Edward O. Wilson Libri

Anthill narra le avventure di un moderno Huckleberry Finn, Raff Cody. I1 suo amore pazzo, improbabile e più forte di ogni ostacolo per le formiche e il regno naturale a cui appartengono trasformerà per sempre la vita del ragazzo e quella degli abitanti di Nokobee County, una magnifica riserva naturale insidiata dalle speculazioni edilizie e da affaristi senza scrupoli. Parallela alle avventure di Raff, scorre epica e potente la saga di alcune colonie di formiche della stessa riserva di Nokobee, vera e propria epopea di guerre, conquiste, creazione e distruzione, alla quale il giovane assiste affascinato e meravigliato. Edward O. Wilson, due volte Premio Pulitzer per la propria opera scientifica, in questo suo primo magnifico romanzo ci racconta l'insolita storia di un ragazzo coraggioso e idealista che cresce determinato a salvare il mondo dal suo nemico più grande: l'Uomo.

This collected edition features the works of a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and esteemed biologist, showcasing the wonders of biodiversity amidst the urgent challenges of climate change and mass extinction. It offers profound insights into the intricate relationships within ecosystems and emphasizes the importance of preserving the planet's diverse life forms.

Hailed as "a masterpiece" by Scientific American and as "the greatest of all entomology books" by Science, Bert Holldobler and Edward O. Wilson's monumental treatise The Ants also was praised in the popular press and won a Pulitzer Prize. This overwhelming success attests to a fact long known and deeply felt by the authors: the infinite fascination of their tiny subjects. This fascination finds its full expression in Journey to the Ants, an overview of myrmecology that is also an eloquent tale of the authors' pursuit of these astonishing insects

The eminent biologist reflects on his own response to nature and the aesthetic aspects of his exploration of natural systems in an intensely personal essay that examines the essential links between mankind and the rest of the living world.

When this work was first published it started a tumultuous round in the age-old nature versus nurture debate. It shows how research in human genetics and neuroscience has strengthened the case for biological understanding of human nature.

View a collection of videos on Professor Wilson entitled "On the Relation of Science and the Humanities" In his new preface E. O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how "The Insect Societies" led him to write "Sociobiology," and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior.

A spy thriller that will change your view of the Cold War forever, by a former special forces officer and 'the thinking person's John le Carre'

A brilliant, eye-opening espionage thriller by a former special forces officer 'now at the forefront of spy writing'

A brilliant Cuban Missile Crisis spy thriller by a former special forces officer who is 'poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carre'