Cold Killers by David Jacobs @ Non-Fiction book store

Cold Killers by David Jacobs
Description not available.Presents a close-up look at three sensational cases from the annals of Court TV's Crime Stories series, including Soldier of Hate, about soldier with ties to a white supremacist group who killed an innocent black couple, Black Widow, about a woman who killed her wealthy husband when he threatened to divorce her, and Jealous Rage, about a teenager who killed her romantic rival. Original.

AUTHOR: David Jacobs
PUBLISHER: Kensington Publishing Corporation
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Laws of the Game by Manfred Eigen, Rita Kimber, Robert Kimber, Ruthild Winkler
Using game theory and examples of actual games people play, Nobel laureate Manfred Eigen and Ruthild Winkler show how the elements of chance and rules underlie all that happens in the universe, from genetic behavior through economic growth to the composition of music. To illustrate their argument, the authors turn to classic games--backgammon, bridge, and chess--and relate them to physical, biological, and social applications of probability theory and number theory. Further, they have invented, and present here, more than a dozen playable games derived from scientific models for equilibrium, selection, growth, and even the composition of RNA. Using game theory and examples of actual games people play, Nobel laureate Manfred Eigen and Ruthild Winkler show how the elements of chance and rules underlie all that happens in the universe, from genetic behavior through economic growth to the composition of music. To illustrate their argument, the authors turn to classic games--backgammon, bridge, and chess--and relate them to physical, biological, and social applications of probability theory and number theory. Further, they have invented, and present here, more than a dozen playable games derived from scientific models for equilibrium, selection, growth, and even the composition of RNA.

AUTHOR: Manfred Eigen, Rita Kimber, Robert Kimber, Ruthild Winkler
PUBLISHER: Princeton University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Other Powers by Barbara Goldsmith
A history of Victoria Woodhull and the early feminist movement in America. Woodhull--a spiritualist, adviser to Cornelius Vanderbilt, editor, and journalist--was one of the most powerful women in her day until she attempted to run for President against Ulysses Grant in 1872 and details of her earlier life as a prostitute were made public by her enemies. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.

AUTHOR: Barbara Goldsmith
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

A Religion of Nature by Donald A. Crosby
Description not available.The author makes a stirring, poignant argument for making nature the basis for the metaphysical, pointing out that nature itself is worthy of a deep adoration and commitment. Simultaneous. (Philsophy)

AUTHOR: Donald A. Crosby
PUBLISHER: State University of New York Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

Mythic Ireland by Michael Dames
Ireland, more than any other country in Europe, has retained its mythological heritage, which lives today in the oral tradition of folk tales, in literature, in place-names and language, in ceremonies and monuments. Mountains and loughs are the homes of gods and goddesses, of saints and monsters, and pattern, beauty and cyclical logic are revealed in their stories. Michael Dames, whose previous works have won him a wide and enthusiastic following, has walked through each of the four provinces of Ireland--Ulster, Munster, Leinster and Connacht--visiting first a focal mythic site, such as St. Patrick's Purgatory on Lough Derg, then further sites that spiral off . He also surveys the entire island from a fifth province, Mide or center , which becomes its axis. Ireland's sacred locations unexpectedly take on contemporary relevance as we realize that the underlying concerns of myth--conservation and recurrence--are increasingly present concerns too. The rich, multi-layered and visionary text is complemented by a careful selection of photographs, engravings, maps and diagrams that reveal the sacred places of pagan and Christian legend.

AUTHOR: Michael Dames
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction

This House Is Made of Mud by Ken Buchanan, Libba Tracy
A child's voice lyrically describes an adobe house in the Sonoran Desert. Exquisite watercolor paintings focus on the small dramas of desert life. The text and illustrations work in perfect harmony to create a mood of peaceful coexistence between the house's occupants and the natural habitat that surrounds them .-- Booklist .

AUTHOR: Ken Buchanan, Libba Tracy
PUBLISHER: Northland Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction