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Extreme Measures - The Ecological Energetics of Birds and Mammals

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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...

Dreamers, Visionaries, and Revolutionaries in the Life Sciences

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A collection of brief lives of prominent scientists, from Darwin to Crick to Goodall.

Medieval misogyny and the invention of western romantic love marki The university of chicago press

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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...

Human animal in western art and science marki The university of chicago press

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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,...

Challenger Launch Decision - Risky Technology, Culture, and Deviance at NASA, Enlarged Edition

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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...

The university of chicago press Plotinus or the simplicity of vision

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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...

New science of politics marki The university of chicago press

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"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...

Catastrophic Thinking

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We live in an age in which we are repeatedly reminded--by scientists, aby the media, by popular culture--of the looming threat of mass extinction. We're told that human activity is currently...

Scientific Revolution

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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.

The university of chicago press Myths of the dog-man

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An impressive and important cross-cultural study that has vast implications for history, religion, anthropology, folklore, and other fields.... Remarkably wide-ranging and extremely...

Bones of contention marki The university of chicago press

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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...

The university of chicago press Canine confidential

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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...

Wisdom of the World

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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...

American railroads marki The university of chicago press

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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...

The university of chicago press Islands of history

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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...

The university of chicago press Uncivil agreement

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A look at the increasing political polarization of America that locates its roots in, among other things, our increasing physical isolation from those with different views.

Of Beards and Men

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Beards--they're all the rage these days. Take a look around: from hip urbanites to rustic outdoorsmen, well-groomed metrosexuals to post-season hockey players, facial hair is everywhere. The...

Great Movies IV

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No film critic has ever been as influential--or as beloved-- as Roger Ebert. Over more than four decades, he built a reputation writing reviews for the Chicago Sun-Times and, later, arguing...

The university of chicago press Christian tradition: reformation of church and dogma, 1300-1700 v. 4

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This penultimate volume in Pelikan's acclaimed history of Christian doctine - winner with Volume 3 of the medieval Academy's prestigious Haskins Medal - encompasses the Reformation and the...

The university of chicago press Stricken field

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Martha Gellhorn was one of the first - and most widely read - female war correspondents of the twentieth century. She is best known for her fearless reporting in Europe before and during World War...

Shape of Life

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In the book, "Embryos, Genes, and Evolution", Raff and co-author Thomas Kaufman proposed a synthesis of developmental and evolutionary biology. In "The Shape of Life", Raff analyzes...

The university of chicago press Dona barbara

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Romulo Gallegos is best known for being Venezuela's first democratically elected president. But in his native land he is equally famous as a writer responsible for one of Venezuela's...

Eternal city marki The university of chicago press

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One of the most visited places in the world, Rome attracts millions of tourists each year to walk its storied streets and see famous sites like the Colosseum, St. Peter's Basilica, and the...

The university of chicago press Georg simmel

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Georg Simmel is one of the most original German thinkers of the twentieth century and is considered a founding architect of the modern discipline of sociology. Ranging over fundamental questions of...
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