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The Limits to Growth
Examines the factors which limit human economic and population growth and outlines the steps necessary for achieving a balance between population and production. Bibliogs
The New York Times Book of Physics and Astronomy
A treasury of 125 archival articles covers more than a century of scientific breakthroughs, setbacks and mysteries and includes pieces by Pulitzer Prize-winning writers, includes Malcolm W. Browne on antimatter, James Glanz on string theory and George Johnson on quantum physics.
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Never Built New York
Following on the success of Never Built Los Angeles (Metropolis Books, 2013), authors Greg Goldin and Sam Lubell now turn their eye to New York City. New York towers among world capitals, but the city we know might have reached even more stellar heights, or burrowed into more destructive depths, had the ideas pictured in the minds of its greatest dreamers progressed beyond the drawing board and taken form in stone, steel, and glass. What is wonderfully elegant and grand might easily have been ingloriously grandiose; what is blandly unremarkable, equally, might have become delightfully provocative or humanely inspiring. The ambitious schemes gathered here tell the story of a different skyline...
A Universe from Nothing
This is a provocative account of the astounding new answers to the most basic philosophical question: Where did the universe come from and how will it end?
Un Lun Dun
The iron wheel began to spin, slowly at first, then faster and faster. The room grew darker. As the light lessened, so did the sound. Deeba and Zanna stared at each other in wonder. The noise of the cars and vans and motorbikes outside grew tinny . . . The wheel turned off all the cars and turned off all the lamps. It was turning off London. Zanna and Deeba are two girls leading ordinary lives, until they stumble into the world of UnLondon, an urban Wonderland where all the lost and broken things of London end up . . . and some of its lost and broken people too. Here discarded umbrellas stalk with spidery menace, carnivorous giraffes roam the streets, and a jungle sprawls beyond the door of ...
The Beginning of Infinity
Deutsch, an award-winning pioneer in the field of quantum computation, delivers a bold and all-embracing exploration of the nature and progress of knowledge.
Scenes from the City
Scenes from the City: Filmmaking in New York is a celebration of the rise of New York-shot films, particularly after the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting was formed in 1966. This revised and expanded edition, edited by James Sanders, includes a new decade of filmmaking in NYC, a section on women filmmakers and rare, behind-the-scenes shots directly from studio archives. It also explores the recent growth of the City's television industry with more episodic series being produced in New York City now than ever before. Today's the City's entertainment industry employs 130,000 New Yorkers and contributes more than $7 billion to the local economy each year.
New York From the Air
Have you ever flown into New York City and marveled out the plane windows at the incredible view of the skyline from the air? With unprecedented access from both helicopter and rooftop vantages, here are 200 of the most stunning, never-before-seen New York City photographs ever assembled. From sunrise to sunset, New York City is the most photographed city in the world. No other city is captured more each year, anywhere. Award-winning photographer Paul Seibert takes us on a breath-taking journey high above New York, from sweeping panoramic views to details of the architecture that make the city a photographer’s dream. Seibert’s years as the official photographer for FlyNYON helicopter tours allowed him to know where and when to be for the most extraordinary light. Seibert brings his unique and unmatched aerial vistas of New York City to life—every angle, every moment, every season. Tourists and native New Yorkers alike will see New York for the first time, all over again.
A Booklover's Guide to New York
An illustrated guide to New York City tailored for the book-obsessed explorer showcasing the city's best bookshops; libraries; homes and haunts of world-famous writers; and scenes from literary classics with charming drawings by the famed New Yorker cover artist Pierre Le-Tan. A Booklover's Guide to New York is a love letter to everything literary in New York City. It is a book all about books. The book is an object in itself, designed as the ultimate little tome any book collector would love to acquire, layered with witty Pierre Le-Tan drawings, as well as photographs of some of the most precious bookish locations. Rediscover New York in the most fashionably literate way: whether you are in...
