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  • Snakes, Sunrises, and Shakespeare

    How Evolution Shapes Our Loves and Fears

    by Gordon H. Orians ...
    The eminent zoologist "extends his pioneering work in evolutionary biology" to examine "our preferences, predilections, fears, hopes, and aspirations" (Stephen R. Kellert, author of Birthright).Why do we jump in fear at the sight of a snake and marvel at the beauty of a sunrise? These impulsive reactions are no accident; in fact, many of our human responses to nature are steeped in our ... Read more

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  • The Biophilia Hypothesis

    by Scott McVay, Aaron Katcher, Cecilia McCarthy, Gregory Wilkins, Roger Ulrich, Paul Shepard, Sara St. Antoine, Jared Diamond, Gordon Orians, Richard Nelson, Madhav Gadgil, Lynn Margulis, Elizabeth Lawrence ...
    "Biophilia" is the term coined by Edward O. Wilson to describe what he believes is humanity's innate affinity for the natural world. In his landmark book Biophilia, he examined how our tendency to focus on life and lifelike processes might be a biologically based need, integral to our development as individuals and as a species. That idea has caught the imagination of diverse thinkers.The ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

  • Earth System Science

    From Biogeochemical Cycles to Global Changes

    by Michael Jacobson, Robert J. Charlson, Henning Rodhe, Gordon H. Orians ...
    Series Book 72 - International Geophysics
    Over the last decade, the study of cycles as a model for the earth's changing climate has become a new science. Earth Systems Science is the basis for understanding all aspects of anthropogenic global change, such as chemically forced global climate change. The work is aimed at those students interested in the emerging scientific discipline.Earth Systems Science is an integrated discipline that ... Read more

    $79.19 USD

  • North Pacific Temperate Rainforests

    Ecology and Conservation

    Edited by Gordon Orians, John Schoen ...
    The North Pacific temperate rainforest, stretching from southern Alaska to northern California, is the largest temperate rainforest on earth. This book provides a multidisciplinary overview of key issues important for the management and conservation of the northern portion of this rainforest, located in northern British Columbia and southeastern Alaska.This region encompasses thousands of islands ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

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  • The Shape of a Life

    One Mathematician's Search for the Universe's Hidden Geometry

    by Shing-Tung Yau, Steve Nadis ...
    A Fields medalist recounts his lifelong effort to uncover the geometric shape—the Calabi-Yau manifold—that may store the hidden dimensions of our universe.Harvard geometer Shing-Tung Yau has provided a mathematical foundation for string theory, offered new insights into black holes, and mathematically demonstrated the stability of our universe. In this autobiography, Yau reflects on his improbable ... Read more

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  • The Complete Dinosaur

    by M. K. Brett-Surman, Thomas R. Holtz Jr., James O. Farlow ...
    Series series Life of the Past
    A new edition of the illustrated compendium that is "a gift to serious dinosaur enthusiasts" ( Science).What do we know about dinosaurs, and how do we know it? How did they grow, move, eat, and reproduce? Were they warm-blooded or cold-blooded? How intelligent were they? How are the various groups of dinosaurs related to each other, and to other kinds of living and extinct vertebrates? What can ... Read more

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  • A Short History of Ireland, 1500-2000

    by John Gibney ...
    A brisk, concise, and readable overview of Irish history from the Protestant Reformation to the dawn of the twenty-first centuryFive centuries of Irish history are explored in this informative and accessible volume. John Gibney proceeds from the beginning of Ireland’s modern period and continues through to virtually the present day, offering an integrated overview of the island nation’s cultural, ... Read more

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  • The ABC of Relativity

    by Bertrand Russell ...
    The Nobel Prize winner offers "an ideal introduction to the theories of special and general relativity" in clear, comprehensible language ( Nature ).A renowned mathematician and philosopher , and as well as recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Bertrand Russell was acclaimed for his ability to address complex subjects in accessible ways. In this classic reference book, Russell delve... ... Read more

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  • A Death in the House

    And Other Stories

    by Clifford D. Simak ...
    Series Book 7 - The Complete Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak
    Ten thrilling and intriguing tales of space travel, war, and alien encounters from the multiple Hugo Award–winning Grand Master of Science Fiction.This magnificent compendium of stories, written during science fiction's golden age, highlights Clifford D. Simak at his very best, combining ingenious concepts with his trademark humanism and exploring strange visitations, remarkable technologies, and ... Read more

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  • Science Fiction: 101

    Exploring the Craft of Science Fiction

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    The Grand Master details his development as a writer and shares thirteen favorite sci-fi stories from his youth and what they taught him about writing.Every writer must start somewhere. Robert Silverberg was once simply a young man learning the art and craft of writing before he found success. But how did he get from there to winning four Hugo Awards, three Locus Awards, and six Nebula Awards, as ... Read more

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  • Dirt

    A Social History as Seen Through the Uses and Abuses of Dirt

    by Terence McLaughlin ...
    Delve into the fascinating world of dirt in this history of culture, cleanliness, and our evolving perceptions of what is and isn't gross.In this engaging and often humorous study of life's imperfections, public health and hygiene authority Terence McLaughlin dissects our attitudes toward the filth that has accompanied society throughout human history. According to him, "dirt" is a matter of ... Read more

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