recent years." No 67 in the series. By professor of mathematics, Imperial College. Shows how science is a weapon forged by humans to extend control over nature, and a means of presenting its changing processes in a rational form. Our Book No: 16960. $10 AUD.

109. Libet, Benjamin (editor); Freeman, Anthony (editor); Sutherland, Keith (editor) (1999). The Volitional Brain: Towards a Neuroscience of Free Will [Journal of Consciousness Studies Special Issue]. Thorverton, UK: Imprint Academic. 298 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition. The much-debated 'hard problems' in the emerging field of consciousness studies revolve around the difficulty in reconciling our first-person 'folk psychology' account of ourselves with our scientific understanding of the world. Despite the occasional dissident voice (for instance Anthony Freeman), most people are agreed that we all 'know' that we have some degree of volitional control over the sort of experiences that we undergo. But when we try to reconcile this with our physics-based & biology-based understanding of the world, we run into a number of serious well-documented problems. ISBN/ASIN: 0907845118. Our Book No: 16003. $20 AUD.

110. Liska, Ken (2004). Drugs and the Human Body: With Implications for Society (7th ed). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall / Pearson Education. 454 pp. Paperback wide octavo, as new condition. A popular textbook, here in its seventh edition. Addresses high-use, high-abuse drugs, and their effects on society, including addiction (USA). Designed for undergraduate courses in chemistry, biology, sociology and criminal justice. ISBN/ASIN: 0131773216. Our Book No: 3515. $20 AUD.

111. Lyons, Jonathan (2009). The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization. London: Bloomsbury. 248 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, few colour illustrations, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. A fascinating and thoughtful look at the Arab thinkers of the past. The author explores and reveals the extent of their learning and describes the intrepid adventures of those who went in search of it. They laid some of the foundations of what is now called the Renaissance in Europe. ISBN/ASIN: 9781408800317. Our Book No: 28671. $18 AUD.

112. Macinnis, Peter (2004). The Killer Bean of Calabar and Other Stories: Poisons and Poisoners (1st ed). Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 237 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, barcode sticker & faint sticker mark inside rear cover, sticker front cover. This book explores accidental and incidental tales of poisons and their use throughout history. (Sticker states "local author".). ISBN/ASIN: 1741141850. Our Book No: 27452. $15 AUD.

113. Maddox, Brenda (2003). Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA (1st p/b ed). London: HarperCollins. 380 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white photos, bottom corners covers little creased, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. This fascinating book by Brenda Maddox tells the story of a remarkably single-minded, forthright and tempestuous young British woman, who at the age of 15 decided she wanted to be a scientist, but who was airbrushed out of the greatest scientific discovery of the 20th century (DNA). ISBN/ASIN: 0006552110. Our Book No: 24996. $15 AUD.

114. Marsh, Henry (2014). Do No Harm: Stories of Life, Death and Brain Surgery (1st ed). London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 278 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good plus dustjacket), pages faintly toned. The author is a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Atkinson Morley's / St Georges Hospital in London. In this fascinating book he gives a brutally honest account of his joy of operating, the moving triumphs, the harrowing disasters, his regrets, and the moments of black humour that make up a brain surgeon's life. This book is an unforgettable look at the countless human dramas that take place in a busy modern hospital. An important lesson in the need for hope when faced with life's most difficult decisions. ISBN/ASIN: 9780297869870. Our Book No: 30201. $30 AUD.

115. Marshall, A. J. (Jock) (1970). Darwin and Huxley In Australia (1st ed). Sydney: Hodder & Stoughton. 142 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, good condition (in good dustjacket), sepia (brown tinted) illustrations, minor edgewear dustjacket (spine faded, top corner front flap clipped, tiny tear spine with slight loss one letter, few tiny spots front cover), light foxing endpapers, pages lightly toned, top edge lightly foxed. (Ths copy: Hardback dustjacket.) The story of two obscure young Englishmen who visited Australia in the service of William IV, Queen Victoria and the Admiralty. The first was Charles Darwin, official naturalist in His Majesty's survey ship 'Beagle', which sailed into Sydney Cove in 1836. The second was Thomas Henry Huxley, assistant to the 'Rattlesnake', which dropped anchor in Farm Cove eleven years later. This account of their activities by the late Professor Jock Marshall is one of the best to be published for many years. ISBN/ASIN: 0340126396. Our Book No: 31058. $20 AUD.

116. Mayne, Alan (2014). Alternative Interventions: Aboriginal Homelands, Outback Australia and the Centre for Appropriate Technology. Adelaide, Kent Town: Wakefield Press. 172 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, colour photos, one sepia (brown-tinted) photo, minimal edgewear. This book is about an Aboriginal-owned science and technology organisation (CAT). In 2010, thirty years after an initial start-up grant of $40,000 the group was operating with an annual turnover in excess of $20 million and a staff of 130 providing technical services to over 500 remote Aboriginal communities spread across the northern half of Australia. The author is an historian who has unraveled a story of people, place and relationships. This is a personal and political journey of ideas into action, intervention through innovation. This is a very readable book that helps broaden our understanding of Indigenous Australia. ISBN/ASIN: 9781743052723. Our Book No: 40377. $30 AUD.

117. McClenon, James (1985). Deviant Science: The Case of Parapsychology. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. 282 pp. Paperback octavo, good plus condition, some foxing and rubbing, minor edgewear. Sociologist (University of Maryland) studies the discipline of parapsychology (scientific study of claims of the paranormal, such as extrasensory perception, ESP) from the valuable viewpoints of the both the sociology of science, and the sociology of deviant behaviour. The rational study of events that apparently defy current scientific explanation can provoke irrational responses from elitist scientists. ISBN/ASIN: 0812211782. Our Book No: 17862. $30 AUD.

118. Milkman, Harvey; Sunderwirth, Stanley (1993). Pathways to Pleasure: The Consciousness and Chemistry of Optimal Living (1st ed). New York: Lexington books / Macmillan. 302 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), cloth binding along spine, figures, tables, minor edgewear. Publisher: Lexington / Macmillan (1993). Two American academic addiction researchers, Harvey Milkman and Stanley Sunderwirth, offer a new rewarding pathway to enhancing one's pleasure in everyday life without drugs, addictive behaviour and simplistic recipes for feeling good. They draw on current research in psychology and the growing field of brain biochemistry. How to incorporate natural highs in everyday life by pursuing pleasurable and creative activities. ISBN/ASIN: 0029212731. Our Book No: 12934. $25 AUD.

119. Miller, Jonathan; Van Loon, Borin (1996). Introducing Darwin and Evolution (Reprint ed). Cambridge / New York: Icon Books / Totem Books. 174 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white cartoons, minor edgewear, barcode sticker. The life and work of the great English scientist, Charles Darwin, who formulated theories of evolution. provides a clear historical perspective on the progress from pre-Darwinian biology to modern genetics and the crucial discovery of chromosomes. ISBN/ASIN: 1840461535. Our Book No: 24370. $10 AUD.

120. Mitton, Simon; Davies, Paul (foreword) (2005). Fred Hoyle: A Life in Science (1st ed). Sydney: ABC Books. 369 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, small crease top edge front cover, minor edgewear. This biography is about Sir Fred Hoyle who was the first English astronomer to publicise his subject through the media of radio and television, which in the 1950s made him a major public figure. Towards the end of his career he espoused the idea of directed panspermia (that life originated from outside Earth). The author has written a major scientific biography of one of the greatest, and best-known, scientists of the 20th century, which will appeal to all readers. ISBN/ASIN: 0733316247. Our Book No: 29457. $20 AUD.

121. Moskowitz, Michael (editor); Monk, Catherine (editor); Kaye, Carol (editor); Ellman, Steven (editor) (1997). The Neurobiological and Developmental Basis for Psychotherapeutic Intervention [Library of Clinical Psychoanalysis]. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson. 260 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, pictorial cover, faint marks page edges, minimal edgewear. Academic studies that address the relationship between early experience and later difficulties in life, and how this influences therapy. Presents a synthesis of psychoanalysis with current developmental and neurological research. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 0765700972. Our Book No: 24383. $20 AUD.

122. Mudher, Amritpal (editor); Newman, Tracey A. (editor) (2008). Drosophila: A Toolbox for the Study of Neurodegenerative Disease [SEB Experimental Biology Series]. Abingdon, Oxon: Taylor & Francis. 220 pp. Hardback octavo, black pictorial cover, as new condition, figures, tables. An overview of the ways in which Drosophila is currently being used as a model organism to further our understanding of a spectrum of human neurological diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and hereditary spastic paraplegia. Each chapter is written by respected researchers and gives an excellent account of the subject suitable for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers. ISBN/ASIN: 9780415411851. Our Book No: 13617. $150 AUD.

123. Nicholls, Jennifer (editor); Pailthorpe, Bernard (editor) (2003). Conference Proceedings: From Zero to Infinity: Science Foundation for Physics, University of Sydney. Sydney: Science Foundation for Physics / University of Sydney. 193 pp. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, figures, colour text-photos, top corners last few pages lightly creased, minor edgewear. Conference proceedings, being lectures delivered at the Science Foundation for Physics 2003, Professor Harry Messel International Science School, held at the School of Physics, University of Sydney. The topics covered range from the familiar, such as Australian native animals and the Great Barrier Reef, to the definitely strange, like the extremophiles - organisms that thrive in extreme temperature or pH conditions: from blue sky research such as galactic cannibalism and the early universe, to immediately applicable studies such as high resolution meteorology, and the effect of radiation on biological and electronic systems. Edited by Jennifer Nicholls and Bernard Pailthorpe. ISBN/ASIN: 1864875518. Our Book No: 23803. $25 AUD.

124. Nichols, Peter (2003). Evolution's Captain: The Dark Fate of the Man who Sailed Charles Darwin Around the World [Robert FitzRoy]. Sydney: HarperCollins. 328 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, few black & white text-drawings, edges lightly toned, spine little creased, minor edgewear. Peter Nichols provides the untold story of Robert FitzRoy, the captain of the HMS Beagle and Charles Darwin's unlikely companion on the landmark journey that lead to his theory of evolution. The five-year-long scientific expedition aboard the HMS Beagle launched Darwin into lasting fame and distinction, and drove Robert Fitzroy to commit suicide. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 0732274788. Our Book No: 30264. $25 AUD.

125. Obler, Loraine K. (editor); Fein, Deborah (editor) (1988). The Exceptional Brain: Neuropsychology of Talent and Special Abilities. New York: Guilford Press. 522 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), figures, tables, minor edgewear jacket (faint toning reverse side). Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This volume is the first to draw together virtually all of the current knowledge about the neuropsychological bases of the various talents. Covering areas from music to mathematics, chess to memory, the book addresses a number of fascinating questions. ISBN/ASIN: 089862701X. Our Book No: 24359. $28 AUD.

126. Okbazghi, Yohannes (2018). The Biofuels Deception: Going Hungry on the Green Carbon Diet. New York: Monthly Review Press. 344 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Yohannes Okbazghi combines scientific narrative with devastating economic analysis. The author argues that the seemingly innovative campaign for 'green energy' is driven by biotechnology industries and global grain-trading corporations. The author is a Political Science Professor Emeritus based at the University of Louisville. ISBN/ASIN: 9781583677025. Our Book No: 41045. $30 AUD.

127. Oreskes, Naomi; Conway, Erik M. (2011). Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming (Reprint ed). New York: Bloomsbury. 356 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway (American science historians) tell the remarkable story of how a small conservative group of American scientists leads the world in vehement denial of a host of environmental dangers. They have deep connections in politics and industry, run effective campaigns to mislead the public, and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades. The same individuals surface repeatedly - they deny the science of global warming, that smoking causes lung cancer, that coal smoke causes acid rain, and that CFCs caused the ozone hole. 'Doubt is our product’, wrote one tobacco executive. These 'experts' supplied it. ISBN/ASIN: 9781608193943. Our Book No: 15769. $25 AUD.

128. Ornstein, Robert; Sobel, David (1987). The Healing Brain: Breakthrough Discoveries About How the Brain Keeps Us Healthy (1st p/b ed). New York: Simon & Schuster. 301 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, crease front cover, minor edgewear corners. Robert Ornstein and David Sobel show how the brain is constantly interacting with the body, changing its responses to experience. ISBN/ASIN: 0671662368. Our Book No: 24462. $12 AUD.

129. Ornstein, Robert (editor); Swencionis, Charles (editor) (1990). The Healing Brain: A Scientific Reader. New York: Guilford Press. 262 pp. Paperback octavo, good condition, figures, tables, edges foxed (mainly top edge & bottom corner tips first few pages), bottom edge rubbed, minor edgewear. These academic papers by eminent health professionals explore the new science of psychoneuroimmunology (PNI), wherein mental state can affect the immune system, and thus physical health. The brain operates as a health maintenance organization, and the brain grows with experience. Topics include placebos, the role of nutrition, stress and coping, 'the broken heart', and coronary-prone behavior. Edited by Robert Ornstein and Charles Swencionis. ISBN/ASIN: 0898624630. Our Book No: 13063. $12 AUD.

130. Paton, Wendy (1996). Nikolai and Australian Connections: A Brief History of the Life and Achievements of Nikolai Nikolaevich Miklouho-Maclay (1st ed). Sydney, Woollahra: Woollahra Library. 74 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, black & white photos, map, minor edgewear. Wendy Paton commemorates the 150th anniversary of the birth in 1846 of Baron Nikolai-Nikolaevich de Miklouhou-Maclay. He was a 19th century Russian adventurer, traveller and anthropologist. As a scientist and scholar he is revered throughout the Russian Federation. The Pacific region was his main field of study. Nikolai lived for several years in Australia where he married an Australian lady, and was responsible for setting up the first biological research station in Australia at Watsons Bay in Sydney in 1881. A history, by the local Woollahra Municipal Library, of a man who achieved a lot in his short life of 41 years. (Plus: Loosely inserted pamphlet about him.). ISBN/ASIN: 0949648647. Our Book No: 30073. $20 AUD.

131. Patterson, Brian (1998). Fresh! Seeds from the Past and Food for Tomorrow: Using Plant Food in Your Daily Life. Sydney, St Leonards: Allen & Unwin. 170g pp. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, light foxing edges & inside covers top edge, minimal foxing top edge flyleaf, minor edgewear. This book is about buying better food, eating an interesting and varied diet, and will to help to produce safer and more innovative results in the kitchen. It covers how to best store food in the fridge and freezer, and how to keep pests out of the flour and spices. Modern processes like controlled atmosphere storage and genetic engineering are discussed. The book will interest students looking for an introduction to the history and future of plant foods, anyone concerned about where technology is going, and anyone involved in the production, distribution or selling of plant foods. ISBN/ASIN: 1864487356. Our Book No: 30497. $18 AUD.

132. Pavlov, I. P.; Koshtoyants, Kh. S. (editor); Belsky, S. (translator); Gibbons, J. (editor) (1955). Selected Works. Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House. 654 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket, very good condition, brown cloth cover, frontispiece portrait, two page corners folded, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear. Selected writings of I. P. Pavlov, the pioneer Russian physiologist, arranged in 12 sections, including public speeches, digestion, theory of types, sleep and hypnosis, physiology and psychology, and fragments at the Wednesday gatherings. Includes an introductory essay by the editor, and an autobiographical statement. He is best known for discovering the conditioning reflex. ISBN/ASIN: B0007ILIEC. Our Book No: 2343. $30 AUD.

133. Pearson, Richard (2011). Driven to Extinction: The Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity (1st ed). New York: Sterling. 263 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), colour photos, minor edgewear jacket (little marked), title on spine lightly faded owner's written name title page. A scientist at the American Museum of Natural History explains the science behind the debates about climate change, and the way it will change our biodiversity (animal and plant life). Focusing on case studies from around the world, he describes not only what we know, but how we know it - the data, methods, and reasoning behind particular conclusions. ISBN/ASIN: 9781402772238. Our Book No: 27082. $20 AUD.

134. Persson, Sheryl (2009). Smallpox, Syphilis and Salvation: Medical Breakthroughs that Changed the World. Wollombi, NSW: Exisle Publishing. 344 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. Reports the compelling stories of the men and women, innovations and accidents, that lead to conquering many serious medical problems and diseases. Separate chapters on vaccination (Edward Jenner), germ theory (Louis Pasteur), tuberculosis, the Black Death, diphtheria and tetanus (Behring's blood serum therapy), chemotherapy, insulin, penicillin, polio (Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin), childhood leukaemia. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921497063. Our Book No: 13566. $25 AUD.

135. Petto, Andrew J. (editor); Godfrey, Laurie R. (editor) (2007). Scientists Confront Creationism: Intelligent Design and Beyond. New York: W. W. Norton. 463 pp. Paperback thick trade, as new condition. This book reports on the scientific view of evolution, as opposed to the pseudoscience of creationism. The contributors - all leading natural scientists, social scientists and educators - explain what scientists have discovered about evolution, and why - based on the solid scientific evidence. ISBN/ASIN: 9780393330731. Our Book No: 26955. $20 AUD.

136. Pfungst, Oskar; Rosenthal, Robert (editor) (1965). Clever Hans: The Horse of Mr von Osten [Henry Holt Editions in Psychology]. New York: Holt, Rinehart Winston. 274 pp. Hardback small octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, black & white photo frontispiece, minimal cancelled EX-LIBRARY (rubber stamp title page, card pocket rear pastedown), edges & rear endpapers lightly foxed, minor edgewear, owner's written name title page. The curious story of a German horse who could do arithmetical calculations by tapping his hoof. Oskar Pfungst, a psychology student, investigated and found Hans was responding to subtle cues from his owner. A classic book about the power of the scientific method in investigating strange phenomena and human cognitive bias. This new edition by publisher Holt, Rinehart Winston is edited by American psychologist Robert Rosenthal. ISBN/ASIN: B002O5W4XK. Our Book No: 13278. $20 AUD.

137. Pinker, Steven (2002). The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature (Reprint ed). New York: Viking / Penguin Books. 509 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, minimal creasing spine, minor edgewear. Steven Pinker provides a compelling discussion of the nature - nurture debate. Pinker defends a biological / genetic / instinctive origin for human nature, which can be scientifically studied without recourse to either right-wing or left-wing moral and political mudslinging. John Locke's 'blank slate' (a blank mind at birth, upon which experience is imposed) is seen as oversimplified - however culture and environment do still influence human nature. ISBN/ASIN: 0965491730. Our Book No: 12055. $25 AUD.

138. Plotkin, Henry (1998). Evolution in Mind: An Introduction to Evolutionary Psychology (1st p/b ed). Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. 276 pp. Paperback, very good condition, pages faintly toned, rear cover little scratched, minor edgewear. Henry Plotkin, a British psychology professor, demonstrates how an evolutionary perspective brings us closer to understanding what it is to be human and how we evolved. ISBN/ASIN: 0140249273. Our Book No: 21300. $12 AUD.

139. Polkinghorne, John (1993). Religion and Current Science [Occasional Lecture Series]. Sydney, Kensington: New College, University of New South Wales (UNSW). 20 pp. Paperback, very good condition, stapled card cover (staples rusted), front cover little creased, minor edgewear. An attempt to reconcile religion and science, with emphasis on quantum mechanics, by the British physicist (Cambridge University) and Anglican priest. Our Book No: 4254. $12 AUD.

140. Popper, Karl (1977). Unended Quest: An Intellectual Autobiography (Revised ed). London: Fontana / Collins. 255 pp. Paperback small trade, very good condition, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear, sticker mark front flyleaf. The autobiography of the greatest philosopher of science and a formidable critic of Marxism. The text of the present edition has been revised. A few small additions have been made, and one passage has been removed from the text, and has been incorporated in note 20. ISBN/ASIN: 0006341160. Our Book No: 15936. $12 AUD.

141. Popper, Karl R. (1987). The Logic of Scientific Discovery (Revised ed). London: Hutchinson. 480 pp. Paperback thick octavo, good condition, edges little foxed, bottom edge rubbed, corner tips covers little creased, minor edgewear. The Logic of Scientific Discovery, by Karl Popper (Hutchinson, 1987). Karl Popper, a leading philosopher of science, presents a striking new but technical or probabilistic picture of the logical character of scientific discovery. This picture does full justice to the liberating effect of the Einsteinian revolution in physics and quantum mechanics. Includes his revolutionary idea of the criteria of falsification. (Originally published in English in 1959: this is the, revised, 13th impression, and includes 12 new appendices.). ISBN/ASIN: 0091117216. Our Book No: 18008. $32 AUD.

142. Prusiner, Stanley B. (2014). Madness and Memory: The Discovery of Prions - A New Biological Principle of Disease. New Haven: Yale University Press. 320 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket). In 1997, Prusiner received a Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. His struggle to identify the agent responsible for ravaging the brains of animals suffering from scrapie and mad cow disease, and of humans with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, had been waged largely alone and in some cases in the face of strenuous disagreement. In this book, Prusiner tells the remarkable story of his discovery of prions - infectious proteins that replicate and cause disease, but surprisingly contain no genetic material - and reveals how superb and meticulous science is actually practiced with talented teams of researchers who persevere. He recounts the frustrations and rewards of years of research and offers fascinating portraits of his peers as they raced to discover the causes of fatal brain diseases. Prusiner’s hypothesis, once considered heresy, now stands as accepted science and the basis for developing diagnoses and eventual cures. This discovery may be relevant to understanding a range of diseases, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. ISBN/ASIN: 9780300191141. Our Book No: 17418. $20 AUD.

143. Puthoff, Harold E. (editor) (1983). The Explorer: Newsletter of the Society for Scientific Exploration. Menlo Park, CA: The Explorer. Each issue: 8 to 16 pages pp. Paperback quarto, good plus condition, stapled, some foxing & edgewear, postage marks rear cover (address sticker, postage stamps or rubber stamp), rear cover one issue very torn (repaired). Thirteen issues, 1983 - 1990: Volume 1 to 3 (nos 1, 2), volume 4 (nos 1 to 3), volumes 5 to 6 (nos 1, 2). 2 Editor varies from issue to issue. The society promotes research into anomalistic phenomena. Most news items are about parapsychological research. Our Book No: 17477. $40 AUD.

144. Queller, Jessica (2008). Pretty is What Changes: Impossible Choices, the Breast Cancer Gene, and How I Defied My Destiny (Australian ed). Sydney: Random House. 247 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, top corner tip rear cover creased, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. After her mother died of cancer, Jessica Queller took the test for a BRCA mutation - the genetic marker for breast and ovarian cancer. The test came back positive, meaning she had an 85% chance of getting cancer herself. Yearning for a family of her own, she faced an agonizing choice: a lifetime of vigilant screenings and a commitment to fight the disease when caught, or radical double mastectomy that would effectively restore life to her - even as it would challenge her most closely held beliefs about body image. This book reaches beyond those who have been directly touched by cancer, and will inspire debate among all who appreciate the difficult choices that come with balancing love, family, career and life as a whole. ISBN/ASIN: 9781741666328. Our Book No: 23610. $15 AUD.

145. Rawcliffe, D. H.; Huxley, Julian (foreword) (1959). Occult and Supernatural Phenomena (Reprint ed). New York: Dover Publications. 551 pp. Paperback small octavo, good plus condition, few black & white text-photos (including frontispiece), covers little creased, top edge lightly foxed, bottom edge rubbed, minor edgewear. Applies the stern light of rational examination to hundreds of persistent "illusions and delusions" of mankind, such as (as listed on the front cover): stigmata, poltergeists, seances, ESP and telepathy, hypnotism, firewalking, mystical experience, lycanthropy, peyotl visions, auras, levitation, automatic writing. Our Book No: 18238. $15 AUD.

146. Reading, Chris M.; Meillon, Ross S. (1984). Relatively Speaking: The Family Tree Way to Better Health. Sydney: Fontana / Collins. 278 pp. Paperback trade, good condition, top corner front flyleaf clipped, scuff front cover (covered by sticker), pages lightly toned, spine ends little chipped, inside rear cover little foxed, some edgewear & spinewear, owner's written name. SCARCE. Relatively Speaking, by Chris Reading and Ross Meillon (Fontana, 1984). Chris Reading is a Sydney psychiatrist who specialises in organic psychiatry, including vitamin deficiencies, allergies and genetic causes of mental illness. His clients are told to compile of a family history (genealogy chart), including the medical history of their ancestors. (Owner written name of Carol Liston, historian.). ISBN/ASIN: 0006367267. Our Book No: 19309. $15 AUD.

147. Repcheck, Jack (2007). Copernicus' Secret: How the Scientific Revolution Began. New York: Simon & Schuster. 239 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), map, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear jacket, remainder stripe. A biography of the Polish Renaissance genius astronomer that tells the surprising, little-known story behind the dawn of the scientific age. His "On the Revolution of Heavenly Spheres" was published the year he died aged 70. He was first to provide the data and mathematics that proved the earth and other planets revolve around the sun, and that the earth rotates on its axis every 24 hours, contrary to rigid orthodoxy at the time. ISBN/ASIN: 9780743289511. Our Book No: 17731. $20 AUD.

148. Ridley, Matt (2003). Nature via Nurture: Genes, Experience, and What Makes Us Human (1st Australian ed). Sydney: Fourth Estate / HarperCollins. 328 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. British journalist and conservative critic explores the complex and endless intriguing question of whether genes (nature) or environment (nurture) helps to shape human behaviour. ISBN/ASIN: 0007170270. Our Book No: 13868. $12 AUD.

149. Rubin, Paul H. (2002). Darwinian Politics: The Evolutionary Origin of Freedom [Rutgers Series In Human Evolution]. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. 223 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. Paul Rubin has written the first book to look at political behavior from a modern evolutionary perspective. The author shows why certain political-moral philosophies succeed or fail in modern Western culture. Ultimately, the author argues that humans naturally seek political freedom, and modern Western society provides more freedom than any previous one. ISBN/ASIN: 0813530962. Our Book No: 29179. $28 AUD.

150. Russell, Bertrand; Ruse, Michael (new introduction) (1997). Religion and Science. New York: Oxford Paperbacks / Oxford University Press. 254 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. The British philosopher provides a classic text that explores the conflicts between traditional religion and science during the last four centuries. ISBN/ASIN: 0195115511. Our Book No: 25635. $12 AUD.

151. Sandland, Ron; Thompson, Graham (2012). Icon in Crisis: The Reinvention of CSIRO (1st ed). Sydney: NewSouth / University of New South Wales Press. 358 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, few tiny dents front cover & first few pages, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. After facing funding cuts and loss of reputation in 2001, CSIRO (Australia’s government research organisation) set about reinventing itself through what became known as its National Flagship Initiative. The authors were involved with the initiative and designing many of its systems and processes. Charts in detail CSIRO's successful drama filled transformation. ISBN/ASIN: 9781742233390. Our Book No: 29965. $35 AUD.

152. Satel, Sally; Lilienfeld, Scott O. (2013). Brainwashed: The Seductive Appeal of Mindless Neuroscience (Reprint ed). New York: New York. 226 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket (front flap little creased), pages faintly toned, few tiny marks bottom edge. Provocative examination of the human obsession with neuroscience, illuminating what contemporary neuroscience and brain imaging can - and cannot - tell us about ourselves. Provides a much-needed reminder about the many factors that make us who we are. Written by a psychiatrist and a psychologist. ISBN/ASIN: 9780465018772. Our Book No: 40382. $30 AUD.

153. Schwartz, Gary E. (editor); Shapiro, David (editor) (1976). Consciousness and Self-Regulation: Advances in Research: Volume 1. New York: Plenum Press. 400 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, cancelled EX-LIBRARY, good plus condition, figures, library marks (spine label, rubber stamps, pocket removed). Collection of academic papers in psychology and physiology that for the first time seek to integrate consciousness (particularly altered states) and self-regulation. Includes sensory experience, attention, imagery, pain, hypnosis, meditation, biofeedback, brain waves, biological rhythms, self-control. Edited by Gary Schwartz and David Shapiro. ISBN/ASIN: 0306336014. Our Book No: 14083. $30 AUD.

154. Schwartz, Mark S. (editor); Andrasik, Frank (editor) (2003). Biofeedback: A Practitioner's Guide (3rd ed). New York: Guilford Press. 930 pp. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, figures, rear cover & last few pages little creased. Heavy (1.6 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. Third edition. The definitive text in the field, edited by Mark Schwartz and Frank Andrasik. This comprehensive volume provides state-of-the-science coverage of biofeedback research, applications, clinical procedures, and biomedical instrumentation. With contributions from leading experts, the volume offers a unique combination of practical know-how and scholarly expertise. A wealth of information is presented in an accessible, streamlined style, including helpful glossaries throughout. Featured are detailed protocols for helping patients cultivate lower physiological arousal and for addressing an array of specific clinical problems, including headaches, temporomandibular disorders, essential hypertension, diabetes, neuromuscular problems and elimination disorders. ISBN/ASIN: 1593852339. Our Book No: 13078. $50 AUD.

155. Schwartz, Stephan A. (editor); Fahrion, Stephen L. (editor) (1990). Subtle Energies: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Energetic and Informational Interactions (11 issues). Golden, CO: ISSSEEM: International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies and Energy Medicine. na pp. Each issue: Booklet, square octavo format, figures, tables, 96 - 110 pages. Very good plus condition (volume 1-2 has rear cover creased). Very heavy (2.3 Kg), and not available for postage to destinations outside Australia. Consists of volume 1(1-2) (1990), 2(1-3) (1991), 3(1-3) (1992), 4(1-3) (1993). Publishes research about systems and energies that interact with human psyche and physiology, either enhancing or perturbing healthy homeostasis. Our Book No: 12394. $120 AUD.

156. Seethaler, Sherry (2009). Lies, Damned Lies, and Science: How to Sort Through the Noise Around Global Warming, the Latest Health Claims, and Other Scientific Controversies. Upper Saddle River, NJ: FT Press Science / Pearson Education. 200 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket). Watch the news, and you'll be overwhelmed by snippets of badly presented science: information that's incomplete, confusing, contradictory, out-of-context, wrong, or flat-out dishonest. Defend yourself! A science writer (University of California) provides a powerful arsenal of tools for making sense of science. You'll learn how to think more sensibly, and how to make better science-related decisions in both your personal life and as a citizen. Understand how science really works, and why scientists sometimes disagree. Assess the biases of those who make scientific claims in the media, and place scientific issues in appropriate context, so you can intelligently assess trade-offs. Determine whether a new study is really meaningful - uncover the difference between cause and coincidence - figure out which statistics mean something. Reveals the tricks self-interested players use to mislead and confuse you, and points you to reliable information sources. ISBN/ASIN: 9780137155224. Our Book No: 14313. $20 AUD.

157. Selkirk, D. R. (editor); Burrows, F. J. (editor) (1987). Confronting Creationism: Defending Darwin [Australian Studies in Biology]. Sydney, Kensington: University of New South Wales Press / Australian Institute of Biology. 158 pp. Paperback trade, good plus condition, figures, tables, flyleaves lightly toned, minor edgewear, distinct old price marks. These essays arose out of a symposium in which prominent Australian scientists spoke out against creation science (creationism), and in support of Darwinian evolution, reason, observation and experimentation. ISBN/ASIN: 0868401781. Our Book No: 14543. $12 AUD.

158. Serle, Geoffrey; Rickard, John (introduction) (2014). From Deserts the Prophets Come: The Creative Spirit in Australia 1788 - 1972 (New ed). Melbourne, Clayton: Monash University Publishing. 258 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, tiny piece laminate coating loss top edge & corner rear cover, minor edgewear. Short history of Australia's literature, music, theatre, science and learning. This book was originally published in 1973. The author presented a series of lectures on Australian cultural history. This new edition contains an introduction by Serle's student and eminent Australian cultural historian John Rickard. ISBN/ASIN: 9781921867545. Our Book No: 29429. $35 AUD.

159. Sheldrake, Rupert (1991). The Rebirth of Nature: The Greening of Science and God (1st p/b ed). London: Rider. 215 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, minor scuffing covers, pages faintly toned, minor edgewear. The British biochemist and parapsychologist, best known for his theory of morphic resonance, traces the mythological and historical roots of two distinct attitudes to nature (scientific and religious), and looks at the implications of new developments in science. ISBN/ASIN: 0712646507. Our Book No: 22424. $15 AUD.

160. Sikes, Bartholomew (1860). Sikes' Tables of the Concentrated Strength of Spirits, with Directions for the Use of His Hydrometer [etc] (Revised ed). City Not Stated: Publisher Not Stated. 143 + 7 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket, good condition, embossed purple cloth boards, gilt title, edges little foxed, minor foxing pages, pages lightly toned, boards & edges little rubbed, light stain front pastedown, inner hinge little split (pages firm), page of calculations tipped-in front free endpaper, minor annotation rear flyleaf, protected by removable semiarchival plastic sleeve (acetate). Title continues: "Established throughout the United Kingdom for estimating the duties of spirituous liquors. By Act of Parliament, 58 Geo. III., cap. 28. To which is added, Tables of Specific Gravity adapted to the use of the hydrometer". This special book explains the use of a hydrometer to measure the concentrated strength of spirits. This book would be a wonderful addition to a collection of culinary books, or anyone interested in the history of making spirits. Tipped-in leaf contains thermometric calculations. Our Book No: 28856. $80 AUD.

161. Simon, Bart (2002). Undead Science: Science Studies and the Afterlife of Cold Fusion (1st p/b ed). New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. 252 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. Examines the curious story of cold fusion, a highly publicized scientific controversy in the United States. Reveals a lot about pseudoscience, as well the emotional scientific and media response. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 0813531543. Our Book No: 20788. $10 AUD.

162. Simonton, Dean Keith (2011). Great Flicks: Scientific Studies of Cinematic Creativity and Aesthetics (1st ed). New York: Oxford University Press. 227 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition, (in very good dustjacket), tables, minor edgewear dustjacket. Dean Keith Simonton examines cinematic creativity and aesthetics, but confined to scientific studies carried out by a multidisciplinary group of researchers. The book also has a chapter on Oscars, Golden Globes and Critics, The Script, The Stars, and the epilogue is about The Science of Cinema. This book will interest anyone with an interest in film, including aficionados who are open to the scientific approach, and researchers in the areas of creativity, aesthetics, and cultural economics. The reported research comes from many disciplines, including psychology, sociology, economics, management, marketing, communications, journalism, broadcasting, history, musicology, and statistics. ISBN/ASIN: 9780199752034. Our Book No: 30966. $30 AUD.

163. Sinnott, Edmund W. (1955). The Biology of the Spirit (1st ed). New York: Viking. 180 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket (missing), good condition, top edge lightly foxed & creased, spine ends chipped, pages little toned, minor edgewear, bookshop label inside front cover. First edition. The American botanist and plant morphologist presents a biological thesis for the complexity and wholeness of human nature, including the presence of a spiritual component. Our Book No: 24349. $12 AUD.

164. Sinnott, Edmund W. (1961). Cell and Psyche: The Biology of Purpose [Science Library]. New York: Harper Torchbooks. 119 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, small edge tear base rear cover, minor edgewear. The noted American botanist explores the hypothesis that biological organization and behaviour are the same thing. Human organization is more complex than the sum of its biological and psychological parts. Section 1: Organization, the distinctive character of all life. Section 2: Biological organization and psychological activity. Section 3: Some implications for philosophy. Our Book No: 4843. $12 AUD.

165. Snow, C. P.; Collini, Stefan (introduction) (2017). The Two Cultures (21st ptg ed) [Canto Classics]. Cambridge: Canto / Cambridge University Press (CUP). 107 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, crease front cover along spine, minimal edgewear. The classic text by C. P. Snow about how the intellectual life of society is split between the sciences and the arts / humanities. This reissue has an introduction by Stefan Collini, charting the history and context of the subsequent debate, its implications and its afterlife. ISBN/ASIN: 9781107606142. Our Book No: 41112. $20 AUD.

166. Spahn, Doug (2012). Eyes of Silence: A Life Lost and Found. Sydney, Neutral Bay: Equip / Snowbrook. 324 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, black & white photos, minor edgewear corners, bottom corner rear cover little creased, autograph (author's lenghty written dedication title page). Doug Spahn records the story of his daughter, Chloe, who was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome, a debilitating neurological disease unique to girls, leaving her profoundly mentally and physically disabled. He raised his children as a sole parent, after his wife, who had struggled with mental illness throughout her life, left in 1997. He moved to Melbourne with his children to be with his partner Sharon, who he had met a few years earlier. Sharon later died with an illness which came on suddenly. He now lives in Sydney with his family, and works as an executive in the recruitment industry and an ambassador for brain medicine on various projects designed to stimulate and inspire. ISBN/ASIN: 0975833502. Our Book No: 28512. $25 AUD.

167. Specter, Michael (2010). Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives (1st U.K. ed). London: Duckworth. 294 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. Michael Specter, a science and public health journalist at New Yorker magazine, tackles a broad range of contentious topics including genetically-modifed versus organic food, concern over big pharma practices, anti-vaccination fears, and the effectiveness of complementary medicine. A compelling case against irrationality, and in favour of fact-based decision-making for individuals and democratic society. ISBN/ASIN: 9780715639436. Our Book No: 17686. $20 AUD.

168. Sternfield, Jonathan (1992). Firewalk: The Psychology of Physical Immunity (Reprint ed). Stockbridge, MA: Berkshire House. 236 pp. Paperback large trade, very good condition, black & white & colour photos centre spread, minor edgewear. Jonathan Sternfield writes a very readable survey of the psychology of firewalking. Includes an insider's account of firewalk training seminars, and a history to the ritual origins of the practice from many cultures around the world. About how the physical immunity works, including medical, scientific, psychological and spiritual aspects. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 093639904X. Our Book No: 23070. $15 AUD.

169. Stevenson, Leslie; Byerly, Henry (1995). The Many Faces of Science: An Introduction to Scientists, Values, and Society (1st ed). Boulder: Westview Press. 257 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear, remainder stripe. Provides the basic information and the philosophical reflection students need to gain an understanding of the development of modern science. Brief, accessible, and rich in anecdotes, personal asides, and keen insight, this book is the ideal introduction for non-scientists in courses on science studies, science and society, and science and human values. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 0813320178. Our Book No: 8644. $10 AUD.

170. Stott, Rebecca (2012). Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution (Reprint ed). New York: Spiegel & Grau. 396 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white drawings, base spine lightly bumped. Examines theory of evolution as it started long ago with Aristotle, and mainly developed by Charles Darwin. A masterful retelling of the collective daring of a few like-minded men who had the imagination to speculate on nature's ways and the courage to publish at a time when to do so, for political as well as religious reasons, was to risk everything. ISBN/ASIN: 9781400069378. Our Book No: 30575. $30 AUD.

171. Strauch, Barbara (2010). Secrets of the Grown-up Brain (Australian ed). Melbourne: Black Inc. 229 pp. Paperback large trade, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. Barbara Strauch provides an uplifting and well-researched book that explores the latest findings that demonstrate - eg, from brain scans - that the middle-aged brain is more flexible and more capable than previously thought. By describing the ways a healthy brain functions over time, explains how its optimal processes can be maintained. In part scientific survey, part how-to-guide, and gives a fascinating look into the talented middle-aged mind. The author is medical and science editor at the 'New York Times'. Australian edition. (1 of 2 available copies.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781863954730. Our Book No: 27335. $15 AUD.

172. Strelau, Jan (editor); Eysenck, Hans J. (editor) (1987). Personality Dimensions and Arousal (1st ed) [Perspectives on Individual Differences]. New York: Plenum Press. 325 pp. Hardback octavo, no jacket as issued, very good condition, blue & black cloth cover, figures, top edge foxed, minor edgewear. Collected academic papers that attempt to explain the physiological (specifically neurological) underpinning of personality and individual differences. Main sections: Different perspectives on extraversion-introversion: studies of emotionality and psychoticism: Neo-Pavlovian concepts of temperament: Attempts at integration based on the arousability concept. ISBN/ASIN: 0306424371. Our Book No: 15018. $60 AUD.

173. Swain, Harriet (editor) (2003). Big Questions in Science. London: Vintage. 242 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition, crease top edge front cover, faint toning pages, minor edgewear. Leading scientific thinkers address 20 of the really big questions that people have been asking. These essays are packed with fascinating insights, it shows how science is investigating problems that affect us all on a large scale. ISBN/ASIN: 009942892X. Our Book No: 24450. $10 AUD.

174. Talvitie, Vesa (2009). Freudian Unconscious and Cognitive Neuroscience (1st ed). London: Karnac Books. 156 pp. Paperback trade, very good plus condition, minimal edgewear. The aim of this book by Vesa Talvitie is to create a conception of the 'Freudian things' around the unconscious that takes seriously (combines) both the clinical data gathered in the scope of psychoanalytic clinical practice during the past 110 years, and the empirical and theoretical achievements of cognitive neuroscience and evolutionary theory. ISBN/ASIN: 9781855755031. Our Book No: 26528. $30 AUD.

175. Thompson, Damian (2008). Counterknowledge: How We Surrendered to Conspiracy Theories, Quack Medicine, Bogus Science and Fake History. London: Atlantic Books. 162 pp. Hardback small, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear, barcode sticker at rear, extensive written annotation rear endpapers. Damian Thompson, a British sociologist and journalist, From conspiracy theories to alternative medicine, people are experiencing an epidemic of untrue descriptions of the world. Following in the footsteps of 'The God Delusion' (Richard Dawkins) and 'The End of Faith' (Sam Harris), this book is a defense of scientific proof in an age of fabrication. We are being swamped with dangerous nonsense. Examples abound: From 9/11 conspiracy theories to Holocaust denial to the revision of ancient history in 'The Da Vinci Code', from the Book of Mormon's account of settling the New World, to the belief in a link between the MMR vaccine and autism. We are experiencing an epidemic of demonstrably untrue descriptions of the world. This pandemic isn't about religious faith or untestable truths. Rather, it is about everyday beliefs and woolly thinking that contradict clear evidence. ISBN/ASIN: 9781843546757. Our Book No: 18140. $15 AUD.

176. Thomson, Jennifer A. (2006). GM Crops: Unlocking the Potential: The Impact and the Potential. Melbourne, Collingwood: CSIRO Publishing. 158 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, tables, minor edgewear. Jennifer Thomson examines the issues and concerns surrounding the development of genetically modified (GM) crops and their impacts on the environment. ISBN/ASIN: 0643091602. Our Book No: 24502. $15 AUD.

177. Thorpe, T. E. (2007). Humphry Davy: Poet and Philosopher. Stroud, Glouc.: Nonsuch Publishing. 190 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. One of the most brilliant scientists of his day, Humphry Davy was acclaimed for his work as a chemist, notably for the isolation of iodine, and later the invention of the Davy safety lamp. He was also an accomplished poet, known throughout his life to express his feelings in verse, and his impassioned and romantic spirit was unmistakable in his vision of science. Using extracts from Davy's letters and papers, details the life and achievements of a man who, transgressing scientific and literary circles, played a significant role in the social and intellectual world of late 18th and early 19th century London. (Originally published, 1896. This edition has a modern introduction.). ISBN/ASIN: 9781845883829. Our Book No: 14525. $18 AUD.

178. Tothill, J. D.; Taylor, T. H. C. (assistant); Paine, R. W (assistant) (1930). The Coconut Moth in Fiji: A History of Its Control by Means of Parasites. London: Imperial Bureau of Entomology, Government of Fiji. 269 pp. Hardback small quarto, no jacket, good condition, black boards, figures, black & white & colour plates, frontispiece colour map, boards minimally rubbed & marked, inner hinge little split (pages firm), spine little slack, edges & pages faintly toned, small scuff mark title page & front flyleaf, gum residue inside front cover (label removal), minor edgewear. Heavy (1.4 Kg), and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. This book by J. D. Tothill is about the control by parasites of the purple moth known as Levuana iridescens, B.B., which was destroying the leaves of coconuts and reducing the production of copra in Fiji, in 1924. The many drawings and plates make this a good volume to add to a nature collection. (Plus unnumbered pages of plates at rear.). ISBN/ASIN: B00089ZVKW. Our Book No: 25419. $60 AUD.

179. Truzzi, Marcello (editor) (1979). Zetetic Scholar: An Independent Scientific Review of Claims of Anomalies and the Paranormal (No. 5). Ypsilanti, MI: Marcello Truzzi / Zetetic Scholar. 124 pp. Paperback large quarto, stapled (staples rusted), card cover, good plus condition, black & white drawings, typewritten-style text, edges lightly foxed. Main articles: Attitudes of college professors towards ESP; Dialogue on statistical problems in psi research; Thirty years after Kenneth Arnold (flying saucers); Review of UFO witnesses' reliability; Visit to the Centre de Cryptozoologie. Our Book No: 13767. $15 AUD.

180. Truzzi, Marcello (editor) (1980). Zetetic Scholar: An Independent Scientific Review of Claims of Anomalies and the Paranormal (No. 6). Ypsilanti, MI: Marcello Truzzi / Zetetic Scholar. 186 pp. Paperback large quarto, stapled (staples rusted), card cover, good plus condition, black & white drawings, typewritten-style text, edges lightly foxed. Main articles: Psychic research (Robert Jahn); Scientists and anomalous phenomena (a survey); Pathological science (Ray Hyman + critical comments); Failures to replicate remote-viewing using psychic subjects (+ critical comments); Seven evidential experiments (John Beloff + critical comments). Our Book No: 13770. $15 AUD.

181. Tucker, Jonathan (2001). Scourge: The Once and Future Threat of Smallpox (1st stated ed). New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. 291 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket. Relates the fascinating history of smallpox and draws some important lessons for the future. ISBN/ASIN: 0871138301. Our Book No: 27609. $14 AUD.

182. Walker, Mark (1995). Nazi Science: Myth, Truth, and the German Atomic Bomb. New York: Plenum Press. 325 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket (light foxing reverse side, minor creasing bottom corners flaps), faint foxing edges. This original and penetrating book unravels myths and controversies surrounding Hitler's atomic bomb project. It provides a most comprehensive and thoughtful look at what surprisingly turned out to be an Achilles' heel for Hitler - the misuse of science and scientists in the service of the Third Reich. ISBN/ASIN: 0306449412. Our Book No: 26617. $17 AUD.

183. Waller, John (2004). Leaps in the Dark: The Making of Scientific Reputations. Oxford: Oxford University Press (OUP). 292 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white illustrations, tiny mark top edge, minimal edgewear jacket. John Waller examines scientific discoveries and the shaping of scientific reputations from the Renaissance to the 20th century. The author controversially challenges many of our received views about how scientific discoveries occur and how great scientific reputations are won (often exaggerated or over-hyped). Includes case studies of Isaac Newton (light as coloured rays), Ignaz Semmelweis (handwashing etc. in hospitals to reduce infections, Joseph Glanvill (an architect of the scientific method), and Robert Watson-Watt (father of radar). The author is a lecturer in the history of medicine, University of Melbourne. ISBN/ASIN: 0192804847. Our Book No: 23645. $20 AUD.

184. Warnock, Mary (2003). Nature and Mortality: Recollections of a Philosopher in Public Life. London: Continuum. 225 pp. Paperback octavo, good plus condition, small scuff base spine, corner tips covers little creased, faint foxing inside covers & endpapers, few small dents covers, covers little scratched, autograph (author's written name title page). The noted English philosopher provides a thought-provoking account on such matters as human embryology, genetic engineering, euthanasia and abortion. Her views are set in the context of her own experience of writing reports on these topics. The framework of the book is autobiographical and very personal. ISBN/ASIN: 0826473237. Our Book No: 29288. $15 AUD.

185. Wasserman, David (editor); Wachbroit, Robert (editor) (2001). Genetics and Criminal Behavior (1st p/b ed) [Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy]. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 335 pp. Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, black & white drawings, minimal edgewear. Several philosophers address basic conceptual, methodological, and ethical issues raised by genetic research on criminal behavior. The essays explore the complexities of tracing any genetic influence on criminal, violent or antisocial behavior; the varieties of interpretations to which evidence of such influences is subject; and the relevance of such influences to the moral and legal appraisal of criminal conduct. SALE PRICE. ISBN/ASIN: 0521627281. Our Book No: 22345. $15 AUD.

186. Weightman, Gavin (2015). Eureka: How Invention Happens (1st ed). London: Yale University Press (YUP). 266 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear jacket (faint sticker mark front cover). Gavin Weightman charts the gestation of five familiar and now ubiquitous technologies that appeared in the 20th century - the aeroplane, television, mobile phones, barcodes and the personal computer. This is a fascinating, amusing and historical triumph of technology and the making of our modern world. ISBN/ASIN: 9780300192087. Our Book No: 30959. $25 AUD.

187. Welch, Geoff (1999). Humankind and the Cosmos: A View on Life, Climate and Astronomy. Sydney, Avalon: Halbooks Publishing. 232 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, black & white drawings, minimal foxing edges, minor edgewear. Geoff Welch examines the origin of life on earth, climate change, man's interest in the stars and planets, as well as the life cycle of different stars. The author is a former Australian professor of civil engineering and amateur astronomer. ISBN/ASIN: 0958580723. Our Book No: 23626. $15 AUD.

188. Wells, Spencer (2011). Pandora's Seed: Why the Hunter-gatherer Holds the Key to our Survival. London: Penguin Books. 230 pp. Paperback, very good condition, black & white photos & drawings, minor edgewear. The author is an explorer, geographer, author and geneticist. Describes how humans have evolved over the last 10,000 years, and tells us how to learn from our ancestors to help us survive and thrive in the future. ISBN/ASIN: 9780141016016. Our Book No: 28033. $14 AUD.

189. Westrum, Ron (editor) (1989). Social Psychology of Science [Newsletter]. Bethlehem, PA: Lehigh University. Each issue: 16 pp. Each issue: Paperback quarto, very good condition, loose leaf, minor foxing (some issues), minor edgewear, rubber stamps (postage marks), address label. Six issues of this newsletter, being the official publication of the Subgroup for Social Psychology of Science of the Society for the Social Studies of Science. Issued annually or biannually: August 1989, December 1991, September 1992, May 1993, June 1994, June 1995. Our Book No: 17476. $40 AUD.

190. White, Michael (2005). Isaac Asimov: A Life of the Grand Master of Science Fiction. New York: Carroll & Graf. 257 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, pages lightly toned as common. Revealing biography of Isaac Asimov, who dominated science fiction for over 50 years, and who wrote over 400 books, many of which were popular science writing. Includes details of his troubled childhood and first marriage. ISBN/ASIN: 0786715189. Our Book No: 15700. $10 AUD.

191. White, Michael (2005). A Teaspoon and an Open Mind: The Science of Doctor Who (1st ed). London: Penguin Group. 178 pp. Hardback small octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket (small mark rear side), pages faintly toned. Explains how one of the world's best-loved science-fiction programs, Dr Who (BBC-TV), is actually based on genuine - though perhaps extreme - theories. This book is the unofficial guide to intergalactic truth. This book looks at cybernetics, regeneration, teleportation and time travel. . ISBN/ASIN: 9780713999051. Our Book No: 30115. $18 AUD.

192. White, Michael (2007). Galileo Antichrist: A Biography (1st ed). London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 284 pp. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good plus condition (in very good plus dustjacket), colour & black & white photos centre spread, minimal edgewear. Galileo is one of a small group of historical figures known by first name alone. His achievements place him amongst the giants of science: a crucial figure in the Scientific Revolution. A martyr whose brilliance and stubbornness saw him crushed by the might of the Roman Catholic Church. Michael White investigates the man and his astronomical research, placing both in the context of a time when religious and scientific understanding became deeply and dangerously intertwined. Against the backdrop of the Counter Reformation and the Thirty Years' War, he traces the path that led to Galileo's denunciation as a heretic, and finds the story tainted by evidence of conspiracy and cover-up. ISBN/ASIN: 9780297848684. Our Book No: 17612. $28 AUD.

193. Williams, Caroline (2017). Override: My Quest to Go Beyond Brain Training and Take Control of My Mind (1st ed). Melbourne, Brunswick: Scribe Publications. 280 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, figures, corner tips covers little creased, minor edgewear. Caroline Williams goes on a mission to find the answer to the question: Can you really rewire an adult brain? This is a very intimate, fascinating journey into discovering what neuroscience can really do for us, and whether it's worth the effort. ISBN/ASIN: 9781925321906. Our Book No: 30162. $25 AUD.

194. Williams, Robyn (2006). Unintelligent Design: Why God Isn't as Smart as She Thinks She Is. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. 165 pp. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, pages faintly toned, minimal edgewear. Robyn Williams, the ABC Science Show presenter, writes a short, wicked and witty debunk of Intelligent Design, which is actually just a re-design of the pseudoscience of Creation Science (Creationism). ISBN/ASIN: 1741149231. Our Book No: 25169. $12 AUD.

195. Winchester, Simon (2008). Bomb, Book and Compass: Joseph Needham and the Great Secrets of China (1st Australian ed). Melbourne: Viking / Penguin Group Australia. 316 pp. Paperback octavo, very good condition, maps, few black & white text-photos, minor edgewear. Simon Winchester records the story of Joseph Needham who was a keenly intelligent, charismatic young biochemist, who was working towards a glittering career at Cambridge. He fell in love with a young Chinese student, and became fascinated with her country's history and language. In 1943, the British government sent him on a diplomatic mission to help save China's universities from the occupying Japanese forces. He began the research that would become his life's work: the greatest book on China ever created in the Western World. The story of Joseph Needham, his book, the passion that inspired it - and the rise of the Chinese nation that continues to this day. ISBN/ASIN: 9780670913794. Our Book No: 29646. $25 AUD.

196. Young, J. Z. (1987). Philosophy and the Brain. Oxford: Opus / Oxford University Press (OUP). 233 pp. Paperback trade, very good condition. A masterly exposition of the advances made over the last 30 years in our knowledge of the brain, by British professor of neurophysiology. ISBN/ASIN: 0192821679. Our Book No: 3676. $12 AUD.