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The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
Kevin Simler · Oxford University Press
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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Human beings are primates, and primates are political animals. Our brains, therefore, are designed not just to hunt and gather, but also to help us get ahead socially, often via deception and self-deception. But while we may be self-interested schemers, we benefit by pretending otherwise.... |
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I, Mammal: The Story of What Makes Us Mammals
Liam Drew · Bloomsbury SIGMA
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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A list of the attributes that define a mammal is a ragbag of things--fur, live birth, three bones in the middle ear, a brain whose two halves are robustly joined together . . . But this curious collection of features contains the roots of all the biology that makes humans what we are: monkeys... |
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The Physics of Star Wars: The Science Behind a Galaxy Far, Far Away
PATRICK JOHNSON · Adams Media
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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Explore the physics behind the world of Star Wars, with engaging topics and accessible information that shows how we're closer than ever before to creating technology from the galaxy far, far away - perfect for every Star Wars fan!Ever wish you could have your very own lightsaber like... |
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Here Is Real Magic: A Magician's Search for Wonder in the Modern World
NATE STANIFORTH · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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An extraordinary memoir about finding wonder in everyday life, from magician Nate Staniforth.Nate Staniforth has spent most of his life and all of his professional career trying to understand wonder--what it is, where to find it, and how to share it with others. He became a magician because... |
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Himalaya Bound: One Family's Quest to Save their Animals?And an Ancient Way of Life
MICHAEL BENANEV · Pegasus Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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A gorgeous work of literary journalism that follows a nomadic family's fraught migration to the high Himalayan plains, as a changing world closes in around them.Following his vivid account of traveling with one of the last camel caravans on earth in Men of Salt, Michael Benanav now brings... |
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The Meaning of Birds
SIMON BARNES · Pegasus Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
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A gorgeously illustrated and enchanting examination of the lives of birds, illuminating their wondrous world and our connection with them. One of our most eloquent nature writers offers a passionate and informative celebration of birds and their ability to help us understand the world we live... |
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