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Author
Publisher
Wiley
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"The acclaimed author of In Search of Schrödinger's Cat searches for life on other planetsAre we alone in the universe? Surely amidst the immensity of the cosmos there must be other intelligent life out there. Don't be so sure, says John Gribbin, one oftoday's best popular science writers. In this fascinating and intriguing new book, Gribbin argues that the very existence of intelligent life anywhere in the cosmos is, from an astrophysicist's point...
Author
Series
Library of the written word. Handpress world volume Volume 28
Library of the written word volume Volume 37
Library of the written word volume Volume 37
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
587) The Skull in the rock: how a scientist, a boy, and Google Earth opened a new window on human origins
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2012.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 2
Lexile measure
1140L
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the story behind one of the most significant archaeological discoveries of all time, explaining its significance for understanding human evolution and how it is shaping the thinking of the scientific community.
Author
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The Renaissance in Florence conjures images of beautiful frescoes and elegant buildings-the dazzling handiwork of the city's skilled artists and architects. But equally important for the centuries to follow were geniuses of a different sort: Florence's manuscript hunters, scribes, scholars, and booksellers, who blew the dust off a thousand years of history and, through the discovery and diffusion of ancient knowledge, imagined a new and enlightened...
591) True life adventures
Publisher
Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Disney's acclaimed, groundbreaking nature series captures the wonder of animals and nature.
Author
Series
Library of the written word. Handpress world volume Volume 50
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
596) From foraging to farming in the Andes: new perspectives on food production and social organization
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Archaeologists have always considered the beginnings of Andean civilization from ca. 13,000 to 6,000 years ago to be important in terms of the appearance of domesticated plants and animals, social differentiation, and a sedentary lifestyle, but there is more to this period than just these developments. During this time, the spread of crop production and other technologies, kinship-based labor projects, mound building, and population aggregation formed...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Historians know almost nothing about the two decades following the crucifixion of Jesus, when his followers regrouped and began to spread his message. During this time, the apostle Paul joined the movement and began to preach to the gentiles. Using the oldest Christian documents that we have -- the letters of Paul -- as well as other early Christian sources, historian and scholar James Tabor reconstructs the origins of Christianity. Tabor reveals...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When we talk about human history, we often focus on great leaders, population forces, and decisive wars. But how has the earth itself determined our destiny? Our planet wobbles, driving changes in climate that forced the transition from nomadism to farming. Mountainous terrain led to the development of democracy in Greece. Atmospheric circulation patterns later on shaped the progression of global exploration, colonization, and trade. Even today,...