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The Wild Girls7 reviews
Pat Murphy

Puffin, 2008

Great book for girls discovering themselves
The Wild Girls is a great book for girls who sometimes feel different and out of place. the girls in this book discover that many people their age are going through the same feelings. With the help of a writing teacher who inspires them and builds their confidence, they discover their self confidence, and soar to new heights of achievement. 		  
  







  
  
Complete Conditioning for Baseball (Complete Conditioning)4 reviews
Pat Murphy, Jeff Forney

Human Kinetics Publishers, 1997

Commplete is definatly the word of choice.
This book goes in depth with all areas of your game to help you reach your maximum ability and beyond in total body conditioning. I was pleased with each chapter and learned many new techniques and drills. There are many drills to chose from so you don't adapt to one training. I didn't know about this before and now I'm excited to set my futre in the right direction of conditioning. The ... 		  
  







  
  
In the Company of Women: Indirect Aggression Among Women: Why We Hurt Each Other and How to Stop18 reviews
Pat Heim, Susan Murphy, ...

Tarcher, 2003

Wishing everyone (men and women) would read this!
I have struggled my entire life in relationships with women. This book opened my eyes. 		  
  







  
  
The Brain Explorer (Exploratorium at Home)2 reviews
Pat Murphy, Ellen Klages, ...

Holt Paperbacks, 1999

Now I want to visit the Exploratorium!
This book is so much fun! It's the best collection of brain teazers and puzzles and games that I've seen. Reading the book made me want to visit the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco. 		  
  







  
  
The Science Explorer: Family Experiments from the World's Favorite Hands-On Science Museum (Science Explorer ...3 reviews
Pat Murphy, Ellen Klages, ...

Owl Publishing Company, 1996

The best and easiest book of its kind!
I am an elementary school teacher and the mother of three young children so I have read a lot of books that say they are filled with easy-to-do science experiments but this is by far the best of its kind that I have read. Within the first two hours my kids and I did three of the experiments AND had a great time together AND learned something! 		  
  







  
  
Toss the Feathers: Irish Set Dancing5 reviews
Pat Murphy

Irish American / Mercier, 1996

Toss the Feathers: Bible of Set Dancers
_Toss the Feathers_ is the definitive book on Irish set dancing. I bought a copy in Galway City, and it has saved me innumerable times. I carry it with me to all classes and ceilis; it's well-worn and well-loved. Besides the most common sets, Pat gives us notes for beautiful and obscure local dances. His introduction also includes an illuminating history of set dancing. Beware: you will ... 		  
  







  
  
The Color of Nature: An Exploratorium Book2 reviews
Pat Murphy, Paul Doherty

Chronicle Books, 1996

Great for Kids and Adults Alike!
Paul Dogerty makes learning the "whys" and "hows" of colors fun. He presents the scientific principles of how we see what we see in an easy-to-grasp manner that is both interesting and comprehensible. In addition, the photographs that accompany the text, which alone are worth the price of the book, serve to admirably highlight the processes Dogerty seeks verbally to illustrate. Together, art and ... 		  
  







  
  
The James Tiptree Award Anthology 1: Sex, the Future, & Chocolate Chip Cookies (The James Tiptree Award ...4 reviews

Tachyon Publications, 2004

groundbreaking, provocative, and hot
The Tiptree Award is given to speculative fiction (fantasy and science fiction) that pushes the boundaries of gender. The award was named for a writer (James Tiptree, Jr.) extolled for masculine writing, who was later revealed to be a woman (Alice Sheldon). The Tiptree bake sales were created to be an ironic source of funding for the award. Hence the tag line of this subversive anthology: "Sex, ... 		  
  







  
  
Plan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change4 reviews
Pat Murphy

New Society Publishers, 2008

Best Overall Guide to Peak Oil yet
this book just came out and there are no customer reviews yet, so i thought i'd add more info for potential purchasers. my field is peak oil and this was the 69th book i've read on the subject; i believe it to be the best book yet written on peak oil and "where do we go from here". as americans, what are our real options now (that gasoline is more than $22 per gallon if you remove u.s. subsidies ... 		  
  







  
  
By Nature's Design (An Exploratorium Book)4 reviews
Pat Murphy

Chronicle Books, 1993

Ideal for graphic designers
This book is a must for people who study or work in the field of graphic art. It reminds us the shapes and maths we use in computer programs originate from cosmos ;-). The subtleties of natural colour shape and composition remains an inspiration to my every day job as a graphic artist. Beautiful photography indeed. 		  
  







  
  
There and Back Again19 reviews
Pat Murphy

Tor Science Fiction, 2000

Simply Great
This is simply a great book, one of the best I have ever read. Although obviously based on The Hobbit, the book takes on a life of its own. It's a real, exiciting page turner, that's worth reading more than once. 		  
  







  
  
The Falling Woman13 reviews
Pat Murphy

Orb Books, 1993

Outstanding Writer
Sit back and enjoy a well-written, well-researched novel. Pat Murphy is an excellent writer. This novel is one of the best in this genre. I loved the sensory detail: visual, olfactory, audible, gustatory. The intellectual details are fascinating; the art and science of archeology, Mayan mythology, history, and culture. And woven into the fabric of the tale are rebirth and death, this world's ... 		  
  







  
  
Traces of Time: The Beauty of Change in Nature: An Exploratorium Book2 reviews
Pat Murphy, Paul Doherty

Chronicle Books, 2000

Traces of Time are all about us!
The Earth has many lessons to teach us. These lessons are written on the ground at your feet, on the mountains across the river from my house, in the rocks of a riverbed, in the trees all around us. Once you learn to read them, you'll see them everywhere. This inspired collaboration between Photographer William Neill and the Staff of San Francisco's acclaimed science museum, the Exploratorium, ... 		  
  







  
  
Nadya13 reviews
Pat Murphy

J'ai lu, 2001

lovely!
Nadya is a wonderful book. It is the story of a young woman who happens to be a werewolf looking for love and herself. She explores animal/human and woman/man binaries. She approaches love openly, without defining herself as any sexuality. The book is full of wonderful imagery and strong characters such as Dmitri's school-teacher in Russia, to the young, wild girl Jenny, to the Indian chief and ... 		  
  







  
  
The Flowing Tide: More Irish Set Dancing
Pat Murphy

Mercier Press, 2000

This book is the sequel to the highly successful Toss the Feathers, providing a selection of set dances, including some danced in the United States and Canada, to complement the previous volume. It includes dances that have been revived since the publication of Toss the Feathers, among them old traditional sets and some sets more associated with competition set dancing. The sets are laid out in conventional set terminology and can be easily ... 		  
  







  
  
The James Tiptree Award Anthology 3: Subversive Stories about Sex and Gender (The James Tiptree Award ...1 review
Karen Joy Fowler

Tachyon Publications, 2007

An excellent study in science-fiction.
I bought this book for a sci-fi class I was taking and was very impressed. The stories selected are each unique in their own way and make a statement not only about science fiction, but about gender and women's issues. 		  
  







  
  
The City, Not Long After7 reviews
Pat Murphy

Spectra, 1990

A wonderful book, worth reading & re-reading!
I've read this book a number of times since I first discovered it a few years ago. The story & characters stay at the edge of my memory and as the details get blurry, I take it out & read it again. Pat Murphy's description of San Franscisco as the artists transform it, is so vivid that I can see their art and understand its impact. It's an entrancing book -- I wish it had a sequel. 		  
  







  
  
The James Tiptree Award Anthology 2: Sex, the Future, & Chocolate Chip Cookies (The James Tiptree Award ...1 review

Tachyon Publications, 2005

issues of gender roles
It's not your typical science fiction anthology. Rather, you might treat it as sitting on the fringes between SF and maybe sociology. The book is inspired by Tiptree's memorable fiction of the 70s and 80s. It looks at issues of gender roles and the expectations of these by a society. Several of the contributors are very prominent, like Ursula le Guin, and Joe Haldemann. The editors' choice of ... 		  
  







  
  
Alien Sex: 19 Tales by the Masters of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy (Roc Science Fiction)6 reviews
Harlan Ellison, Pat Murphy, ...

Roc, 1992

Some strong stories, some weak
As advertised, 19 tales on the theme of sex involving humans and aliens. Sex is an important part of our lives. It is not so far fetched to believe that the same might be the case for at least some alien species. But, this area is not one that has featured widely in SF writings. Around half of the stories here are published for the first time in this collection. This is not a collection of ... 		  
  







  
  
The Science Explorer Out and About: Fantastic Science Experiments Your Family Can Do Anywhere! (Science ...1 review
Pat Murphy, Ellen Klages, ...

Owl Publishing Company, 1997

Science Teacher Resource Material
This volume from the Exploratorium in San Francisco is a must resource for all Middle School and Junior High School science teachers. Don't requisition it -- just buy it -- before it's completely out of print and gone! js 		  
  







  




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