The Invention of Ecocide: Agent Orange, Vietnam, and the Scientists Who Changed the Way We Think about the Environment - David Zierler

Reducere. As the public increasingly questioned the war in Vietnam, a group of American scientists deeply concerned about the use of Agent Orange and other h...

Reducere. From a towering tree, one of California's preeminent naturalists unspools a history that echoes across generations and continents. Former park rang...

Reducere. 1001 Ideas That Changed The Way We Think is a comprehensive guide to the most interesting and imaginative thoughts from the finest minds of the pas...

Terry Eagleton looks back across sixty years to an extraordinary critical milieu that transformed the study of literaturePublisher: Yale University...

Reducere. What is the biological reason for gossip?For laughter? For the creation of art?Why do dogs have curly tails?What can microbes tell us about moralit...

DescriptionThe bestselling author of Seinfeldia offers a fascinating retrospective of the iconic and award-winning television series, Sex and the C...

Reducere. In Saving Sight, Dr. Andrew Lam explains the intricacies of human sight and shines a light on the heroes who fought to save it, while also revealin...

In this fascinating book, Chris Abbott, a leading political analyst, takes a close look at 21 key speeches which have shaped the world today.

Reducere. It's no secret that the center of Christianity has shifted from the West to the global South and East. While the truths of the Christian faith are ...

Reducere. In its first two decades, much of cognitive science focused on such mental functions as memory, learning, symbolic thought, and language acquisitio...

Reducere. The impact and tragedy of war do not end when the guns fall silent...Ten to fifteen percent of all Vietnamese with disabilities are probably Agent ...

Publisher: Scribe PublicationsAuthor(s): Tobias HurterTranslator: David ShawNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 162 x 243 x 33Cov...

A gorgeously illustrated collection of true stories, featuring the women and men who were pioneers of science, technology, engineering, the arts, a...

Reducere. "If you want to know about AI, read this book...it shows how a supposedly futuristic reverence for Artificial Intelligence retards progress when it...

Discover the trailblazing women who changed the world from their kitchens.If "a woman's place is in the kitchen, " why is the history of food such ...

Publisher: University of California PressIllustration(s): 74 b-w illustrationsNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 183 x 263 x 17C...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Alexander (Kulturstiftung des Bundes) KloseIllustration(s): 96 b 192 Illustrations, unspecifiedTranslator: Charl...

The Celtic Myths That Shape the Way We Think explores a fascinating question: how do myths that were deeply embedded in the customs and beliefs of ...

Reducere. Each year, the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps selects one book that he believes is both relevant and timeless for reading by all Marines. The ...

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 ...

A comprehensive and accessible overview of how the brain works and how you think, learn, remember, make choices and experience the world. In the cu...

Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Richard BuxtonIllustration(s): 102 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dim...

Reducere. The true story of Claire McCardell, fashion designer from the 20th century, who changed the way women dress and created the American look. This pen...

Sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch-as they were celebrated during the Enlightenment and as they are perceived today.Publisher: WW Norton & CoAu...

Definitive pop science from a world expert.

The 10th-anniversary edition of this landmark investigation into how the Internet is dramatically changing how we think, remember and interact, wit...

Reducere. The story of the compass is shrouded in mystery and myth, yet most will agree it begins around the time of the birth of Christ in ancient China. A ...

Reducere. Delve into the lives, inspirations, motivations, and achievements of the greatest scientists in the world and through all time.Explore the stories ...

Reducere. THE BRA THAT CHANGED THE WORLD... The 1970s saw women coming into their own, working hard to create new roles at home and in sports, culture, polit...

Reducere. "... the author's narrative is as much an inspiring business memoir as it isan absorbing chronicle of a surprisingly significant piece of sports cl...

Reducere. How the greatest thinkers in finance changed the field and how their wisdom can help investors today Is there an ideal portfolio of investment asse...

A top expert on human trauma argues that we vastly overestimate how common PTSD is and fail to recognize how resilient people really are After 9/11...

The story of Alan Turing, the persecuted genius who helped break the Enigma code and create the modern computer, and who received a royal pardon in...

This is a strong story of determination, love, loss and persistence. There are many songs and stories all wrapped up inside the need to pursue a wo...

Six ideas that reveal how to see through lies, deceptions and empty rhetoric, and a warning that we currently misunderstand both intelligence and e...

Get stuck in -Ó Why do some people become demons when they get behind a wheel? Why does the other lane always move faster? Why do New Yorkers jaywa...

Reducere. Don't let emotions--your own, or someone else's--control your life Feeling extreme emotion is part of being human. We may feel overwhelming joy at ...

Reducere. Many books have been written about the Vietnam War. Most of them are just overviews of events and often focus on the political aspect of the confli...

Reducere. Many books have been written about the Vietnam War. Most of them are just overviews of events and often focus on the political aspect of the confli...

Presents an exploration of how 21st Century is going to change not just the way we think, but also what we actually think with - our own individual...