In this groundbreaking study, Mann shows how a new generation of anthropologists and archaeologists, using new research techniques, have come to the persuasive conclusion that more people lived in the Americas in 1491 than in Europe.
Menzel photographed average families in each of 30 nations, posed with their possessions gathered around them. As they depict the meaning of material wealth around the world, these dramatic photos ask a fundamental question: Can all five billion of us have everything we want? "A record of striking value".--Scientific American. 359 color photos.
The authors describe compelling case histories of ecological conflict. They show how the Endangered Species Act falls short of its noble purpose and suggest new principles to guide us in discharging the awesome responsibility of choosing among species. It is an invaluable blueprint for striking a desperately needed balance between humans and the ...
Up until very recently it was believed that in 1491, the year before Columbus landed, the Americas, one-third of the earth's surface, were a near-pristine wilderness inhabited by small, roaming bands of indigenous peoples. Then, the story went, they encountered European society, their world was turned upside down and they entered history. But ...
Mann and Plummer take us behind the scenes in the aspirin wars to penetrate the shores of capitalism and show the essence of competition at its canniest, most ruthless, most brilliant, and most fierce.ights to Atlantic. 8 pages of photographs.
The Second Creation is the intimate story of the decades-long scientific quest for "unification," a theory that draws together all matter and energy, from the hottest supernovas to the whirring fragments of the atom. Based on scores of in-depth interviews with such brilliant scientists as Max Planck, Erwin Schrodinger, Richard Feynman, Murray Gell ...
Up until very recently it was believed that in 1491, the year before Columbus landed, the Americas, one-third of the earth's surface, were a near-pristine wilderness inhabited by small, roaming bands of indigenous people. But recently unexpected discoveries have dramatically changed our understanding of Indian Life. Many scholars now argue that ...
In this vividly produced exploratory text, Menzel and D'Aluisio discuss the current trends and future potential of Artificial Intelligence research and development.
Phantom Dialer was the subject of the first major investigation of the FBI's new computer-crime squad. This tale which reads like a thriller is perhaps the biggest and most disturbing computer breach of security to date showing the ominous indications of the vulnerability of the global online network.
This is the uplifting story of one man's journey to discover his true calling. With candid interviews, family photos, and touching narrative, author Harris, editor of "Horse Illustrated" magazine, and Lyons, John's daughter, recount the remarkable story of "America's Most Trusted Horseman."
Gees takes on werewolves, or perhaps atavisms of the Azilians, an ancient race whose memory was preserved in the myths of the Sidhe. Whatever, the tale definitely takes place in the hinterlands.
No drug in the world outsells aspirin. With billions of dollars at stake, and no medically significant differences among the hundreds of brands around the globe, rival drug makers have been driven to the extremes of corporate warfare. Authors Mann and Plummer look inside this world of relentless competition to show the ploys, the battles, the ...
Now available in paperback, The Second Creation is the riveting story of the remarkable 100-year quest to understand the fundamental principles of matter and energy.
Original appearance of legendary detective Gregory George Gordon Green (Gees to his friends). In this work, our hero gets in shape for the demons and vampires to follow by tackling Communists.
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For two years a computer hacker known only as the "Phantom Dialler" seized control of hundreds - perhaps thousands - of computer networks around the world. Frightened network administrators watched helplessly as the intruder methodically slipped into universities, corporations, banks and military facilities, including secret weapons-research sites ...
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