A collection of thoughts, essays, stories, and profiles from nature provides a look at such different places as the central Amazon, the South Pacific, and Cincinnati, detailing such adventures as kayaking on a Class V river in Chile and tracing the spread of the Ebola virus.
Inventions that will change the world in the next 100 years
by Sophie Domingues-Montanari
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson is one of the leading biologists and philosophical thinkers of our time. In this compelling collection, Wilson's observations range from the tiny glands of ants to the nature of the living universe. Many of the pieces are considered landmarks in evolutionary biology, ecology, and behavioral biology. Wilson explores topics as diverse as slavery in ants, the genetic basis of societal structure, the discovery of the taxon cycle, the original formulati...
Mr. Chesterton's long essay on eugenics and other evils was written in 1922, just a few years after the close of the 'Great War.' This war was not yet known as World War I, and it could not then be imagined that a greater calamity could be possible. Chesterton ends with the acidic observation that if his readers don't believe how toxic materialistic philosophies are, "neither would they believe though one rose from the dead." Prophetic; Chesterton would die in 1936, a few short years before the...
Who are the cutting-edge thinkers of today? John Brockman argues that scientists - through their research and writing - are creating a 'third culture' that recalls the Rennaissance ideal of a single intellectual whole. Combining this holistic awareness of the humanities and science, these are the men and women shaping modern thought. The result of conversations with twenty-two of today's top intellectuals, the book includes contributions from Jared Diamond on population theory; Steven Pinker on...
Commentaires Des Six Leçons de l'École Du Cavalier À Cheval
by Mussot-P
Poultry Science, Chicken Culture is a collection of engrossing, witty, and thought-provoking essays about the chicken-the familiar domestic bird that has played an intimate part in our cultural, scientific, social, economic, legal, and medical practices and concerns since ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Organized as a primer, the book reaches beyond narrow disciplines to discover why individuals are so fascinated with the humble, funny, overlooked, and omnipresent chicken. Spanning f...
Administration Des Eaux Et Forêts. Exposition Universelle Internationale 1900
by Lafond-A-A-E-L-M
Album Du Constructeur de Chaudières À Vapeur. Collection Méthodique de 165 Types de Générateurs
by Laurent
Candidature Pour La Chaire d'Histoire Naturelle Du Collége de France. M. Constant Prévost
by Sans Auteur
Notice Sur Les Propriétés Chimiques Et l'Action Des Eaux Sulfurées Calciques, Ferrugineuses
by Peyrecave-D
Tables Pour Le Tracé Des Courbes de Raccordement En ARC de Cercle
by Loir-E
Fontaines. Alimentation Directe Par Des Eaux de Sources. Avant-Projet
by Boura-C
Essai Expérimental Sur Le Mécanisme Physique de l'Oscillation Thermique Fébrile
by Wahlen-E
Des Tumeurs Sanguines Érectiles Et Spécialement de Leur Traitement
by Appia-L
Nouveau Manuel Classique Des Poids Et Mesures, Divisé En Deux Parties. Théorie Et Pratique
by Henry-A