The anatomy, functions, surgery, care and feeding, historical discovery, and imminent improvements of this complex and powerful organ in an "oh-wow!" package. High interest with just a touch of yuck. Understanding the brain is one of the biggest challenges facing scientists. We still don't know how the brain creates thoughts! Newquist peels back the layers of the brain to explain what it's made of, how it works, and how to make your brain work for you. From eyeballs to neurons, vivid illustrations show pieces of its complex structure. The historical chapter details how Egyptians scooped out the brains of mummies, and how phrenology developed. Brain surgery and brain abnormalities are explained, as is the function of sleep and dreams. An informal and intriguing look inside your head.

The Great Brain Book, The: an Inside Look at the Inside of Your Head

Children's Books

HP Newquist

Science, Nature & How It Works

Scholastic Reference

Imagine yourself on the deepest ocean floor…on the surface of Mars…or at the bottom of an exploding volcano. Impossible? Not with virtual reality. VR expert HP Newquist introduces the amazing world of virtual reality - how the concept was created and how it has expanded into the world of architecture, business, medicine, and entertainment. You even get awesome glasses to look at the outrageous 3-D illustrations. Take a trip into a virtual world without ever having to leave your living room!

Virtual Reality/Book and 3-D Glasses

scholastic

Over the past four decades, large corporations and research labs have tried to find a way to make computers behave more like humans. In particular, they have wanted to create thinking machines - computers that could learn, reason, and even understand the spoken word. The technology that attempts to do this is known as artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is about power: the power of man to recreate human intelligence in machines, and the power of man over those machines. Yet AI is also about the power to use intelligent computers as a weapon - literally - in the wars of corporate competition and personal egos, because in the story of man and machines, man is the real story. In the quest to create thinking computers, there are plenty of outsized egos to match the relative normalcy of the people that worked tirelessly to make AI a reality. People who had been tossed out of every other respectable job in the computer business often found a safe haven in AI, where they worked side by side with post-pubescent geniuses who would rather sleep in a room with a computer than in a room with a member of the opposite sex. Still other people, with no pretensions of greatness, made remarkable breakthroughs that pushed the technology further than it was ever expected to go. You do not have to understand anything about machines to understand the business of artificial intelligence. Even if you've never used a computer, you are not at a loss in the pages that follow. Nor do you need to know anything concerning the age-old quandary about what really constitutes "thinking." This is the story of a technology that is being used by all of the world's major corporations - a technology that passes approval on credit card purchases, schedules the flights of airplanes, helps the IRS catch tax cheats, assists the FBI in tracking down serial killers, and makes life-and-death decisions in emergency rooms. It is a technology that is becoming an integral part of the world around us, even though we may never see it face-to-face.

The Brain Makers

Computers & Technology

Computer Science

Sams.

(Book). This book is a virtual encyclopedia of great electric guitar players, with 35 chapters examining the major players in each important era of rock. The book begins with rock's birth from the blues, covering masters like Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters. It proceeds to cover rockabilly greats like Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Buddy Holly; through the mop tops and matching suits of the British Invasion; to the psychedelia of the Dead and Hendrix; glam rock's dresses and distortion; fusion virtuosos like Metheny, Gambale, and Henderson; metal masters; shred stars; grunge gods; grindcore; and much more. Legends of Rock Guitar is not only a great resource for guitar fans, but an interesting and well-researched chronology of the rock idiom. 264 pages, 8-1/2 x 11

Legends of Rock Guitar

Arts & Photography

Pete Prown

Music

Hal Leonard

Covers MIDI, the Musical Instrument Digital Interface, music software, digital instruments, sequencers and samplers, and recording technology

Music and Technology

Bpi Communications

This book explores the secrets of nine players who have shaped the legacy of blues-rock guitar: Duane Allman Roy Buchanan Eric Clapton Albert Collins Buddy Guy Jimi Hendrix Jimmy Page Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Stevie Ray Vaughan. It offers biographical portraits highlighting each guitarist's position and influence in blues-rock history; details on gear including setup and tone; descriptive analysis of playing techniques; and several annotated music examples. Helping readers emulate the stylings of the masters the accompanying CD contains examples from the book played with each artist's preferred equipment.

The Blues-Rock Masters

Rich Maloof

Humor & Entertainment

Backbeat Books

This great book with online audio lets you explore the work of ten guitar heroes who span the entire acoustic-rock spectrum: Neil Young, Dave Matthews, Eagles, Tom Petty, Keith Richards, Paul Simon, Peter Buck, George Harrison, James Taylor and Pete Townshend. You'll discover the secrets of their picking and fingering styles, learn how they played their most famous lines, find out how they forged their unique styles, and get tips on miking and recording. The accompanying audio walks you note by note through licks that characterize the signature sounds of these world-class musicians. Just as these guitar greats have inspired one another, this book will inspire you.

The Acoustic Rock Masters: The Way They Play: Includes Online Lessons

Backbeat

Play and sound like the new metal legends! This book/CD pack lets you explore the work of a dozen guitar czars who span the entire spectrum of new metal. You'll discover their stylistic secrets, learn how they played their most famous riffs, and find out how they created their unique sounds. The accompanying CD walks you note-by-note through licks that characterize the signature sounds of these killer guitarists.

The New Metal Masters: Korn, Audioslave, Limp Bizkit, P.O.D., Rage Against the Machine, Linkin Park, Tool, and more! (Way They Play)

(Book). Play and sound like the hard rock masters! This book explores the works of 8 guitar czars: Ace Frehley (Kiss), Angus Young (AC/DC), Eddie Van Halen, Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Dave Navarro, and Dean Deleo (Stone Temple Pilots). You'll discover their stylistic secrets, learn how they played their most famous riffs, and find out how each created his unique sound. The accompanying CD walks you note-by-note through licks that characterize their styles, played with their signature tones. Just as these guitar greats have inspired one another, The Hard Rock Masters will inspire your own playing and deepen your knowledge of the music and its history.

The Hard Rock Masters: The Way They Play

Web Development & Design

Paperback: 566 pages Publisher: iBooks; 1ST edition (2002) Language: English ISBN-10: 0965434362 ISBN-13: 978-0965434362 Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds

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