Natboff! One Million Years of Stupidity, Paperback

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

Some of the world's smartest people explain stupidity, among them: Daniel Kahneman, Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnick, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aa...

We need books like this one. --Steven Pinker At last, stupidity explained And by some of the world's smartest people, among them Daniel Kahneman, D...

Stupendous (or just plain stupid) new adventure for Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face as bees take over the island of Great Kerfuffle. The zany humour and...

Reducere. The Chambered Nautilus is one of the oldest living things on our planet. Since the dawn of civilization its form has inspired artists, designers an...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Judy FosterAuthor: Marlene DerletBased on many years of research into ancient history and prehistory, this insightful tome ...

Why do smart people do stupid things at work? Welcome to the idea of functional stupidity. Functional stupidity can be catastrophic. It can cause o...

Reducere. DescriptionA new narrative for the emergence of human music, drawing from archaeology, cognitive science, linguistics, and evolutionary theory.What...

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

Reducere. This lively and provocative book leaves no stone unturned and no taboo untouched as it pieces together evidence from highly controversial artifacts...

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

This funny, poignant, uplifting story about lockdown celebrates how - sometimes - just keeping on going makes you a hero.Publisher: Nosy Crow LtdAu...

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

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

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

An ecological history of the European landmass itself, from author of }The Future Eaters{.

A great choice for readers who munched through Ripley's Believe It or Not: Fun Facts and Silly Stories and the National Geographic Kids: Weird but ...

This illustrated, fact-filled title explores the huge variety of insects, with a focus on what makes an insect an insect, the differences between t...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

How far would you go to follow your dreams? One man's obsession with a mythical dinosaur fossil takes him and his team to the very edge of the worl...

DescriptionHans Thewissen, a leading researcher in the field of whale paleontology and anatomy, gives a sweeping first-person account of the discov...

Reducere. "I have seen yesterday. I know tomorrow." This inscription in Tutankhamun's tomb summarizes The Fifth Beginning. Here, archaeologist Robert L. Kell...

How far would you go to follow your dreams? One man's obsession with a mythical dinosaur fossil takes him and his team to the very edge of the worl...

Reducere. Get ready to meet the insects creeping, crawling, fluttering, scuttling, and hiding inside this beautifully illustrated book for kids. ★ Fun, inspi...

Get ready to go to the 853rd Century!Publisher: DC ComicsAuthor(s): Val SemeiksNumber of pages: 1080Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 197 x 288 x 6...

Reducere. An elegantly discursive retelling . . . customarily elegant prose. --Simon Winchester, The Boston Globe In the summer of 1716, a Cornish cabin boy ...

Reducere. As a welfare kid who grew up in the streets, Randy Rush had to fight for everything he got and knew what it was like to struggle. So, when he was s...

'Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to disco...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez's great masterpiece is the story of seven generations of the Buenedia family and of Mocondo, the town they have built. Thoug...

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 ...

Describing the development of modern cosmology in a thorough and didactic way, this book is enlivened by engaging historical notes and extensive on...

Reducere. Ssh! Keep the noise down! Shut Uuuuuppp!!! Thanks . . .There are strange things happening on the island of Great Kerfuffle. Listen carefully . . . ...