Extinctions: Living and Dying in the Margin of Error (Hannah Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Extinctions: Living and Dying in the Margin of Error (Hannah Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Are we now entering a mass extinction event? What can mass extinctions in Earth's history tell us about the Anthropocene? What do mass extinction events look like and how does life on Earth recover from them? The fossil record reveals periods when biodiversity exploded, and short intervals when

Living and Dying in Zazen: Five Zen Masters of Modern Japan (Braverman Arthur)(Paperback)

Living and Dying in Zazen combines the life stories and teaching of five teachers--Kodo Sawaki, Sodo Yokoyama, Kozan Kato, Motoko Ikebe, and Uchiyama--associated with Antaiji monastery and the story of Bravermen and other Western students coming to grips with Zen, Japanese culture, and themselves

Dying to Learn: Wartime Lessons from the Western Front (Hunzeker Michael A.)(Pevná vazba)

In Dying to Learn, Michael Hunzeker develops a novel theory to explain how wartime militaries learn. He focuses on the Western Front, which witnessed three great-power armies struggle to cope with deadlock throughout the First World War, as the British, French, and German armies all pursued the

The Wake of Crows: Living and Dying in Shared Worlds (Dooren Thom Van)(Pevná vazba)

Crows can be found almost everywhere that people are, from tropical islands to deserts and arctic forests, from densely populated cities to suburbs and farms. Across these diverse landscapes, many species of crow are doing well: their intelligent and adaptive ways of life have allowed them to

Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error (Schulz Kathryn)(Paperback)

Of all the things people are wrong about, our condemnation of error should top the list. It is our meta-mistake: we are wrong about what it means to be wrong. Far from being a sign of intellectual inferiority, the capacity to err is crucial to human cognition. Far from being a moral flaw, it is

Living Before Dying: Imagining and Remembering Home (Davies Janette)(Pevná vazba)

On Death and Dying (Kbler-Ross Elisabeth)(Pevná vazba)

One of the most famous psychological studies of the late twentieth century, On Death and Dying grew out of an interdisciplinary seminar on death, originated and conducted by Dr. Elisabeth K bler-Ross. In On Death and Dying, Dr. K bler-Ross first introduced and explored the now-famous idea of the

Widowmaker: Living and Dying with the Corsair (Hillier-Graves Tim)(Pevná vazba)

Covers the development of the Corsair for the US Navy, why it was condemned for carrier use, and how British pilots used it.'Despite everything, I felt very lucky to have flown Corsairs. They were the best, you know, even though it took me sometime to realize this when so many friends died flying

Living Little: Simplicity and Style in a Small Space (Jenkins Hannah)(Pevná vazba)

Living Little is a beautiful book that shows dozens of compact spaces that are also sophisticated, comfortable, functional,

Spinoza and the Philosophy of Love (Strawser Michael)(Pevná vazba)

In Spinoza and the Philosophy of Love, Michael Strawser provides a new reading of Spinoza as a philosopher of love, and one who centered in his thought an ethically qualified conception of noble love. Strawser examines the threefold conception of love found in Spinoza's Ethics and argues that what

The Stand (King Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

This is the way the world ends: with a nanosecond of computer error in a Defense Department laboratory and a million casual contacts that form the links in a chain letter of death.And here is the bleak new world of the day after: a world stripped of its institutions and emptied of 99 percent of its

Being Wrong - Adventures in the Margin of Error (Schulz Kathryn)(Paperback / softback)

A book that asks - and answers - one of life's most uncomfortable questions: what if I'm

Arts of Dying: Literature and Finitude in Medieval England (Smith D. Vance)(Pevná vazba)

People in the Middle Ages had chantry chapels, mortuary rolls, the daily observance of the Office of the Dead, and even purgatory--but they were still unable to talk about death. Their inability wasn't due to religion, but philosophy: saying someone is dead is nonsense, as the person no longer is

Music Is the Drug: The Authorised Biography of the Cowboy Junkies (Bowler Dave)(Pevná vazba)

Canadian siblings Margo, Michael, and Peter Timmins, plus Michael's childhood friend, Alan Anton, first started making music together over thirty years ago. Sixteen studio albums and five live albums later, Cowboy Junkies are still touring the

False Positive: A Year of Error, Omission, and Political Correctness in the New England Journal of Medicine (Dalrymple Theodore)(Pevná vazba)

The New England Journal of Medicine is one of the most important general medical journals in the world. Doctors rely on the conclusions it publishes, and most do not have the time to look beyond abstracts to examine methodology or question assumptions. Many of its pronouncements are conveyed by the

Stardust to Stardust: Reflections on Living and Dying (Wright Erik Olin)(Pevná vazba)

Erik Olin Wright, one of the most important sociologists of his time, takes readers along on his intimate and brave journey toward death, and asks the big questions about human mortality.From the renowned Marxist sociologist and educator Erik Olin Wright, Stardust to Stardust is a curated

Escape to the Country: Living on the Farm - Ben Ashby

• Reflections on the charm of farmhouse living from the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Folk Magazine • Discover the magical qualities this lifestyle has to offer • Learn how to maintain a garden seasonally, how to prepare typical farmer's dishes and why farm life may not be for everyone,

In the Mouth of the Wolf (Morpurgo Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A true story of two brothers and the war that changed everything. Michael Morpurgo's wonderful storytelling and Barroux's stunning artwork combine to tell the true story of Michael's uncles against the epic backdrop of World War

The Shaman's Book of Living and Dying (Villoldo Alberto)(Paperback)

12 stories of miraculous healings using shamanistic tools and techniques.One of the pioneers in energy healing and shamanism recounts twelve miraculous stories in which, through the use of shamanic energetic techniques, people experience extraordinary physical and emotional healings. Meet a dancer

On Michael Jackson (Jefferson Margo)(Paperback / softback)

Pulitzer Prize-winner Margo Jefferson takes on the legend and legacy of the King of

Margo: Queen of Country & Irish: The Promise and the Dream (O'Donnell Margaret)(Pevná vazba)

The official memoir of Margo O'Donnell, legendary Irish Country Music singerFor fifty years now the name 'Margo' has been synonymous with everything that is positive and enriching in Country and Irish music. Blessed with an instantly recognisable voice, a voice unlike any other in the music

Venice: The Art of Living (Fasoli Lydia)(Pevná vazba)

This beautiful, aspirational book offers a seductive vision of living and entertaining in the most elegantly appointed private interiors of Venice. For centuries, millions have succumbed to the magic of Venice, but few have been able to venture into its sumptuous private spaces. This book invites

Turner: His Life & Works In 500 Images (Robinson Michael)(Pevná vazba)

An in-depth and fascinating exploration of the life and works of the painter

Europe and the Roma - Klaus-Michael Bogdal

The first full, comprehensive account of the cultural representation of the Roma in European historyThis remarkable book describes a dark side of European history: the rejection of the Roma from their initial arrival in the late Middle Ages to the present day. To Europeans, the Roma appeared to be