Along with reproduction, balancing energy expenditure with the limits of resource acquisition is essential for both a species and a population to survive. But energy is a limited resource, as we...
Over the last several decades, mathematical models have become central to the study of social evolution, both in biology and the social sciences. But students in these disciplines often seriously...
From recruiting to retaining, 75 Ways for Managers to Hire, Develop, and Keep Great Employees has the advice you need to overcome your toughest personnel challenges. This accessible and practical...
Eine Frau, die Weltgeschichte schriebSeit über zweitausend Jahren beschäftigt Kleopatra die Fantasie der Menschen. Wir kennen sie aus Shakespearedramen und Hollywoodfilmen genauso wie als Chiffre...
A new edition of the best-selling field guide with 25 all-new plates covering the birds of Hawaii. For decades, the Peterson Field Guide to Birdsof Western North America has been a popular and...
Until now the advent of Western romantic love has been seen as a liberation from--or antidote to--ten centuries of misogyny. In this major contribution to gender studies, R. Howard Bloch...
What Jane Goodall did for chimpanzees, international ecologist and conservation scientist Hannah Mumby now does for elephants in this compelling, eye-opening account that brings into focus this...
Based on the Molly of Denali TV show now airing on PBS KIDS Explore the wilderness of Alaska in this portable, five-book I Can Read box set with a handle and Velcro closure. Whether she is finding...
Based on the new Nickelodeon animated series and inspired by the classic books, this 32-page My First I Can Read is perfect for shared reading with a child.When Mrs. Brown can't find...
A leading American evangelical minister--whom public figures long turned to for guidance in faith and politics--recounts his three conversions, from childhood Jewish roots to Christianity, from a...
A journey into the heartland of psychiatry. This book debunks myths, challenges assumptions and offers fresh insight into what it means to be mentally ill. And what it means to be human. This Book...
YouTube star Connie Glynn is back with the sparkling follow-up to Undercover Princess, which Kirkus described as "Cinderella meets Mean Girls while at Hogwarts."Lottie Pumpkin never...
Gente ansiosa es una desenfrenada comedia sobre un robo fallido que termina en un grupo de personas siendo mantenidas en cautiverio durante la jornada de puertas abiertas de un apartamento. Una sola
In 1957, the University of Chicago Press asked acclaimed best-selling historian Daniel J. Boorstin to oversee a series of accessible yet authoritative books that, together, would tell the whole...
From the lazy, fiddling grasshopper to the sneaky Big Bad Wolf, children's stories and fables enchant us with their portrayals of animals who act like people. But the comparisons run both ways,...
What does it take to lead a leader? This revolutionary guide explains the core content areas that are crucial in any coach's work and guides readers to develop their own personal, powerful...
When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986, millions of Americans became bound together in a single, historic moment. Many still vividly remember exactly where they were and...
Enter the world of Victoria Aveyard's instant New York Times bestselling Realm Breaker with this stunning hardcover box set, featuring the first two books in the trilogy: Realm Breaker and...
Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick Blending literature and memoir, Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder, Run, and Bel Canto, examines her deepest commitments--to writing, family, friends, dogs,...
Since its original publication in France in 1963, Pierre Hadot's lively philosophical portrait of Plotinus remains the preeminent introduction to the man and his thought. Michael Chase's...
A full-color paperback edition of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, book two in the classic fantasy series, The chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with full-color cover and interior...