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Slither

How Nature's Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World

de Stephen S. Hall ...

In this "wise and wondrous" (David Quammen) exploration, a science writer reintroduces readers to The Snake, encouraging our initial reaction to the slithery creature to be one of awe rather than disgust.**For millennia, depictions of snakes as alternatively beautiful and menacing creatures have appeared in religious texts, mythology, poetry, and beyond. From the foundational deities of ancient ... Leer más

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In this "wise and wondrous" (David Quammen) exploration, a science writer reintroduces readers to The Snake, encouraging our initial reaction to the slithery creature to be one of awe rather than disgust.**For millennia, depictions of snakes as alternatively beautiful and menacing creatures have appeared in religious texts, mythology, poetry, and beyond. From the foundational deities of ancient
... Leer más

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Merchants of Immortality

Chasing the Dream of Human Life Extension

de Stephen S. Hall ...

A Discover Best Science Book of the Year: "A fascinating, accurate and accessible account of some of [the] contemporary efforts to combat aging" ( The New York Times).Los Angeles Times Book Prize FinalistNamed a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, San Jose Mercury News, and Library JournalAn award-winning writer explores science's boldest frontier—extension of the human life span ... Leer más

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A Discover Best Science Book of the Year: "A fascinating, accurate and accessible account of some of [the] contemporary efforts to combat aging" ( The New York Times).Los Angeles Times Book Prize FinalistNamed a Best Book of the Year by the New York Times, San Jose Mercury News, and Library JournalAn award-winning writer explores science's boldest frontier—extension of the human life span
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Size Matters

How Height Affects the Health, Happiness, and Success of Boys—and the Men They Become

de Stephen S. Hall ...

An award-winning journalist tackles the hot topic of male body image and shows how physical size during childhood affects our psychology, social status, relationships, and income as adults.With a mix of fresh research, incisive reportage, and bracing candor, Size Matters traces the surprising history of society's bias against shortness and reveals how short people can and do thrive in spite of ... Leer más

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An award-winning journalist tackles the hot topic of male body image and shows how physical size during childhood affects our psychology, social status, relationships, and income as adults.With a mix of fresh research, incisive reportage, and bracing candor, Size Matters traces the surprising history of society's bias against shortness and reveals how short people can and do thrive in spite of
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Wisdom

de Stephen S. Hall ...

We all recognize wisdom, but defining it is more elusive. In this fascinating journey from philosophy to science, Stephen S. Hall gives us a penetrating history of wisdom, from its sudden emergence in the fifth century B.C. to its modern manifestations in education, politics, and the workplace. Hall’s bracing exploration of the science of wisdom allows us to see this ancient virtue with fresh eyes ... Leer más

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We all recognize wisdom, but defining it is more elusive. In this fascinating journey from philosophy to science, Stephen S. Hall gives us a penetrating history of wisdom, from its sudden emergence in the fifth century B.C. to its modern manifestations in education, politics, and the workplace. Hall’s bracing exploration of the science of wisdom allows us to see this ancient virtue with fresh eyes
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智慧之源：從哲學到神經科學的探索

Wisdom: From Philosophy to Neuroscience

de 史蒂芬．霍爾, Stephen S. Hall ...

Traducido por 許瑞宋 ...

智慧從何而來？怎樣的人是真正的智者？用現代科學顯現智慧的奧妙橫跨人文與科學領域，探討智慧的關鍵課題我們這時代是否可望變得更有智慧？黃俊儒（中正大學通識教育中心特聘教授）謝伯讓（認知神經科學／腦科學家）愛智推薦史蒂芬．霍爾利用他的廣博學識和文學技巧，帶給我們一部敏銳有力的綜合著作，說明了在人類歷史悠久的智慧源泉探索中，哲學家、神學家和二十一世紀的科學家作出了什麼貢獻。這是一部結合洞察力與藝術的作品，是一本充滿智慧的書。──許爾文．努蘭（Sherwin Nuland），《死亡的臉》（How We Die）作者人類文明歷史發展到現代，累積了許多智慧的成果，終於在二十世紀開始有科學家試著透過實證方法和科學儀器分析「智慧」。智慧可以被測量嗎？它有什麼特徵？智慧的運用如何反映在神經結構中？我們是否可以由此尋找智慧在大腦裡的源頭？在尋找答案的過程中，智慧和科學的對話又... ... Leer más

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智慧從何而來？怎樣的人是真正的智者？用現代科學顯現智慧的奧妙橫跨人文與科學領域，探討智慧的關鍵課題我們這時代是否可望變得更有智慧？黃俊儒（中正大學通識教育中心特聘教授）謝伯讓（認知神經科學／腦科學家）愛智推薦史蒂芬．霍爾利用他的廣博學識和文學技巧，帶給我們一部敏銳有力的綜合著作，說明了在人類歷史悠久的智慧源泉探索中，哲學家、神學家和二十一世紀的科學家作出了什麼貢獻。這是一部結合洞察力與藝術的作品，是一本充滿智慧的書。──許爾文．努蘭（Sherwin Nuland），《死亡的臉》（How We Die）作者人類文明歷史發展到現代，累積了許多智慧的成果，終於在二十世紀開始有科學家試著透過實證方法和科學儀器分析「智慧」。智慧可以被測量嗎？它有什麼特徵？智慧的運用如何反映在神經結構中？我們是否可以由此尋找智慧在大腦裡的源頭？在尋找答案的過程中，智慧和科學的對話又...
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Slither

How Nature's Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World

de Stephen S. Hall ...

Narrado por Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Completo

12 hora 30 minutos

In this "wise and wondrous" (David Quammen) exploration, a science writer reintroduces readers to The Snake, encouraging our initial reaction to the slithery creature to be one of awe rather than disgust.**For millennia, depictions of snakes as alternatively beautiful and menacing creatures have appeared in religious texts, mythology, poetry, and beyond. From the foundational deities of ancient ... Leer más

$31.99 USD

Disponible también en: eBook

In this "wise and wondrous" (David Quammen) exploration, a science writer reintroduces readers to The Snake, encouraging our initial reaction to the slithery creature to be one of awe rather than disgust.**For millennia, depictions of snakes as alternatively beautiful and menacing creatures have appeared in religious texts, mythology, poetry, and beyond. From the foundational deities of ancient
... Leer más

Disponible también en: eBook

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So Very Small

How Humans Discovered the Microcosmos, Defeated Germs--and May Still Lose the War Against Infectious Disease

de Thomas Levenson ...

Narrado por Mike Cooper ...

Completo

10 hora 11 minutos

“An elegant, wide-ranging history” (The New York Review of Books) of the centuries-long quest to discover the critical role of germs in disease thatreveals as much about human reasoning—and the pitfalls of ego—as it does about microbes.“Levenson takes readers through an entertaining . . . journey of missed opportunities in microbiology and the eventual advances that arose in this field.” ... Leer más

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“An elegant, wide-ranging history” (The New York Review of Books) of the centuries-long quest to discover the critical role of germs in disease thatreveals as much about human reasoning—and the pitfalls of ego—as it does about microbes.“Levenson takes readers through an entertaining . . . journey of missed opportunities in microbiology and the eventual advances that arose in this field.”
... Leer más

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Earthly Materials

Journeys Through Our Bodies' Emissions, Excretions, and Disintegrations

de Cutter Wood ...

Narrado por Josh Bloomberg ...

Completo

10 hora 52 minutos

Bill Bryson’s The Body meets Mary Roach’s Gulp (with a dash of What’s Your Poo Telling You?)in this delightfully weird, richly informative, and unexpectedly lyrical tour of our bodily emissions—revealing that the very parts of us that we seek to hide in embarrassment are actually an essential part of human health, with fascinating social history.In biology class, we learn that the body is a ... Leer más

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Bill Bryson’s The Body meets Mary Roach’s Gulp (with a dash of What’s Your Poo Telling You?)in this delightfully weird, richly informative, and unexpectedly lyrical tour of our bodily emissions—revealing that the very parts of us that we seek to hide in embarrassment are actually an essential part of human health, with fascinating social history.In biology class, we learn that the body is a
... Leer más

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So Very Small

How Humans Discovered the Microcosmos, Defeated Germs--and May Still Lose the War Against Infectious Disease

de Thomas Levenson ...

“An elegant, wide-ranging history” (The New York Review of Books) of the centuries-long quest to discover the critical role of germs in disease thatreveals as much about human reasoning—and the pitfalls of ego—as it does about microbes.“Levenson takes readers through an entertaining . . . journey of missed opportunities in microbiology and the eventual advances that arose in this field.” ... Leer más

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“An elegant, wide-ranging history” (The New York Review of Books) of the centuries-long quest to discover the critical role of germs in disease thatreveals as much about human reasoning—and the pitfalls of ego—as it does about microbes.“Levenson takes readers through an entertaining . . . journey of missed opportunities in microbiology and the eventual advances that arose in this field.”
... Leer más

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Birds, Sex and Beauty

The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin's Strangest Idea

de Matt Ridley ...

Narrado por Matt Ridley ...

Completo

11 hora 31 minutos

""[An] intriguing philosophical journey into a critical issue within evolutionary theory that for too long has remained unresolved."" —Wall Street JournalMatt Ridley is one of our finest science writers. This book is a treat for bird lovers and evolutionary biologists alike.” —Richard Dawkins, author of The Genetic Book of The Dead and The God DelusionThe New York Times bestsellin... ... Leer más

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""[An] intriguing philosophical journey into a critical issue within evolutionary theory that for too long has remained unresolved."" —Wall Street JournalMatt Ridley is one of our finest science writers. This book is a treat for bird lovers and evolutionary biologists alike.” —Richard Dawkins, author of The Genetic Book of The Dead and The God DelusionThe New York Times bestsellin...
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革命萬歲：霍布斯邦論拉丁美洲

Viva la Revolución: Hobsbawm On Latin America

de 艾瑞克．霍布斯邦 ...

Traducido por 周全 ...

Series series 左岸歷史
歐洲具有悠久傳統的各種運動和制度，為何在拉丁美洲失敗得如此徹底？「拉丁美洲是歷史變革的實驗室，其存在就是為了顛覆傳統公認的真理」──霍布斯邦霍布斯邦最後出版遺作・一位左派歷史學家對拉丁美洲長達40年的觀察、關注，與熱情！　　1959年，卡斯楚在古巴的勝利，讓歐洲和美國的知識分子開始對拉丁美洲著迷。1960年，霍布斯邦首次造訪這個地區便深受其吸引，「因為社會革命的岩漿顯然正在那個大陸沸騰。」他認為拉丁美洲的城市工人階級將會因為他們的貧窮、不安與低劣至極的生活條件，成為潛在的不定時炸彈；他同時也對秘魯和哥倫比亞農民運動的革命潛力留下特別深刻的印象。他甚至提到巴西勞工黨的成長茁壯，足以「溫暖每一個老左派心中的皺紋」。　　基於對社會革命的期望，霍布斯邦一直維繫著對拉丁美洲的興趣。　　拉丁美洲是一個同質性極高卻蠢蠢欲動的大陸。西班牙文或葡萄牙文幾乎是所有地區的共同書面語言 ... Leer más

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歐洲具有悠久傳統的各種運動和制度，為何在拉丁美洲失敗得如此徹底？「拉丁美洲是歷史變革的實驗室，其存在就是為了顛覆傳統公認的真理」──霍布斯邦霍布斯邦最後出版遺作・一位左派歷史學家對拉丁美洲長達40年的觀察、關注，與熱情！　　1959年，卡斯楚在古巴的勝利，讓歐洲和美國的知識分子開始對拉丁美洲著迷。1960年，霍布斯邦首次造訪這個地區便深受其吸引，「因為社會革命的岩漿顯然正在那個大陸沸騰。」他認為拉丁美洲的城市工人階級將會因為他們的貧窮、不安與低劣至極的生活條件，成為潛在的不定時炸彈；他同時也對秘魯和哥倫比亞農民運動的革命潛力留下特別深刻的印象。他甚至提到巴西勞工黨的成長茁壯，足以「溫暖每一個老左派心中的皺紋」。　　基於對社會革命的期望，霍布斯邦一直維繫著對拉丁美洲的興趣。　　拉丁美洲是一個同質性極高卻蠢蠢欲動的大陸。西班牙文或葡萄牙文幾乎是所有地區的共同書面語言
... Leer más
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The Asteroid Hunter

A Scientist's Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System

de Dante Lauretta ...

Narrado por Dante Lauretta, Sir Brian May ...

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7 hora 52 minutos

In this "captivating, behind-the-scenes account" of NASA’s historic mission to return an asteroid sample and unlock the mystery of life on earth, readers will experience the daring mission while learning about its brave crew (Sara Seager).On September 11, 1999, humanity made a monumental discovery: an asteroid as massive as an aircraft carrier and towering as high as the Empire State Building. ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

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In this "captivating, behind-the-scenes account" of NASA’s historic mission to return an asteroid sample and unlock the mystery of life on earth, readers will experience the daring mission while learning about its brave crew (Sara Seager).On September 11, 1999, humanity made a monumental discovery: an asteroid as massive as an aircraft carrier and towering as high as the Empire State Building.
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