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In Birds and Us, award-winning writer and ornithologist Tim Birkhead takes us on an epic and dazzling journey through this mutual history with birds, from the ibises mummified and deified by Ancient Egyptians to Renaissance experiments on woodpecker anatomy, from Victorian obsessions with egg collecting to the present fight to save endangered species and restore their habitats. Weaving in stories from his own life as a scientist, including far-flung expeditions to wondrous Neolithic caves in Spain and the bustling guillemot colonies of the Faroe Islands, this rich and fascinating book is the culmination of a lifetime's research and unforgettably shows how birds shaped us, and how we have shaped them.

From the acclaimed author of The Old Ways and Landmarks -- an essay on the beauty and joy of reading, for anyone who has ever loved a book Every book is a kind of gift to its reader, and the act of giving books is charged with a special emotional resonance. It is a meeting of three minds (the giver, the author, the recipient), an exchange of intellectual and psychological currency, that leaves both participants the richer. Here Robert Macfarlane recounts the story of a book he was given as a young man, and how he managed eventually to return the favour, though never repay the debt. From one of the most lyrical writers of our time comes a perfectly formed gem, a lyrical celebration of the power and preciousness of the given book.

Scriveva Leonardo da Vinci che l'uomo è un microcosmo, un mondo in scala ridotta con le ossa a far da montagne, il cuore a far da grande e mobile oceano, il sistema circolatorio a somiglianza dei fiumi e dei corsi d'acqua. Medico, viaggiatore e scrittore, Gavin Francis riprende questa idea e ci conduce alla scoperta del corpo umano e del suo legame con l'avventura di esistere. Dal cranio al calcagno, dalle circonvoluzioni del cervello ai segreti meccanismi che regolano il cuore o i reni, dal mistero del concepimento e della nascita guidati dall'istinto sessuale, al fegato e le sue complesse simbologie, fino alla meravigliosa ingegneria del piede, che ha permesso all'uomo di entrare eretto nella storia dell'evoluzione. Una serie di spedizioni per riscoprire la meravigliosa e talvolta fragile macchina che ci consente di interagire con l'ambiente, di muoverci e di comprendere i nostri simili, filtrate attraverso la diretta esperienza della professione medica e la quotidiana osservazione dell'umanità nella salute e nella malattia. Un libro di sorprendenti avventure nel più affascinante e misterioso dei territori, quello della vita umana.

Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2014.

Mensen laten net als andere dieren sporen na; paden die in de loop der tijden door menselijke voeten, karrenwielen, paarden, ezelshoeven en door regen, ijs en wind zijn uitgesleten. Een voetafdruk van menselijk leven in het landschap. Macfarlane volgt deze paden en spoort de verhalen op die ermee verbonden zijn. Het is de derde keer dat Robert Macfarlane ons meeneemt op zijn tochten door de natuur. In Hoogtekoorts onderzocht hij de menselijke fascinatie voor huiveringwekkende bergtoppen. In De laatste wildernis ging hij op zoek naar de ongerepte natuur in Engeland en Ierland. In De oude wegen , het laatste deel van het drieluik, richt Macfarlane zijn zoektocht juist op de door mensen betreden natuur.

Molotov - ruthless apparatchik, participant in the collectivizations and the Great Purge - was also an ardent bibliophile. Molotov's library and his magic lantern became the prisms through which Rachel Polonsky renewed her vision of Russia.

Overzicht van allerlei zaken betreffende sport, cultuur en ontspanning.

Previously unpublished archival material, photographs, and eyewitness testimony offer a look at Nazi Germany from Hitler's rise to power to the end of World War II

Overzicht van allerlei zaken betreffende reizen en vervoer. Met quiz en gekleurde foto's en tekeningen. Vanaf ca. 14 jaar.

Geschiedenis van de filosofie van 636 v. Chr. tot en met de twintigste eeuw.

/ 9064075913 / Various / Nederlands / Dutch / Néerlandais / Niederländisch / hard cover / 29 x 22 cm / 343 .pp /

Verklarend woordenboek van filosofen, filosofische stromingen en filosofische begrippen.