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  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Winepress Publishing, 1999

    1579211267 / 9781579211264

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    Paperback. Condición: Good. Spring 1981Eighty-three year old Sam Davis has always wondered what happened to his high-school sweetheart. But instead of finding the means to track her down, he's stuck in an assisted living center, reliant on others around him. His grandson, Wyatt, questions Sam's memories, and it seems that he'll never find the answers he's been searching for.Anita Gifford, single mom in her mid-30s, is reluctant to spend community service hours at the assisted living center in their town. But her fourteen-year-old daughter Carly has to work off her school suspension. So instead of a relaxing weekend after a long week of work, Anita takes Carly to the center where they meet Mr. Davis. An unexpected bond forms between the teenager and elderly man, one that might bring healing to the both families, past and present.THE HEALING SERIES: The Healing SummerThe Healing Garden.…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Prodigy Kids Press, 2020

    1735782904 / 9781735782904

    Serie: Libro 1 de 2 - BBLS

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    Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Sometimes, siblings are peas in a pod. Usually, siblings are archenemies. In Big Brother, Little Sister, you will meet the Harper family. Overly responsible big-brother Matthew, and his mischievous little-sister Aaliyah are always battling it out with high-stakes shenanigans, under their unsuspecting parent's noses. Making matters worse, Matthew's stressed out girlfriend, Delaney, is always at odds with her own little sister Mindy. Chaos is always the word of the day. All bets are off, and the laughs pour in, when Aaliyah and Mindy team up to take on their older siblings. Will the little sister duo destroy the universe as we know it? Or will we learn that friends and family will always have your back, no matter what?Fire trucks, upside down vacations, and wrecked birthdays are just the tip of the iceberg in this heartwarming, hilarious take on sibling rivalry.…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc, 2002

    078581406X / 9780785814061

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    Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Seventeen military historians have contributed to this history of raids and raiders over the past 400 years from the Elizabethan era up to the present day.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc, 2002

    078581406X / 9780785814061

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    Hardback. Condición: Good. Seventeen military historians have contributed to this history of raids and raiders over the past 400 years from the Elizabethan era up to the present day.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Book Sales, 2002

    078581406X / 9780785814061

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    Librería: Your Online Bookstore, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de AmericaYour Online Bookstore

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  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Book Sales, 2002

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    Librería: Gulf Coast Books, Cypress, TX, Estados Unidos de AmericaGulf Coast Books

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    hardcover. Condición: Very Good.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Grand Central Publishing (edition First Edition), 2004

    0306813181 / 9780306813184

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    Librería: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, Estados Unidos de AmericaBooksRun

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    Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Princeton University Press, 1996

    1559632151 / 9781559632157

    Serie: Libro 48 de 52 - Allen Lane History

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    Hardback. Condición: Good. This collection of essays brings together a whole range of Wilson's thinking, as he turns his attention to snakes and sharks, ants and hyenas. Previous works by the author include On Human Nature. Southworth, Laura (ilustrador).

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Princeton University Press, 1996

    1559632151 / 9781559632157

    Serie: Libro 48 de 52 - Allen Lane History

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    Hardback. Condición: Very Good. This collection of essays brings together a whole range of Wilson's thinking, as he turns his attention to snakes and sharks, ants and hyenas. Previous works by the author include On Human Nature. Southworth, Laura (ilustrador).

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Princeton University Press, 1996

    1559632151 / 9781559632157

    Serie: Libro 48 de 52 - Allen Lane History

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    Hardback. Condición: Fair. This collection of essays brings together a whole range of Wilson's thinking, as he turns his attention to snakes and sharks, ants and hyenas. Previous works by the author include On Human Nature. Southworth, Laura (ilustrador).

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Island Press, 1996

    1559632151 / 9781559632157

    Serie: Libro 48 de 52 - Allen Lane History

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    Librería: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, Estados Unidos de AmericaZBK Books

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    Condición: good. Fast & Free Shipping â" Good condition. It may show normal signs of use, such as light writing, highlighting, or library markings, but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid, complete copy that's ready to enjoy. Southworth, Laura (ilustrador).

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Island Press, 1996

    1559632151 / 9781559632157

    Serie: Libro 48 de 52 - Allen Lane History

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    Librería: Greenworld Books, arlington, TX, Estados Unidos de AmericaGreenworld Books

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    Condición: good. Fast Free Shipping â" Good condition. It may show normal signs of use, such as light writing, highlighting, or library markings, but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid, complete copy that's ready to enjoy. Southworth, Laura (ilustrador).

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Wild Horse Publishing (edition ), 2010

    1890778095 / 9781890778095

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    Librería: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, Estados Unidos de AmericaBooksRun

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    Paperback. Condición: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Da Capo Press, 2002

    0306811650 / 9780306811654

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    Librería: Orion Tech, Kingwood, TX, Estados Unidos de AmericaOrion Tech

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  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Da Capo Press, 2002

    0306811650 / 9780306811654

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  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Hachette Books, 2002

    0306811650 / 9780306811654

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    Librería: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de AmericaWorld of Books (was SecondSale)

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    Paperback. Condición: Fair. A handy compendium to the most elite fighting force in the world today.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Grand Central Publishing, 2002

    0306811650 / 9780306811654

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    Librería: Greenworld Books, arlington, TX, Estados Unidos de AmericaGreenworld Books

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    Condición: good. Fast Free Shipping â" Good condition. It may show normal signs of use, such as light writing, highlighting, or library markings, but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid, complete copy that's ready to enjoy.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: For Dummies, 2006

    0471798320 / 9780471798323

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    Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Includes examples that show you how to set up a Blackboard classroom, put your materials on the Internet, communicate online with students, and even evaluate their performance. This title helps you discover how to Navigate the Blackboard environment, customize your course menu, add and organize course materials, and give online assignments.…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: For Dummies, 2006

    0471798320 / 9780471798323

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    Paperback. Condición: Fair. Includes examples that show you how to set up a Blackboard classroom, put your materials on the Internet, communicate online with students, and even evaluate their performance. This title helps you discover how to Navigate the Blackboard environment, customize your course menu, add and organize course materials, and give online assignments.…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: For Dummies (edition 1), 2006

    0471798320 / 9780471798323

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    Paperback. Condición: Fair. 1. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Prodigy Kids Press (edition ), 2020

    1735782904 / 9781735782904

    Serie: Libro 1 de 2 - BBLS

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    Paperback. Condición: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Princeton University Press, 1997

    155963216X / 9781559632164

    Serie: Libro 48 de 52 - Allen Lane History

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    Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Perhaps more than any other scientist of our century, Edward O. Wilson has scrutinized animals in their natural settings, tweezing out the dynamics of their social organization, their relationship with their environments, and their behavior, not only for what it tells us about the animals themselves, but for what it can tell us about human nature and our own behavior. He has brought the fascinating and sometimes surprising results of these studies to general readers through a remarkable collection of books, including The Diversity of Life, The Ants, On Human Nature, and Sociobiology. The grace and precision with which he writes of seemingly complex topics has earned him two Pulitzer prizes, and the admiration of scientists and general readers around the world.   In Search of Nature presents for the first time a collection of the seminal short writings of Edward O. Wilson, addressing in brief and eminently readable form the themes that have actively engaged this remarkable intellect throughout his career.   "The central theme of the essays is that wild nature and human nature are closely interwoven. I argue that the only way to make complete sense of either is by examining both closely and together as products of evolution. Human behavior is seen not just as the product of recorded history, ten thousand years recent, but of deep history, the combined genetic and cultural changes that created humanity over hundreds of thousands of years. We need this longer view, I believe, not only to understand our species, but more firmly to secure its future."   The book is composed of three sections. "Animal Nature, Human Nature" ranges from serpents to sharks to sociality in ants. It asks how and why the universal aversion to snakes might have evolved in humans and primates, marvels at the diversity of the world's 350 species of shark and how their adaptive success has affected our conception of the world, and admonishes us to "be careful of little lives"?to see in the construction of insect social systems "another grand experiment in evolution for our delectation.   "The Patterns of Nature" probes at the foundation of sociobiology, asking what is the underlying genetic basis of social behavior, and what that means for the future of the human species. Beginning with altruism and aggression, the two poles of behavior, these essays describe how science, like art, adds new information to the accumulated wisdom, establishing new patterns of explanation and inquiry. In "The Bird of Paradise: The Hunter and the Poet," the analytic and synthetic impulses-exemplified in the sciences and the humanities-are called upon to give full definition to the human prospect.   "Nature's Abundance" celebrates biodiversity, explaining its fundamental importance to the continued existence of humanity. From "The Little Things That Run the World"?invertebrate species that make life possible for everyone and everything else-to the emergent belief of many scientists in the human species' possible innate affinity for other living things, known as biophilia, Wilson sets forth clear and compelling reasons why humans should concern themselves with species loss. "Is Humanity Suicidal?" compares the environmentalist's view with that of the exemptionalist, who holds that since humankind is transcendent in intelligence and spirit, our species must have been released from the iron laws of ecology that bind all other species. Not without optimism, Wilson concludes that we are smart enough and have time enough to avoid an environmental catastrophe of civilization-threatening dimensions?if we are willing both to redirect our science and technology and to reconsider our self-image as a species.   In Search of Nature is a lively and accessible introduction to the writings of one of the most brilliant scientists of the 20th century. Imaginatively illustrated by noted artist Laura Southworth, it is a book all readers will treasure. Southworth, Laura (ilustrador).…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: INGRAM PUBLISHER SERVICES US, 1997

    1885119429 / 9781885119421

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    Hardback. Condición: Good. A collection of essays on daring small-unit actions by Elizabeth's Sea Dogs, Custer, Mosby, Israeli and American special forces and others, with contributions by Brent Nosworthy, Charles Whiting, George Nafziger, and Fritz Heinzen. This thrilling collection of all-new works by a variety of military historians studies the most audacious soldiers in historythe raiderswho put their lives on the line in winner-take-all incursions deep into enemy territory. Each chapter focuses on a different raid, and the breathtaking chances, hard choices and combat that resulted. Raiders dont always win, but they never fail to astonish!All 19 recorded hereCuster at the Washita, for example, or Mosby at Fairfax Courthouse, Israelis at Green Island, Americans at Son Tayhad a powerful impact on the conflicts of which they were a part. Reading about them, even about the failures, is an eloquent reminder of the courage they demanded. Naval Institute Proceedings.…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Princeton University Press, 1997

    155963216X / 9781559632164

    Serie: Libro 48 de 52 - Allen Lane History

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    Paperback. Condición: Fair. Perhaps more than any other scientist of our century, Edward O. Wilson has scrutinized animals in their natural settings, tweezing out the dynamics of their social organization, their relationship with their environments, and their behavior, not only for what it tells us about the animals themselves, but for what it can tell us about human nature and our own behavior. He has brought the fascinating and sometimes surprising results of these studies to general readers through a remarkable collection of books, including The Diversity of Life, The Ants, On Human Nature, and Sociobiology. The grace and precision with which he writes of seemingly complex topics has earned him two Pulitzer prizes, and the admiration of scientists and general readers around the world.   In Search of Nature presents for the first time a collection of the seminal short writings of Edward O. Wilson, addressing in brief and eminently readable form the themes that have actively engaged this remarkable intellect throughout his career.   "The central theme of the essays is that wild nature and human nature are closely interwoven. I argue that the only way to make complete sense of either is by examining both closely and together as products of evolution. Human behavior is seen not just as the product of recorded history, ten thousand years recent, but of deep history, the combined genetic and cultural changes that created humanity over hundreds of thousands of years. We need this longer view, I believe, not only to understand our species, but more firmly to secure its future."   The book is composed of three sections. "Animal Nature, Human Nature" ranges from serpents to sharks to sociality in ants. It asks how and why the universal aversion to snakes might have evolved in humans and primates, marvels at the diversity of the world's 350 species of shark and how their adaptive success has affected our conception of the world, and admonishes us to "be careful of little lives"?to see in the construction of insect social systems "another grand experiment in evolution for our delectation.   "The Patterns of Nature" probes at the foundation of sociobiology, asking what is the underlying genetic basis of social behavior, and what that means for the future of the human species. Beginning with altruism and aggression, the two poles of behavior, these essays describe how science, like art, adds new information to the accumulated wisdom, establishing new patterns of explanation and inquiry. In "The Bird of Paradise: The Hunter and the Poet," the analytic and synthetic impulses-exemplified in the sciences and the humanities-are called upon to give full definition to the human prospect.   "Nature's Abundance" celebrates biodiversity, explaining its fundamental importance to the continued existence of humanity. From "The Little Things That Run the World"?invertebrate species that make life possible for everyone and everything else-to the emergent belief of many scientists in the human species' possible innate affinity for other living things, known as biophilia, Wilson sets forth clear and compelling reasons why humans should concern themselves with species loss. "Is Humanity Suicidal?" compares the environmentalist's view with that of the exemptionalist, who holds that since humankind is transcendent in intelligence and spirit, our species must have been released from the iron laws of ecology that bind all other species. Not without optimism, Wilson concludes that we are smart enough and have time enough to avoid an environmental catastrophe of civilization-threatening dimensions?if we are willing both to redirect our science and technology and to reconsider our self-image as a species.   In Search of Nature is a lively and accessible introduction to the writings of one of the most brilliant scientists of the 20th century. Imaginatively illustrated by noted artist Laura Southworth, it is a book all readers will treasure. Southworth, Laura (ilustrador).…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Princeton University Press, 1997

    155963216X / 9781559632164

    Serie: Libro 48 de 52 - Allen Lane History

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    Paperback. Condición: Good. Perhaps more than any other scientist of our century, Edward O. Wilson has scrutinized animals in their natural settings, tweezing out the dynamics of their social organization, their relationship with their environments, and their behavior, not only for what it tells us about the animals themselves, but for what it can tell us about human nature and our own behavior. He has brought the fascinating and sometimes surprising results of these studies to general readers through a remarkable collection of books, including The Diversity of Life, The Ants, On Human Nature, and Sociobiology. The grace and precision with which he writes of seemingly complex topics has earned him two Pulitzer prizes, and the admiration of scientists and general readers around the world.   In Search of Nature presents for the first time a collection of the seminal short writings of Edward O. Wilson, addressing in brief and eminently readable form the themes that have actively engaged this remarkable intellect throughout his career.   "The central theme of the essays is that wild nature and human nature are closely interwoven. I argue that the only way to make complete sense of either is by examining both closely and together as products of evolution. Human behavior is seen not just as the product of recorded history, ten thousand years recent, but of deep history, the combined genetic and cultural changes that created humanity over hundreds of thousands of years. We need this longer view, I believe, not only to understand our species, but more firmly to secure its future."   The book is composed of three sections. "Animal Nature, Human Nature" ranges from serpents to sharks to sociality in ants. It asks how and why the universal aversion to snakes might have evolved in humans and primates, marvels at the diversity of the world's 350 species of shark and how their adaptive success has affected our conception of the world, and admonishes us to "be careful of little lives"?to see in the construction of insect social systems "another grand experiment in evolution for our delectation.   "The Patterns of Nature" probes at the foundation of sociobiology, asking what is the underlying genetic basis of social behavior, and what that means for the future of the human species. Beginning with altruism and aggression, the two poles of behavior, these essays describe how science, like art, adds new information to the accumulated wisdom, establishing new patterns of explanation and inquiry. In "The Bird of Paradise: The Hunter and the Poet," the analytic and synthetic impulses-exemplified in the sciences and the humanities-are called upon to give full definition to the human prospect.   "Nature's Abundance" celebrates biodiversity, explaining its fundamental importance to the continued existence of humanity. From "The Little Things That Run the World"?invertebrate species that make life possible for everyone and everything else-to the emergent belief of many scientists in the human species' possible innate affinity for other living things, known as biophilia, Wilson sets forth clear and compelling reasons why humans should concern themselves with species loss. "Is Humanity Suicidal?" compares the environmentalist's view with that of the exemptionalist, who holds that since humankind is transcendent in intelligence and spirit, our species must have been released from the iron laws of ecology that bind all other species. Not without optimism, Wilson concludes that we are smart enough and have time enough to avoid an environmental catastrophe of civilization-threatening dimensions?if we are willing both to redirect our science and technology and to reconsider our self-image as a species.   In Search of Nature is a lively and accessible introduction to the writings of one of the most brilliant scientists of the 20th century. Imaginatively illustrated by noted artist Laura Southworth, it is a book all readers will treasure. Southworth, Laura (ilustrador).…

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Island Press, 1997

    155963216X / 9781559632164

    Serie: Libro 48 de 52 - Allen Lane History

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    Librería: Greenworld Books, arlington, TX, Estados Unidos de AmericaGreenworld Books

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    Condición: very_good. Fast Free Shipping â" Very Good condition book with a firm cover and clean pages. Shows normal use and some light wear or limited notes markings. A solid, nice copy to enjoy. Southworth, Laura (ilustrador).

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    Editorial: GPQ-Globe Pequot, 2008

    0762743379 / 9780762743377

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    Librería: More Than Words, Waltham, MA, Estados Unidos de AmericaMore Than Words

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    Editorial: Da Capo Press, 1997

    1885119429 / 9781885119421

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    Librería: Greenworld Books, arlington, TX, Estados Unidos de AmericaGreenworld Books

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    Condición: good. Fast Free Shipping â" Good condition. It may show normal signs of use, such as light writing, highlighting, or library markings, but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid, complete copy that's ready to enjoy.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Globe Pequot Pr, 1992

    0871061880 / 9780871061881

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    Librería: More Than Words, Waltham, MA, Estados Unidos de AmericaMore Than Words

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    Condición: Very Good. A bright, square, and overall a nice copy.

  • Idioma: Inglés

    Editorial: Globe Pequot Pr, 1992

    0871061880 / 9780871061881

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    Librería: More Than Words, Waltham, MA, Estados Unidos de AmericaMore Than Words

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