The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature, Paperback - Matt Ridley

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...

An intelligently provocative book about Darwin's 'other' theory discusses the curious ways in which sexual attraction has influenced the evolution ...

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

In the oral and written histories of every culture, there are countless records of men and women who have displayed extraordinary physical, mental,...

In the latest fruit of a brilliant career, Michael Nagler argues that nonviolence--not just as a tactic but as a way of being--is the only way to u...

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

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 ...

Reducere. Few people will easily admit to taking pleasure in the misfortunes of others. But who doesn't enjoy it when an arrogant but untalented contestant i...

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

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

First published in 1739 to an unenthusiastic British public, Hume's "A Treatise of Human Nature" has since been referred to as one of the most sign...

Reducere. How has the game of basketball changed since it was first invented? In more ways than anyone back in 1891 could have ever imagined! Discover how a ...

DescriptionThe Oxford Philosophical Texts series consists of truly practical and accessible guides to major philosophical texts in the history of p...

Reducere. Armed with extraordinary new discoveries about our genes, acclaimed science writer Matt Ridley turns his attention to the nature-versus-nurture deb...

Reducere. Since the dawn of western fashion in the Middle Ages, women's dress has never stopped evolving, yet menswear has seen far fewer style revolutions. ...

The book comprises a series of mini-essays on distinct topics in which technical terms are simplified, considering how humans made the long journey...

'A profoundly illuminating book on humans by a great primatologist' John Gray, author of Straw Dogs

Reducere. Over six previous editions, Twelve Theories of Human Nature has been a remarkably popular introduction to some of the most influential developments...

At last available in paperback, this book anticipates and explains the post-structuralist turn to empiricism. Presenting a challenging reading of D...

DescriptionHumans learn by association. Every concept that you understand is connected to an earlier concept. So then, what happens if you retrace ...

DescriptionOur experience of the world is driven by processes common to all animals: growth, survival, reproduction and death. Evolution and Human ...

Paperback edition of Ridley's bestselling follow-up to the acclaimed Genome. This time Ridley attempts to discover what makes us who we are, in a f...

Reducere. Drawing on his theory of the origins of the modern mind, Merlin Donald's thesis presents the forces, both cultural and neuronal, that power our dis...

Offers an original way to integrate spiritual and scientific views of human evolution. This work offers an alternative to the way we think about ou...

Reducere. A NEW NOVEL IN THE AWARD WINNING SERIES FROM MULTIPLE NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan returns ...

Reducere. In Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked Catherine Orenstein reveals for the first time the intricate sexual politics, moral ambiguities, and philosophi...

Understanding how Covid-19 started is more important than we know for the future of humankind. Determining whether the virus came from nature or fr...

Reducere. Communities today face unprecedented racial tension, conflict, and turmoil. Social unrest, political rhetoric, authoritarian rulers, and economic d...

Reducere. Simple, concise, and radical, Being Human outlines the Entheological Paradigm, a Grand Unified Theory of reality that accounts for not only all of ...

Reducere. Part of the acclaimed Eminent Lives series, Francis Crick is the first biography of the eminent scientist, co-discoverer of the double helix struct...

Understanding how Covid-19 started is more important than we know for the future of humankind. Determining whether the virus came from nature or fr...

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

Reducere. For novice astrology students as well as experienced astrologers seeking a holistic look at the foundations of astrology, this accessible and fasci...

DescriptionIn sixteenth-century Northern Europe, during a time of increasing religious and political conflict, Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel explo...

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

'Ridley is spot-on when it comes to the vital ingredients for success' Sir James Dyson Building on his bestseller The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridle...

'Ridley is spot-on when it comes to the vital ingredients for success' Sir James DysonBuilding on his bestseller The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley...

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

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...

Publisher: Red Wheel/WeiserAuthor(s): Meg Blackburn (Meg Blackburn Losey) LoseyNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 215 x 140 x 17...

Reducere. The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature is the 3rd book in the Language and Human Nature Tetralogy Series. From bestselling author Steph...