Why birds are smarter than we thinkBirds have not been known for their high IQs, which is why a person of questionable intelligence is sometimes called a "birdbrain." Yet in the past two...
A newly expanded edition of the defining book on one of French Romanticism's most influential and elusive paintersEug ne Delacroix (1798-1863) was a solitary genius who produced stormy Romantic...
In this stunningly illustrated volume, Fuller provides a rich and moving portrait of elephants, exploring their natural history, the legends that have grown up around them, their unique place in...
Writings on human life and the refugee crisis żeby the most important political artist of our time Ai Weiwei (b. 1957) is widely known as an artist across media: sculpture, installation,...
From its first publication in 1992, Men, Women, and Chain Saws has offered a groundbreaking perspective on the creativity and influence of horror cinema from the mid-1970s on. Investigating the...
Knoll Explores The Deep History Of Life From Its Origins On A Young Planet To The Incredible Cambrian Explosion, With The Very Latest Discoveries In Paleontology Integrated With Emerging Insights...
The Indian Ocean island of Madagascar is one of the world's great natural treasures and ecotourism destinations. Like Galápagos, it is a laboratory of evolution, but on a much larger scale,...
This concise book introduces nonphysicists to the core philosophical issues surrounding the nature and structure of space and time, and is also an ideal resource for physicists interested in the...