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  • Parliament the Mirror of the Nation

    Representation, Deliberation, and Democracy in Victorian Britain

    de Gregory Conti ...
    Series Libro 119 - Ideas in Context
    The notion of 'representative democracy' seems unquestionably familiar today, but how did the Victorian era - the epoch when the modern democratic state was made - understand democracy, parliamentary representation, and diversity? In the famous nineteenth-century debates about representation and parliamentary reform, two interlocked ideals were of the greatest importance: descriptive ... Leer más

    $43.99 USD

  • When the World Sleeps

    Stories, Words, and Wounds of Palestine

    de Francesca Albanese ...
    Traducido por Gregory Conti ...
    **A New York Times BestsellerThe first woman to serve as United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territory conveys the spirit of a people through 10 unforgettable stories of resilience and humanity.**Francesca Albanese is the most lucid voice against Israel’s apartheid policies in Gaza and the West Bank, a voice that has been heard around the world when it comes to speaking ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • Managing Visitor Experiences in Nature-based Tourism

    de Mick Abbott, Karl Agius, Mary E. Allen, George Ariya, Rocío Blanco-Gregory, Cameron Boyle, Robert C. Burns, Kadir Çakar, Eugenio Conti, Fernando Enseñat-Soberanis, Sonia Ferrari, Peter Fredman, Azizul Hassan, Stuart Hayes, Nicolaia Iaffaldano, Woody Lee, Tiago Lopes, Brent Lovelock, Andrés Ried Luci, Lusine Margaryan, Johnathan Mondragón-Mejía, Ana Goytia Prat, Haywantee Ramkissoon, Francisco Silva, Jeffrey C. Skibins, Ismail Uzut ...
    This book focuses on the experiences of tourists visiting nature-based destinations, exploring current knowledge and providing insights into conceptual issues through the use of empirical evidence from five continents. Presented as three topics, the contents discuss tourism and nature-based experiences by looking at the role and relevance of nature and the uniqueness of such experiences. The book ... Leer más

    $93.99 USD

  • A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome

    Life, Mysteries, and Curiosities in the Eternal City

    de Alberto Angela ...
    Traducido por Gregory Conti ...
    Spend a day in ancient Rome with this brilliantly immersive journey into the past.“A wonderful book for lovers of history and novices alike.”—History and other ThoughtsThe wondrous extravagance of banquets where flamingos are roasted whole and wine flows like rivers. The roar of frenzied spectators inside the Colosseum during a battle between gladiators. A crowd of onlookers gathered at a slave ... Leer más

    $10.99 USD

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  • Audiolibro

    The Incredible Journey of Plants

    de Stefano Mancuso ...
    Narrado por David Stifel ...

    Completo

    4 hora 18 minutos

    When we talk about migrations, we should study plants to understand that these phenomena are unstoppable. In the many different ways plants move, we can see the incessant action and drive to spread life that has led plants to colonize every possible environment on earth. The history of this relentless expansion is unknown to most people, but we can begin our exploration with these surprising tales ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • Audiolibro

    Planting Our World

    de Stefano Mancuso ...
    Narrado por David Stifel ...

    Completo

    5 hora 33 minutos

    It all begins and ends with plants. From the chance to live on this planet to the pleasure of listening to the sound of a violin—every story begins with a plant.We animals account for a paltry 0.3% of the planet's biomass while plants add up to 85%. It is obvious that every story on this planet has a plant as its protagonist. Our world is a green world; Earth is the planet of plants. And when, ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

    Disponible también en: eBook

    Disponible también en: eBook

  • Audiolibro

    The Seven Measures of the World

    de Piero Martin ...
    Narrado por Michael Langan ...

    Completo

    6 hora 18 minutos

    From the beginning of history, measurement has been interwoven into the human experience, shaping our understanding of nature, personal relationships, and the supernatural. We measure the world to know our past, comprehend the present, and plan the future.Renowned physicist Piero Martin explores how scientific knowledge is built around seven key pillars of measurement: the meter for length; the ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • A Soldier on the Southern Front

    The Classic Italian Memoir of World War 1

    de Emilio Lussu ...
    Traducido por Gregory Conti ...
    Rediscover the World War I masterpiece—one of the few memoirs about the Italian front—for fans of military history and All Quiet on the Western Front.An infantryman’s “harrowing, moving, [and] occasionally comic” account of trench warfare on the alpine front seen in A Farewell to Arms (Times Literary Supplement).Taking its place alongside works by Ernst JŸnger, Robert Graves, and Erich Maria ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • Phytopolis

    The Living City

    Traducido por Gregory Conti ...
    de Stefano Mancuso ...
    A renowned plant expert explains how we can make urgent, positive changes to our cities that protect against and reduce global warming.The conquest of new lands has been the greatest occupation of our species: for hundreds of thousands of years, humans have searched for new territories to inhabit, finding in the city the best place to live in the last hundred years. Looking at the parabola of our ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

  • Planting Our World

    de Stefano Mancuso ...
    Traducido por Gregory Conti ...
    With fun, fascinating vignettes, a renowned neurobiologist illuminates the interconnectedness of plant life and how we can learn from it to better plan our communities.We animals account for a paltry 0.3% of the planet’s biomass while plants add up to 85%. And when, with just a little training, we are able to look at the world without seeing it solely as humanity’s playground, we cannot help but ... Leer más

    $14.99 USD

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

    Disponible también en: Audiolibro

  • Broken Truths

    A Novel

    de Alessandro Robecchi ...
    Traducido por Gregory Conti ...
    A mysterious murder in present-day Milan intertwines with a cold case from the 1940s in this thrilling novel about film, freedom, censorship, and the persistent threat of fascism.An acclaimed director, Manlio Parrini, decides to return behind the camera. Having abandoned cinema at the height of his success because he found the industry to be “a place without truth,” he now, in his 70s, has a ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • The Nation of Plants

    de Stefano Mancuso ...
    Traducido por Gregory Conti ...
    In this playful yet informative manifesto, a leading plant neurobiologist presents the eight fundamental pillars on which the life of plants—and by extension, humans—rests.Even if they behave as though they were, humans are not the masters of the Earth, but only one of its most irksome residents. From the moment of their arrival, about three hundred thousand years ago—nothing when compared to the ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD