A Million Years of Music: The Emergence of Human Modernity, Paperback - Gary Tomlinson

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The amazing story of human life in Britain during the last million years, told by two scientists at the forefront of research intoancient ancestors...

A comprehensive exploration of Earth's ancient past, the evolution of humanity, the rise of civilization, and the effects of global catastrophes - ...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): John A. RiceIllustration(s): 73 color plates, 7 halftones, 53 line drawings, 30 tablesNumber o...

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A great many theorists have argued that the defining feature of modernity is that people no longer believe in spirits, myths, or magic. Jason Ā. Jo...

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The story of how our ancestors made the first tentative steps towards becoming human, how we lost our fur but gained language, fire and tools, and ...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdIllustration(s): 184 color illus., 33 b 217 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 304Collection: The MIT PressPublicat...

DescriptionThis book takes a critical approach to the dominant explanation for the transformation from post-Roman to 'Anglo-Saxon' society in Brita...

Reducere. Michael Spitzer has pulled off the impossible: a Guns, Germs and Steel for music. --Daniel Levitin A colossal history spanning cultures, time, and ...

This study of Manchester football during the period 1840 to 1919, by leading sports historian Gary James, contextualises the sport's emergence, dev...

Somatic psychology and bodymind therapy (the simultaneous study of the mind and body) are challenging contemporary understandings of the psyche, of...

By embracing the full storytelling and archetypal potential of the American Southwest, Frank Waters wrote some of the finest literature of the 20th...

Publisher: Inter-Varsity PressNumber of pages: 432Publication date: 2008Dimensions: 229 x 154 x 31Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedescopera farme...

DescriptionMusic and Modernity among First Peoples of North America is a collaboration between Indigenous and settler scholars from both Canada and...

DescriptionOver 300 million years ago, an early land vertebrate developed an egg that contained the embryo in an amnion, allowing it to be deposite...

In this epic history-cum-anthology, Megan Vaughan tells the story of the theatre blogosphere from the dawn of the carefully crafted longform post t...

Reducere. In this series of books, based on the hit podcast A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, Andrew Hickey analyses the history of rock and roll music, ...

This study of Manchester football during the period 1840 to 1919, by leading sports historian Gary James, contextualises the sport's emergence, dev...

A small set of fossilized bones discovered almost thirty years ago led paleontologist Sankar Chatterjee on a lifelong quest to understand their pla...

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Reducere. By the Wand of Some Magician addresses the severe impact of railroad technology upon its arrival into Vermont in the mid-nineteenth century that in...

Understanding where science can take us when viewed without the lens of materialism.Publisher: John Hunt PublishingAuthor(s): Mario BeauregardNumbe...

Contributor(s): Author: Annalisa BertaIllustrator: James L. SumichMarine mammals have long captured the attention of humans. Ancient peoples etched...

"A herbwife on a mule may go where warriors cannot - she may see what warriors cannot see and hear what warriors cannot hear "The Monastery at Whit...

The book includes photographs of fossils from around the world as well as dramatic color illustrations depicting what those fishes may have actuall...

Reducere. DescriptionIs There an Earth Mind?This is the story of the Global Consciousness Project, a unique 20-year scientific collaboration of researchers r...

Already in the late nineteenth century, electricians, physicists, and telegraph technicians dreamed of inventing televisual communication apparatus...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): Harold J. (Clarence Robinson Professor of Biology and Natural Philosophy, Clarence Robinson Profes...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Colin McGinnNumber of pages: 208Collection: The MIT PressPublication date: 2017Dimensions: 138 x 203 x 15Cover t...

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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Gary BarlowNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 197 x 253 x 27Cover type: HardbackRedescope...

A study of how investment in an individual's education and training is similar to business investments in equipment. This edition has four new chap...

The great genius of modern physics explains why quantum theory makes perfect senseIllustrations: c.50 integrated greyscale illustrations

Contributor(s): Author: Manuel DelandaIn this groundbreaking book, Manuel Delanda analyzes all the different genres of simulation (from cellular au...

Reducere. Reconstructing the emergence of the Israelite monarchy involves interpreting historical research, approaching questions of ancient state formation,...

The world around us can be a complex, confusing place. Earthquakes happen without warning, stock markets fluctuate, weather forecasters seldom seem...

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