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Skeleton Keys

The Secret Life of Bone

de Riley Black (Brian Switek) ...

“A provocative and entertaining magical mineral tour through the life and afterlife of bone.” —Wall Street JournalOur bones have many stories to tell, if you know how to listen.Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over more than four hundred million years of evolutionary history. It gives your body its shape and the ability to move. It grows and changes with you ... Leer más

$6.99 USD

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“A provocative and entertaining magical mineral tour through the life and afterlife of bone.” —Wall Street JournalOur bones have many stories to tell, if you know how to listen.Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over more than four hundred million years of evolutionary history. It gives your body its shape and the ability to move. It grows and changes with you
... Leer más

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Written in Stone

Evolution, the Fossil Record, and Our Place in Nature

de Brian Switek ...

Written In Stone is the first book to tell the story of the fossils that mapped out evolutionary history. 150 years after Darwin's Origin was published, scientists are beginning to understand how whales walked into the sea, how horses stood up on their tip-toes, how feathered dinosaurs took to the air, and how our ancestors came down from the trees. ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

Written In Stone is the first book to tell the story of the fossils that mapped out evolutionary history. 150 years after Darwin's Origin was published, scientists are beginning to understand how whales walked into the sea, how horses stood up on their tip-toes, how feathered dinosaurs took to the air, and how our ancestors came down from the trees.
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My Beloved Brontosaurus

On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs

de Brian Switek ...

"A delight . . . This may be the one book for catching up on what has become of the dinosaurs you thought you knew from grade school." — The New York TimesOne of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Spring Science BooksDinosaurs, with their awe-inspiring size, terrifying claws and teeth, and otherworldly abilities, occupy a sacred place in our childhoods. They loom over museum halls, thunder through movies ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

"A delight . . . This may be the one book for catching up on what has become of the dinosaurs you thought you knew from grade school." — The New York TimesOne of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Spring Science BooksDinosaurs, with their awe-inspiring size, terrifying claws and teeth, and otherworldly abilities, occupy a sacred place in our childhoods. They loom over museum halls, thunder through movies
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Lo scheletro nell'armadio

Vita segreta delle ossa

de Brian Switek ...

Pensate alle vostre ossa: al delicato meccanismo del gomito, alla robusta spina dorsale che ci imparenta con ogni vertebrato mai vissuto, al modo in cui l'articolazione della spalla ruota e ci permette movimenti impensabili per altri animali. Non possiamo vederle, ma queste strutture celate dalla pelle e avvolte dai muscoli custodiscono la nostra storia individuale, i segreti dell'evoluzione e l ... Leer más

$14.99 USD

Pensate alle vostre ossa: al delicato meccanismo del gomito, alla robusta spina dorsale che ci imparenta con ogni vertebrato mai vissuto, al modo in cui l'articolazione della spalla ruota e ci permette movimenti impensabili per altri animali. Non possiamo vederle, ma queste strutture celate dalla pelle e avvolte dai muscoli custodiscono la nostra storia individuale, i segreti dell'evoluzione e l
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Skeleton Keys

The Secret Life of Bone

de Riley Black (Brian Switek) ...

Narrado por Will Damron ...

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6 hora 56 minutos

“A provocative and entertaining magical mineral tour through the life and afterlife of bone.” —Wall Street JournalOur bones have many stories to tell, if you know how to listen.Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over more than four hundred million years of evolutionary history. It gives your body its shape and the ability to move. It grows and changes with you ... Leer más

$17.50 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

“A provocative and entertaining magical mineral tour through the life and afterlife of bone.” —Wall Street JournalOur bones have many stories to tell, if you know how to listen.Bone is a marvel, an adaptable and resilient building material developed over more than four hundred million years of evolutionary history. It gives your body its shape and the ability to move. It grows and changes with you
... Leer más

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The Lost Flock

Rare Wool, Wild Isles and One Woman’s Journey to Save Scotland’s Original Sheep

de Jane Cooper ...

Narrado por Jane Cooper ...

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7 hora 17 minutos

The Lost Flock is the story of the remarkable and rare little horned sheep, known as Orkney Boreray, and the wool-obsessed woman who moved to one of Scotland’s wildest islands to save them.It was Jane Cooper’s passion for knitting that led her to discover the world of rare-breed sheep and their wool. Through this, Jane uncovered the ‘Orkney Borerary’ – a unique group within the UK’s rarest breed ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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The Lost Flock is the story of the remarkable and rare little horned sheep, known as Orkney Boreray, and the wool-obsessed woman who moved to one of Scotland’s wildest islands to save them.It was Jane Cooper’s passion for knitting that led her to discover the world of rare-breed sheep and their wool. Through this, Jane uncovered the ‘Orkney Borerary’ – a unique group within the UK’s rarest breed
... Leer más

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The Beautiful Cigar Girl

Mary Rogers, Edgar Allan Poe, and the Invention of Murder

de Daniel Stashower ...

Narrado por Matt Weisgerber ...

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12 hora 7 minutos

On July 28, 1841, the body of Mary Rogers, a twenty-year-old cigar girl, was found floating in the Hudson—and New York's unregulated police force proved incapable of solving the crime. One year later, a struggling writer named Edgar Allan Poe decided to take on the case—and sent his fictional detective, C. Auguste Dupin, to solve the baffling murder of Mary Rogers in "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt." ... Leer más

$19.99 USD

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On July 28, 1841, the body of Mary Rogers, a twenty-year-old cigar girl, was found floating in the Hudson—and New York's unregulated police force proved incapable of solving the crime. One year later, a struggling writer named Edgar Allan Poe decided to take on the case—and sent his fictional detective, C. Auguste Dupin, to solve the baffling murder of Mary Rogers in "The Mystery of Marie Rogêt."
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Original Sin

On the Genetics of Vice, the Problem of Blame, and the Future of Forgiveness

de Kathryn Paige Harden ...

Narrado por Kristen DiMercurio ...

Completo

8 hora 34 minutos

A daring and intimate exploration of how genetics complicates our ideas about blame, punishment, and moral responsibility, from acclaimed psychologist and author of The Genetic Lottery Kathryn Paige Harden.“An extraordinary book, the very best of science writing, because it is about not just science—it is memoir, history, bleeding-edge genetics, and a completely original take on original sin.” ... Leer más

$22.00 USD

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A daring and intimate exploration of how genetics complicates our ideas about blame, punishment, and moral responsibility, from acclaimed psychologist and author of The Genetic Lottery Kathryn Paige Harden.“An extraordinary book, the very best of science writing, because it is about not just science—it is memoir, history, bleeding-edge genetics, and a completely original take on original sin.”
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You Are More Than Your Body

30+ Evidence-Based Strategies for Living Well with Chronic Illness--By a clinical therapist living with cerebral palsy

de Jennifer Caspari Phd ...

Narrado por Eleanor Caudill ...

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4 hora 54 minutos

A gentle, supportive guide to developing coping skills and improving quality of life for disabled and chronically ill peopleManaging the stresses of everyday life can be exhausting and overwhelming. Dr. Jennifer Caspari knows this struggle well—both through her work as a clinical psychologist and her lived experience as a disabled woman with cerebral palsy. You Are More Than Your Body weaves ... Leer más

$29.95 USD

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A gentle, supportive guide to developing coping skills and improving quality of life for disabled and chronically ill peopleManaging the stresses of everyday life can be exhausting and overwhelming. Dr. Jennifer Caspari knows this struggle well—both through her work as a clinical psychologist and her lived experience as a disabled woman with cerebral palsy. You Are More Than Your Body weaves
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The Story of Stories

The Million-Year History of a Uniquely Human Art

de Kevin Ashton ...

Narrado por Derek Perkins ...

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11 hora 12 minutos

A KIRKUS EARPHONES AWARD WINNERAn irresistible and enchanting journey through human history—from mankind’s earliest fires to the latest smart phones—that tells the surprising and untold story of storytelling.Joan Didion told us, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” And yet, the story of stories has never been told until now. MIT technology pioneer Kevin Ashton was at the forefront of the ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

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A KIRKUS EARPHONES AWARD WINNERAn irresistible and enchanting journey through human history—from mankind’s earliest fires to the latest smart phones—that tells the surprising and untold story of storytelling.Joan Didion told us, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” And yet, the story of stories has never been told until now. MIT technology pioneer Kevin Ashton was at the forefront of the
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Troublemaker

The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford

de Carla Kaplan ...

Narrado por Christina Delaine ...

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16 hora 58 minutos

Troublemaker tells the wild and unlikely story of Jessica Mitford, fifth of the six famous Mitford Girls, a British aristocrat-turned-American Communist, famous for exposés like The American Way of Death; this biography brings her astonishing self-transformation to life with a riveting, often hilarious account of trading wealth and status for a life of radical activism.Who could predict that a ... Leer más

$39.99 USD

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Troublemaker tells the wild and unlikely story of Jessica Mitford, fifth of the six famous Mitford Girls, a British aristocrat-turned-American Communist, famous for exposés like The American Way of Death; this biography brings her astonishing self-transformation to life with a riveting, often hilarious account of trading wealth and status for a life of radical activism.Who could predict that a
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The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack

And Other Cautionary Tales from Human Evolution

de Ian Tattersall ...

Narrado por Tom Perkins ...

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9 hora 24 minutos

In his new book The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack, human paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall argues that a long tradition of "human exceptionalism" in paleoanthropology has distorted the picture of human evolution. Drawing partly on his own career—from young scientist in awe of his elders to crotchety elder statesman—Tattersall offers an idiosyncratic look at the competitive world of ... Leer más

$17.99 USD

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In his new book The Strange Case of the Rickety Cossack, human paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall argues that a long tradition of "human exceptionalism" in paleoanthropology has distorted the picture of human evolution. Drawing partly on his own career—from young scientist in awe of his elders to crotchety elder statesman—Tattersall offers an idiosyncratic look at the competitive world of
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