Symphony in C. Carbon and the Evolution of (Almost) Everything, Paperback - Robert Hazen

An enchanting biography of the most resonant - and most necessary - chemical element on Earth.

A journey through life, the universe and everything.

Reducere. There are two scientific theories that, taken together, explain the entire universe. The first, which describes the force of gravity, is widely kno...

INSPIRED by the hugely popular "TOP FIVE @ 5" feature on Adrian Durham and Darren Gough's long running Drive show on talkSPORT Radio, THE talkSPORT...

Offering an inside look into the world around us, microbiologist Franklin M. Harold makes life intelligible for readers interested in biology. The ...

Reducere. The A to Z of almost Everything. A Compendium of General Knowledge Which country moved its capital city from Bujumbura to Gitega in January 2019? O...

The Burden of Silence is the first comprehensive history of an early modern Ottoman-Jewish messianic movement, Sabbateanism.Publisher: Oxford Unive...

Reducere. Joseph Phillips, a newly elected MP, looks back on his reckless life and the grand Barbados of his fading memory, in an attempt to make sense of bo...

The Internet, World Wide Web, and digital devices have fundamentally changed the way people communicate, affecting everything from business, to sch...

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Using interviews with world-renowned and innovative hip-hop DJs, as well as technology manufacturers that cater to the market/culture, this book re...

This cross-linguistic study explores the role of the ideophone - a single word that conveys an impression of what it describes - in language evolut...

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Publisher: Anthroposophic Press IncAuthor(s): Rudolf SteinerIllustration(s): black & white illustrationsTranslator: G. ChurchNumber of pages: 96Pub...

Author and undertaker Todd Harra shares a fascinating and oft-surprising exploration of the history and meaning of funeral rituals.Publisher: Sound...

In this beautiful and wise tale John Kotre weaves together the worlds of science and religion in a parable of creation and evolution.Publisher: Row...

Reducere. In 1861, just a few years after the publication of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, a scientist named Hermann von Meyer made an amazing d...

Is totalitarianism emerging as an acceptable alternative to democracy in Africa? And if so, with what consequences? Dave Peterson draws on extensiv...

Being a Phillies fan has never been easy. The team has amassed the most losses of any professional sports franchise in history, as well as the long...

Reducere. Referring to Lewis Carroll's Red Queen from Through the Looking-Glass, a character who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Matt Ridley d...

This book describes how environmental destruction and extreme inequality are the result of the human economy becoming ultrasocial: a society dedica...

An insightful and engaging insider's look at the real story of the meat industry, from master butcher Pat LaFrieda It all began when Pat LaFrieda's...

This interdisciplinary work will appeal to reproductive biologists, behavioural ecologists and mammalogists with special interests in evolutionary ...

An argument that health is optimal responsiveness and is often best treated at the system level.

Publisher: St Martin's PressAuthor(s): Dustin HansenIllustration(s): black and white images throughoutNumber of pages: 304Collection: Game OnPublic...

The two dominant theories of consciousness argue it appeared in living beings either suddenly, or gradually. Both theories face problems. The solut...

John Archibald chronicles the revolutionary insights provided by modern molecular biology, especially rapid DNA sequencing. These tools demonstrate...

I am nothing without God and everything with him.-Ronald E. White Jr.This book provides a glimpse of the emotional and mental traumas that overwhel...

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Arguing that humans are, in a fundamental sense, social beings, this book articulates that this can be grasped from understanding the complex socia...

This Element follows the development of humans in constantly changing climates and environments from Homo erectus 1.9 million years ago, to fully m...

Reducere. History of automobile racing on dirt tracks in the southern United States. Focuses on the first Dirt Cars of the late 1950's, the "late models, " t...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Evolution of a Girl is a collection of poetry and prose taking the reader from girl to woman; from heartbreak and anger to transform...

Reducere. "Reading this will lead you to a better life."--Dean Nelson, author of God Hides in Plain Sight In The 100 Thing Challenge Dave Bruno relates how h...

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Arms and Influence explores the complex relationship between technology, policymaking, and international norms. Modern technological innovations su...

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John Culliney and David Jones uncover intersections between science and philosophy. Connecting evidence from evolutionary science with early insigh...

Hailed by The New York Times for writing "with wonderful clarity about science . . . that effortlessly teaches as it zips along, " nationally bests...

Are humans unwitting partners in evolution with psychedelic plants? Darwin's Pharmacy shows they are by weaving the evolutionary theory of sexual s...

A new theory about the origins of consciousness that finds learning to be the driving force in the evolutionary transition to basic consciousness.W...