Skip to main content

Carrito de compra

¡Obtienes el tratamiento VIP!

Artículos no disponibles para compra.
Por favor revisa tu carrito. Puedes eliminar los artículos no disponibles ahora o los eliminaremos nosotros automáticamente al momento de pagar.
artículosartículo
artículosartículo

Recomendado para ti

Loading...
  • Across the Shaman's River

    John Muir, The Tlingit Stronghold, and the Opening of the North

    The story of one of Alaska's last Indigenous strongholds, shut off for a century until a fateful encounter between a shaman, a preacher, and a naturalist.Tucked in the corner of Southeast Alaska, the Tlingits had successfully warded off the Anglo influences that had swept into other corners of the territory. This Native American tribe was viewed by European and American outsiders as the last wild ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

La gente que leyó esto también disfrutó

  • Eyewitnesses to the Indian Wars, 1865–1890

    The Struggle for Apacheria

    Edición de Peter Cozzens ...
    This volume explores the history of the Apache Wars of the late 19th century Southwest through diaries, army reports, and other primary sources.Stretching from the Colorado River to the mountains east of the Rio Grande, and from northern Arizona into Sonora, Mexico, is the sprawling region once known as Apacheria. By the time the first Americans ventured into the region, the indigenous peoples ... Leer más

    $20.19 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Quiet Zone

    Unraveling the Mystery of a Town Suspended in Silence

    In this riveting account of an area of Appalachia known as the Quiet Zone where cell phones and WiFi are banned, journalist Stephen Kurczy explores the pervasive role of technology in our lives and the innate human need for quiet."Captures the complex beauty of a disconnected way of life." — The NationWith a new afterword to the paperback editionDeep in the Appalachian Mountains lies the last ... Leer más

    $17.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Brilliant Abyss

    Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It

    de Helen Scales ...
    A journey into the alien depths of the sea, and into our possible future, from a marine biologist known for "nature writing at its most engaging" ( Sunday Express).A golden era of deep-sea discovery is underway as revolutionary studies rewrite the very notion of life on Earth and the rules of what is possible. In the process, the abyss is being revealed as perhaps the most amazing part of our ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Prime Number Conspiracy

    The Biggest Ideas in Math from Quanta

    Edición de Thomas Lin ...
    **Explore the mysteries and latest breakthroughs of the mathematical universe with the Pulitzer Prize-winning magazine Quanta—beloved by Bill Gates!Featuring a foreword by James Gleick, New York Times-bestselling author of Chaos: Making a New Science**These stories from Quanta Magazine map the routes of mathematical exploration, showing readers how cutting-edge research is done, while illuminating ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD

  • Thermodynamic Weirdness

    From Fahrenheit to Clausius

    de Don S. Lemons ...
    Thermodynamics has never been easier to understand than in this non-mathematical account revealing the simplicity, principles, and key players of this fascinating branch of physics.Students of physics, chemistry, and engineering are taught classical thermodynamics through its methods—a “problems first” approach that neglects the subject’s concepts and intellectual structure. In Thermodynamic ... Leer más

    $13.99 USD

  • An Atlas of Countries That Don't Exist

    A Compendium of Fifty Unrecognized and Largely Unnoticed States

    A "fascinating" journey to little-known and contested lands around the globe, from Tibet to the Isle of Man to Elgaland-Vargaland ( Geographical Magazine).What is a country? Acclaimed travel writer and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton brings to life the origins and histories of fifty states that, lacking international recognition and United Nations membership, exist on the margins of legitimacy ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A History of Pi

    de Petr Beckmann ...
    The classic layman's history of the mathematical constant—"A pure delight…. Entirely offbeat, which gives it its charm" ( The Denver Post )."A very readable account."— Science"A cheerful work."— Scientific AmericanThe history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror... ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Soviet Century

    de Moshe Lewin ...
    This classic Soviet Union history traces the USSR from 1917 to its fall, offering “a master class in understanding the structures and intricate workings of the Soviet system” (Ian Kershaw, historian and Hitler biographer).Today, the Soviet Union remains the most extraordinary but tragic attempt to create a society beyond capitalism. Yet its history was one that for a long time proved impossible to ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • The Beans & Grains Bible

    de Emma Borghesi ...
    From garden to table, the complete guide to adding more protein, fiber, and plant-based meals to your diet through the addition of beans and grains.Beans and grains have been part of the human diet for centuries. Many stories exist of ancient cultures using these foods not only for sustenance, but also in ritual. The Beans & Grains Bible is a complete source of information on enjoying this ... Leer más

    $8.69 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Tales from Both Sides of the Brain

    A Life in Neuroscience

    A renowned neuroscientist presents a behind-the-scenes look at his seminal work on that unlikely couple, the right and left brain.With a Foreword by Steven PinkerIn the mid-twentieth century, Michael S. Gazzaniga, "the father of cognitive neuroscience," was part of a team of pioneering neuroscientists who developed the now foundational split-brain brain theory: the notion that the right and left ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age

    Scientific Habits of Mind

    Learning how to tell news from fake news from fake fake news: An "important and timely" book on protecting ourselves, and society, from the infodemic ( Library Journal).We have billions of bytes of data at our fingertips. But how much of it is misinformation—or even disinformation? A lot of it is, and your search engine can't tell the difference.As a result, an avalanche of misinformation ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus