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Beyond the Veil: Transformative Journeys Through Near-Death Experiences

de Christoff Namel ...

Near-death experiences (NDEs) have captivated human curiosity for centuries, serving as profound encounters that often reshape individuals' understanding of life and death. ... Leer más

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Near-death experiences (NDEs) have captivated human curiosity for centuries, serving as profound encounters that often reshape individuals' understanding of life and death.
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The Ant Collective

How Tiny Societies Reveal the Deep Origins of Cooperation and Ancestry

de Nora F. Mercer ...

Series Libro 4 - The Nature Files
Ants are among the most successful animals on Earth, and their societies offer a powerful window into how cooperation evolves. In The Ant Collective, Nora F. Mercer shows how tiny colonies shape soil, seeds, predation, and nutrient cycling while revealing the deep biological roots of social life. Drawing on the scale of ant diversity and the logic of colony living, this book explains why ants are ... Leer más

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Ants are among the most successful animals on Earth, and their societies offer a powerful window into how cooperation evolves. In The Ant Collective, Nora F. Mercer shows how tiny colonies shape soil, seeds, predation, and nutrient cycling while revealing the deep biological roots of social life. Drawing on the scale of ant diversity and the logic of colony living, this book explains why ants are
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Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation

Enriched edition. Unraveling the Mysteries of Genetic Variation and Evolution

de Hugo de Vries, Trevor Bainbridge ...

In "Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation," Hugo de Vries presents a groundbreaking exploration of evolutionary theory that emphasizes the role of mutations as a primary driver of speciation. This seminal work, written in a clear yet sophisticated style, meticulously documents de Vries's experiments with the evening primrose, Oenothera lamarckiana, illustrating how mutations can produce ... Leer más

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In "Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation," Hugo de Vries presents a groundbreaking exploration of evolutionary theory that emphasizes the role of mutations as a primary driver of speciation. This seminal work, written in a clear yet sophisticated style, meticulously documents de Vries's experiments with the evening primrose, Oenothera lamarckiana, illustrating how mutations can produce
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El Origen del Hombre

Edición enriquecida. La selección natural y la sexual

de Charles Darwin, Vega Santana ...

En "El Origen del Hombre", Charles Darwin expone su teoría sobre la evolución humana, fundamentada en la selección natural y la variabilidad de las especies. Publicado en 1871, el texto combina un estilo riguroso y científico con una prosa accesible, reflexionando sobre la relación entre humanos y otros primates. Darwin aborda cuestiones sobre el desarrollo del pensamiento, la moral y la ... Leer más

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En "El Origen del Hombre", Charles Darwin expone su teoría sobre la evolución humana, fundamentada en la selección natural y la variabilidad de las especies. Publicado en 1871, el texto combina un estilo riguroso y científico con una prosa accesible, reflexionando sobre la relación entre humanos y otros primates. Darwin aborda cuestiones sobre el desarrollo del pensamiento, la moral y la
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Evolution: Its nature, its evidence, and its relation to religious thought

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de Joseph LeConte, Miles Fenner ...

In "Evolution: Its Nature, Its Evidence, and Its Relation to Religious Thought," Joseph LeConte presents a comprehensive exploration of evolutionary theory during a pivotal time in American intellectual history. The book elegantly weaves together scientific evidence, philosophical implications, and theological considerations, reflecting a synthesis of Victorian thought that straddles the realms of ... Leer más

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In "Evolution: Its Nature, Its Evidence, and Its Relation to Religious Thought," Joseph LeConte presents a comprehensive exploration of evolutionary theory during a pivotal time in American intellectual history. The book elegantly weaves together scientific evidence, philosophical implications, and theological considerations, reflecting a synthesis of Victorian thought that straddles the realms of
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The Coming of Evolution

The Story of a Great Revolution in Science

de John W. Judd ...

In "The Coming of Evolution," John W. Judd explores the transformative notions of evolutionary theory that emerged during the late 19th century, a period marked by an unprecedented interest in both science and philosophy. Blending rigorous scientific analysis with accessible prose, Judd effectively elucidates the complexities of natural selection, geological processes, and the gradual adaptation ... Leer más

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In "The Coming of Evolution," John W. Judd explores the transformative notions of evolutionary theory that emerged during the late 19th century, a period marked by an unprecedented interest in both science and philosophy. Blending rigorous scientific analysis with accessible prose, Judd effectively elucidates the complexities of natural selection, geological processes, and the gradual adaptation
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我跟地球掰掰了：超有事滅絕動物圖鑑

de 丸山貴史、今泉忠明, 張東君 ...

Series Libro 66 - 綠蠹魚YLNA
60種滅絕動物心酸酸無奈告白，10種差點掰掰動物真心警告，揭開生物演化大祕密。●日本狂銷45萬冊●Amazon書店科學榜No. 1超有事推薦曾文宣（泛科學專欄作家）黃一峯（金鼎獎科普作家、生態教育工作者）黃仕傑（科普書籍作者／自然觀察家）黃美秀（台灣黑熊保育協會名譽理事長）張東君（動物專家、本書譯者）自地球誕生以來，99.9％的生物種類都已經滅絕了，包括榮登孩子人氣王的霸王龍、象徵和平的旅鴿、最受歡迎動畫主角的長毛象……，但這些生物當初為什麼會滅絕，原來真相是：1.因為太大意，所以滅絕了；2.因為演化太過頭，所以滅絕了；3.因為太笨拙，所以滅絕了；</p... ... Leer más

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60種滅絕動物心酸酸無奈告白，10種差點掰掰動物真心警告，揭開生物演化大祕密。●日本狂銷45萬冊●Amazon書店科學榜No. 1超有事推薦曾文宣（泛科學專欄作家）黃一峯（金鼎獎科普作家、生態教育工作者）黃仕傑（科普書籍作者／自然觀察家）黃美秀（台灣黑熊保育協會名譽理事長）張東君（動物專家、本書譯者）自地球誕生以來，99.9％的生物種類都已經滅絕了，包括榮登孩子人氣王的霸王龍、象徵和平的旅鴿、最受歡迎動畫主角的長毛象……，但這些生物當初為什麼會滅絕，原來真相是：1.因為太大意，所以滅絕了；2.因為演化太過頭，所以滅絕了；3.因為太笨拙，所以滅絕了；</p...
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Developing Scaffolds in Evolution, Culture, and Cognition

Edición de Linnda R. Caporael, James R. Griesemer, William C. Wimsatt ...

Series Libro 17 - Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology
Empirical and philosophical perspectives on scaffolding that highlight the role of temporal and temporary resources in development across concepts of culture, cognition, and evolution."Scaffolding" is a concept that is becoming widely used across disciplines. This book investigates common threads in diverse applications of scaffolding, including theoretical biology, cognitive science, social ... Leer más

$45.99 USD

Empirical and philosophical perspectives on scaffolding that highlight the role of temporal and temporary resources in development across concepts of culture, cognition, and evolution."Scaffolding" is a concept that is becoming widely used across disciplines. This book investigates common threads in diverse applications of scaffolding, including theoretical biology, cognitive science, social
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Populations of Individuals

Understanding Biological Variation from Molecules to Ecosystems

de Kent J. Bradford ...

Variation is an inherent component of biology, essential to selection among alternatives during evolution. It is most often associated with genetic variation, or differences among the genes encoded in the DNA inherited from ancestors. Individual organisms receive their genomes from a clonal parent or from the union of gametes. All subsequent cells, tissues, and organs developed from a clone or ... Leer más

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Variation is an inherent component of biology, essential to selection among alternatives during evolution. It is most often associated with genetic variation, or differences among the genes encoded in the DNA inherited from ancestors. Individual organisms receive their genomes from a clonal parent or from the union of gametes. All subsequent cells, tissues, and organs developed from a clone or
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Why Ecosystems Matter

Preserving the Key to Our Survival

de Christopher Wills ...

How our growing knowledge of the evolution of complex ecosystems, using the latest genetic tools, can help us heal them - and survive This is not another Chicken Little book about the environment. Every reader already knows how overpopulation, ignorance and tribalism are contributing to environmental destruction and breakdowns in public health. We are all aware of the grim possibility that during ... Leer más

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How our growing knowledge of the evolution of complex ecosystems, using the latest genetic tools, can help us heal them - and survive This is not another Chicken Little book about the environment. Every reader already knows how overpopulation, ignorance and tribalism are contributing to environmental destruction and breakdowns in public health. We are all aware of the grim possibility that during
... Leer más
The Language of Bees

de James C. Nieh ...

A rich and engaging look at social bees, master communicators of the insect worldWith senses that often seem alien to us, bees navigate complex decisions about where to find food, when to fight or flee, and how to work together. The Language of Bees invites readers into the hidden world of bee communication, a realm where creatures less than an inch long use scent, vibration, movement, and sound ... Leer más

$21.59 USD

A rich and engaging look at social bees, master communicators of the insect worldWith senses that often seem alien to us, bees navigate complex decisions about where to find food, when to fight or flee, and how to work together. The Language of Bees invites readers into the hidden world of bee communication, a realm where creatures less than an inch long use scent, vibration, movement, and sound
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L'intelligenza del fuoco

L'invenzione della cottura e l'evoluzione dell'uomo

de Richard Wrangham ...

Traducido por Daria Maria Restani ...

Il mistero della nascita dell’uomo viene dibattuto da oltre centocinquant’anni. Cos’è che ha scatenato quell’insieme di cambiamenti morfologici, sociali e psicologici che hanno fatto sì che una popolazione di animali dalle fattezze scimmiesche evolvesse in una forma di vita inedita, che noi chiamiamo Homo? Dov’è avvenuto il passaggio? Quando e, soprattutto, come? Cosa ci ha resi quel che siamo? ... Leer más

$12.99 USD

Il mistero della nascita dell’uomo viene dibattuto da oltre centocinquant’anni. Cos’è che ha scatenato quell’insieme di cambiamenti morfologici, sociali e psicologici che hanno fatto sì che una popolazione di animali dalle fattezze scimmiesche evolvesse in una forma di vita inedita, che noi chiamiamo Homo? Dov’è avvenuto il passaggio? Quando e, soprattutto, come? Cosa ci ha resi quel che siamo?
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Hierarchical Evolutionary-Developmental Theory

Towards a New Theory of Evolution

de Carlos Ochoa ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
This book introduces a new evolutionary model called “Hierarchical Evolutionary-Developmental Theory” or “H-Evo-Devo Theory.” This theory proposes that the organism’s internal properties reflect entities that are highly integrated in developmental terms that evolve hierarchically. In other words, it attempts to demonstrate that developmental constraints operate at different scales, producing ... Leer más

$152.09 USD

This book introduces a new evolutionary model called “Hierarchical Evolutionary-Developmental Theory” or “H-Evo-Devo Theory.” This theory proposes that the organism’s internal properties reflect entities that are highly integrated in developmental terms that evolve hierarchically. In other words, it attempts to demonstrate that developmental constraints operate at different scales, producing
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寒武紀大爆發：視覺如何驅動物種的大爆發

In the Blink of an Eye: How Vision Kick-Started the Big Bang of Evolution

de 派克(Andrew Parker) ...

Series series 貓頭鷹書房
物種為何在寒武紀開始大量出現？重現演化史上最重要的轉捩點解開達爾文留下的最大謎題◎最新地質年代與彩色照片◎程延年博士（國立自然科學博物館）專文導讀從達爾文開始的演化之謎　　1858年，達爾文在《物種源始》中提到：從化石紀錄來看，物種數量在寒武紀左右突然有了爆炸性的成長。在此之前，化石紀錄中僅有單純的單細胞生物、水母等簡單的軟生物留下的痕跡，但在寒武紀開始後，三葉蟲、貝類等等擁有硬質身體結構的生物突然出現，物種數量也有如「大霹靂」一般快速增長。這個物種快速暴增的現象被稱為「寒武紀大爆發」，是演化史上的劃時代事件。今日雖然達爾文的演化學說已經在學術圈站穩腳步，但是寒武紀大爆發為何發生仍舊是一個巨大的謎團。「要有光，就有了光」　　為了解開寒武紀大爆發這個跨越百年的問題，牛津大學動物學家派克全面檢視遠古化石證據，抽絲剝繭一步步重建寒武紀的繽紛世界。從寒武紀初乍現的天光到眼睛的誕生，派克在本書中提出 ... Leer más

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物種為何在寒武紀開始大量出現？重現演化史上最重要的轉捩點解開達爾文留下的最大謎題◎最新地質年代與彩色照片◎程延年博士（國立自然科學博物館）專文導讀從達爾文開始的演化之謎　　1858年，達爾文在《物種源始》中提到：從化石紀錄來看，物種數量在寒武紀左右突然有了爆炸性的成長。在此之前，化石紀錄中僅有單純的單細胞生物、水母等簡單的軟生物留下的痕跡，但在寒武紀開始後，三葉蟲、貝類等等擁有硬質身體結構的生物突然出現，物種數量也有如「大霹靂」一般快速增長。這個物種快速暴增的現象被稱為「寒武紀大爆發」，是演化史上的劃時代事件。今日雖然達爾文的演化學說已經在學術圈站穩腳步，但是寒武紀大爆發為何發生仍舊是一個巨大的謎團。「要有光，就有了光」　　為了解開寒武紀大爆發這個跨越百年的問題，牛津大學動物學家派克全面檢視遠古化石證據，抽絲剝繭一步步重建寒武紀的繽紛世界。從寒武紀初乍現的天光到眼睛的誕生，派克在本書中提出
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The Hundred Years' Trial

Law, Evolution, and the Long Shadow of Scopes v. Tennessee

de Alexander Gouzoules, Harold Gouzoules ...

A new account of the enduring cultural, legal, and scientific legacy of the 1925 Scopes Trial.In The Hundred Years' Trial, Alexander and Harold Gouzoules explore the century-long impacts of the historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial," starting with the development of evolutionary theory and charting the resulting cultural and legal conflicts over evolution in the United States. Through a blend of ... Leer más

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A new account of the enduring cultural, legal, and scientific legacy of the 1925 Scopes Trial.In The Hundred Years' Trial, Alexander and Harold Gouzoules explore the century-long impacts of the historic 1925 Scopes "Monkey Trial," starting with the development of evolutionary theory and charting the resulting cultural and legal conflicts over evolution in the United States. Through a blend of
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L'homme peut-il s'adapter à lui-même ?

de Gilles Bœuf, Bernard Swynghedauw, Jean-François Toussaint ...

Series series Hors collection
L’espèce humaine va-t-elle pouvoir s’adapter aux changements qu’elle a elle-même suscités ? En a-t-elle encore les moyens physiologiques et biologiques ? Est-il encore temps ? Sur quel secteur scientifique, économique ou social allons-nous pouvoir nous appuyer à l’avenir pour nous aider dans une phase où les changements du monde seront multiples ? Le monde, l’homme l’a rendu nettement plus vivable ... Leer más

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L’espèce humaine va-t-elle pouvoir s’adapter aux changements qu’elle a elle-même suscités ? En a-t-elle encore les moyens physiologiques et biologiques ? Est-il encore temps ? Sur quel secteur scientifique, économique ou social allons-nous pouvoir nous appuyer à l’avenir pour nous aider dans une phase où les changements du monde seront multiples ? Le monde, l’homme l’a rendu nettement plus vivable
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La terre, l' universe, le monde et l'histoire personelle

de Vate, Evatea ...

Une aventure dans l'univers sur l'histoire de millions d'années et une coquille de vol jusqu'à ce que vous atterrissiez sur terre et suiviez l'histoire personnelle de votre vie humaine et à travers la sexualité atteignez la fin en vous-même et dans l'humanité.Voir aussi mes autres publications, toutes liées à la croissance personnelle, et aux chemins montrés qui vous mènent naturellement à l'âge ... Leer más

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Une aventure dans l'univers sur l'histoire de millions d'années et une coquille de vol jusqu'à ce que vous atterrissiez sur terre et suiviez l'histoire personnelle de votre vie humaine et à travers la sexualité atteignez la fin en vous-même et dans l'humanité.Voir aussi mes autres publications, toutes liées à la croissance personnelle, et aux chemins montrés qui vous mènent naturellement à l'âge
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The Origin of Fruits and Cultivated Plants

de C. Grant Allen, Alphonse P. de Candolle ...

The Origin of Fruits and Cultivated Plants."To the attractive hues of fruit, I believe, we must ultimately trace back our whole artistic pleasure in the pure physical stimulation of beautiful colors, displayed by natural objects or artificial products.Our present inquiry, then, will yield us some account of that primitive delight in red, purple, orange, and yellow, which we usually take for ... Leer más

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The Origin of Fruits and Cultivated Plants."To the attractive hues of fruit, I believe, we must ultimately trace back our whole artistic pleasure in the pure physical stimulation of beautiful colors, displayed by natural objects or artificial products.Our present inquiry, then, will yield us some account of that primitive delight in red, purple, orange, and yellow, which we usually take for
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What Comes After Homo Sapiens?

When and How Our Species Will Evolve Into Another Species

de Don Simborg ...

Life began on earth 3.8 billion years ago. We have had two momentous evolutionary events since then: the emergence of Eukarya about 2 billion years ago (the basis of all plants and animals) and the enlargement in size and capability of the human brain, which began about 2 million years ago. Otherwise humans have had a remarkably stable evolutionary process. But now, two technologies, artificial ... Leer más

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Life began on earth 3.8 billion years ago. We have had two momentous evolutionary events since then: the emergence of Eukarya about 2 billion years ago (the basis of all plants and animals) and the enlargement in size and capability of the human brain, which began about 2 million years ago. Otherwise humans have had a remarkably stable evolutionary process. But now, two technologies, artificial
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Kant and Evolution

de Arthur O. Lovejoy ...

It has come to be one of the generally accepted legends of the history of science that Kant was also a pioneer of evolutionism. In the anthropological essays of the Koenigsberger, for example, we already find the most essential conceptions of the modern theory of descent indicated, at least in germ — and, indeed, in a way that marks Kant out as a direct precursor of Darwin." The same expositor ... Leer más

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It has come to be one of the generally accepted legends of the history of science that Kant was also a pioneer of evolutionism. In the anthropological essays of the Koenigsberger, for example, we already find the most essential conceptions of the modern theory of descent indicated, at least in germ — and, indeed, in a way that marks Kant out as a direct precursor of Darwin." The same expositor
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Primate Locomotion

Linking Field and Laboratory Research

Edición de Kristiaan D'Août, Evie E. Vereecke ...

Series series Developments in Primatology: Progress and Prospects
Primate locomotion has typically been studied from two points of view. Laboratory-based researchers have focused on aspects like biomechanics and energetics, whereas field-based researchers have focused on (locomotor) behaviour and ecology. Unfortunately, to date, there is relatively little scientific exchange between both groups. With a book, which will be the result of a symposium on the 2008 ... Leer más

$143.99 USD

Primate locomotion has typically been studied from two points of view. Laboratory-based researchers have focused on aspects like biomechanics and energetics, whereas field-based researchers have focused on (locomotor) behaviour and ecology. Unfortunately, to date, there is relatively little scientific exchange between both groups. With a book, which will be the result of a symposium on the 2008
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Naturalism and Philosophical Anthropology

Nature, Life, and the Human between Transcendental and Empirical Perspectives

Edición de Phillip Honenberger ...

Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
What is a human being? Philosophical anthropology has approached this question with unusual sophistication, experimentalism, and subtlety. This volume explores the philosophical anthropologies of Scheler, Gehlen, Plessner, and Blumenberg in terms of their relevance to contemporary theories of nature, naturalism, organic life, and human affairs. ... Leer más

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What is a human being? Philosophical anthropology has approached this question with unusual sophistication, experimentalism, and subtlety. This volume explores the philosophical anthropologies of Scheler, Gehlen, Plessner, and Blumenberg in terms of their relevance to contemporary theories of nature, naturalism, organic life, and human affairs.
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The Hunt for FOXP5

A Genomic Mystery Novel

de Wallace Kaufman, David Deamer ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Genetics professor Michelle Murphy loses her husband under mysterious circumstances and without warning, while their brilliant eight year old daughter Avalon, adopted in Kazakhstan, stubbornly believes she is a mutant.As if this were not enough she soon finds herself thrown into the middle of a quickly thickening plot, where the legacy of Genghis Khan meets the hunt for FOXP5, a genetic ... Leer más

$18.99 USD

Genetics professor Michelle Murphy loses her husband under mysterious circumstances and without warning, while their brilliant eight year old daughter Avalon, adopted in Kazakhstan, stubbornly believes she is a mutant.As if this were not enough she soon finds herself thrown into the middle of a quickly thickening plot, where the legacy of Genghis Khan meets the hunt for FOXP5, a genetic
... Leer más
Apoyo Terapéutico para Padres de Ninos com Enfermedad de Huntington

de Edenilson Brandl ...

Este libro es el resultado de una profunda preocupación por las familias que enfrentan una de las enfermedades más desafiantes y desconcertantes: la Enfermedad de Huntington. Está dirigido a los padres que, día a día, luchan con valentía y amor inquebrantable mientras cuidan a sus hijos que enfrentan esta enfermedad neurodegenerativa. A lo largo de estas páginas, esperamos ofrecerles un faro de ... Leer más

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Este libro es el resultado de una profunda preocupación por las familias que enfrentan una de las enfermedades más desafiantes y desconcertantes: la Enfermedad de Huntington. Está dirigido a los padres que, día a día, luchan con valentía y amor inquebrantable mientras cuidan a sus hijos que enfrentan esta enfermedad neurodegenerativa. A lo largo de estas páginas, esperamos ofrecerles un faro de
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