A New History of Life: The Radical New Discoveries about the Origins and Evolution of Life on Earth, Paperback - Peter Ward

Charles Darwin's theories, first published more than 150 years ago, still set the paradigm of how we understand the evolution of life--but scientif...

Reducere. Is the emergence of life on Earth the result of a single chance event or combination of lucky accidents, or is it the outcome of biochemical forces...

Reducere. If every known species on Earth were a leaf on a tree, that tree would have 1 750 000 leaves. Since humans count for just one leaf on the tree, we ...

Evolution is one of the most fundamental principles that governs life. Its actions may be subtle, but they can be observed every day, such as preda...

This unconventional book takes a journey of discovery into the realm of time and timing methods. It highlights the fallacies of methods currently a...

Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction and A New York Times Notable Book of 2018. Our understanding of the `tree of life', with powe...

Reducere. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Extraordinary. . . . Anyone with the slightest interest in biology should read this book."--The New Y...

Reducere. After magnifying the beauty of unseen organisms in Tiny Creatures, Nicola Davies and Emily Sutton turn their talents to the vast variety of life on...

The Sunday Times Bestseller A new, fully updated narrative edition of David Attenborough's seminal biography of our world, The Living Planet.Publis...

Reducere. An accessible graphic introduction to evolution for the most science-phobic readerIllustrated by the brilliant duo Kevin Cannon and Zander Cannon, ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn this New York Times bestseller and longlist nominee for the National Book Award, "our greatest living chronicler of the natural world...

Wael Hallaq treats the rise of Islamic law from 622 to 950 AD when the law and legal system reached maturity. This is the first book that offers su...

Reducere. "They deftly bring together findings from many disparate areas of science in a book that science buffs will find hard to put down." --Publishers We...

Reducere. Changes in climate and sea level are nothing new - over the last 700 million years, the Earth has been slowly but constantly changing from within. ...

A reassuring guide on how to overcome failure, teaching us that we can learn to fail well.Publisher: The School of Life PressAuthor(s): The School ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Arkan LushwalaThe Time of the Black Jaguar speaks to the times of change that we are now living in. The insights contained ...

Description "A splendidly illustrated and thoughtfully constructed account of one of the greatest ideas ever conceived by the human mind -- evoluti...

From fields, feasts and fairy rings to death caps, puffballs and ambrosia beetles, this is an intoxicating journey into the life of extraordinary o...

From the mid-eighteenth century to the early twentieth, a colorful band of amateur naturalists explored the most perilous corners of the planet to ...

Analysing the work of Schutz, Gurwitsch, Merleau-Ponty and Bourdieu, this book considers the historical development of competing philosophies of so...

4.6 billion years of the story of life on Earth, in 52, 000 words. Brief, brilliant and entirely gripping.Publisher: Pan MacmillanAuthor(s): Henry ...

A guide to rediscovering niceness as one of the highest of all human achievements.Publisher: The School of Life PressAuthor(s): The School of LifeN...

A compassionate and hopeful guide to achieving emotional wellbeing.Publisher: The School of Life PressAuthor(s): The School of LifeNumber of pages:...

A thrilling investigation into one of the big unanswered questions that science has to offer: the origins of life on Earth

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

Eighth Sister No MorePublisher: Peter Lang Publishing IncAuthor(s): Paul P. MarthersNumber of pages: 268Collection: History of Schools and Schoolin...

A unique perspective on how our living planet has evolved and adapted, from early organisms to life in the current Anthropocene.Publisher: Quercus ...

Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Henry GeeNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 136 x 188 x 28Cover type: Hardbac...

Drawing on a range of evidence using large-scale data from various countries, the authors consider the key factors that affect human well-being, in...

Reducere. Personal in its style yet radical in its vision, Radical Ecopsychology, Second Edition offers an original introduction to ecopsychology--an emergin...

Reducere. This is a book about Australian food, the unique flora and fauna that nourished the Aboriginal peoples of this land for over 50 000 years. It is be...

Reducere. First published in 1985, William deBuys's Enchantment and Exploitation has become a New Mexico classic. It offers a complete account of the relatio...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: William RyanAuthor: Walter PitmanOver the millennia, the legend of a great deluge has endured in the biblical story of Noah...

A popular Old Testament scholar helps Christians reconcile Genesis and Paul with current views on evolution and human origins.Publisher: Baker Publ...

Discover the mysteries of science with Future Geniuses Darwin the chicken feels like the smallest animal in the farm, but he wants to be big and st...

Publisher: Temple Lodge PublishingAuthor(s): Eveline Daub-AmendIllustration(s): halftonesTranslator: A. R. MeussNumber of pages: 144Publication dat...

Reducere. Our world is filled with extraordinary diversity, from amoebas to zebras, from tiny toadstools to giant oaks. The wonders of the natural world are ...

This is an exciting and dramatic story about how life began and developed on Planet Earth, written especially for younger children.

Reducere. Chronicles the sweeping history of the storied Henry Street Settlement and its enduring vision of a more just society On a cold March day in 1893, ...

DescriptionIn this thoroughly revised and updated classic, a renowned psychologist shows that mourning is far from predictable, and all of us share...

Description*Includes pictures of important places and historic illustrations and art depicting Odin and other important Norse figures. *Explains th...

In this classic work that continues to inspire many readers, Jim Lovelock puts forward his idea that the Earth functions as a single organism. Writ...

Reducere. This book brings you into a conversation about the life of a man from our time, in the voices of two people who were very close to him. In the firs...

How did life start? Is the evolution of life describable by any physics-like laws? Stuart Kauffman's latest book offers an explanation-beyond what ...

Uniting the conceptual foundations of the physical sciences and biology, this groundbreaking multidisciplinary book explores the origin of life as ...

Publisher: Vintage PublishingAuthor(s): Ben RawlenceNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 163 x 242 x 38Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

Reducere. For centuries, adventurers and scientists have pursued the dream of immortality. Today it appears it might actaully be a reality. This is not an an...

Reducere. Much of the modern-day vision of Santa Claus is owed to the Clement Moore poem The Night Before Christmas and his description of Saint Nicholas as ...

Reducere. The Earth teems with life: in its oceans, forests, skies and cities. Yet there's a black hole at the heart of biology. We do not know why complex l...

Reducere. Apollo 15 command module pilot Al Worden was one of the highest-profile personalities among the Apollo astronauts, renowned for his outspokenness a...