The Unexpected Universe, Hardcover - Loren C. Eiseley

Reducere. Drawing from his long experience as a naturalist, the author responds to the unexpected and symbolic aspects of a wide spectrum of phenomena throug...

Reducere. A collection of the author's favorite essays and poems. This volume includes selections that span Eiseley's entire writing career and provide a sam...

Reducere. Drawing from his long experience as a naturalist, the author responds to the unexpected and symbolic aspects of a wide spectrum of phenomena throug...

Reducere. When Trace Malloy and Blaine Witherspoon collide on a desolate West Texas highway, their fender bender sets the tone for escalating clashes that wi...

Reducere. Toward the end of his life, Loren Eiseley reflected on the mystery of life, throwing light on those dark places traversed by himself and centuries ...

Reducere. Anthropologist and naturalist Loren Eiseley blends scientific knowledge and imaginative vision in this story of man.

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1910 young Loren Eiseley watched the passage of Halley's Comet with his father. The boy who became a famous naturalist was never agai...

Reducere. Loren Eiseley examines what we as a species have become in the late twentieth century. His illuminating and accessible discussion is a characterist...

Reducere. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, Loren Eiseley began his lifelong exploration of nature in the salt flats and ponds around his hometown and in the ma...

DescriptionFood brings people together, but can it help heal the racial divide? At The Grey in Savannah, Georgia, a star Black woman chef and a foo...

Reducere. This is an inspiring tale of acceptance, learning and determination. Fin is a smart and friendly fish, but he hasn't yet mastered just how to swim....

Reducere. The New York Times bestselling author of Darwin's Doubt presents groundbreaking scientific evidence of the existence of God, based on breakthroughs...

Reducere. May of us harbour deep questions on subjects such as the origin of the universe, the concepts of time and causality, the nature of consciousness an...

Reducere. A fresh and intriguing perspective on men's behavior, attitudes, and psychological difficulties by tracing the development of masculinity within th...

Reducere. Massachusetts Children's Book AwardFrom Newbery Medal winner and bestselling author Sharon Creech comes a grand, sweeping yarn that is a celebratio...

Reducere. Otis and all his farm friends are enjoying a summer's day, but the bull has no interest in playing and stays in his pen. Suddenly the day turns fri...

Reducere. Doodles the Clown loves her life in Clown City, but when her family has to move somewhere new, she is nervous about what people might think of her ...

"Part teen drama, part horror story... Readers will want to finish in one sitting." --Kirkus ReviewsA music fest goes wrong in Lorence Alison's com...

Follows the careers of Loren Janes and Mickey Gilbert, two fabled stunt practitioners born and trained during the pre-CGI film age, and shares thei...

Reducere. Designed to present mathematics in a new, approachable way, this book explores the history and application of math in the natural world. With incre...

Reducere. Decades before reality television was invented, Ozzy Osbourne was subversive and dark. Ozzy was the singer in the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, a...

In East of the Wardrobe, Warwick Ball explores hitherto unrecognised and unexpected Eastern aspects in and influences on C. S. Lewis' The Chronicle...

Do your architectural designs foster well-being or discomfort in occupants? Do your designs innovate architecture technology in new ways? And do yo...

Hugo Sprouts is a fantastic tale about a boy frustrated with being small. Luckily, Hugo P. Sprouts is a mad scientist and determined to find a solu...

Reducere. DescriptionAn accessible look at the mysteries that lurk at the edge of the known universe and beyondThe observable universe, the part we can see w...

Reducere. Cyprinodon diabolis, or Devils Hole pupfish: a one-inch-long, iridescent blue fish whose only natural habitat is a ten-by-sixty-foot pool near Deat...

Reducere. As the twentieth century closed, Fred Adams and Greg Laughlin captured the attention of the world by identifying the five ages of time. In The Five...

Filled with earnest quotes, snarky observations, episode recaps, inspirational mantras, and classic images readers with fond memories of the 1980s ...

Reducere. Exploring the unknown can be one of the greatest joys in life. Especially when you thought you had a place all figured out. There is a rush of adre...

Mixing humour, heartache and science, award-winning comedian, author and accidental relationship guru Rosie Wilby embarks on a quest to investigate...

This is my first book to look at masculine personality specifically in terms of the 16 personality types of character and temperament identified by...

A revolutionary and entertaining look at the history of everyday objects and presences more frequently taken at face value, connecting for instance...

How relevant is classical music today? The genre seems in danger of becoming nothing more than a hobby for the social elite. Yet Kent Nagano has an...

Advance Praise for The Unexpected George Washington ""This is a biography that unquestionably lives up to its title. Readers will discover numerous...

Reducere. Enough About Me equips you with practical tools to find meaning and compassion in even the smallest of everyday choices.What if your path to a more...

Reducere. DescriptionHow did a raw chicken get inside Yasmany's locker?When Sal Vidon meets Gabi Real for the first time, it isn't under the best of circumst...

Reducere. Do you ever look up to the stars and wonder about what is out there?Over the last few centuries, humans have successfully unraveled much of the lan...

Reducere. Years in foster care, ejected from the juvenile justice system, addicted to drugs, a victim of human trafficking-all before she was 19.Gutter Kid i...