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...
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...
At last, a chance for football fans of a certain vintage to sigh over the striking, muddy simplicity of some proper footy kits. Many fans still harbour an unfading love for their clubs' classic...
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,...
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...
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...
The vast remote Tibetan steppe, the Chang Tang, is home to a unique assemblage of large mammals, including the Tibetan antelope, gazelle, argali sheep, wild ass, wild yak, wolves and snow leopards....
"Thirty-five years ago few could have predicted that "The New Science of Politics" would be a best-seller aby political theory standards. Compressed within the Draconian economy of the...
An original interpretation of the vampire legend, a distinctive gothic tale which also involves a powerful story of a father and son, from this acclaimed and popular author. Includes the additional...
Lions in the Wilderness: England's Decade of Decline traces the trials and tribulations of the England football team in the 1970s. It was a decade that began with the Three Lions being deposed...
In this classic of science history, Shapin takes into account the culture - the variety of beliefs, practices, and influences - that in the 1600s shaped the origins of the modern scientific worldview.
We live in an age in which we are repeatedly reminded--by scientists, by the media, żeby popular culture--of the looming threat of mass extinction. We're told that human activity is currently...
An impressive and important cross-cultural study that has vast implications for history, religion, anthropology, folklore, and other fields.... Remarkably wide-ranging and extremely...
For all the love and attention we give dogs, much of what they do remains mysterious. Just think about different behaviors you see at a dog park: We have a good understanding of what it means when...
When the ancient Greeks looked up into the heavens, they saw not just sun and moon, stars and planets, but a complete, coherent universe, a model of the Good that could serve as a guide to a better...
It is believed during the last Ice Age that a 1000-mile wide land bridge connected Siberia and Alaska, creating a region known as Beringia. A procession of large mammals and humans are also...