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'One of history's most impressive field studies; an instant animal classic' TIME Jane Goodall's classic account of primate research provides an impressively detailed and absorbing account of the ear……続きを見る

A highly ambitious and lucid history of ideas from the very earliest times to the present day. 'A masterpiece' NEW STATESMAN 'An extraordinary new book ... This is the history of "ideas" as it has n……続きを見る

**Mary Roach meets Bill Bryson in this uproarious tour of the basest instincts and biggest mysteries of the animal world. "Lucy Cooke unravels myths that will make you laugh out loud. Her knowledge ……続きを見る

With beautiful illustrations and a detailed map, Sun Moon Earth has everything you need to get ready for the next solar eclipse. On April 8, 2024, millions of Americans will experience an awe-inspir……続きを見る

Take a trip down memory lane with the memoir from national TV treasure John Craven, as he recounts both the highs and lows of one of the longest entertaining careers in history, and the people and a……続きを見る

In this addition to the What Everyone Needs to Know® series, David Day examines the most forbidding and formidably inaccessible continent on Earth. For over a century following its discovery by Euro……続きを見る

"The Voyage of the Beagle" shows the English naturalist Charles Darwin’s brilliant mind already at work on the problems that led to his seminal theory of evolution. The work’s title is somewhat misl……続きを見る

Meet Alexander von Humboldt: the great lost scientist, visionary, thinker and daring explorer; the man who first predicted climate change, who has more things named after him than anyone else (inclu……続きを見る

John Gribbin is one of the few science writers who is equally comfortable writing about biology as he is about physics, and this beginner's guide will take the reader through the basics and the fund……続きを見る

From the big bang, to the origin and evolution of intelligent life in a search for the meaning of human existence, Why are We Here?, by author Bruce Brodie, offers a look at evolution and the future……続きを見る

Originally published in 1990, Nature and History examines how Darwin’s theory of evolution has been expanded by scholars and researchers to include virtually every scientific discipline. The book pr……続きを見る

From its earliest origins to the present day, this award-winning, beautifully written book describes the endlessly changing character of Britain's countryside. 'A classic' Richard Mabey Exploring th……続きを見る

**Named a Best Book of the Year for the Know-It-All by The Globe and Mail In this richly illustrated volume, a leading neurobiologist presents fascinating stories of plant migration that reveal unex……続きを見る

An "eye-opening, sometimes alarming, and ultimately inspiring" natural history of rivers and their complex and ancient relationship with human civilization (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize-winning……続きを見る

THE #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER, UPDATED FOR 2025 • A wonder-filled quest to understand everything that has happened in the history of the Earth, from the Big Bang theory to the rise of civilization and ……続きを見る

'The book is undeniably a work of scholarship with detailed research, substantial references and footnotes, and academics’ characteristic dry and detached style. Most of the essays felt similar in……続きを見る

Winner of the 2000 American Studies Network Prize and the Literature and Language Award from the Association of American Publishers, Inc. Early American naturalists assembled dazzling collections of……続きを見る

Elephants are as unique as people. They can be clever and curious or headstrong and impulsive, shy or sociable. Learn to know them as individuals as well as a species in this evocative account of ye……続きを見る

A Survey of Megaliths and Mark Stones - Past and Present: This guide to old stones in the Cotswolds and Forest of Dean is designed for the curious, the megalith hunter, walker and antiquary alike. I……続きを見る

Part H Is for Hawk, part The Soul of an Octopus, The Book of Eels is a captivating work of narrative nonfiction that is both a meditation on the world’s most elusive fishーthe eelーand a reflection ……続きを見る

A beautifully illustrated guide to the diverse and numerous freshwater fish species in Virginia. In Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of Virginia, the foremost experts on Commonwealth fishes bring th……続きを見る

The discipline of Occult Herbalism encompasses the knowledge and use of the magical, spiritual, and folkloric dimensions of plants. This perennial wisdom animates many global spiritual traditions, e……続きを見る

By the Wainwright-Conservation-Prize-winning author of Rebirding Spend a year in an orchard, celebrating its imperilled, overlooked abundance of life. England's ancient orchards, collaborations betw……続きを見る

This book covers the many ways humans benefit from interactions with other living species. By studying animals of all kinds and sizes, from microbial organisms to elephants and whales, we can learn ……続きを見る

Swifts live almost entirely in the air. They eat, drink, sleep, mate and gather their nesting materials on the wing, fly thousands of miles across the world, navigating their way around storms, neve……続きを見る

The follow-up to the BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week Other Minds A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year A Waterstones Best Book of 2020 The scuba-diving philosopher explores the origins of animal co……続きを見る

Rethinking Evolution links Darwin's early insights to the molecular realm inside living cells. This updated evolutionary synthesis provides an accessible explanation for biological complexity that c……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte du génome néandertalien avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! Paléoanthropologues et biologistes de l'évolution humaine ont assisté en 2010 au déchiffrage d'une partie du génome……続きを見る

Partez à la découverte du darwinisme avec ce Grand Article Universalis ! Le darwinisme est le nom d'un paradigme clé en biologie, formulé par le naturaliste anglais Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882)……続きを見る

Extrait : "Depuis l'apparition de la littérature théosophique en Angleterre, on a pris l'habitude d'appeler ses données le Bouddhisme ésotérique. Et une fois l'habitude prise, -comme dit un vieux pr……続きを見る