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...
Let the classic lines of William Shakespeare inspire your own declarations with this clothbound, lightly illustrated hardcover ruled journal, featuring some of his most iconic quotes and passages....
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,...
This finely crafted writing journal invites fans of Buffy to add their own experiences to the Sunnydale legacy.High school can be hell for everyone, but the kids at Sunnydale High know it better...
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...
A deluxe, illustrated sketchbook inspired aby the Gothic art style of the action RPG game series "Diablo". Encourages readers to create their own works of art.
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 haunted notebook of Sarah Bellows is now in your possession. It contains scary stories featured in the upcoming Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark film and includes behind-the-scenes details...
Record your magical adventures with the Harry Potter: Slytherin Hardcover Ruled Journal--one of Insight Editions' best-selling Harry Potter journals, now with a refreshing new design This...
In the Golden Age of piracy in the 16th and 17th Century Caribbean Blackbeard stands as the most fearless captain to have sailed the seas. He joins the ranks of Edward Kenway, grandfather of...
Show your Ravenclaw house pride by recording your magical adventures in this Harry Potter: Ravenclaw Ruled laptop. This finely crafted notebook--one of six Harry Potter notebooks--is designed to...
"Thirty-five years ago few could have predicted that "The New Science of Politics" would be a best-seller żeby political theory standards. Compressed within the Draconian economy of the...
We live in an age in which we are repeatedly reminded--by scientists, żeby the media, by popular culture--of the looming threat of mass extinction. We're told that human activity is currently...
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.
An impressive and important cross-cultural study that has vast implications for history, religion, anthropology, folklore, and other fields.... Remarkably wide-ranging and extremely...
This is a behind-the-scenes look at the search for human origins, analyzing how the biases and preconceptions of paleoanthropologists shape their work. The stories of the Taung Child and...
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...
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...
Marshall Sahlins centers these essays on islands--Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand--whose histories have intersected with European history. But he is also concerned with the insular thinking in Western...
Few scenes capture the American experience so eloquently as that of a lonely train chugging across the vastness of the Great Plains, or snaking through tortuous high mountain passes. Although this...