Blue Room

Bibliography, Reading List, Resources

Library of Michael P. Garofalo, M.S. 

Valley Spirit Center Library, Red Bluff, California
 

Main Subjects:  Sciences, Natural History, Fitness, Medicine, Psychology, Philosophy, Reason, Gardening, Hobbies, Naturalism, Home Improvement, Logic, Mathematics, Photography, Computer Science. 

One room at my home is painted blue.  I use it as a library, an area for computing, natural history studies, specimen storage, art projects, and a piano playing and music listening room. 

This is a list of books, magazines, and equipment shelved and/or used in that Blue Room. 

Adventures with a Hand Lens.  By Richard Headstrom.  New York, Dover, 1962, 1976.  219 pages.  ISBN: .  VSCL.  Subjects:  Magnifying Glass, Microscope, Hand Lens, Microscopy, Natural History, Experiments. 

The Albert Ellis Reader: A Guide to Well-Being Using Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy.  Edited by Albert Ellis and Shawn Blau.  New York, Citadel Press, Kensington Pub., 1998.  Index, bibliography, notes, 375 pages.  ISBN: 0806520329.  VSCL.  Subjects: Psychology, Reason, Lifestyle. 

Amateur Naturalist.  By Gerald Durrell.  A Practical Guide for the Amateur Naturalist.  With Lee Durrell.  New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1988.  Index, 320 pages.  ISBN:0394533909.  VSCL.  Subjects: Natural History, Nature Studies, Backyard Science, Collecting, Journaling, Science, Experiments. 

Anatomy for Strength and Fitness Training: An Illustrated Guide to Your Muscles in Action.  By Mark Vella.  New York, McGraw Hill, 2006.  Index, glossary, 144 pages.  ISBN: 0071475338.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Bodybuilding, Anatomy, Strength, Weightlifting, Fitness, Body-Mind, Training, Practices. 

Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers and Practitioners.  By H. David Coulter, Ph.D.  Foreword by Timothy McCall, M.D.  Honesdale, Pennsylvania, Body and Breath Inc., 2001.  Index, glossary, bibliography, appendices, 623 pages.  ISBN: 0970700601.  2002 winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award for Health, Wellness and Nutrition.  Professor Coulter, Ph.D., anatomy, is a researcher and teacher.  He has studied yoga with Swami Veda, Swami Rma, and Pandit Rajmain Tigunait.  VSCL.  There is now a new and revised edition, with color illustrations, released in 2010, Anatomy of Hatha Yoga: A Manual for Students, Teachers, and Practitioners.  Subjects:  Anatomy, Exercise, Yoga Postures, Exercises. 

The Anatomy of Memory.  By James McConkey.  New York, Oxford University Press, 1996.  509 pages.  ISBN: 0195078411.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Science, Mind, Memory, Psychology.  

Anatomy of Movement.   By Blandine Calais-Germain.   Seattle, Washington, Eastland Press, 1985, 1993.  Translated from the French by Nicole Commarmond.  Index, 289 pages.  ISBN: 0939616173.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Anatomy, Fitness, Exercise. 

The Best Popular Science Books   From the Open Education Database.  Subjects:  Science, Reading, Books, Bibliography, Popular Science. 

The Bizarre and Incredible World of Plants.  By Wolfgang Stuppy, Rob Kesseler, and Madeling Harley.  Firefly Books, 2009.   Library TCRB.  Subjects:  Botany, Microscopy, Photography. 

Botany for Gardeners  By Brian Capon.  Portland, Oregon, Timber Press, 1990.  Glossary, Bibliography, Index, 220 pages.  ISBN: 0881922587.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Plants, Biology, Botany, Roots, Stems, Seeds. 

A Brief History of Time.  By Stephen Hawking.  Illustrated Version, Updated and Expanded Edition in 1996.  New York, Bantam Book, 1988, 1996.  Glossary, index, 248 pages.  ISBN: .  VSCL.  Subjects:  Science, Astronomy, Time, Physics, Cosmos.   

Changeology: 5 Steps to Realizing Your Goals and Resolutions  By John C. Norcross, Ph.D.  Contributors: Kristin Loberg and Jonathon Norcross.  Simon and Schuster, 2012.  272 pages.  ISBN: 978-1451657616.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Psychology, Change, Habits, Planning, Lifestyle, Goals. 

Chaos: Making a New Science  By James Gleick.  New York, Penguin, 1987.  Index, notes, 352 pages.  ISBN: 0140092501.  VSCL.  Subject:  Chaos, Science, Theory, Thermodynamics, Attractors, Statistics. 

Chi Kung (Qigong, Tao Yin, Chinese Yoga): Lessons, History, Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Research  Compiled by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  China, Exercise, Fitness, Internal Arts, Body-Mind, Consciousness. 

Cloud Hands Blog  I post to my blog each day. 

Complexity

Complexity: A Guided Tour. By Melanie Mitchell, PhD..  New York, Oxford University Press, 2009.  Index, bibliography, notes, 349 pages.  ISBN:  9780199798100.  VSCL. 

Critical Thinking, Logic, Philosophy of Mind

Diabetes and Yoga.  Notes and reading by Mike Garofalo.

The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements  By Sam Kean.  Little, Brown and Company, 2010.  400 pages.  ISBN: 978-0316051644.  VSCL.  Subjects: Chemistry, Periodic Table, Science, Elements.

The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory.  By Brian Greene, PhD.  New York, Vintage Books, Random House, 1999.  Index, glossary, notes, 447 pages.  ISBN: 978-0393338102.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Science, Mathematics, Philosophy, Theory, History, Physics, String Theory, Dimensions. 

The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe  By Theodore Gray. 

The Encyclopedia of Philosophy.  Paul Edwards, Editor in Chief.  New York Macmillan Pub., 1967.  Reprint of 1972.  Four Volumes.  Volumes 1 & 2, Abbagnano to Entropy.  Volumes 3 & 4, Epictetus to Logic.  Volumes 5 & 6, Logic to Psychologism.  Volumes 7 & 8, Psychology to Zubiri.   Each volume is about 1,150 pages.  VSCL. 

The Ethics of Creativity: Beauty, Morality, and Nature in a Processive Cosmos  By Brian G. Henning.  Pennsylvania, Pittsburg University Press, 2005.  Index, bibliography, notes, 250 pages.  ISBN: 0822942713.  VSCL. 

Exuberance: The Passion for Life.  By Kay Redfield Jamison, M.D.  Vintage, 2005.  Detailed notes, index, 416 pages.  ISBN: 9780375701481.  VSCL.  Subjects: Ethics, Humanism, Exhuberance, Psychology. 

The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time, and the Texture of Reality.  By Brian Greene, PhD..  New York, Vintage Book, Random House, 2004.  Index, glossary, notes, 569 pages.  ISBN: 9780375727207.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Physics, Mathematics, Philosophy, Space, Time, Metaphysics, Theory, History, Science. 

Fitness, Exercise Science  Compiled by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  Exercise, Fitness, Bodybuilding, Walking. 

Flexibility and Stretching:  Bibliography, Links, Resoucres.  Compiled by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  Stretching, Dynamic Stretching, Static Stretching, Exercises, Fitness, Yoga, Chi Kung. 

Gardening:  The Spirit of Gardening   Quotes, Poems, Sayings, Lore, Facts.  Compiled by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  Gardening, Horticulture, Plants, Home Gardens, Landscaping, Mind-Body Arts, History, Culture, Hobbies, Ecology, Consciousness, Bibliography, Quotations, Lore, Facts, Botany, Home Gardening in Red Bluff, California. 

The Good Life   Compiled by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  Virtues, Happiness, Ethics. 

The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language and Human Culture.  By Frank R. Wilson, M.D..  New York, Vintage Books, 1998.  Notes, bibliography, 397 pages.  ISBN: 0679740473.  VSCL.  Subjects: History, Music, Hands, Anatomy, Culture, Hand-Eye Coordination, Physiology, Tools. 

Hearing and Listening.  Compiled by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  Ear, Hearing, Listening, Sound. 

Insights and Oversights of Great Thinkers: An Evaluation of Western Philosophy.  By Charles Hartshorne.  Albany, New York, State University of New York Press, 1983.  Index, 393 pages.  ISBN: 0873956826.  VSCL.  Subjects:  History, Philosophy, Process Philosophy, Pragmatism. 

 
Instruments:  1.  Toshiba laptop computer.  2. TI-84 Texas Instruments Programmable Calculator. 

Integral Life Practices: A 21st Century Blueprint for Physical Health, Emotional Balance, Mental Clarity, and Spiritual Awakening.  By Ken Wilbur, Terry Patten, Adam Leonard, and Marco Morelli.  Integral Books, 2008.  Index, 416 pages.  ISBN: 1590304675.  VSCL.  Subjects: Psychology, Fitness, Lifestyle, Reasoning, Psychology, Goals, Planning. 

A New History of Western Philosophy.  By Anthony Kenny.  Oxford University Press, 2007, 2012.  Index, bibliography, 1058 pages.  ISBN: 978-0199656493.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Philosophy, History, Philosophers, Survey. 

The Key Muscles of Yoga: A Guide to the Functional Anatomy of Yoga.  By Ray Long, M.D., FRCSC.  Illustrated by Chris Macivor.  Scientific Keys, Volume 1.  Bandha Yoga Publications, 2006.  Third Edition, 2006; first edition, 2005.  Index, 239 pages.  ISBN: 1607432382.  For the YogaFit® Level 4 class.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Anatomy, Muscles, Exercise, Fitness, Yoga, Bodybuilding. 

Lifestyle Advice for Wise Persons  Compiled by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  Ethics, Virtues, Values, Psychology. 

Microscopes, Microscopsy, Lenses, Magnifying Glasses. 

Microscope:  Celestron Deluxe Handheld Digital Microscope  43302B   USB 2.0 Powered, 2.0MP Digital Photo/Video, 10.0 - 40.0x and 150x Magnification, with Image Capture/Organization Software.  Purchased on 23 January 2011. 

A New Guide to Rational Living.  By Albert Ellis and Robert A. Harper.  Third Edition, Thoroughly Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century.  Hollywood, CA, Melvin Powers Wilshire Book Company, 1961, 1997.  Index, bibliography, 283 pages.   ISBN: 0879800429.  VSCL.  Subjects: Psychology, Reason, Lifestyle, Thinking. 

A Philosopher's Notebooks  Compiled by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  Philosophy, Logic, Language, Science. 

Philosophy of Biology (Wikipedia) 

Piano, Electric Piano.  I own a

Pragmatism: A Reader  Edited by Louis Menand.  Vintage, 1997.  560 pages.  ISBN: 978-0679775447.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Pragmatism, Philosophy, Neopragmatism, American Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Belief, Usefulness, Action.

Pragmatism, Old And New: Selected Writings  Edited by Susan Haack and Robert Lane.  Prometheus Books, 2006.  560 pages.  ISBN: 978-1591023593.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Pragmatism, Philosophy, Neopragmatism, American Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Belief, Usefulness, Action.

Psychological Reflections: A New Anthology of His Writings, 1905-1961.  By Karl Justav Jung, M.D.  Selected and edited by Jolande Jacobi in collaboration with R. F. C. Hull.  Princeton University Press, Bollingen Series XXXI, 1970.  Sources, 379 pages.  ISBN: 0691017867.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Psychology, Theory, Types, Mind. 

Perception, The Five Senses   Compiled by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  Sensation, Body-Mind, Consciousness, Feeling, Perception, Physiology, Anatomy, Body, Fitness, Experience. 

Process and Reality.  By Alfred North Whitehead.  Corrected Edition.  Edited by David Ray Griffin and Donald W. Sherburne.  New York, Free Press, Macmillan, 1978, 1929.  Index, 413 pages.  ISBN: 0029345707.  VSCL. 

Qigong (Chi Kung, Tao Yin, Chinese Yoga): Lessons, History, Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Research  Research by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  China, Exercise, Fitness, Internal Arts, Body-Mind, Consciousness. 

Religion: My Views  Free Thought, Atheism, Agnosticism, Non-Supernaturalism, Naturalism, Humanism, Deep Ecology.  By Mike Garofalo. 

Seeing: Quotes for Gardeners

Socratic Logic: A Logic Text Using Socratic Method, Platonic Questions, and Aristotelian Principles.  By Peter Kreeft.  Third Edition, 3.1  By Peter Kreeft, and edited by Trent Dougherty.  South Bend, Indiana, St. Augustine's Press, 2004, 2010.  Index, 410 pages.  ISBN: 9781587318085.  VSCL.  Subjects: Logic, Argumentation, Greek Logic, Reasoning, Thinking, Traditional Logic. 

The Spectrum of Consciousness.  By Ken Wilbur.  20th Anniversary Edition.  Wheaton, Illinois, Quest Books, The Theosophical Publishing House, 1977, 1993.  Bibliography, index, 362 pages.  ISBN: 0835606953.  VSCL.  Subjects: Philosophy, Mind, Consciousness, Psychology, Mysticism. 

The Spirit of Gardening   Quotes, Poems, Sayings, Lore, Facts.  Compiled by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  Gardening, Horticulture, Plants, Home Gardens, Landscaping, Mind-Body Arts, History, Culture, Hobbies, Ecology, Consciousness, Bibliography, Quotations, Lore, Facts, Botany, Home Gardening in Red Bluff, California. 

Strength Training Anatomy.   By Frederic Delavier.  Champaign, Illinois, Human Kinetics, 2001.   124 pages.  ISBN: 0736041850.  Revised edition of "Guide des mouvements de musculation" Paris, Ditions Bigot, 1998.  An outstanding illustrated guide to muscles at work.   Both male and female models are used.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Anatomy, Exercise, Bodybuilding, Weightlifting, Strength. 

Strength Training for Persons Over 55 Years of Age  Compiled by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  Weightlifting, Aging, Seniors, Bodybuilding, Strength, Exercise, Fitness. 

T'ai Chi Ch'uan (Taijiquan): A Chinese Mind-Body Movement Art and Martial Art  Research by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  Exercise, Fitness, Chinese, Mind-Body, History, Practices. 

TI-84: Texas Instruments T84 Plus Programmable Calculator  (Acquired 23 Jan 2014)

TI-84:  Using the TI083 Plus/ TI-84 Plus.  By Christopher R. Mitchell.  Shelter Island, New York, Manning Pubs, 2013.  Index, 346 pages.  ISBN: 9781617290848.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Mathematics, Statistics, Calculator, Computer. 

TI-84:  TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator for Dummies.  By Jeff McCalla and C.C. Edwards.  Hoboken, New Jersey, 2013.  Index, 316 pages.  ISBN: 9781118592151.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Mathematics, Statistics, Calculator, Computer. 

Time and the Art of Living.  By Robert Grudin.  New York, Ticknor and Fields, 1982.  189 pages.  ISBN: 0899197892.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Time, Philosophy, Psychology, Lifestyle, Memory. 

Touching, Touch, Hands, Fingers  Compiled by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  Hands, Senses, Eye-Hand Coordination, Culture. 

Tree of Knowledge: The Bilological Roots of Human Understanding  By Humberto R. Maturana, PhD and Francisco J. Varela, PhD.  Boston, Shambhala, 1987.  Revised Edition, 1998.  Index, glossary, 269 pages.  ISBN: 9780877736424.  VSCL.  Subjects:  History, Philosophy, Knowledge, Science, Bilology, Evolution, Philosophy, Epistemology   

Trail Guide to the Body: How to Locate Muscles, Bones and More.  By Andrew Biel, LMP.  Illustrations by Robin Dorn, LMP.  Boulder, Colorado, Books of Discovery, 1997, 2005, 3rd Edition.  Index, glossary, 422 pages.  ISBN: 9780965853453.  VSCL.  A very good resource and reference tool written by an experienced massage therapist.  A good book for learning palpatory and anatomy skills.   Subjects: Anatomy, Medicine, Fitness. 

Under the Microscope: A Hidden World Revealed.  By Jeremy Burgess, Michael Marten, and Rosemary Taylor.  New York, Cambridge University Press, 1987.  Index, 208 pages.  ISBN: 0521399408.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Microscopes, Photography, Electron Microscopes, Science, Seeing, Instruments.

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Walking: Quotations, Facts, Information, Poems, Lore  Compiled by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  Walking, Hiking, Fitness, Mind-Body, Training, Medicine, Exercise. 

The Web of Life: A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems  By Fritjof Capra.  A New Scientific Understanding of Living Systems.  New York, Anchor, Doubleday, 1996.  Index, bibliography, notes, 347 pages. ISBN: 0385476760.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Ecology, Biology, Philosophy, Values, Environment. 

Well Being: Bibliography, Links, Resources, Fitness   Compiled by Mike Garofalo.   Subjects:  Fitness, Exercise, Chinese Exercises. 

Willpower, Behavioral Change: Quotes, Sayings, Notes  Compiled by Mike Garofalo.  Subjects:  Psychology, Determination, Will. 

Yoga: Bibliography, Links, Resources, Fitness  Compiled by Mike Garofalo.   Subjects:  Yoga, Exercise, Religion, Philosophy.  

You: The Owner's Manual.  An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger.  By Michael F. Roizen, M.D., and Mehmet C. Oz, M.D..  New York, Harper Collins, 2005.  Index, 417 pages.  ISBN: 0060765313.  VSCL.  Subjects:  Medicine, Dieases, Health, Fitness. 

Research by
Michael P. Garofalo

Green Way Research, Red Bluff, California

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