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A GUIDE TO FORTRAN PROGAMMING

by McCracken, Daniel D.

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1961
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Paperback
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New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1961. Paperback. Good in wrappers, corners bent, edgeworn, tear on front cover, previous owner's name on first page, wrapper coming off of staples.. quarto. 19th Printing of the First Edition A curiosity of computer history, went on to further editions until at least 1974
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LANGUAGE AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR (JESSIE & JOHN DANZ LECTURES)

LANGUAGE AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR (JESSIE & JOHN DANZ LECTURES)

by Bickerton, Derek

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Used - Near Fine in dustjacket; minor shelfware and rubbing
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[1995]
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Hardcover
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9780295974576
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Seattle WA: University of Washington Press, [1995]. Hardcover. Near Fine in dustjacket; minor shelfware and rubbing. 0.75 x 0.75 x 9.5 inches. Includes an appendix (Samples of protolanguage), bibliography, and index in its 180 pages
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THE MEANING OF RELATIVITY INCLUDING THE RELATIVISTIC THEORY OF THE NON-SYMMETRIC FIELD

THE MEANING OF RELATIVITY INCLUDING THE RELATIVISTIC THEORY OF THE NON-SYMMETRIC FIELD

by Einstein, Albert

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c. 1997
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Hardcover
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9781567311365
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New York: MJF Books, c. 1997. Hardcover. Very Good in dust jacket; a bit edgeworn. 6 x 0.75 x 8.75 inches. Fifth Edition, Fourth Printing This fifth edition appeared posthumously in 1956; 168 pages including index and his final scientific paper (Appendix II)
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GENE DREAMS: WALL STREET, ACADEMIA, AND THE RISE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

GENE DREAMS: WALL STREET, ACADEMIA, AND THE RISE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY

by Teitelman, Robert

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Published
1989
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Paperback
ISBN
9780465026586
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New York: BasicBooks / HarperCollins, 1989. Paperback. Very Good in wrappers; front corners bent; red remainder mark on bottom edge; text is clean and unmarked.. 9.2 x 6.2 x .75 inches. First Printing An early review of biotechnology; includes notes and an index in 237 pages.
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EVE'S RIB: A REVOLUTIONARY NEW VIEW OF FEMALE SEX ROLES

EVE'S RIB: A REVOLUTIONARY NEW VIEW OF FEMALE SEX ROLES

by Nowak, Mariette

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[1980]
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780312272395
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New York: St. Martin's Press, [1980]. Hardcover. About Very Good in dust jacket; top edge dirty; jacket worn a the folds and extremities.. 8.5 x 6 x 1.1 inches. A biological examination of what it means to be born female; very interesting; includes bibliography and index; 263 pages.
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THE MODERN HIGH EXPLOSIVES
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THE MODERN HIGH EXPLOSIVES

by Eissler, Manuel

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Published
1884
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Hardcover
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New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1884. Hardcover. Very Good; period half morocco and marbled boards; spine lettered in gilt, marbled enpapers; scuffing to joints, spine ribs and extremities; front free endpaper creased with inscription on verso dated Belleville 1935; small bookseller's stamp on front pastedown. 8.75 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches. Rather scarce first edition of this… Read more about this item
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ULLANTAY-TAMPU HAYLLI

ULLANTAY-TAMPU HAYLLI

by Florian, Mario

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[1967]
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Paperback
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Lima, [1967]. Paperback. About Very Good in stapled wraps; pamphlet; small green stamp on first page; foxed. 9.5 x 7 x .1 inches. Qheswa version of Cantar de Ollantaytambo by Mario Florian; translated by J.M.B. Farfan
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GRAMATICA Y DICCIONARIO QECHUA

GRAMATICA Y DICCIONARIO QECHUA

by Vela Flores, A. Orlando

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Published
1965
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Paperback
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Lima: Ediciones Studium, 1965. Paperback. Very Good in wraps; text unmarked but heavily foxed. 8.5 x 6.75 x .25 inches. 80 pages
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QUICHUA PHONETICS: A SHORTCUT TO THE SCIENTIFIC WRITING OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE INCAS OF PERU

QUICHUA PHONETICS: A SHORTCUT TO THE SCIENTIFIC WRITING OF THE LANGUAGE OF THE INCAS OF PERU

by Harrington, John P. and Valcarcel, Luis E.

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Used - About Very Good in stapled wraps; pamphlet; small green stamp on front; heavily foxed
Published
[1944]
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Paperback
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Lima: Museo Nacional, [1944]. Paperback. About Very Good in stapled wraps; pamphlet; small green stamp on front; heavily foxed. 9.5 x 7 x .1 inches. Reprint A reprint taken from Revista del Museo Nacional, tomo X, pp. 201-214
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ESTUDIO DE UN VOCABULARIO DE LAS LENGUAS QUECHUA, AYMARA Y HAQE-ARU

ESTUDIO DE UN VOCABULARIO DE LAS LENGUAS QUECHUA, AYMARA Y HAQE-ARU

by Farfan, Jose M.B.

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Used - About Very Good in stapled wraps; pamphlet; small green stamp on front; heavily foxed; upper corners dogeared and creased
Published
[1955]
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Paperback
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Lima: Museo Nacional, [1955]. Paperback. About Very Good in stapled wraps; pamphlet; small green stamp on front; heavily foxed; upper corners dogeared and creased. 9.5 x 7 x .1 inches. Reprint A reprint taken from Revista del Museo Nacional, tomo XXIV, pp. 81-87; short aricle and comparative table
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YAUYOS, TUPE Y EL IDIOMA KAUKE

YAUYOS, TUPE Y EL IDIOMA KAUKE

by Matos, Jose

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Published
1956
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Paperback
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Lima: Instituto de Etnologia y Arqueologia, 1956. Paperback. About Very Good in stapled wraps; pamphlet; small green stamp on first page; foxed. 9.5 x 7 x .1 inches. Publication No. 12
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ESTUDIOS DE NUESTRAS LENGUAS INDIGENAS

ESTUDIOS DE NUESTRAS LENGUAS INDIGENAS

by Farfan, Jose M.B.

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[1957]
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Lima: Museo Nacional, [1957]. Paperback. Very Good in stapled wraps; pamphlet; small green stamp on first page; foxed. 9.5 x 7 x .1 inches. Reprint A reprint taken from Revista del Museo Nacional, tomo XXVI, pp. 41-50; consists of a table comparing Spanish with Aymara and Haqe-Aru
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SEX, TIME AND POWER: HOW WOMEN'S SEXUALITY SHAPED HUMAN EVOLUTION

by Shlain, Leonard

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Published
2003
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Hardcover
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9780670032334
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New York: Viking, 2003. Hardcover. Near Fine in dust jacket, slight shelfwear. 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches. First Edition Here Shlain continues his examination of why homo sapiens emerged 150,000 years ago building on his previous book, _The Alphabet and the Goddess_; very thought provoking
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THE NOTHING THAT IS: A NATURAL HISTORY OF ZERO

by Kaplan, Robert

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Published
2000
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Hardcover
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9780195128420
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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Hardcover. Fine in dust jacket. duodecimo. Third Printing What rivals the impact of the concept of zero? Here's a history of this remarkable idea.
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TROPICAL MEDICINE: A CLINICAL TEXT

by Cahill, Kevin M. and O'Brien, William

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Published
1989
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Paperback
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9781870940054
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Dublin: Anniversary Press for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 1989. Paperback. Near Fine in wrappers, slight shelfwear. trade paperback. Edition Not Stated Signed and inscribed by author Cahill, `For my dear friend Saul on a memorable night serving a Talmudic genius, with love and admiration, Kevin Cahill, MD'
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THE WORK OF NATURE: HOW THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE SUSTAINS US

by Baskin, Yvonne

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Used - NF/F, slight stain on bottom of front board
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1997
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Hardcover
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9781559635196
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Washington DC: Island Press, 1997. Hardcover. NF/F, slight stain on bottom of front board. octavo. Third Printing
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THE HEALING HEART: ANTIDOTES TO PANIC AND HELPLESSNESS

by Cousins, Norman

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Used - VG-/VG, slight bumping at top of spine, back hinge starting, dust jacket edgeworn with a fold on the front flap
Published
1983
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780393018165
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New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1983. Hardcover. VG-/VG, slight bumping at top of spine, back hinge starting, dust jacket edgeworn with a fold on the front flap. small 8vo. First Edition
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SCIENCE AND IMMORTALITY: THE ELOGES OF THE PARIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (1699-1791)

by Paul, Charles B.

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Used - F/NF, wrinkle on back flap of dust jacket
Published
1980
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Hardcover
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9780520039865
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Berkeley CA: University of California Press, 1980. Hardcover. F/NF, wrinkle on back flap of dust jacket. octavo. Edition Not Stated In 1699 Bernard de Fontenelle began the tradition of the eloge, or eulogy, in honor of members of the Paris Academy of Sciences
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THE RIDDLE OF GRAVITATION

by Bergmann, Peter G.

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Published
1987
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Hardcover
ISBN
9780684184609
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1987. Hardcover. NF/NF, slight soiling to edges, dj has some small wrinkles at hinges and spine. octavo. Revised and Updated Edition Relativity explained by one of Einstein's students
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MY BRAIN IS OPEN: THE MATHEMATICAL JOURNEYS OF PAUL ERDOS

by Schechter, Bruce

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Used - NF/NF, corners bumped, some rubbing to dust jacket
Published
1998
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Hardcover
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9780684846354
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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998. Hardcover. NF/NF, corners bumped, some rubbing to dust jacket. octavo. First Edition
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