This book is a Weekend Pocketbook on Everything You Should Know About the Dawn of Mankind, the story of how fragile primates became toolmakers, storytellers, farmers, and builders of civilization.
Giants of the East: The Hidden History of Asia's Forgotten Titans In the shadow of towering mountains and ancient empires, four colossal powers—China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan—shape the destiny of the world's most dynamic region.
Change the way you see the world - and our place in it'Absolutely enthralling' BILL BRYSON'Stunning' GUARDIAN'Beautifully written and meticulously researched .
This volume brings together an international roster of scientists, many of which have spent their careers researching the fossil evidence for, and the context of, the taxa that are conventionally subsumed within the genus Paranthropus, to present and synthesize the latest research about the paleobiology of Paranthropus.
A radically new cosmological view from a groundbreaking neuroscientist who places the human brain at the center of humanity’s universe Renowned neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis introduces a revolutionary new theory of how the human brain evolved to become an organic computer without rival in the known universe.
A philosopher subjects the claims of evolutionary psychology to the evidential and methodological requirements of evolutionary biology, concluding that evolutionary psychology''s explanations amount to speculation disguised as results.
The number of species found at a given point on the planet varies by orders of magnitude, yet large-scale gradients in biodiversity appear to follow some very general patterns.
The number of species found at a given point on the planet varies by orders of magnitude, yet large-scale gradients in biodiversity appear to follow some very general patterns.
Mossy greens, conker browns, cream, chocolate and deepest black; add stripes, swirls and splotches and you have some of the most striking wildlife Britain has to offer.
'An outstanding book' SpectatorThe story of the short life and tragic death of Bowland Beth - an English Hen Harrier - which dramatically highlights the major issues in UK conservation.
Sunday Times Bestseller'Passionate and well-researched' Tatler'A must-read' IndependentA social history of Labradors, and how they have become the world's most beloved dogs, by writer, presenter and long-time dog lover Ben Fogle.
With a foreword by Richard Dawkins, and based on the BAFTA award-winning Channel 4 TV series, Inside Nature's Giants gets under the skin of the largest animals on the planet.
'Full of wonder and forensic intelligence' Isabella Tree, author of WildingA moving account of Madagascar told by a researcher who has spent over fifty years investigating the mysteries of this remarkable island.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, generally referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith.
Este libro sostiene que la teoria formulada por Darwin tiene consecuencias trascendentales para nuestra vision de nosotros mismos y de nuestro lugar en el universo.
The Sun Engine is a sweeping journey through time, energy, and existence, exploring how the Sun powers life, drives civilisation, and shapes the very fabric of the cosmos.
The Reflective Cosmos: A Unified Theory of Space, Life and Mind offers a sweeping and original vision of the universe as a living, intelligent system shaped by reflection, recursion and cosmic pressure.
TEN PULSES OF EVOLUTION:The Logarithmic Nature of Evolutionary Time — Second Expanded EditionWhat if evolution doesn't move at a steady pace—but unfolds in measured pulses that arrive faster over time?
