Pawnee hero stories and folk-tales, with notes on the origin, custom and character of the Pawnee people Grinnell George Bird Книга по Требованию

On the Water: A Century of Iconic Maritime Photography from the Rosenfeld Collection — книга, охватывающая золотой век фотографии морских суден. Уникальные снимки авторства Розенфельдов, запечатлевающие парусники с соревнований, изящные яхт и гонимые ветр

Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. This Penguin Classics edition contains an introduction and notes by William Bynum, and features a cover designed by Damien Hirst • Written for a general readership, On the Origin of Species sold out on the day of its publication and has remained in print ever since. Instantly and persistently controversial, the concept of natural selection transformed scientific analysis about all life on Earth. Before the Origin of Species, accepted thinking held that life was the static and perfect creation of God. By a single, systematic argument Darwin called this view into question. His ideas have affected public perception of everything from religion to economics

This deluxe gift edition of Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species is presented with gold-embossed cover design with gilded page-edges and beautiful endpapers • The controversial theory of natural selection proposed in this book made Darwin internationally famous and put the issue of evolution at the center of a fierce debate. Some 150 years after the book's first publication, this battle still rages • Appearing here in this beautiful foil-stamped edition, On the Origin of Species includes a fascinating preface by George Davidson and includes over 100 delicately detailed and informative contemporary illustrations, many of them relating to Darwin's discoveries on H.M.S. Beagle. The text used for this edition was the last to be published during Darwin's lifetime and is considered to be the definitive version

This beautiful Macmillan Collector's Library edition of On the Origin of Species is complete and unabridged, and features an afterword by Oliver Francis.On the Origin of Species outlines Charles Darwin's world-changing theory that life on Earth had not been brought into being by a creator, but had arisen from a single common ancestor and had evolved over time through the process of natural selection. Received with both enthusiasm and hostility on its publication, it triggered a seismic shift in our understanding of humanity's place in the natural world. It is not only a brilliant work of science but also a clear, vivid, sometimes moving piece of popular writing that reflects both Darwin's genius and his boundless enthusiasm for our planet and its species

When the young naturalist Darwin set sail on a round-the-world expedition at the end of 1831, it was only with a vague notion that the relationships between all life forms, both present and extinct, were more complex than the Christian version of the world’s creation purported them to be. During his five-year voyage of discovery on board HMS Beagle and more than two decades subsequently devoted to research, he painstakingly collected a mass of evidence from across the planet – from Paraguay and the Galapagos Islands to Staffordshire and Scotland – building a compelling case for the theory of natural selection, which would change the way we look at the world for ever • The founding text of evolutionary biology – which prompted a revolution in the fields of science and religion similar in magnitude to the discoveries of Copernicus and Newton – Darwin’s On the Origin of Species was an instant best-seller when it was published in 1859 and has become a cultural milestone that has influenced a wide range of disciplines of human knowledge

Darwin's 'On the Origin of Species' is a book that changed the way we think about the development of life on earth. The text used for this edition was the last to be published during Darwin's lifetime and is considered to be the definitive version

The funny antics of twelve lovable animal characters are brought together in this marvellous collection - a brilliant way to introduce phonics to young readers. Why won't Fat Cat move from his mat? Who can stop the goose on the loose? And is there really a SHARK in the park? • Accompanied by a listen-along CD, the collection contains the following titles: Fat Cat on a mat, Ted in a red bed, Big Pig on a dig, Hen's pens, Fox on a box, Frog on a log, Ted's shed, Sam Sheep can't sleep, Shark in the park, Toad makes a road, Goose on the loose and Mouse moves house

The theory of evolution by natural selection did not spring fully formed and unprecedented from the brain of Charles Darwin. Rather it has been examined and debated by philosophers the world over for thousands of years • This lively history traces the evolution of the idea of evolution, showing how it has changed and been changed by different societies over time. It will put 'Darwin’s Dangerous Idea' into its proper context, showing how it built on what went before and how it was developed in the twentieth century, through an understanding of genetics and the biochemical basis evolution. None of this diminishes the achievement of Darwin himself in perceiving the way evolution works at the level of individuals and species, but his contribution was one link in a chain that extends back into antiquity, and is still being forged today

Stephen Hawking's closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar's final thoughts on the universe • Perhaps the biggest question Stephen Hawking tried to answer in his extraordinary life was how the universe could have created conditions so perfectly hospitable to life. In order to solve this mystery, Hawking studied the big bang origin of the universe, but his early work ran into a crisis when the math predicted many big bangs producing a multiverse - countless different universes, most of which would be far too bizarre to harbour life • Holed up in the theoretical physics department at Cambridge, Stephen Hawking and his friend and collaborator Thomas Hertog worked on this problem for twenty years, developing a new theory of the cosmos that could account for the emergence of life

На протяжении большей части человеческой истории люди верили, что все в мире было создано одновременно. Но ученые начали оспаривать эту идею, и в 1859 году Чарльз Дарвин, натуралист и биолог, написал знаменитую книгу "О происхождении видов", которая с тех пор произвела революцию в нашем понимании эволюции • Теперь молекулярный биолог и иллюстратор Сабина Радева воссоздала самую знаменитую работу Дарвина в виде прекрасно иллюстрированной книги как для детей, так и для взрослых. Потрясающие фотографии оживляют теорию эволюции для юных читателей и всех, кто хочет узнать больше об эволюции • Объединив наблюдения Дарвина во время его кругосветных путешествий и его новаторское объяснение того, как виды формируются, развиваются и изменяются на протяжении сотен тысяч лет, в книге "Происхождение видов" сейчас так же актуально и важно, как и когда-либо

Уильям Йейтс - один из самых известных ирландских поэтов в мировой литературе, признанный мастер слова, лауреат Нобелевской премии по литературе 1923 года. "Ирландские сказания" - это настоящая антология ирландского фольклора, собранного и выпущенного под редакцией Йейтса. В сборник вошли самые удивительные истории и рассказы. Читателя ждут невероятные приключения, потрясающий эпос и незабываемые сказки, которые покоряют читателей во всём мире уже более 100 лет. Читайте зарубежную литературу в оригинале!

Серия книг «Зарубежная классика — читай в оригинале» — это бессмертные произведения великих мастеров пера, написанные ими на их родном языке и наречии. Книги из этой серии помогут читателю углубленно изучать иностранные языки, обогатят его внутренний мир и по-новому откроют произведения известных классиков