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THE MAKING OF THE ATOMIC BOMB-paper. by Richard Rhodes.
Complete story of how the bomb was developed, from the 1900s discovery of the vast energy locked inside the atom to the dropping of the first bombs on Japan. Beginning as an interesting speculative problem in physics, the effort grew into the Manhattan Project and then rapidly into the bomb itself, produced by scientists known only to their peers but to assume notoriety and controversy. Photographs, 886 pages, bibliography and index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-81378-5. 1986. Order #: SISC6151 paper$16.00.

MAKING SILENT STONES SPEAK: human evolution and the dawn of technology--cloth. by Kathy D. Schick & Nicholas Toth.
Latest thinking on human origins. Authors reconstruct the lives of our human ancestors, starting with discoveries in archaeological sites in many areas of the world to show how early stone tools were made, and thus how technology is an important factor in human evolution. But human behaviors have been as important as biology. 100 photographs and drawings, 352 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN:0-671-69371-9. 1993. Order #: SISC3514 cloth$25.00.

MAKING SILENT STONES SPEAK: human evolution and the dawn of technology--paper. Schick & Toth.
Latest thinking on human origins. Authors reconstruct the lives of our human ancestors, starting with discoveries in archaeological sites in many areas of the world to show how early stone tools were made, and thus how technology is an important factor in human evolution. But human behaviors have been as important as biology. 100 photographs and drawings, 352 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-87538-8. 1993. Order #: SISC6407 paper$13.00.

MAN AND MICROBES: disease and plagues in history and modern times.by Arno Karlen.
Points out the alarming tide of new diseases rising around the world and asks "Where do new diseases come from?", "Why have old ones returned with sharper virulence?", " Why now?".Presents a panorama of the natural history of disease including the measles and smallpox that raked ancient empires, the intertwined stories of leprosy and tuberculosis , the onslaught of European microbes that devastated the aboriginal peoples of the Americas, and the pandemic of 1918 that killed tens of millions.. How we have brought these new diseases on by changing our environment and our behavior. 266 pages,index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-82270-9. 1995. Order #: SISC8801 paper$13.00.

MANATEES. Cousteau Society.
Life story of "sea cow", for young readers. Color photos, 20 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-67-86566-8. Order #: SISC7779 cloth$3.95.

 

 

MARIE CURIE: a life. by Susan Quinn.
Biography of X-ray pioneer of Polish heritage, winner of two Nobel prizes, discoverer of radium and plutonium, realization that radiation was an atomic process, and the events and relationships in her personal life that facilitated and/or had be overcome to maintain disciplined research--being a mother, a widow, and a lover. 509 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-67542-1. Order #: SISC4569 cloth$30.00.

MEASURE FOR MEASURE: a musical history of science--paper. by Thomas Levenson.
Guide to music's mathematical underpinnings and a lively tour through the history of science. Drawings, 351 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-80434-4 Order #: SISC6105 paper$14.00.

MEASURE FOR MEASURE: a musical history of science--cloth. Levenson.
Insightful guide to music's mathematical underpinnings from 2,500 years ago when the musical scale was discovered to the present. The story unfolds through t he tales of instruments scientific and musical; the origin of the microscope, the still, the scales, Stradivari's miraculous violins and cellos, computers, and synthesizers. Drawings, 351 pages, index .
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-67-78730-6. Order #: SISC4570 cloth$25.00.

THE MEDICINE WHEEL: Earth astrology. Sun Bear and Wabun Wind.
Nature-oriented connections with animals, plants and minerals of 12 Moons. Illustrated, 203 pages.
Inventory = 9. ISBN: 0-671-76420-9. Order #: SISC4100 paper$13.95.

 

 

MEMORY'S GHOST: the nature of memory and the strange tale of Mr. M. by Philip J. Hilts. The mechanics of memory and what it means to be human. How an individual's]s memory is constructed. When and why memory fails. T/he efficacy of mnemonic devices, the validity of "recovered " memories. Bibliography, 253 pages, index..
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-82356-X. 1996. Order #: SISC8810 paper$12.00.

THE MIND OF GOD: the scientific basis for a rational world. by Paul Davies.
Re-examines the great questions of existence and provides a tour of developments in theoretical physics exploring the origin and evolution of the cosmos, and the nature of life and consciousness. Explores theories of scientists such as Einstein and Newton and Stephen Hawking and puts their discoveries into context with the writing of philosophers such as Plato, Descartes, Hume, and Kant. He observes that by the means of science, we can truly see into the mind of God. 254 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-79718-2. 1992 . Order #: SISC4882 paper$12.00.

 

 

MIRACLE UNDER THE OAKS: the revival of nature in America--cloth. Stevens.
Developing grassroots environmental movement is bent on restoring ecosystems and thereby aiding survival of endangered and other species. 332 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN:0-671-78042-5. Order #: SISC6178 cloth$22.00.

MIRACLE UNDER THE OAKS: the revival of nature in America--paper. Stevens.
Developing grassroots environmental movement is bent on restoring ecosystems and thereby aiding survival of endangered and other species. 332 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN:0-671-78045-X . Order #: SISC6321 paper$12.00.

 

 

THE MODULAR BRAIN--paper. by Richard M. Restak.
How new discoveries in neuroscience are answering age-old questions about memory, free will, consciousness, and personal identity. Gain new understanding of consciousness, dreams, drugs, emotions, memory loss, and kindred subjects. A close look at the way the brain stores information, that parts of the brain are specialized to manage certain purposes of memory, motion, or action. Drawings, 218 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-80126-4. 1994. Order #: SISC6006 paper$14.00.

 

#MONEY AND MATHEMATICS: a Prentice-Hall Illustrated Dictionary. Nugent & Fellows.
Covers geometric shapes, multiplication and division, banking, world currencies, inflation, more. Over 800 entries, 225 color illustrations.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-84695-7. Order #: SISC3785 cloth$19.00.

#MOUNTAIN PASSAGES. Bernstein.
Melange of mountain travel, personalities, outdoor sport by a devotee of the alpine world. Photos, 320 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-68276-8. Order #: SISC6955 paper$10.95.

 

 

MY LIFE WITH THE CHIMPANZEES. by  Jane Goodall.
The fascinating story of one of the world's most celebrated naturalists. Goodall ventured into the forests of Africa to learn of the ways of wild chimpanzees--intelligent animals whose lives, in work and play and family relationships, she found to bear a surprising resemblance to our own. Photographs, 166 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-56271-1. 1996. Order #: SISC6322 paper$3.99.

#NATURE'S KEEPERS: the new science of nature management. Budiansky.
Modern environmental research shows how ecosystems operate, how humans are a part of them. Photos, 310 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-02-904915-6. Order #: SISC6109 cloth$25.00.

THE OBJECT STARES BACK: on the nature of seeing. by James Elkins.
Explores how we see--by patterns of circling around points on an object, finding a spot to focus on, or by glimpsing. Provides text and exercises to help understand the ways you. authors point is that "Seeing alters the thing that is seen and  transforms the seer." One might wonder if better understanding this point is that we would better know the character of objects seen rather than how our visual process records them. Illustrated, 270 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-80095-0. 1996. Order #: SISC1563 cloth$24.00.

OBSERVING THE CONSTELLATIONS: an A-Z guide for the amateur astronomer. by John Saford.
Explores 88 constellations, each documented with a color photograph and detailed star map showing them as they appear in the night sky showing not only the stars visible with the naked eye but also gives the positions of fainter stars, nebulas, and clusters. Includes detailed tables of multiple stars and deep-sky objects in each constellation giving their position, type, magnitude, and dimension. Color star charts, 186 large-format pages, glossary, and index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-68294-X. 1989. Order #: SISC 1081 paper$19.00.

 

 

ON THE SPINE OF TIME: an angler's love of the Smokies. Harry Middleton.
Evokes the deep, rich beauty of the Great Smoky Mountains while introducing local characters and bringing to life the pleasures of fishing its trout-filled streams. Part autobiography and part homage to the two old men who taught him to love the outdoors. Filled with neat anecdotes and salty reflections. Award-winner. 240 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN:0-671-69141-4  1991. Order #: SISC7154 cloth$18.95.

 

 

ONE RIVER: explorations and discoveries in the Amazon Rain Forest. by Wade Davis.
Account of 12 year exploration of the Amazon basin by biologist who collected some 21 thousand botanical specimens including 300 new to science, travel by dugout canoe, learning of the perseverance and wisdom, lifeways, and cultures of native peoples and of the habitat destruction by clearing of forest landscape. Photographs, 537 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-681-80886-2. 1996. Order #: SISC8811 cloth$27.50.

 

 

OUR PLANET(Simon & Schuster Picture Pocket). Bender.
Child's guide to our world's precious resources and changing environment. Examines natural resources of Earth from its buried minerals to the atmosphere. Explains ecology, how the environment is changing, and what we might do to help protect the delicate balance of nature. Topics include getting energy from water, from waste, and from wind. Color illustrations, 96 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-75994-9. 1992. Order #: SISC6307 paper$8.00.

OUT OF THE NOOSPHERE: adventure, sports, travel, and the environment--the best of Outside Magazine. by Editors Outside Magazine.
41 articles gleaned from Outside Magazine that were selected as the best and reprinted here, including works from Edward Abbey, Tim Cahill, Barry Lopez, Jon Krakauer, Bill Bryson, and Donald Katz. Collections include "The People", "The Home Front", "The Natural World",and "The World Out There". 480 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-75466-1. 1992. Order #: SISC6020 paper$14.00.

 

PARTING SHOTS: an adventure in post cards.  by Outside Magazine editors.
Book of 22 color postcards showing unusual and/or amusing outdoor scenes.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-75465-3. 1993. Order #: SISC3553 paper$9.95.

 

 

A PERFECT HARMONY: the intertwining lives of animals and humans throughout history. by Roger A. Caras.
Observes that we are all the products of cultures, histories, and events that were made possible by domestication of animals. What would we do without them? is asked and the answer is as personal as the pets we keep, the food we eat, and the clothes we wear, a panorama as the history of mankind. We would still be hunting for meat, for example. Ideas about how man has successfully domesticated some animals, like the horse but failed with others, as with the zebra. And some domesticated animals have been used to manager others: horse/cattle; dog/sheep; cormorant/fish are examples. Drawings, 271 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-81100-6. 1996. Order #: SISC8809 cloth$23.00.

THE POWER OF PLACE: how our surroundings shape our thoughts, emotions, and actions. by Winifred Gallagher.
People pass through, spend time in, and reside in various somewheres. Some--perhaps many or most--understand that we behave, operate, and or think differently depending on where we are and what is happening there. Now there have been scientific studies in attempts to measure our varying responses and find why we have them, with respect to processes that these places produce in our bodies and our minds. 240 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-72410-X. 1993. Order #: SISC7778 cloth$22.00.

 

 

THE PRACTICAL ASTRONOMER. Jones.
Guide to night skies from unaided eye to telescopes. Color photos and charts. 160 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-69303-4. Order #: SISC5242 paper$15.00.

#PRACTICAL ORNITHOLOGIST (THE): what to look for, how and when to look for it, and how to record what you see. Gooders.
Hands-on guide to bird study. Color illustrations, 160 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-69301-8. Order #: SISC7209 paper$14.95.

 

 

QUEST FOR PERFECTION: the drive to breed better human beings. by Gina Maranto.
From the selective breeding to produce in farm animals and pets those traits that humans want in them to applying the same principles to their own spaces, documents the attitudes of many centuries and the technological changes that make such practice more plausible, along with attitudes from various perspectives about doing this. An important contribution to the debate over the ethical and political implications of attempts to direct our own evolution. Chapter notes, bibliography, 335 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN:0-684-80029-2  1996. Order #: SISC8808 cloth$25.00.

THE RVer's BIBLE. Baker & Baker.
Everything you need to know about choosing, using, & enjoying your RV. 400 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-88267-9. Order #: SISC8964 paper$19.95.

 

 

SAILING FUNDAMENTALS: the official learn-to-sail manual of the American Sailing Association.by Gary Jobson.
Offers the fastest, easiest, most systematic way to learn basic sailing and basic coastal cruising. Covers every aspect of beginning sailing--from hoisting sail to docking and anchoring--and specifically prepare the learner to qualify for sailing certification according to international standards Illustrated step-by-step in two co;ors with 150 line drawings and photographs. Glossary, 206 large-format pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-60598-4. 1987. Damaged copy; but intact. Order #: SISC2627 paper $16.00.

THE SCIENCE OF DESIRE: the search for the gay gene and the biology of behavior--cloth. by Dean Hamer & Peter Copeland.
How it was discovered that a gene plays a significant role in determining sexuality, and what it means for human behavior in general, bringing up the potentially turbulent relation between the biological sciences and public policy. Documents not only the discovery that sexuality is inheritable but the rage so evoked and the social legal, and ethical consequences, giving insights into how scientists might mange such conflicts. Diagrams, 272 pages,index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-88724-6. Order #: SISC6879 cloth$23.00.

SCUBA SAFE AND SIMPLE.by John Reseck, Jr.
Begin exploring the endlessly fascinating world beneath the sea. Introduction to this activity is written to conform to the teaching requirements of the National Association of Underwater Instructors and covers all the requisites for safe, confident, and enjoyable diving, including equipment, basic diving skills and their natural laws, medical problems, environment of surf and rocks and currents and visibility, hazards like sharks and stingrays, undersea photography, exploring caves and wrecks and night diving. Eight appendices give key data and tables including diving safety rules and first aid.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-13-796830-2. 1990. Order #: SISC2637 paper$12.95.

 

 

SEAFOOD: a connoisseur's guide and cookbook. Davidson.
Species of seafood, 145 recipes from around the world; extensive treatment. Color illustrations, 208 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN:0-671-78412-9. Order #: SISC4497 paper$20.00.

THE SECRET GARDEN: talking beetles and signaling trees; the hidden ways gardens communicate. by David Bodanis.
Marvels of nature that operate in normal gardens; dawn to dusk in the astonishing hidden world of the garden where plants and insects engage daily in epic struggles of survival.. Color photos, some microscopic to show pertinent structures to enable understanding of specialized functions. 186 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-86861-6. Order #: SISC8151 paper$14.00.

SEIZING THE FUTURE. by Michael G. Zey.
How the coming revolution in science, technology, and industry will expand the frontiers of human potential and reshape the planet. An optimistic look at the way advances in science and technical knowledge will overcome challenges brought by expanding populations and environmental changes. Chapter notes, 414 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-74948-X. 1994. Order #: SISC0991 cloth$24.00.

SHELLS OF THE WORLD: (the Simon & Schuster Pocket Guide to).by Kenneth R. Wye,
Guide explores more than 700 of the world's most interesting shells with an introduction to the natural history of mollusks, identification keys to major shell families, world map showing important shell localities, conservation guidelines, and with hints for collectors. Color photographs, map, 191 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-68263-6. Order #: SISC8861 stiff paper$11.95.

 

 

SKI MAGAZINE'S MANAGING THE MOUNTAIN: top tips for mastering challenging terrain. by Seth Masia.
For beginning skiers, intermediates, experts. Answers to real, terrain-specific situations with tactics for mastering the endlessly varied winter mountain environment. Addresses individual problems faced by skiers of each skill level. Exercises are provided to improve timing and edging, and ways are presented for advanced skiers to read terrain and use it efficiently--for instance skiing ice, skiing steeps, skiing moguls, chutes, slush, and trees, crud and crust plus powder. Using special steps to manage problems. Photographs and diagrams, 144 pages, glossary, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-75082-8. 1992. Order #: SISC7836 paper$12.00.

#SLOANE'S COMPLETE BOOK OF BICYCLING. Sloane. The cyclist's bible, with latest equipment, technology, maintenance of touring, mountain, hybrid bikes. Photos, 429 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN:0-671-87075-0. Order #: SISC6071 paper$15.95.

 

 

SO THAT'S HOW I WAS BORN! by Dr. Robert Brooks.
For younger readers, explains human reproduction simply and clearly--differences between boys and girls, men and women, role of the belly button, and more. Color drawings, 48 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-78344-0. Order #: SISC7796 paper$4.95.

 

 

SPACE. SOLD 5/25edited by Martin J. Collins & Sylvia K. Kraemer.
Begins with a chronicling of man's historical explorations of Earth by sea and by land as a precursor to modern space exploration. Narrative moves into the scientific and engineering feats that allowed this new arena for discoveries and includes the politics and economics as well as the costs of accomplishments including aspects of the Cold War and of military and governmental aspects. Presents the stories of dedicated individuals who pioneered space exploration both in the laboratory and on missions. Color and black-and-white photographs and drawings, 321 extra-large-format pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = 1. ISBN:0-88363-893-2  1993. Order #: SISC8583 cloth$75.00. SOLD 5/25

 

 

#SPECTACULAR AMERICA. Levy & O'Connor.
Stirring portrait of our nation's scenic diversity. Over 200 color photos, 132 large-format pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-88363-394-9. Order #: SISC8070 cloth$75.00.

SPENCER CHRISTIAN'S WEATHER BOOK. by Spencer Christian.
Explains the inexact science of weather forecasting and how weather works--folklore and myths, how weather systems form, causes of hurricanes and other storms, weather and health, changes in climate, and more. 25 illustrations, 224 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-67-84776-5. 1993. Order #: SISC2572 paper$12.00.

 

 

STAND UP AND BE COUNTED: the volunteer resource book.by Judy Knipe.
Includes hundreds of rewarding ideas for individuals, families, businesses, schools, churches. How and where to find the best places to volunteer your time, share your skills or donate goods--locally, nationally, or internationally. Topics include animals, disasters, environment, health, homeless, mentoring, holiday projects, legal, religions, senior citizens, minority, human rights. 285 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-74181-0. 1992. Order #: SISC6017 paper$12.00.

STARS, CLUSTERS, AND GALAXIES: the young stargazers guide to the galaxy. by John Gustafson. Introduces wonders of night sky and basics of observing it: kinds of stars and types of galaxies such as the Milky Way. Tells how to observe and study with star charts and a telescope, even how to build a spectroscope. Learn about special stars and constellations.. Illustrated, 64 pages, glossary, index..
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-72537-8. 1992. Order #: SISC7732 paper$6.95.

 

 

THE STONE AGE PRESENT--cloth. by William F. Allman.
How evolution has shaped modern life--from sex, violence, and language to emotions, morals, and communities. A speculation is that many of the problems and situations humans face in contemporary life have their roots in our "stone-age minds" that haven't caught up with today. Our attitudes and reactions thus are still playing out the evolutionary legacy of our ancient ancestors. 288 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-89226-6. 1994. Order #: SISC6877 cloth$23.00.

THE STONE AGE PRESENT--paper. by William F. Allman.
How evolution has shaped modern life--from sex, violence, and language to emotions, morals, and communities. A speculation is that many of the problems and situations humans face in contemporary life have their roots in our "stone-age minds" that haven't caught up with today. Our attitudes and reactions thus are still playing out the evolutionary legacy of our ancient ancestors. 288 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-80455-7. 1994. Order #: SISC6110 paper$12.00.

STRAIGHT FROM THE BEAR'S MOUTH: the story of photosynthesis. by Bill Ross.
Finding out how trees grow tall and large from tiny seeds without using up the soil they start life in. An experiment is conducted to find out. For children. Color drawings, 32 pages, glossary.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-689-31726-3 Order #: SISC6170 cloth$16.00.

SUN BEAR: THE PATH OF POWER. Sun Bear, Wabun & Weinstock.
Medicine man interprets ancient philosophies. Illustrated., 272 pages.
Inventory = 12. ISBN: 0-671-75529-9. Order #: SISC0180 paper$11.00.

 

 

 

#TERRIBLE SWIFT SWORD. Catton.
Story of Rebellion, Civil War, and Emancipation. Maps, 572 pages.
Inventory = Check stock. ISBN:0-671-61933-0 . Order #: SISC9675 paper$5.95.

 

 

THE THIRD CULTURE: beyond the scientific revolution. by John Brockman.
How literary intellectuals and scientists are emerging into a third culture with science bridging the intellectual landscape. Author's thesis is that science is emerging as the intellectual center of our society and weaves together the voices of influential scientific figures on the implications of evolution, how the mind works, and the new sciences of complexity. 413 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-8344-6. 1996. Order #: SISC8806 paper$14.00.

 

 

THIS HALLOWED GROUND. by Bruce Catton.
Lead-up to America's Civil War, causes, start of the conflict, conduct of the war, battles, conclusion by a Pulitzer Prize winning author. An important study not only for its history-story but also because some of the issues that led to the war are still among us and understanding their roots remains important in understanding aspects of present American society. Maps, bibliography, 559 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-63884-X. 1961. Order #: SISC1073 paper$5.95.

 

 

THE TIME BEFORE HISTORY: 5 million years of human impact. by Coolidge.
Man's past from 5 million years ago to 10,000 years ago, when history began. During this lengthy time period there have been ice ages; the continuing clash of continents; expanding diversity of mammal, birds, and modern reptiles; and the origination of man in a small area of Africa to invade most of the world. There is importance in becoming aware of the meaning of time to understand these events.366 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-80726-2. Order #: SISC7771 cloth$27.50.

 

TIME DETECTIVES: how archaeologists use technology to recapture the past--paper. Fagan.
How scientists use modern technology with minute clues to unravel the secrets of the past. Archaeological detective stories, reconstructing ancient diets from bone collagen remains or describing millennial-old landscapes from fossilized seeds and grains. Sites considered range over15,000 years of human history--from long before the pharaohs to Mayan cities, Bronze-age shipwrecks, and even excavated gardens of Annapolis, Maryland. Maps, illustrations, 288 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-81828-0. 1995. Order #: SISC1565 paper$14.00.

 

 

TIME DETECTIVES: how archaeologists use technology to recapture the past--cloth. Fagan.
How scientists use modern technology with minute clues to unravel the secrets of the past. Archaeological detective stories, reconstructing ancient diets from bone collagen remains or describing millennial-old landscapes from fossilized seeds and grains. Sites considered range over15,000 years of human history--from long before the pharaohs to Mayan cities, Bronze-age shipwrecks, and even excavated gardens of Annapolis, Maryland. Maps, illustrations, 288 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-79385-3. 1995. Order #: SISC4578 cloth$24.00.

 

 

THE TIMETABLES OF TECHNOLOGY: a chronology of the most important people and events in the history of technology--paper. by Bryan Bunch & Alexander Hellemans.
How the modern technological world came to be, organized along time lines, with profiles of important figures and essays on key subjects and trends. Contains over 5,000 entries organized by fields, including architecture and construction, communication, entry, food and agriculture, materials, medical technology, tools and devices and transportation. Includes supplemental essays on the first machines, city life inventing writing and the alphabet cathedrals, gunpowder and guns in East and West, the age of canals, color and chemistry, first generation computers, and communicating with light. A valuable reference for libraries, schools, and universities and for anyone curious about how our modern world came to be. 490 large-format pages, indexes of names and subjects. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-88767-X. 1993. Order #: SISC8581paper$20.00.

THE TIMETABLES OF TECHNOLOGY: a chronology of the most important people and events in the history of technology--cloth. by Bryan Bunch & Alexander Hellemans.
How the modern technological world came to be, organized along time lines, with profiles of important figures and essays on key subjects and trends. Contains over 5,000 entries organized by fields, including architecture and construction, communication, entry, food and agriculture, materials, medical technology, tools and devices and transportation. Includes supplemental essays on the first machines, city life inventing writing and the alphabet cathedrals, gunpowder and guns in East and West, the age of canals, color and chemistry, first generation computers, and communicating with light. A valuable reference for libraries, schools, and universities and for anyone curious about how our modern world came to be. 490 large-format pages, indexes of names and subjects. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-76918-9. 1993. Order #: SISC0993 cloth w/dust jacket$35.00.

THE TRIBE OF THE TIGER: cats and their culture. by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas.
Explores the world of cats and how they relate to themselves, us, and dogs. Tells why cats do what they do along with insights into how cats think and live. Cats relate to us hierarchically considering us a parents or children. Drawings, 240 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-80454-9. 1994. Order #: SISC6100 paper$12.00.

 

 

TROUT BUM. by John Gierach.
Flyfishing lifestyle through 20+ fishing-related stories. 224 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-64413-0. Order #: SISC5435 paper$11.00.

 

 

TROUT MADNESS. by Robert Traver.
21 stories from lifetime of fishing--including Secret Trout, Haunted Pond, Trout Heaven, First Day. Although not intended the author can't help but divulge some of his otherwise secret tricks gleaned from a lifetime of fishing, imparted with oblique humor and canniness. 189 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN:0-671-66195-7. 1979. Order #: SISC2024 paper$8.95.

 

 

TROUT MAGIC. by Robert Traver.
17 fishing stories to delight every angler: a maverick look at trout fishing and its tall tales, strange happenings, all-around fishing lore, snob fly-fishermen, women anglers, and more. There are Danny McGinnis, guide, and other choice characters and events from anything-but-ordinary fishing trips. 30 illustrations, 224 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-66194-9. 1989. Order #: SISC1075 paper$10.00.

 

THE TRUE STATE OF THE PLANET: ten of the world's premier environmental researchers in a major challenge to the environmental movement. by Ronald Bailey.
Confronts some fundamental tenets of environmentalists, noting that overpopulation, food, global warming, and pesticides may be less critical at least currently than the problem of fisheries, fresh water, and third-world pollution. Cites data and uses analyses with many references to research studies. Illustrated, 472 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-02-874010-6. 1995. Order #: SISC6177 paper$15.00.

 

 

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TUNING IN THE SOUNDS OF THE RADIO. by Eve and Albert Stwertka.
For younger readers, explores the workings of the radio--how sound signals radiate in all directions and transmit all the different kinds of music, talk, and languages you can hear. Explains how invisible waves of energy are created, transmitted and then received miles away. What the numbers on a dial mean. Drawings, 40 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-69466-9. 1992. Order #: SISC7054 paper$5.95.

 

 

THE VOICE OF THE EARTH--cloth. Theodore Roszak.
Looks at the psychological underpinnings of our ecological crisis. Weaves together science, psychiatry, poetry, and politics to bridge the gap between the psychological and ecological  to explain a way of thinking about ourselves ad our world. 367 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN:0-671-72968-3. Order #: SISC6072 cloth$23.00.

 

 

THE VOICE OF THE EARTH--paper. Roszak.
Looks at the psychological underpinnings of our ecological crisis. Weaves together science, psychiatry, poetry, and politics to bridge the gap between the psychological and ecological  to explain a way of thinking about ourselves ad our world. 367 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-72968-3. Order #:SISC7765 paper$13.00.

THIS HALLOWED GROUND. by Bruce Catton.
Lead-up to America's Civil War, causes, start of the conflict, conduct of the war, battles, conclusion by a Pulitzer Prize winning author. An important study not only for its history-story but also because some of the issues that led to the war are still among us and understanding their roots remains important in understanding aspects of present American society. Maps, bibliography, 559 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-63884-X. Order #: SISC1073 paper$5.95.

 

 

WALK IN BALANCE: the path to healthy, happy, harmonious living.by Sun Bear, Crysalis Muligan, Peter Nufer, & Wabun.
Historic pathway to personal enrichment and warmth. Translates visionary teachings into a holistic, affirmative code and provides the tools for creating a vital, stress-free life. Includes traditional and contemporary teaching techniques that address both spiritual and mental well-being. Gives keys to determine which options enable you to evaluate your own situation, set your own goals, and connect with your personal path of power. 171 pages.
Inventory = 4. ISBN: 0-671-76564-7. 1992. Order #: SISC6791 paper$11.00.

WALKING DOWN THE WILD: a journey through the Yellowstone Rockies. by Gary Ferguson.
Naturalist's observations and musings about nature and its purpose during a 500-mile journey set in the region of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, an area around the park some four times the size of the park itself. Author recalls harrowing journeys of early explorers and the myths and legends of Native peoples as well as the glorious weave of flora and fauna that still blankets the land. Against this excitement and beauty contrast is drawn about the effects of mines, clearcut logging, and oil drilling, threatening what is natural in the face of demands for economic exploitation. 204 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-76851-4. 1993. Order #: SISC3131 cloth$20.00.

WATER: almost enough for everyone. by Stephanie Ocko.
A Name Your Adventure title for youths to understand how water is used and misused by humans. An in-depth look at the social and environmental implications--as well as economic--of a severe drought, their causes, and some possible alleviations. Photographs and drawings, 140 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-689-31797-2. Order #: SISC6063 cloth$16.00.

THE WAY OF THE EARTH: encounters with Nature in ancient and contemporary thought--cloth.by T.C. McLuhan.
Draws upon ancient and contemporary sources to examine the significance of the Earth from the perspective of six diverse cultures, including Native America, aboriginal Australia, Japan, Greece, Africa, and South America. 569 pages, illustrations, index..
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-75939-6. Order #: SISC8745 cloth$30.00

 THE WAY OF THE EARTH: encounters with Nature in ancient and contemporary thought-paper. by T.C. McLuhan.
Draws upon ancient and contemporary sources to examine the significance of the Earth from the perspective of six diverse cultures, including Native America, aboriginal Australia, Japan, Greece, Africa, and South America. 569 pages, illustrations, index..
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-80157-4. 1995. Order #: SISC2152 paper$17.50.

 

 

"WE HAVE CONQUERED PAIN": the discovery of anesthesia. by Dennis Brindell Fradin.
Until about 175 years ago, the surgical operating room was a torture chamber for there was no way to prevent pain from the surgeon's knives, but four American doctors then each developed anesthetics that put people to sleep. This has been deemed the greatest medical breakthrough ever but a battle ensued over who should get credit for the discovery and payments from it, still unresolved. Black-and-white photographs, bibliography, 148 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-689-50587-6. 1996. Junior Library Guild. Order #: SISC8805 cloth$16.00.

WESTWARD WHOA: in the wake of Lewis and Clark. Carter.
How Preston and I set out in a rubber raft, afoot, and a horse to discover the Northwest Passage. 299 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-671-79891-X. Order #: SISC8559 cloth$21.00

WHAT IS LIFE? by Lynn Margulis & Dorian Sagan.
A new and spirited explanation of the emergent levels of biological organization. Delves into the origin of life and of Earth as a superorganism, the biological connection between programmed death and sex, the symbiotic evolution of the five organic kingdoms (bacteria, protoctists, animals, fungi, and plants). More than 4 billion years ago life on Earth began to eventually evolve into human form. Color photos, 207 large-format pages. See sample pages, illustrations.
Inventory = 0. ISBN: 0-684-81087-5. 1995. Order #: SISC6108 cloth w/dust jacket$40.00. SOLD OUT 6/14/23

WHERE WIZARDS STAY UP LATE. by Katie Hafner & Matthew Lyon.
History of internet communications system, which started out as a way for defense contractors to share information and then communicate with each other. There were 4 initial sites and the whole idea grew from university scientists working rapidly to meet a contract deadline, staying up late. Bibliography, 304 pages, index.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-81201-0. 1996. Order #: SISC8802 cloth$24.00.

 

 

WHISPERS: the voices of paranoia. by Ronald K. Siegel.
A dozen case studies lead into the dark mysteries of the human mind where delusions and hallucinations feed on each other as in drug addiction, prison, organized crime, and terrorism--from milder cases of patients who vaguely believe something is stalking them to serious cases of patients with apocalyptic visions so intense that they shake the foundations of an entire communities. 310 pages.
Inventory = 1. ISBN: 0-684-8025-6. 1994.rder #: SISC7728 paper$13.00.

 

 

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