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Short Views on Insect Genomics and Proteomics

Insect Genomics, Vol.1

Edited by Chandrasekar Raman, Marian R. Goldsmith, Tolulope A. Agunbiade ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Entomology as a science of inter-depended branches like molecular entomology, insect biotechnology, has made rapid progress. This also implies that there is an urgent need to manage the available resources. In the past five decades, entomology has taken giant steps ahead. The aim of this work is to integrate perspectives across molecular and biochemistry, physiology, reproduction, developmental ... Read more

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Entomology as a science of inter-depended branches like molecular entomology, insect biotechnology, has made rapid progress. This also implies that there is an urgent need to manage the available resources. In the past five decades, entomology has taken giant steps ahead. The aim of this work is to integrate perspectives across molecular and biochemistry, physiology, reproduction, developmental
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The Skull of Australopithecus afarensis

by William H. Kimbel, Yoel Rak, Donald C. Johanson ...

Series series Human Evolution Series
The book is the most in-depth account of the fossil skull anatomy and evolutionary significance of the 3.6-3.0 million year old early human species Australopithecus afarensis. Knowledge of this species is pivotal to understanding early human evolution, because 1) the sample of fossil remains of A. afarensis is among the most extensive for any early human species, and the majority of remains are of ... Read more

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The book is the most in-depth account of the fossil skull anatomy and evolutionary significance of the 3.6-3.0 million year old early human species Australopithecus afarensis. Knowledge of this species is pivotal to understanding early human evolution, because 1) the sample of fossil remains of A. afarensis is among the most extensive for any early human species, and the majority of remains are of
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Phylogenetic Perspectives on the Vertebrate Immune System

Edited by Manickam Sugumaran, Edwin L. Cooper, Gregory Becker ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book contains the proceedings of the first meeting on invertebrate immunity ever sponsored as a summer research conference by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). The conference was held in Copper Mountain, CO from July 11-16, 1999. It was a an extension of a New York Academy of Sciences meeting entitled "Primordial Immunity: Foundations for the Vertebrate ... Read more

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This book contains the proceedings of the first meeting on invertebrate immunity ever sponsored as a summer research conference by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB). The conference was held in Copper Mountain, CO from July 11-16, 1999. It was a an extension of a New York Academy of Sciences meeting entitled "Primordial Immunity: Foundations for the Vertebrate
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Aurora

In Search of the Northern Lights

by Dr Melanie Windridge ...

The beautiful aurorae, or northern lights, are the stuff of legends. The ancient stories of the Sami people warn that if you mock the lights they will seize you, and their mythical appeal continues to capture the hearts and imagination of people across the globe.Aurora explores the visual beauty, ancient myths and science of the northern lights and challenges the popular theory of how the lights ... Read more

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The beautiful aurorae, or northern lights, are the stuff of legends. The ancient stories of the Sami people warn that if you mock the lights they will seize you, and their mythical appeal continues to capture the hearts and imagination of people across the globe.Aurora explores the visual beauty, ancient myths and science of the northern lights and challenges the popular theory of how the lights
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The Hunting Apes

Meat Eating and the Origins of Human Behavior

by Craig B. Stanford ...

What makes humans unique? What makes us the most successful animal species inhabiting the Earth today? Most scientists agree that the key to our success is the unusually large size of our brains. Our large brains gave us our exceptional thinking capacity and led to humans' other distinctive characteristics, including advanced communication, tool use, and walking on two legs. Or was it the other ... Read more

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What makes humans unique? What makes us the most successful animal species inhabiting the Earth today? Most scientists agree that the key to our success is the unusually large size of our brains. Our large brains gave us our exceptional thinking capacity and led to humans' other distinctive characteristics, including advanced communication, tool use, and walking on two legs. Or was it the other
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Lowly Origin

Where, When, and Why Our Ancestors First Stood Up

by Jonathan Kingdon ...

Our ability to walk on two legs is not only a characteristic human trait but one of the things that made us human in the first place. Once our ancestors could walk on two legs, they began to do many of the things that apes cannot do: cross wide open spaces, manipulate complex tools, communicate with new signal systems, and light fires. Titled after the last two words of Darwin's Descent of Man and ... Read more

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Our ability to walk on two legs is not only a characteristic human trait but one of the things that made us human in the first place. Once our ancestors could walk on two legs, they began to do many of the things that apes cannot do: cross wide open spaces, manipulate complex tools, communicate with new signal systems, and light fires. Titled after the last two words of Darwin's Descent of Man and
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Romancing the Birds and Dinosaurs

Forays in Postmodern Paleontology

by Alan Feduccia ...

Birds and dinosaurs have dominated human interest for decades. In this well-supported revolutionary view of the field, critical questions are explored with credible evidence and biological thought. Are birds derived directly from advanced dinosaurs, or ar ... Read more

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Birds and dinosaurs have dominated human interest for decades. In this well-supported revolutionary view of the field, critical questions are explored with credible evidence and biological thought. Are birds derived directly from advanced dinosaurs, or ar
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El tercer chimpancé

Origen y futuro del animal humano

by Jared Diamond ...

Translated by María Corniero Fernández ...

En esta obra fascinante, provocadora, apasionada y divertida, Jared Diamond, divulgador y científico de primera línea mundial, investiga cómo el ser humano ha llegado hasta donde lo ha hecho y qué implicaciones tiene para el futuro.El ser humano comparte el 98 por ciento de su código genético con el chimpancé. Sin embargo, los humanos son la especie dominante en el planeta, han fundado ... Read more

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En esta obra fascinante, provocadora, apasionada y divertida, Jared Diamond, divulgador y científico de primera línea mundial, investiga cómo el ser humano ha llegado hasta donde lo ha hecho y qué implicaciones tiene para el futuro.El ser humano comparte el 98 por ciento de su código genético con el chimpancé. Sin embargo, los humanos son la especie dominante en el planeta, han fundado
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The Descent of Man

An Annotated Edition of Darwin’s Classic Work

by Charles Darwin ...

The first annotated edition of t****he book that shocked the Victorian world and continues to generate controversy todayWhen Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man was published in 1871, the book was an immediate sensation. It presents Darwin's account of how we evolved from primates and expounds his theory of sexual selection, which he believed accounted for human origins and diversity. James Costa ... Read more

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The first annotated edition of t****he book that shocked the Victorian world and continues to generate controversy todayWhen Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man was published in 1871, the book was an immediate sensation. It presents Darwin's account of how we evolved from primates and expounds his theory of sexual selection, which he believed accounted for human origins and diversity. James Costa
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Human Origins

A Short History

by Sarah Wild ...

Humans are the dominant species on the planet. But how did we get here? Human Origins takes the reader on a fascinating 7-million-year journey from our earliest primordial ape-like roots through to the present day.For almost a hundred years, scientists have been trying to decipher the secrets of humanity’s evolution. At first, they relied on rare pieces of ancient skulls and bone fragments. But ... Read more

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Humans are the dominant species on the planet. But how did we get here? Human Origins takes the reader on a fascinating 7-million-year journey from our earliest primordial ape-like roots through to the present day.For almost a hundred years, scientists have been trying to decipher the secrets of humanity’s evolution. At first, they relied on rare pieces of ancient skulls and bone fragments. But
... Read more
Le Parasite Colonial

by BIDIGA Abdoul-Bassiti ...

Le colonialisme fut une régression. Cette œuvre vise à le démontrer à travers le prisme de la biologie, de l'éthologie et de l'anthropologie, dans un cadre d'analyse élargi, pour révéler les mécanismes primitifs sous-jacents qui le soutiennent. Ces mécanismes, dont les récits historiques ont longtemps cherché à dissimuler l'existence. Nous verrons que le colonialisme puise probablement ses racines ... Read more

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Le colonialisme fut une régression. Cette œuvre vise à le démontrer à travers le prisme de la biologie, de l'éthologie et de l'anthropologie, dans un cadre d'analyse élargi, pour révéler les mécanismes primitifs sous-jacents qui le soutiennent. Ces mécanismes, dont les récits historiques ont longtemps cherché à dissimuler l'existence. Nous verrons que le colonialisme puise probablement ses racines
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Alien Worlds

How Insects Conquered the Earth, and Why Their Fate Will Determine Our Future

by Steve Nicholls ...

A beautifully illustrated journey into the hidden realm of insectsLife on Earth depends on the busy activities of insects, but global populations of these teeming creatures are currently under threat, with grave consequences for us all. Alien Worlds presents insects and other arthropods as you have never seen them before, explaining how they conquered the planet and why there are so many of them, ... Read more

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A beautifully illustrated journey into the hidden realm of insectsLife on Earth depends on the busy activities of insects, but global populations of these teeming creatures are currently under threat, with grave consequences for us all. Alien Worlds presents insects and other arthropods as you have never seen them before, explaining how they conquered the planet and why there are so many of them,
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Евангелие от LUCA: В поисках родословной животного мира

by Максим Винарский ...

Книга «Евангелие от LUCA» рассказывает о мире животном и о роде человеческом. Только LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor) — не апостол, а наш общий предок, и, чтобы разобраться, что же это за существо, читатель вместе с автором книги, биологом Максимом Винарским, проделает путь протяженностью более 4 млрд лет. Он познакомится с историей возникновения и эволюцией многоклеточных животных. Выяснит, ... Read more

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Книга «Евангелие от LUCA» рассказывает о мире животном и о роде человеческом. Только LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor) — не апостол, а наш общий предок, и, чтобы разобраться, что же это за существо, читатель вместе с автором книги, биологом Максимом Винарским, проделает путь протяженностью более 4 млрд лет. Он познакомится с историей возникновения и эволюцией многоклеточных животных. Выяснит,
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Новая наука заколдованной вселенной. Антропология большей части человечества

by Маршалл Салинз ...

Translated by Анастасия Мартынова ...

Series series Культурная история
С точки зрения западного человека, мы живем в секуляризованном — расколдованном — мире. Боги и духи, если и существуют, отделены от нашего — имманентного — мира и усланы в потусторонний — трансцендентный, оставив землю в распоряжении людей, вольных теперь создавать свои институты своими средствами по собственным стандартам. Однако бόльшую часть человеческой истории культуры людей были окружены ... Read more

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С точки зрения западного человека, мы живем в секуляризованном — расколдованном — мире. Боги и духи, если и существуют, отделены от нашего — имманентного — мира и усланы в потусторонний — трансцендентный, оставив землю в распоряжении людей, вольных теперь создавать свои институты своими средствами по собственным стандартам. Однако бόльшую часть человеческой истории культуры людей были окружены
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The Civilization of Famine/The Human Evolution Seen From Another Angle

by Amalia Gabriela Diaconeasa ...

This book presents an original hypothesis which tries to answer some questions related to human evolution, such as the appearance of some specific human traits, but also to provide solutions to some problems. of human pathology, treated in the light of the particularities of human evolution.Also, this hypothesis offers new directions of research in several fields of biology and medical sciences ... Read more

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This book presents an original hypothesis which tries to answer some questions related to human evolution, such as the appearance of some specific human traits, but also to provide solutions to some problems. of human pathology, treated in the light of the particularities of human evolution.Also, this hypothesis offers new directions of research in several fields of biology and medical sciences
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Concepts in Reproduction

From Evolution of Mechanisms to Clinical Impact

by Gary M. Wessel, Julian L. Wong, Harvey Florman, Carmen J. Williams, Mark A. Johnson ...

Concepts in Reproduction integrates the principal mechanisms of reproduction among eukaryotes, with a focus on animals and plants. The text emphasizes processes and approaches that evolved to address specific problems inherent in reproduction using examples from morphology, functional studies, and genetic studies. The many high-quality figures complement the text and provide visual storyboards. ... Read more

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Concepts in Reproduction integrates the principal mechanisms of reproduction among eukaryotes, with a focus on animals and plants. The text emphasizes processes and approaches that evolved to address specific problems inherent in reproduction using examples from morphology, functional studies, and genetic studies. The many high-quality figures complement the text and provide visual storyboards.
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Lĩnh vực ý thức. Hướng tới một tâm trí chung của vũ trụ

Lý thuyết mới về các trường biến đổi ý thức cá nhân thành một thực tại vũ trụ.

by Bruno Del Medico ...

Series Book 956 - VIE - PensareDiverso
Trong một thời gian dài, chúng ta tin rằng ý thức là một điều riêng tư, được lưu giữ trong đầu mỗi người. Một loại phòng kín, một ngọn lửa cá nhân chỉ chiếu sáng thế giới nội tâm của chúng ta. Tuy nhiên, ngày nay, điều gì đó đang thay đổi. Các nghiên cứu khoa học về hành vi tập thể, những khám phá của khoa học thần kinh xã hội, các lý thuyết đương đại về tâm trí phân tán và thậm chí một số trực ... Read more

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Trong một thời gian dài, chúng ta tin rằng ý thức là một điều riêng tư, được lưu giữ trong đầu mỗi người. Một loại phòng kín, một ngọn lửa cá nhân chỉ chiếu sáng thế giới nội tâm của chúng ta. Tuy nhiên, ngày nay, điều gì đó đang thay đổi. Các nghiên cứu khoa học về hành vi tập thể, những khám phá của khoa học thần kinh xã hội, các lý thuyết đương đại về tâm trí phân tán và thậm chí một số trực
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The Rules Cancer Breaks

by Adrian Keller ...

Why does a normal cell stop following the rules that keep trillions of cells working together?The Rules Cancer Breaks explains cancer from the inside out. Adrian Keller follows the biological logic of a tumor as cells accumulate mutations, escape growth controls, maintain telomeres, recruit or co-opt blood vessels, diversify, enter the circulation, and attempt to colonize distant organs.Using ... Read more

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Why does a normal cell stop following the rules that keep trillions of cells working together?The Rules Cancer Breaks explains cancer from the inside out. Adrian Keller follows the biological logic of a tumor as cells accumulate mutations, escape growth controls, maintain telomeres, recruit or co-opt blood vessels, diversify, enter the circulation, and attempt to colonize distant organs.Using
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The Scientific Evidences of Organic Evolution

by George John Romanes ...

In "The Scientific Evidences of Organic Evolution," George John Romanes presents a comprehensive exploration of evolutionary theory at the intersection of science and philosophy. The book is notable for its rigorous examination of the empirical evidence supporting organic evolution, drawing upon contemporary biological research, fossil records, and comparative anatomy. Romanes employs a clear and ... Read more

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In "The Scientific Evidences of Organic Evolution," George John Romanes presents a comprehensive exploration of evolutionary theory at the intersection of science and philosophy. The book is notable for its rigorous examination of the empirical evidence supporting organic evolution, drawing upon contemporary biological research, fossil records, and comparative anatomy. Romanes employs a clear and
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人类爱欲演化史

从身体算法到数字时代的亲密关系

by 观尘 ...

Series Book 1 - 人性洞察系列
为什么现代人的爱如此疲惫？在一个选择无限、滑动算法和前所未有自由的时代，我们却正在经历一场全球性的孤独流行病。问题不在于你，而在于你的演化"硬件"。《人类爱欲演化史》交付了一套关于人类亲密关系的"零废话"认知模型。它打破了浪漫神话与算法噪音，为你揭示人类行为底层的"源代码"。从非洲大草原的狩猎采集者到数字时代的择偶市场，本书将演化生物学、神经科学、人类学与社会学融为一体，为你提供极其清晰的系统性认知。在本书中你将看到：为什么直立行走与"产科两难"迫使人类演化出了配偶羁绊与隐蔽排卵。繁衍策略的双重真相：为什么我们既渴望单配偶制的安全感，却又在生理上保留着暗藏博弈的本能。农业革命如何利用私有制打造出父权制的"婚姻契约"；而印刷术又如何创造了"浪漫"这一文化模因。史上最强大的生理黑客--避孕药--如何通过剥离性与繁衍，彻底重塑了现代人的择偶偏好。为什么现代约会软件本质上是"数字斯金纳箱" ... Read more

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为什么现代人的爱如此疲惫？在一个选择无限、滑动算法和前所未有自由的时代，我们却正在经历一场全球性的孤独流行病。问题不在于你，而在于你的演化"硬件"。《人类爱欲演化史》交付了一套关于人类亲密关系的"零废话"认知模型。它打破了浪漫神话与算法噪音，为你揭示人类行为底层的"源代码"。从非洲大草原的狩猎采集者到数字时代的择偶市场，本书将演化生物学、神经科学、人类学与社会学融为一体，为你提供极其清晰的系统性认知。在本书中你将看到：为什么直立行走与"产科两难"迫使人类演化出了配偶羁绊与隐蔽排卵。繁衍策略的双重真相：为什么我们既渴望单配偶制的安全感，却又在生理上保留着暗藏博弈的本能。农业革命如何利用私有制打造出父权制的"婚姻契约"；而印刷术又如何创造了"浪漫"这一文化模因。史上最强大的生理黑客--避孕药--如何通过剥离性与繁衍，彻底重塑了现代人的择偶偏好。为什么现代约会软件本质上是"数字斯金纳箱"
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सृजन बनाम. विकास, जो हम जानते हैं उससे पहले क्या था?

by Frederick Guttmann ...

जीवाश्म विज्ञान का प्रेमी होने के नाते, लगभग दो दशक पहले मुझे विकासवाद के सिद्धांत में कई खामियां नजर आने लगीं। जिन चीज़ों का मैं अध्ययन और खोज कर रहा था, वे विकासवादियों के दावों से मेल नहीं खाती थीं, और मुझे अधिक से अधिक असंगतियाँ, असंगतियाँ और यहाँ तक कि सरासर झूठ भी मिलते रहे। इसका क्या कारण था? जीवाश्म विज्ञान संबंधी अभिलेखों में हेरफेर करने में रुचि क्यों होगी? इससे किसे कुछ लाभ होगा?जीवाश्म ... Read more

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जीवाश्म विज्ञान का प्रेमी होने के नाते, लगभग दो दशक पहले मुझे विकासवाद के सिद्धांत में कई खामियां नजर आने लगीं। जिन चीज़ों का मैं अध्ययन और खोज कर रहा था, वे विकासवादियों के दावों से मेल नहीं खाती थीं, और मुझे अधिक से अधिक असंगतियाँ, असंगतियाँ और यहाँ तक कि सरासर झूठ भी मिलते रहे। इसका क्या कारण था? जीवाश्म विज्ञान संबंधी अभिलेखों में हेरफेर करने में रुचि क्यों होगी? इससे किसे कुछ लाभ होगा?जीवाश्म
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Evolution and Phylogeny of Pancrustacea

A Story of Scientific Method

by Frederick R. Schram, Stefan Koenemann ...

The scientific understanding of arthropod phylogeny and evolution has changed significantly in recent decades. One of the most momentous alterations involved crustaceans, which are not a monophyletc group, but are part of a larger group along with insects: Pancrustacea. The old ideas surrounding crustacean evolution have served scientists well for many years; it is now time to turn toward new ... Read more

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The scientific understanding of arthropod phylogeny and evolution has changed significantly in recent decades. One of the most momentous alterations involved crustaceans, which are not a monophyletc group, but are part of a larger group along with insects: Pancrustacea. The old ideas surrounding crustacean evolution have served scientists well for many years; it is now time to turn toward new
... Read more
Wissenschaft und Religion

Zwei Wege eine Wahrheit?

by Ulrich A. K. Betz ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Dieses Buch bietet eine erfrischend neue Perspektive auf existentielle Fragen und setzt die Erkenntnisse moderner Wissenschaft widerspruchsfrei mit traditionellen Weisheiten der Weltreligionen in einen holistischen Kontext. Es entwickelt eine ganzheitliche Weltanschauung, in der Wissenschaft und Religion sich ergänzen und spart dabei auch kontroverse Themen wie die Frage nach dem Bösen in der Welt ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Dieses Buch bietet eine erfrischend neue Perspektive auf existentielle Fragen und setzt die Erkenntnisse moderner Wissenschaft widerspruchsfrei mit traditionellen Weisheiten der Weltreligionen in einen holistischen Kontext. Es entwickelt eine ganzheitliche Weltanschauung, in der Wissenschaft und Religion sich ergänzen und spart dabei auch kontroverse Themen wie die Frage nach dem Bösen in der Welt
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Sometimes Things Just Happen

by K. Arnold ...

The book has a very large scope, all creatures for all time; snowball earth, evolution of life forms, extinction events; and through tribal man, civilized man, and modern man. The book is not about solutions, but about choices. More than history, it covers why things happened, what it meant at the time and what it might mean in the future. It is a fun book looking at some events in a new way. i.e. ... Read more

$3.99 USD

The book has a very large scope, all creatures for all time; snowball earth, evolution of life forms, extinction events; and through tribal man, civilized man, and modern man. The book is not about solutions, but about choices. More than history, it covers why things happened, what it meant at the time and what it might mean in the future. It is a fun book looking at some events in a new way. i.e.
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