wyszukanych pozycji: 97
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The Art of Being Human: What Old Books Can Tell Us (And Warn Us) About Living in the 21st Century
ISBN: 9781621388951 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 158 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
82,68 |
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Evolutionary Biology of Aging
ISBN: 9780195095302 / Angielski / Miękka / 1994 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This unique book looks at the biology of aging from a fundamentally new perspective, one based on evolutionary theory rather than traditional concepts which emphasize molecular and cellular processes. The basis for this approach lies in the fact that natural selection, as a powerful determining force, tends to decline in importance with age. Many of the characteristics we associate with aging, the author argues, are more the result of this decline than any mechanical imperative contained within organic structures. This theory in turn yields the most fruitful avenues for seeking answers to the...
This unique book looks at the biology of aging from a fundamentally new perspective, one based on evolutionary theory rather than traditional concepts...
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792,99 |
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Darwin's Spectre: Evolutionary Biology in the Modern World
ISBN: 9780691050089 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Extending the human life-span past 120 years. The "green" revolution. Evolution and human psychology. These subjects make today's newspaper headlines. Yet much of the science underlying these topics stems from a book published nearly 140 years ago--Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species. Far from an antique idea restricted to the nineteenth century, the theory of evolution is one of the most potent concepts in all of modern science. In Darwin's Spectre, Michael Rose provides the general reader with an introduction to the theory of evolution: its beginning with... Extending the human life-span past 120 years. The "green" revolution. Evolution and human psychology. These subjects make today's newspaper headlin... |
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198,30 |
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Boiled Americans
ISBN: 9781942712480 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 164 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. He is a typical American. He was shot five times. She is a typical American. She was shot six times. He is Segundo Morris. He feeds on violence, and breathes bullets. She is all of us. His indifference is our indifference. Her refuge from the storm is found inside us. This book was inspired by actual shootings over the 4th of July weekend 2014 in Chicago, IL. The bullets are real. Mixing journalism, absurdist prose, scripts, autobiography, shape poetry and other forms, Boiled Americans is a puzzle box in book form, inspired by the violence of living in urban America and exploding the tendency...
He is a typical American. He was shot five times. She is a typical American. She was shot six times. He is Segundo Morris. He feeds on violence, and b...
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50,60 |
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Party Wolves in My Skull
ISBN: 9781621050063 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 108 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Norman Spooter awakens one morning to find that his eyeballs have fallen in love with each other. They proceed to tear themselves out of his head, steal his car keys, and take off for parts unknown... So he does what any of us would probably do in that situation... he goes back to bed, hoping it'll all resolve itself. Unfortunately, in the middle of the night, a pack of WOLVES moves in. The worst thing is, they're party wolves... BUT they gave him a security deposit, so he decides he's going out to get his eyeballs back. He joins forces on his epic quest with a woman named Zoe, who has a...
Norman Spooter awakens one morning to find that his eyeballs have fallen in love with each other. They proceed to tear themselves out of his head, ste...
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65,40 |
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Methuselah Flies: A Case Study in the Evolution of Aging
ISBN: 9789812387417 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 496 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Methuselah Flies presents a trailblazing project on the biology of aging. It describes research on the first organisms to have their lifespan increased, and their aging slowed, by hereditary manipulation. These organisms are fruit flies from the species Drosophila melanogaster, the great workhorse of genetics.
Methuselah Flies presents a trailblazing project on the biology of aging. It describes research on the first organisms to have their lifespan increase...
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834,96 |
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Audible Signs
ISBN: 9781441180506 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Whether it's a song by Brahms or by the Boss, a serenade by Mozart or a ballet by John Harbison, music radiates a diverse spectrum of meaningful signs, hidden in plain hearing. To enjoy the interplay of musical signs, it helps to recognize them in the first place. The various iconographic strategies of Audible Signs-including commentary on graphic works, books, poems, and film-yield new appreciations and critiques of composers of vastly divergent styles and technical materials. Author and composer Michael Alec Rose helps readers decode the signs composers give us in their... Whether it's a song by Brahms or by the Boss, a serenade by Mozart or a ballet by John Harbison, music radiates a diverse spectrum of meaningful si... |
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213,27 |
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We Have Always Lived in the Break Room
ISBN: 9781959804802 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 48 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
26,13 |
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Jurassichrist
ISBN: 9781943720576 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 292 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
66,02 |
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Coping with Kids
ISBN: 9781500769864 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
40,91 |
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The Last 5 Minutes of the Human Race
ISBN: 9781955745321 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 60 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
129,48 |
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Manual of Native American Religious Practices in Secure Confinement
ISBN: 9781508846673 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 46 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Covers issues concerning practicing Native American religions in U.S. prisons, and covers such topics as religion as a rehabilitative tool, Native American religious services in a confinement setting (Sweat Lodge ceremony, Talking Circle ceremony), explanation and use of common objects, crisis counseling and recommended policies and procedures. Prepared for the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and funded by the National Institute of Corrections, Department of Justice, 1994.
Covers issues concerning practicing Native American religions in U.S. prisons, and covers such topics as religion as a rehabilitative tool, Native Ame...
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44,50 |
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The Orphanage: was It All A Dream
ISBN: 9798369412923 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
60,22 |
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Inner Voices: 3 AM Poems
ISBN: 9781098598273 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 114 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
35,58 |
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Twelve Angry Men
ISBN: 9780573711039 / Angielski / Miękka / 2024 / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
74,01 |
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The Ghosts of the Hudson Valley
ISBN: 9798306510965 / Angielski / Miękka / 2025 / 24 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
cena:
61,35 |
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Devil May Care
ISBN: 9781915785176 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 78 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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42,81 |
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The Rattles & Other Poems
ISBN: 9781978142114 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 328 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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82,62 |
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Respecting the Voices of Individuals from Marginalised Communities in Research
ISBN: 9783036541815 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. |
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284,21 |
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Messung Individueller Wohlfahrt
ISBN: 9783540560333 / Niemiecki / Miękka / 1992 / 356 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 16-18 dni roboczych. Das vorliegende Buch befa t sich mit der korrekten Messung individueller Wohlfahrts{nderungen, wie sie sich in der Folge staatlicher Steuerprojekte, einstellen. Hierbei werden die wichtigsten in der Literatur diskutierten Wohlfahrtsma e vorgestellt und anhand entsprechender Kriterien im Hinblick auf ihre wohlfahrtstheoretische Zuverl{ssigkeit gepr}ft. Neben den "klassischen" Ma en von Marshall/Dupuit und Hicks sowie den sogenannten "money-metric utility"-Ma en werden auch einige wesentliche Indexma e in dieUntersuchung miteinbezogen. F}r die betrachteten Wohlfahrtsma e werden vor allem auch...
Das vorliegende Buch befa t sich mit der korrekten Messung individueller Wohlfahrts{nderungen, wie sie sich in der Folge staatlicher Steuerprojekte, e...
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105,89 |