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  • Other Minds

    The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness

    Series series
    Philosopher Peter Godfrey-Smith dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousness in Other MindsAlthough mammals and birds are widely regarded as the smartest creatures on earth, it has lately become clear that a very distant branch of the tree of life has also sprouted higher intelligence: the cephalopods, consisting of the squid, the cuttlefish, and above all the octopus. In ... Read more

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  • Metazoa

    Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind

    "Enthralling . . . breathtaking . . . Metazoa brings an extraordinary and astute look at our own mind’s essential link to the animal world." —The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)"A great book . . . [Godfrey-Smith is] brilliant at describing just what he sees, the patterns of behaviour of the animals he observes." —Nigel Warburton, Five BooksThe scuba-diving philosopher who wrote Other ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Living on Earth

    Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World

    One of the Washington Post's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024The bestselling author of Other Minds shows how we and our ancestors have reinvented our planet.If the history of the Earth were compressed down to a year, our species would arise in the last thirty minutes or so of the final hour. But life itself is not such a late arrival: It has existed on Earth for something like 3.7 billion years ... Read more

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  • Theory and Reality

    An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science, Second Edition

    How does science work? Does it tell us what the world is “really” like? What makes it different from other ways of understanding the universe? In Theory and Reality, Peter Godfrey-Smith addresses these questions by taking the reader on a grand tour of more than a hundred years of debate about science. The result is a completely accessible introduction to the main themes of the philosophy of ... Read more

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  • A Procurement Compendium

    by Peter Smith ...
    The Procurement Compendium is a collection of short articles relating to procurement and supply chain management, first published online via Spend Matters and Public Spend Forum websites. They aim to inform, provoke, occasionally educate and sometimes even amuse. Although procurement is the broad theme, topics range from Machiavelli's thinking on change management to 'licensing the procurement ... Read more

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  • The History of Dive Bombing

    A Comprehensive History from 1911 Onward

    The incredible story of the dive bomber is told through official reports and personal accounts from combat pilots in this sweeping military history.The History of Dive Bombing delves beneath the myths to present an in-depth history. Peter Smith tells the full story of these planes from the first true combat dive bombing by a Royal Air Force pilot in 1917 to the last stirring wartime actions. ... Read more

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  • Midway: Dauntless Victory

    Fresh Perspectives on America's Seminal Naval Victory of World War II

    This is an in-depth study of the battle of Midway that reviews the many previous accounts and compares their accuracy and veracity with fresh documentation that has been released recently, including new material on the post-war analysis made by a US select committee. There are new viewpoints on the muddle among the US Admirals; the total failure of the USAAF, despite elaborate claims; fresh ... Read more

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  • Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

    The 'Warthog' Ground Attack Aircraft

    A comprehensive account of the origins, design, and history of the A-10A Warthog: "Highly recommended." — AMPS IndianapolisIncludes photosThe Fairchild-Republic A-10A Close Support aircraft has become a legend over its long front line life. Known as the Warthog due to her unusual appearance, this little aircraft has built up an awesome reputation in the specialized ground-attack role, where her ... Read more

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  • An Accidental Death

    A Novel

    Series Book 1 - A DC Smith/Kings Lake Investigation
    An experienced detective’s unorthodox methods land him in troubled waters in this first book in the DC Smith/Kings Lake Investigation series by prolific British crime writer Peter Grainger.The story opens with the apparently accidental drowning of a sixth form student in the Norfolk countryside. As a matter of routine, or so it seems, the case passes across the desk of Detective Sergeant Smith, ... Read more

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  • After the Fall

    New Yorkers Remember September 2001 and the Years That Followed

    New Yorkers remember 9/11 in this landmark volume of oral history commemorating the tenth anniversary of the attacks—A "staggering book of living memory" ( Booklist, starred review).Within days of September 11, 2001, Columbia's Oral History Research Office deployed interviewers across the city to collect the accounts and observations of hundreds of people from a diverse mix of New York ... Read more

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  • Buchanan-Smith's Axe Handbook

    Knowing, Buying, Using, Hanging, Restoring & Adorning

    Buchanan-Smith’s Axe Handbook is a trusted resource for anyone looking to reconnect with handcraft and the outdoors. Beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated, this handbook will inspire readers to rediscover the great outdoors.Peter Buchanan-Smith founded Best Made Co. in 2009 because he loved making things with his hands and wanted to start a company that would not only celebrate the ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Pestilence [Dramatized Adaptation]

    The Four Horsemen 1

    Series series The Four Horsemen

    Unabridged

    9 hours 37 min

    They came to earth—Pestilence, War, Famine, Death—four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity. They came to earth, and they came to end us all.When Pestilence comes for Sara Burn’s town, one thing is certain: everyone she knows and loves is marked for death. Unless, of course, the angelic-looking horseman ... Read more

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