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Stephen S Hall
A spellbinding scientific and cultural study of snakes, the fascination and fear they inspire, and how surprising new science is indelibly changing our perception of these stunning and frightening creatures.
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Regenerative medicine and human life extension are among the most cutting-edge pursuits in science, and potentially among the most profitable. In Merchants of Immortality, Stephen S. Hall offers both an…
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Stephen S. Hall
In this fascinating journey from philosophy to science, Hall gives us a dramatic history of wisdom, from its sudden emergence in the fifth century BC to its modern manifestations in…
The diaries of a major astronomer during the 1830s.
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Offers a domestic and international view of processes of delinquency and gang formation and identity. This collection is an introduction to the study of gangs: how we define them, what…
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This text brings together research from the world-systems perspective. The authors analyze emeging topics from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives, from political science to archaeology. The volume serves as…
This book argues that Fidel Castro’s political support of Africa was not motivated by economic, selfish, or geopolitical considerations, but instead by altruism, certainty in his worldview, and the historical…