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Ahmedabad: Gandhi Institute, 1998. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 8 1/2" X 5 1/2". 47pp. Mild rubbing and toning to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Assembled with skill and sensitivity, this selection of brief and incisive quotations range from religion and theology, personal and social ethics, service, and international and political affairs, to the family, education, culture, Indian problems, and Gandhi's most original concept, satyagraha group nonviolent direct action.(Publisher).

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1988. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xiv, 413pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of pictorial paper wraps. Wraps have been covered in clear, protective plastic. Bump to head of spine. Toning and faint dust-spotting to edges of text block. Price sticker to rear cover. Penciled notation to verso of half-title page. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This book presents an alternative to conventional ideas about the evolution of the human intellect. Instead of placing top priority on the role of tools, the pressure for their skillful use, and the related importance of interpersonal communication as a means for enhanced cooperation, this volume explores quite a different idea-- that the driving force in the evolution of human intellect was social expertise--a force which enabled the manipulation of others within the social group, who themselves are seen as posing the most challenging problems faced by… Read More

New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 3/4". viii, 891pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of blue cloth over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. This book is heavy and oversized and will require additional postal charges to ship internationally. Please contact us today for an international shipping quote. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This important new book details the design of robotic devices that can learn--without input from outside sources--from their own experience and are thus able to establish self-sustaining behavior. The subject of considerable growing interest across a wide range of fields, "learning machines" will provide invaluable assistance in both the home and the workplace; some functions include monitoring industrial equipment, piloting aircraft, and performing many routine jobs without special instructions. Machines that Learn shows the design of a simple neural network that works more like the… Read More

Huntington: Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2001. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 10 1/4" X 7 1/4". ix, 298pp. Very mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The mind-set that has dominated the history of computer game playing relies on straightforward exploitation of the available computing power. The fact that a machine can explore millions of variations sooner than the sluggish human can wink an eye has inspired hopes that the mystery of intelligence can be cracked, or at least side-stepped, by sheer force. Decades of the steadily growing strength of computer programs have attested to the soundness of this approach. It is clear that deeper understanding can cut the amount of necessary calculations by orders of magnitude. The papers collected in this volume describe how to instill learning skills in game playing machines. The reader is asked to keep in mind that this is not just about games --… Read More

London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1897. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. An attractive 1897 edition of one of the oldest written historical accounts of life in southern Madagascar during the 18th century, written by an English sailor who was shipwrecked there at the age of 17 for fifteen years. 8" x 5 1/4". 398pp. Bound in bright red cloth over boards, with gilt lettering and blind stamped decorations to upper board and spine. Overall very good, with mild rubbing to extremities, and faint soiling to lower board. Binding and textblock solid and sound. Thirteen illustrated plates all present, including one fold-out map. Faint red "bleed" from cover cloth onto edges of a few pages. Lending library bookplate remnants on front pastedown, with the same bookplate whole and present on the rear pastedown; previous owner's signature to front free endpaper. Part of the publisher's "The Adventure Series" of books.

Westport, CT: Praeger Security International, 2007. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Hardcover. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 210pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. A few spots of light toning to front cover of black cloth over boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Why do the combat capabilities of individual soldiers vary so much? This book seeks to provide an answer to this and other questions about variability in combat performance. Some soldiers flee quickly from the battlefield, while others endure all hardships until the bitter end. Some combat units can perform numerous types of missions, while others cannot keep themselves organized during peacetime. Some militaries armed with obsolete weapons have out fought enemies with the latest weapons, just as some massively outnumbered armies have beaten back much larger opponents. In this first social scientific study of the effectiveness of combat troops, Newsome evaluates competing… Read More

London: BBC Books, 1995. Hardcover. Very good. Hardcover. 10" X 7 1/2". 224pp. Book presents nicely with unclipped dust jacket wrapped in protective archival sleeve. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of jacket. Bound in brown cloth over boards with spine lettered in gilt. A spot of faint toning to edge of text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: One of the world's foremost authorities on Indian cooking presents more than 100 authentic yet surprisinghly simple recipes for the best-loved delicacies of India. There are helpful chapters on equipment, techniques, seasonings, and menu planning as well. Color photographs.(Publisher).

New York: Harper and Row, 1976. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 9 1/4" X 6". xv, 328pp. Mild wear to pictorial paper wraps with light rubbing and toning to covers, corners, and edges. Crease to corner of rear cover. Faint dust-spotting and previous owner's stamp to edges of text block. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Theory is blended with a unique series of exercises to provide firsthand experiences involving the growth and adjustment concepts and techniques of Perls, Skinner, Berne, and Freud. In the Skinner chapter, for example, readers are taught to observe behavior, analyze environmental controls, construct baselines, plan changes in contingency programs, and graph behavioral changes. In the Perls chapter, readers learn how to recognize and to move through impasses. The book embodies a multiple-persepective world with detailed instructions encourage full participation; space is provided to record experiences.(Publisher).

Lumpkin, Georgia: Westville Historic Handicrafts, Inc, 1999. Hardcover. Good/good. Hardcover. 8 7/8" X 11 3/8". ix, 128pp. Related ephemera laid in including: two copies of the Westville 2000 special events brocure, Bedingfield Inn brochure, Westville tourism brochure, and copy of the Westville Guide newspaper. Moderate wear to pictorial dust jacket, with wrinkles to protective film at front panel, scattered rubbing, light soiling, and bumping to extremities. Red cloth over boards with upper board and spine lettered in til. Mild shelfwear to binding with slight lean to spine. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are very musty, but clean and unmarked. A solid, if musty, copy of this pictorial tribute to Georgia's working 1850s town, with related ephemera laid in.

Los Angeles: Copperfield Magic Central, 2005. Loose_leaf. Very good. Loose_leaf. Offered here is a remarkable collection of ephemera and memorabilia related to the master illusionist David Copperfield (b. 1956), winner of 11 Guinness World Records, named a Living Legend by the US Library of Congress, recipient of a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a knighthood by the government of France, and decreed "the most commercially successful magician in history" by Forbes. This collection includes a headshot signed by Copperfield, the program for the 1986 production "The Magic of David Copperfield," 14 issues of Backstage with David, the second issue of Copperfield Magic Central, the 40-page program for The 36th Annual Weekend Gathering of The Magic Collectors' Association with David Copperfield as guest of honor, and more. Moderate edgewear, folding, and creasing to materials, else fine. Full contents: 1. Signed headshot of David Copperfield. 2. 1986 "The Magic of David Copperfield" program,… Read More

Oakland: TAB, 1947. Staplebound. Good +. Staplebound. 8 3/4" X 6". 31pp. Light toning to covers of pictorial paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. An overall clean, solid copy of this pamphlet on magic and illusions from the Scottish Conjurers' Association.

Atlanta: The Pinchpenny Press, 1973. Paperback. Good +. Paperback. 6 5/8" X 4 1/8". 103pp, plus 4 leaves of illustrations and ads. Business card of magician Paul Kirkman of Nostalgia Shop laid in, with 1984 instructions for Finger Flash Model 1A. Moderate wear to paper wraps, with toning, edgewear, and light soiling to wraps. Spine bumpy and rippling, perhaps from binder's glue. Binding is firm and sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A solid and charming copy of this guide to the many classic tricks of Indian conjurors.

New York: Viking, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Good +. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. 9 1/2" X 6 1/4". 402pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. Bound in gray paper over boards with spine backed in tan and lettered in silver. Light rubbing, toning, and bumps to covers, corners, and edges of boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Quentin Coldwater is brilliant but miserable. A high school math genius, he's secretly fascinated with a series of children's fantasy novels set in a magical land called Fillory, and real life is disappointing by comparison. When Quentin is unexpectedly admitted to an elite, secret college of magic, it looks like his wildest dreams have come true. But his newfound powers lead him down a rabbit hole of hedonism and disillusionment, and ultimately to the dark secret behind the story of Fillory. The land of his childhood… Read More

Mokelumne Hill: Health Research, 1965. Spiral_bound. Good +. Spiral_bound. 8 1/2" X 6". 125pp. MIld wear to paper wraps with light rubbing and toning to covers, edges, and plastic spiral comb. Penciled notation to first page. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. An overall clean, solid copy of this 1965 facsimile of the original 1903 publication. ABOUT THIS BOOK: The author gives his personal experiences in magnetic and suggestive healing. He claims that healing on the spiritual plane is permanent while healing on the mental plane may return or develop as some other form of disease.(Publisher).

New York: Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc, 1960. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. 11" X 7 3/4". 178pp; 165pp. Brown ribbed paper over boards, with upper boards stamped in pale blue and gilt and spines lettered in gilt. Rather heavy edgewear to bindings, with tears to paper at extremities, tears to heads of spines, and spots of heavy rubbing. Front hinge cracking to Part One and tender to Part Two; bindings remain sound. Pages are clean and unmarked. A solid and quite handsome set of this auction catalogs from the collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Part One includes British, Dutch and other old master paintings, Chelsea, Worcester and other old porcelains, Aubusson and needlepoint carpets, table glass, porcelains and silver, linens and laces with the auction sale occurring on April 29th and 30th of 1960. Part Two includes Stuart and Georgian silver, Chinese porcelains, oriental lowestoft [Chinese export] porcelain, Renaissance bronzes, Aubusson and other carpets, with the auction sale occurring on May 6th… Read More

New York: Abingdon-Cokesbury Press, 1948. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed to previous owner by E. Stanley Jones in ink at front free endpaper. 8" X 5 1/2". 160pp. Rubbing, bumps, and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of red cloth over boards. Cloth has been rubbed away in a couple places at spine. Dust-spotting to edges of text block. Small inked notation to title page and to Copyright page. Pages are lightly age-toned and lack marks or notation. Binding is sound. Eli Stanley Jones (1884-1973) was an American Methodist Christian missionary, theologian, and author, renowned for his significant contributions to interreligious dialogue in India. Jones formed a close friendship with Mahatma Gandhi, and after Gandhi's assassination, he wrote a biography of his life. This connection played a pivotal role in inspiring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. towards non-violence in the Civil Rights Movement. King acknowledged that it was Jones' biography of Gandhi that influenced his… Read More

New York: The Century Co, 1924. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. Good +. Presumed First Edition. Hardcover. This 1924 edition of the biography of the iconic Indian peacemaker, Mahatma Gandhi, by the French novelist and mystic Romain Rolland (1866-1944), winner of the 1915 Nobel Prize in Literature is here joined by two pieces of related ephemera from the same time period: "John Haynes Says of Romain Roland's 'Mahatma Gandhi,'" being a review of this book, and two pages from the December 1925 issue of Reconciliation: Looking Towards a Christian World containing articles entitled "Gandhi and the Gospels: An Indian Christian View" by Shoran S. Singha and "Gandhi to Missionaries." Rolland's biography contributed to Gandhi's reputation as a nonviolent leader, and the two later met in 1931. 7 3/8" X 4 3/8". 250pp. Lacking dust jacket. Bound in blue cloth over boards, lettered and ruled in orange to upper board and titled in kind to spine. Moderate wear to binding, with soiling to cloth, dampstain to… Read More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xiv, 346pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Over the history of life there have been several major changes in the way genetic information is organized and transmitted from one generation to the next. These transitions include the origin of life itself, the first eukaryotic cells, reproduction by sexual means, the appearance of multicellular plants and animals, the emergence of cooperation and of animal societies, and the unique language ability of humans. This ambitious book provides the first unified discussion of the full range of these transitions. The authors highlight the similarities between different transitions--between the union of replicating molecules to form chromosomes and of cells to form multicellular organisms, for example--and show how understanding one transition sheds light on others.… Read More

Carmarthen: Crown House Publish, 2019. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". vii, 172pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: In 'Making Every Maths Lesson Count: Six principles to support great maths teaching', experienced math teacher and lecturer Emma McCrea takes away the guesswork as she sums up the key components of effective math teaching. Math classrooms are incredibly complex places. At any given time, the factors influencing the effectiveness of your teaching are boundless and this can lead to relying on intuition as to what might work best. This book aims to signpost a route through this complexity. Writing in the practical, engaging style of the award-winning 'Making Every Lesson Count', Emma McCrea helps teachers to move beyond trial and error by sharing evidence-informed tips and suggestions on how they can nudge the impact of their teaching in the right direction. 'Making… Read More

Ottawa: Carleton University Press, 1995. Paperback. Good. Paperback. 9" X 6". 216pp. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of paper wraps. Occasional inked underlining and margin marks. Underlining does not obscure text. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: This ground-breaking exploration of the "mentallics" behind making music is inspired by interviews conducted by sport psychologist John Partington with principal players and well-known concert pianists associated with leading Canadian orchestras.(Publisher).