The Domestic Cat: The Biology of its Behaviour - Dennis C. Turner, Patrick Bateson

The Domestic Cat: The Biology of its Behaviour - Dennis C. Turner, Patrick Bateson

The most commonly kept domestic animal in the developed world, the cat has been a part of human life for thousands of years. Cats have been both wo...

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Publisher: University of California PressIllustration(s): 30 color illustrations, 3 b-w photographs, 16 line illustrations, 10 tablesNumber of page...

Through the vivid, true stories of five addicts, a neuroscientist explains how addiction happens in the brain, and what we can do to overcome it. T...

Reducere. Through the vivid, true stories of five people who journeyed into and out of addiction, a renowned neuroscientist explains why the "disease model" ...

DescriptionWelcome to the biggest, fastest, deadliest science book you'll ever read. The world's largest land mammal could help us end cancer. The ...

Waisted: The Biology of Body Fat outlines the fascinating, often misunderstood and sometimes controversial biology of fat, otherwise known as adipo...

Reducere. This textbook introduces the reader to some of the most common psychological disorders, from schizophrenia, depression and substance abuse to disor...

The central concern of this book is us human beings. The authors' basic question is: 'How is it that we can live in mutual care, have ethical conce...

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Reducere. This is the second of five volumes in the updated revised version of 1998's Tombs. Treasures. Mummies. Seven Great Discoveries of Egyptian Archaeol...

Reducere. "A powerful story of seldom-sung heroines in humanity's darkest days and a vivid reminder of the power of conscience." -- Edgardo David Holzman, au...

Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, U.S.Author(s): Michael J JoynerNumber of pages: 408Collection: Perspectives CshlPublication date: 2...

Contributor(s): Author: Mark L. WinstonAuthor: M. L. WinstonFrom ancient cave paintings of honey bee nests to modern science's richly diversified i...

All people are equal but, as Human Diversity explores, all groups of people are not the same -- a fascinating investigation of the genetics and neu...

Presents evidence of the ecology and behavior of Great White Sharks. This volume begins with the evolution of the white shark and its relatives and...

Uses new research about the brain to explore how we can transcend our current physical and cultural limitations - Reveals that transcendence of cur...

How our intuitive understanding of numbers is deeply rooted in our biology, traceable through both evolution and development.

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The Biology of Death ties together the many ways that death helps scientists understand life. In the book, science writer Gary C. Howard synthesize...

A comprehensive study on the natural history and cultural symbolism of an unusual woodpecker. Detailed information is presented on the species' ori...

All health care professionals involved in the care of children, well or sick, need an understanding of the biological processes underpinning child ...

Tyrannosaurs are, by some margin, the most famous dinosaurs in the world. Popular among children and adults alike, it is the only dinosaur many peo...

Reducere. Curtis Turner won an incredible 360 races in various stock-car racing circuits from 1946 to 1965, and is widely recognized as one of the greatest d...

Reducere. Buried in many people and operating largely outside the realm of conscious thought are forces inclining us toward liberal or conservative political...

Introverted? This book introduces readers to all the ways in which a person can be "shy", "introverted" and "anxious". It explores the biological r...

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Reducere. DescriptionUnder his pseudonyms of Patrick Dennis and Virginia Rowans, Edward Everett (Pat) Tanner III was the author of sixteen novels--most of th...

Now shortlisted for the 2012 Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award and the Wellcome Trust Book Prize, The Hour Between Dog and Wolf is a ...

Throughout the occupied territories, Catholic sisters were active in resistance to the NazisPublisher: Ad Lib Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Dennis J. Tu...

An introduction to the biology, behaviour and classification of bats.Publisher: The Natural History MuseumAuthor(s): Tony HutsonIllustration(s): Co...

Publisher: University of California PressAuthor(s): Paige SweetNumber of pages: 340Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 153 x 230 x 23Cover type: Pape...

Reducere. Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize From the man who Oliver Sacks hailed as "one of the best scientist/writers of our time, " a collectio...

Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, U.S.Author(s): Terri GrodzickerIllustration(s): IllustrationsNumber of pages: 328Collection: Cold S...

Publisher: Unicorn Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Sarah A.M. TurnerIllustration(s): 30 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 400Publication date: ...

A dark, twisty psychological thriller about the unyielding bond between two sisters and a secret that will break them.Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton...

Reducere. Following in the fashion of Stephen Jay Gould and Peter Medawar, one of the world's leading scientists examines how "pure science" is in fact shape...

Reducere. Join forces with others inside and outside your organization to solve your toughest problems.If you read nothing else on collaborating effectively,...

This is the first comprehensive overview of rockabilly, beginning with its crystallization as a distinct style in 1954 with Elvis Presley's world-c...

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A dark, twisty psychological thriller about the unyielding bond between two sisters and a secret that will break them.

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: James E. ZullNeuroscience tells us that the products of the mind--thought, emotions, artistic creation--are the result of t...

In Butterflies leading expert Dick Vane-Wright provides a complete introduction to the biology, natural history and classification of this major gr...

Reducere. The Galisteo Basin in northern New Mexico, an area of unique beauty, was the home of ancient Native American Cultures. The development of pottery a...

Reducere. This is a story of a clash of two generations; a discordance of two personalities; a subliminal chord of racism, all playing out in the individuali...