Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Sapolsky Robert M.)(Paperback)

Behave - The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Sapolsky Robert M)(Paperback / softback)

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Sapolsky Robert M.)(Pevná vazba)

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Sapolsky Robert M.)(Paperback)

The New York Times Bestseller'It's no exaggeration to say that Behave is one of the best nonfiction books I've ever read.' --David P. Barash, The Wall Street Journal 'It has my vote for science book of the year.' --Parul Sehgal, The New York Times 'Hands-down one of the best books I've read in

Monkeyluv - And Other Lessons in Our Lives as Animals (Sapolsky Robert M)(Paperback / softback)

Described by Oliver Sacks as 'one of the best scientist-writers of our time', Robert M. Sapolsky here presents the human animal in all its quirkiness and diversity. In these remarkable essays, Sapolsky once again deploys his compassion and insights into the human condition to tell us who, why and

A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons (Sapolsky Robert M.)(Paperback)

In the tradition of Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Robert Sapolsky, a foremost science writer and recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant, tells the mesmerizing story of his twenty-one years in remote Kenya with a troop of Savannah baboons. 'I had never planned to become a savanna baboon when I grew

Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life: A Psychologist Investigates How Evolution, Cognition, and Complexity Are Revolutionizing Our View of Human Natur (Kenrick Douglas T.)(Paperback)

'Kenrick writes like a dream.'--Robert Sapolsky, Professor of Biology and Neurology, Stanford University; author of A Primate's Memoir and Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers What do sex and murder have to do with the meaning of life? Everything.In Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life, social psychologist

The Trouble with Testosterone: And Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament (Sapolsky Robert M.)(Paperback)

Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize From the man who Oliver Sacks hailed as 'one of the best scientist/writers of our time,' a collection of sharply observed, uproariously funny essays on the biology of human culture and behavior. In the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould and Oliver Sacks,

Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers (Sapolsky Robert M.)(Paperback)

Renowned primatologist Robert Sapolsky offers a completely revised and updated edition of his most popular work, with over 225,000 copies in print Now in a third edition, Robert M. Sapolsky's acclaimed and successful Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers features new chapters on how stress affects sleep and

Primate's Memoir - Love, Death and Baboons (Sapolsky Robert M.)(Paperback / softback)

The Ostrich Paradox: Why We Underprepare for Disasters (Meyer Robert)(Paperback)

The Ostrich Paradox boldly addresses a key question of our time: Why are we humans so poor at dealing with disastrous risks, and what can we humans do about it? It is a must-read for everyone who cares about risk.--Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and author of Thinking, Fast

Understanding the Ancient Secrets of the Horse's Mind (Miller Robert M. D.V.M.)(Paperback)

Concise, easy-to-read book explains why and how horses behave the way they do. It describes methods by which behavior problems can be PREVENTED, and methods which can be used to correct existing problems. Dr. Miller explains how every horse inherits ten character traits that influence its behavior

Zero Zero Zero (Saviano Roberto)(Paperback / softback)

An expose of dirty money and the drug trade that reveals how they are at the heart of our lives, our economy, and our

Good Boss, Bad Boss - How to Be the Best... and Learn from the Worst (Sutton Robert)(Paperback / softback)

What great bosses do and how to become

The Biology Coloring Book (Griffin Robert D.)(Paperback)

In The Biology Coloring Book, learn about the basic processes of life and the interactions of living things within their environment. Whether studying biology on your own or enrolled in a course in high school or college, you will find this book indispensable.More than 50% of your brain is devoted

Life is Beautiful (Benigni Roberto)(Paperback / softback)

Winner of the Best Picture at the 1998 European Film Awards and the Grand Jury Prize at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. 'A masterpiece. But the shadow of bigotry threatens to fall across their happiness. 1945: Guido and Dora are married, with a son,

100 Years of London (Mirrorpix)(Pevná vazba)

100 Years of London presents a visual record of London at its best and worst, from the armistice at the end of World War I through to the modern day. The story is told through 300 photographs from the Press Association's vast archives. Hand-picked by their own archivists, many of these pictures

Undeniable: How Biology Confirms Our Intuition That Life Is Designed (Axe Douglas)(Paperback)

Named A Best Book of the Year by World MagazineThroughout his distinguished and unconventional career, engineer-turned-molecular-biologist Douglas Axe has been asking the questions that much of the scientific community would rather silence. Now, he presents his conclusions in this brave and

Robert Holman Plays: One (Holman Robert)(Paperback)

Robert Holman writes plays of startling beauty, combining close observation of the way people behave with a thrilling and often fiercely uncompromising mastery of dramatic form. He is the playwright most admired by other playwrights. To Simon Stephens, he is 'My favourite living writer.' Here, in

Streampunks - How YouTube and the New Creators are Transforming Our Lives (Kyncl Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Something massive is shifting in the world of entertainment. Across the planet, humans spend more of their free time watching video than doing anything else. But increasingly it's not TV they're watching, but online video. In 2016, Swedish vlogger PewDiePie made a record $15 million from his

America's Presidents: Ranked from Best to Worst (Stahl Jason)(Pevná vazba)

In 2020, as we set our sights on another election, this book takes a look at all of the presidents of the United States--ranked from best to worst (the results may surprise you)--and their legacies, achievements and what we learned from their leadership. The book spans from 1789 when George

Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans (Marzluff John)(Paperback)

Stan Coren's groundbreaking The Intelligence of Dogs meets Bernd Heinrich's classic Mind of the Raven in this astonishing, beautifully illustrated look at the uncanny intelligence and emotions of crows.Playful, social, and passionate, crows have brains that are huge for their body size, which

Doctor Pascal (Zola Emile)(Paperback)

There's something of everything there, the best and the worst, the vulgar and the sublime, flowers, muck, tears, laughter, the river of life itself... Pascal Rougon has served as a doctor in the rural French town of Plassans for thirty years. He lives a quiet life with his faithful servant Martine

Dealing with People You Can't Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst (Brinkman Rick)(Paperback)

The classic guide to bringing out the best in people at their worst--updated with even more can't-standable people Dealing with People You Can't Stand has been helping good people deal with bad behavior in a positive, professional way for nearly two decades. Unfortunately, as the world becomes

Wayfinding - The Art and Science of How We Find and Lose Our Way (Bond Michael)(Paperback / softback)

A fascinating investigation of our ability to navigate: from the earliest humans, to cutting-edge spatial neuroscience, and the increasing loss, in today's world, of our ability to find our