The Natural History of Us

Bone Rooms: From Scientific Racism to Human Prehistory in Museums, Hardcover - Samuel J. Redman

251,99 RON 269,99 RON

Reducere. In 1864 a U.S. army doctor dug up the remains of a Dakota man who had been killed in Minnesota. Carefully recording his observations, he sent the s...

harvard university press, carti, carte straina, mathematics & science, science: general issues

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Learn Something New Every Day: 365 Facts to Fulfill Your Life, Hardcover - Kee Malesky

165,99 RON 177,99 RON

Reducere. Learn something new with 366 fascinating facts from NPR librarian Kee MaleskyWhat was the greatest thing before sliced bread?1 What color did carro...

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The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language, Paperback - John McWhorter

94,99 RON 101,99 RON

Reducere. There are approximately six thousand languages on Earth today, each a descendant of the tongue first spoken by Homo sapiens some 150, 000 years ago...

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Nature, Love, Medicine: Essays on Wildness and Wellness, Paperback - Thomas Lowe Fleischner

102,99 RON 110,99 RON

Reducere. ``In Nature, Love, Medicine, nearly two dozen writers, poets, scientists, and healers reflect on what loving and needing nature really means to the...

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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, Paperback - Michael Pollan

113,99 RON

One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year Winner of the James Beard Award Author of #1 New York Times Bestsellers In Defen...

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Face of Imperialism: Responsibility-Taking in the Political World, Paperback - Michael Parenti

301,99 RON

In the last half-century we have witnessed a dramatic expansion of American corporate power into every corner of the world, accompanied by an equal...

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Connecticut, Paperback - Michael Burgan

48,99 RON 52,99 RON

Reducere. An in-depth look at the third smallest state.A True Book: My United States series allows readers to experience what makes each of the fifty state d...

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Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History, Paperback - Erik Larson

83,99 RON 89,99 RON

Reducere. National Bestseller September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U...

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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, Paperback - John Locke

94,99 RON

In An Essay Concerning Human Understanding, first published in 1690, John Locke (1632-1704) provides a complete account of how we acquire everyday,...

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Rare: Portraits of America's Endangered Species, Hardcover - Joel Sartore

162,99 RON 174,99 RON

Reducere. When a few of these photographs first appeared in the National Geographic magazine January 2009 issue, they were hailed as an arresting reminder of...

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The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry, Paperback - Gabrielle Zevin

88,99 RON 95,99 RON

Reducere. Don't miss Gabrielle Zevin's new novel, Young Jane Young, coming in August 2017. "Funny, tender, and moving, The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry remind...

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Colors of the Soul: Physiological and Spiritual Qualities of Light and Dark, Paperback - Dennis Klocek

182,99 RON

The subject of color is a very important aspect of life and healing, especially healing what we could call the split in the world created by ordina...

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Virginia, Paperback - Jennifer Hackett

48,99 RON 52,99 RON

Reducere. Home to America's first permanent English settlement, Virginia occupies a unique and important place in U.S. history. It is also a great place to l...

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Common Ground, Paperback - Rob Cowen

62,99 RON

Now in paperback, this blends memoir and natural history as Rob Cowen describes a square mile of wood, meadow, hedge and river on the edge of his Y...

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Theodore Roosevelt an American Original, Paperback - Janet Benge

62,99 RON 67,99 RON

Reducere. This intelligent, but sickly, young boy with a love for nature grew up to be a rancher, Rough Rider, explorer, and the youngest man to become a U.S...

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The Reef: A Passionate History: The Great Barrier Reef from Captain Cook to Climate Change, Paperback - Iain McCalman

99,99 RON 106,99 RON

Reducere. Stretching 1, 400 miles along the Australian coast and visible from space, the Great Barrier Reef is home to three thousand individual reefs, more ...

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Voyage of the Turtle: In Pursuit of the Earth's Last Dinosaur, Paperback - Carl Safina

114,99 RON 123,99 RON

Reducere. The story of an ancient sea turtle and what its survival says about our future, from the award-winning writer and naturalistThough nature is indiff...

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Reading the Landscape of America, Paperback - May Theilgaard Watts

110,99 RON 118,99 RON

Reducere. In this natural history classic, the author takes the reader on field trips to landscapes across America, both domesticated and wild. She shows how...

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Dinner with Darwin: Food, Drink, and Evolution, Paperback - Jonathan Silvertown

136,99 RON

What do eggs, flour, and milk have in common? They form the basis of waffles, of course, but these staples of breakfast bounty also share an evolut...

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Down to Earth: Nature's Role in American History, Paperback - Ted Steinberg

508,99 RON 544,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionIn this ambitious and provocative text, environmental historian Ted Steinberg offers a sweeping history of the United States--a history ...

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Natural History of Western New York, Paperback - Douglas G. Stinson

130,99 RON

The essays in this book combine the authors' personal experiences walking through the landscape and among the plants of Western New York with both ...

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The Good Berry Cookbook: Harvesting and Cooking Wild Rice and Other Wild Foods, Paperback - Tashia Hart

143,99 RON 154,99 RON

Reducere. Explore the natural history, ecological contributions, and cultural significance of manoomin (wild rice), and savor complementary wild foods and lo...

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The Concise Book of Owls: A Guide to Nature's Most Mysterious Birds, Hardcover - Lochlainn Seabrook

252,99 RON 270,99 RON

Reducere. DescriptionWhat makes owls unique among our planet's 10, 000 bird species? The Concise Book of Owls, by award-winning writer-naturalist and histori...

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Nosey Beast: Natural history of the coatis, Paperback - Christine C. Hass

116,99 RON 125,99 RON

Reducere. Nosey Beast is the first comprehensive work on the coatis. Combining the results of her decades of study on wild and captive white-nosed coatis wit...

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The Anthropology of Turquoise: Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone, and Sky, Paperback - Ellen Meloy

93,99 RON 100,99 RON

Reducere. In this invigorating mix of natural history and adventure, artist-naturalist Ellen Meloy uses turquoise--the color and the gem--to probe deeper int...

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The Greatest Story Ever Told--So Far: Why Are We Here', Paperback - Lawrence M. Krauss

94,99 RON 101,99 RON

Reducere. From award-winning physicist, public intellectual, and the bestselling author of A Universe from Nothing Lawrence Krauss, comes ``a masterful blend...

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The Story of Sushi: An Unlikely Saga of Raw Fish and Rice, Paperback - Trevor Corson

117,99 RON 126,99 RON

Reducere. A New York Times Editor's ChoiceEverything you never knew about sushi-- its surprising origins, the colorful lives of its chefs, and the bizarre be...

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Life Everlasting: The Animal Way of Death, Paperback - Bernd Heinrich

88,99 RON 95,99 RON

Reducere. "Bernd Heinrich is one of the finest naturalists of our time. Life Everlasting shines with the authenticity and originality that are unique to a li...

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Joseph Banks Joseph Banks Joseph Banks: A Life a Life a Life, Paperback - Patrick O'Brian

108,99 RON 116,99 RON

Reducere. One of our greatest writers about the sea has written an engrossing story of one of history's most legendary maritime explorers. Patrick O'Brian's ...

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Bay Lexicon, Paperback - Jane Wolff

131,99 RON 141,99 RON

Reducere. As human populations inhabiting cities have grown dramatically, we have lost the ability to understand and even to see the natural world around us....

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The Homing Instinct: Meaning and Mystery in Animal Migration, Paperback - Bernd Heinrich

90,99 RON 97,99 RON

Reducere. "A noted naturalist explores the centrality of home in the lives of humans and other animals . . . A special treat for readers of natural history."...

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Racism, Paperback - John Lovchik

133,99 RON

Race and separate races of human beings do not exist. They are a myth. Yet, racism is very real. Because racism is the namesake of something that d...

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Meander: Making Room for Rivers, Paperback - Margaret Wooster

113,99 RON 121,99 RON

Reducere. Meander tells the story of the Great Lakes region's experiment in restoring a complicated natural system of flowing water. Drawing on her own exper...

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Hollywood's Dirtiest Secret: The Hidden Environmental Costs of the Movies, Paperback - Hunter Vaughan

193,99 RON

DescriptionIn an era when many businesses have come under scrutiny for their environmental impact, the film industry has for the most part escaped ...

columbia university press, carti, carte straina, the arts, performing arts

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Plows, Plagues, and Petroleum: How Humans Took Control of Climate, Paperback - William F. Ruddiman

93,99 RON 100,99 RON

Reducere. The impact on climate from 200 years of industrial development is an everyday fact of life, but did humankind's active involvement in climate chang...

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Gone at 3: 17: The Untold Story of the Worst School Disaster in American History, Hardcover - David M. Brown

187,99 RON 201,99 RON

Reducere. At 3: 17 p.m. on March 18, 1937, a natural gas leak beneath the London Junior-Senior High School in the oil boomtown of New London, Texas, created ...

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