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A Brief History Of Earth
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Author : Andrew H. Knoll
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2021-04-27
A Brief History Of Earth written by Andrew H. Knoll and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-27 with Science categories.
Harvard’s acclaimed geologist “charts Earth’s history in accessible style” (AP) “A sublime chronicle of our planet." –Booklist, STARRED review How well do you know the ground beneath your feet? Odds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering sheet of ice, rocked by a nearby meteor strike, or perhaps choked by poison gases, drowned beneath ocean, perched atop a mountain range, or roamed by fearsome monsters. Probably most or even all of the above. The story of our home planet and the organisms spread across its surface is far more spectacular than any Hollywood blockbuster, filled with enough plot twists to rival a bestselling thriller. But only recently have we begun to piece together the whole mystery into a coherent narrative. Drawing on his decades of field research and up-to-the-minute understanding of the latest science, renowned geologist Andrew H. Knoll delivers a rigorous yet accessible biography of Earth, charting our home planet's epic 4.6 billion-year story. Placing twenty first-century climate change in deep context, A Brief History of Earth is an indispensable look at where we’ve been and where we’re going. Features original illustrations depicting Earth history and nearly 50 figures (maps, tables, photographs, graphs).
A Brief History Of The Smile
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Author : Angus Trumble
language : en
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Release Date : 2004
A Brief History Of The Smile written by Angus Trumble and has been published by Allen & Unwin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Portraits categories.
From the enlightened smile of the Holy Buddha to the lewd leer of the seventeenth century Dutch chicken groper, from the sociological to the scatological, Angus Trumble presents a uniquely readable and erudite insight into the cultural, physiological, artistic and literary history of that most universal of human expressions, the smile.;
A Brief History Of Life On Earth
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Author : Clémence Dupont
language : en
Publisher: Prestel
Release Date : 2018-11
A Brief History Of Life On Earth written by Clémence Dupont and has been published by Prestel this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11 with Adaptation (Biology) categories.
The story of life on earth unfolds in dramatic fashion in this amazing concertina picture book that takes readers from 4.6 billion years ago to the present day. Fully expanded to 8 meters (26 feet), this spectacular visual timeline is a very impressive panorama that reveals evolution in all its glory. Full color.
Mulcaster S Elementarie
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Author : Richard Mulcaster
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
Mulcaster S Elementarie written by Richard Mulcaster and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with Education categories.
A Brief History Of Universities
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Author : John C. Moore
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2018-10-10
A Brief History Of Universities written by John C. Moore and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-10 with History categories.
In this book, John C. Moore surveys the history of universities, from their origin in the Middle Ages to the present. Universities have survived the disruptive power of the Protestant Reformation, the Scientific, French, and Industrial Revolutions, and the turmoil of two world wars—and they have been exported to every continent through Western imperialism. Moore deftly tells this story in a series of chronological chapters, covering major developments such as the rise of literary humanism and the printing press, the “Berlin model” of universities as research institutions, the growing importance of science and technology, and the global wave of campus activism that rocked the twentieth century. Focusing on significant individuals and global contexts, he highlights how the university has absorbed influences without losing its central traditions. Today, Moore argues, as universities seek corporate solutions to twenty-first-century problems, we must renew our commitment to a higher education that produces not only technicians, but citizens.
A Brief History Of The University Of California
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Author : Patricia A. Pelfrey
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2004-10-04
A Brief History Of The University Of California written by Patricia A. Pelfrey and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-10-04 with Education categories.
A reissue of a charming little illustrated volume originally published in 1974 which walks the reader through the highlights of the history of the University of California.
A Brief History Of Living Forever
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Author : Jaroslav Kalfar
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2023-03-28
A Brief History Of Living Forever written by Jaroslav Kalfar and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-28 with Fiction categories.
In this “ingenious, funny, and chilling” novel (Publishers Weekly, starred review) from the author of Spaceman of Bohemia, two long-lost siblings risk everything to save their mother from oblivion in an authoritarian near-future America obsessed with digital consciousness and eternal life—a story that “packs a walloping punch” (Esquire). When Adéla discovers she has a terminal illness, she leaves behind her native Czech village for a chance at reuniting in America with Tereza, the daughter she gave up at birth, decades earlier. But the country Adéla experienced as a young woman, when she eloped with a filmmaker and starred in his cult sci-fi movie, has changed entirely. In 2030, America is ruled by an authoritarian government increasingly closed off to the rest of the world. Tereza, the star researcher for VITA, a biotech company hellbent on discovering the key to immortality, is overjoyed to meet her mother, with whom she forms an instant, profound connection. But when their time together is cut short by shocking events, Tereza must uncover VITA’s alarming activity in the wastelands of what was once Florida, and persuade the Czech brother she’s never met to join her in this odds-defying adventure. Narrated from the beyond by Adéla’s restless spirit, A Brief History of Living Forever is a high-wire act of storytelling from a writer “booming with vitality and originality,” whose “voice is distinct enough to leave tread marks” (New York Times). By turns insightful, moving, and funny, the novel not only confirms Jaroslav Kalfař’s boundless powers of invention but also exults in the love between a mother and her daughter, which neither space nor time can sever. “Kalfař is a wise, rapturous, and original writer . . . Eloquent, heart-stunning, and rich in awe-inspiring prose.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Relentlessly inventive . . . His writing has the same hyperactivity and fidgety contempt for generic boundaries as that of the young Safran Foer.” —The Guardian
A Brief History Of Everything
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Author : Ken Wilber
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 2007
A Brief History Of Everything written by Ken Wilber and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Told in an accessible and entertaining question-and-answer format, this account examines the course of evolution as the unfolding manifestation of Spirit, from matter to life to mind, including the higher stages of spiritual development where Spirit becomes conscious of itself.
Lines
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Author : Tim Ingold
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-14
Lines written by Tim Ingold and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-14 with Social Science categories.
What do walking, weaving, observing, storytelling, singing, drawing and writing have in common? The answer is that they all proceed along lines. In this extraordinary book Tim Ingold imagines a world in which everyone and everything consists of interwoven or interconnected lines and lays the foundations for a completely new discipline: the anthropological archaeology of the line. Ingold’s argument leads us through the music of Ancient Greece and contemporary Japan, Siberian labyrinths and Roman roads, Chinese calligraphy and the printed alphabet, weaving a path between antiquity and the present. Drawing on a multitude of disciplines including archaeology, classical studies, art history, linguistics, psychology, musicology, philosophy and many others, and including more than seventy illustrations, this book takes us on an exhilarating intellectual journey that will change the way we look at the world and how we go about in it. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new preface by the author.
A Brief History Of The Future
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Author : Jacques Attali
language : en
Publisher: Skyhorse
Release Date : 2011-07-01
A Brief History Of The Future written by Jacques Attali and has been published by Skyhorse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-01 with History categories.
What will planet Earth be like in twenty years? At mid-century? In the year 2100? Prescient and convincing, this book is a must-read for anyone concerned about the future. Never has the world offered more promise for the future and been more fraught with dangers. Attali anticipates an unraveling of American hegemony as transnational corporations sever the ties linking free enterprise to democracy. World tensions will be primed for horrific warfare for resources and dominance. The ultimate question is: Will we leave our children and grandchildren a world that is not only viable but better, or in this nuclear world bequeath to them a planet that will be a living hell? Either way, he warns, the time to act is now.