The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life (Lane Nick)(Paperback)

The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life (Lane Nick)(Paperback)

The Earth teems with life: in its oceans, forests, skies and cities. Yet there's a black hole at the heart of biology. We do not know why complex life is the way it is, or, for that matter, how life first began. In The Vital Question, award-winning author and biochemist Nick Lane radically reframes

Vital Question - Why is life the way it is? (Lane Nick)(Paperback / softback)

Why is life the way it is? Bacteria evolved into complex life just once in four billion years of life on earth-and all complex life shares many strange properties, from sex to ageing and death. If life evolved on other planets, would it be the same or completely different?In The Vital Question,

Life Ascending - The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution (Lane Nick)(Paperback / softback)

Describes the ten greatest inventions of life, including DNA, sex, sight and consciousness, based on their historical impact, role in living organisms and relevance to controversies. This book explains how these findings have come about, and the extent to which they can be relied

The New Testament and the People of God: Christian Origins and the Question of God: Volume 1 (Wright N. T.)(Paperback)

This first volume in the series Christian Origins and the Question of God provides a historical, theological, and literary study of first-century Judaism and Christianity. Wright offers a preliminary discussion of the meaning of the word 'god' within those cultures, as he explores the ways in which

Renewable Energy: A Very Short Introduction (Jelley Nick)(Paperback)

Energy is vital for a good standard of living, and much of the world's population does not have enough. Affordable and adequate sources of power that do not cause climate change or pollution are crucial; and renewables provide the answer. Wind and solar farms can now provide the cheapestelectricity

Secret Life of Bones - Their Origins, Evolution and Fate (Switek Brian)(Paperback / softback)

In The Secret Life of Bones, Brian Switek frames the history of our species through the importance of bone from instruments and jewellery, to objects of worship and conquest from the origins of religion through the genesis of science up to

Holocaust: A History for Children - The origins, events and remarkable tales of survival (Steele Philip)(Paperback / softback)

This book explores the complex reasons for the Holocaust, what life was like in the ghettos and concentration camps, the aftermath and the founding of the state of

The Burmese Labyrinth (Galache Carlos Sardina)(Paperback)

A first-hand account of the complex, bloody history of Myanmar and the origins of the ethnic cleansing of the Rohingyas In 2011, Myanmar embarked in a democratic transition from a brutal military rule that culminated four years later, when the first free election in decades saw a landslide for the

Charge and the Energy Body - The Vital Key to Healing Your Life, Your Chakras and Your Relationships (Judith Anodea PhD)(Paperback / softback)

A New History of Life: The Radical New Discoveries about the Origins and Evolution of Life on Earth (Ward Peter)(Paperback)

Charles Darwin's theories, first published more than 150 years ago, still set the paradigm of how we understand the evolution of life--but scientific advances of recent decades have radically altered that. Now two pioneering scientists draw on their years of experience in paleontology, biology,

The Resurrection of the Son of God: Christian Origins and the Question of God: Volume 3 (Wright N. T.)(Paperback)

Why did Christianity begin, and why did it take the shape it did? To answer this question - which any historian must face - renowned New Testament scholar N. T. Wright focuses on the key question: what precisely happened at Easter? What did the early Christians mean when they said that Jesus of

One Plus One Equals One: Symbiosis and the Evolution of Complex Life (Archibald John)(Paperback)

We are in the midst of a revolution. It is a scientific revolution built upon the tools of molecular biology, with which we probe and prod the living world in ways unimaginable a few decades ago. Need to track a bacterium at the root of a hospital outbreak? No problem: the offending germ's complete

Cruel To Be Kind - The Life and Music of Nick Lowe (Birch Will)(Paperback / softback)

The authorised biography of Nick Lowe, the 'Jesus of

Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life (Lane Nick)(Paperback)

Mitochondria are tiny structures located inside our cells that carry out the essential task of producing energy for the cell. They are found in all complex living things, and in that sense, they are fundamental for driving complex life on the planet. But there is much more to them than that

The Evolution Myth - Jiří A. Mejsnar - e-kniha

eBook: The origins of life, species, and man continue to interest scientists and stir debate among the general public more than one hundred and fifty years after Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. The Evolution Myth approaches the subject with two intertwined objectives. Jiří A

On the Meaning of Life (Cottingham John)(Paperback)

The question 'What is the meaning of life?' is one of the most fascinating, oldest and most difficult questions human beings have ever posed themselves. In an increasingly secularized culture, it remains a question to which we are ineluctably and powerfully drawn.Drawing skillfully on a wealth of

Vital Breath of the DAO (Wu Zhongxian)(Paperback)

Immersing the reader in Daoist philosophy and its impact on life, this new edition of Vital Breath of the Dao by Master Zhongxian Wu is a fully illustrated guide to qigong, a way of physical and spiritual cultivation, and a way of life. The book includes the historical background, practical

Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Acemoglu Daron)(Paperback)

Brilliant and engagingly written, Why Nations Fail answers the question that has stumped the experts for centuries: Why are some nations rich and others poor, divided by wealth and poverty, health and sickness, food and famine? Is it culture, the weather, geography? Perhaps ignorance of what the

The Death of God and the Meaning of Life (Young Julian)(Paperback)

What is the meaning of life? In today's secular, post-religious scientific world, this question has become a serious preoccupation. But it also has a long history: many major philosophers have thought deeply about it, as Julian Young so vividly illustrates in this thought-provoking second edition

The Origins of Happiness: The Science of Well-Being Over the Life Course (Clark Andrew)(Paperback)

A new perspective on life satisfaction and well-being over the life courseWhat makes people happy? The Origins of Happiness seeks to revolutionize how we think about human priorities and to promote public policy changes that are based on what really matters to people. Drawing on a range of evidence

Gemmotherapy: The Science of Healing with Plant Stem Cells (Halfon Roger)(Paperback)

Harnessing the vital energy of plant buds for detoxification and rejuvenation - The uses and healing properties of 34 tree and plant buds, including hawthorn, maple, and lilac - Catalog of more than 30 common ailments and their remedies - Resources for obtaining the remedies and preparation

State-Owned Banks in the Transition: Origins, Evolution, and Policy Responses (Sherif Khaled)(Paperback)

'State-Owned Banks in the Transition: Origins, Evolution, and Policy Responses' reviews the experience with state banking over the last decade in the transition economies of Europe and Central Asia. State ownership of banking systems has undermined economic reform efforts and has distorted emerging

No God But God - The Origins, Evolution and Future of Islam (Aslan Reza)(Paperback / softback)

Science and the Mind of the Maker: What the Conversation Between Faith and Science Reveals about God (Travis Melissa Cain)(Paperback)

Are We an Accident...or Not?The question of cosmic origins and our place in the grand scheme of things has been debated for millennia. Why do we exist? Why does anything exist at all?Today's popular narrative, based on advancements in science, is that it all happened by natural, random processes