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  • Ravens in Winter

    by Bernd Heinrich ...
    **“One of the most interesting discoveries I’ve seen in animal sociobiology in years.” —E.O. WilsonWhy do ravens, often considered solitary birds, share food with one another in the harsh months of winter? At first glance, the behavior seemed to defy the rules of evolutionary biology. Yet the more biologist Bernd Heinrich observed these intelligent corvids, the more fascinating the puzzle became ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The World at First Light

    A New History of the Renaissance

    by Bernd Roeck ...
    Translated by Patrick Baker ...
    A magisterial history of the Renaissance and the birth of the modern worldThe cultural epoch we know as the Renaissance emerged at a certain time and in a certain place. Why then and not earlier? Why there and not elsewhere? In The World at First Light, historian Bernd Roeck explores the cultural and historical preconditions that enabled the European Renaissance. Roeck shows that the rediscovery ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Black Leviathan

    by Bernd Perplies ...
    Translated by Lucy van Cleef ...
    Melville's Moby Dick unfolds in a world of dragon hunters in Black Leviathan, an epic revenge fantasy from German award-winning author Bernd Perplies.Beware! A shadow will cover you, larger than that cast by any other dragon of this world. Black as the lightless chasm from whence it was born at the beginning of time.In the coastal city Skargakar, residents make a living from hunting dragons and ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Geese of Beaver Bog

    by Bernd Heinrich ...
    When award-winning writer and biologist Bernd Heinrich became the unwitting -- but doting -- foster parent of an adorable gosling named Peep, he was drawn into her world. And so, with a scientist's training and a nature lover's boundless enthusiasm, he set out to understand the travails and triumphs of the Canada geese living in the beaver bog adjacent to his home. In The Geese of Beaver Bog, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Free Your Magnificent Mind

    Insights on Success

    by Jose Silva ...
    After 15 years of teaching more than 3 million people his System for using more of their mind the way ultra-successful people do, Jose Silva wanted to continue guiding them- physically, emotionally, and spiritually – so Silva started a “Founder’s Column" which became the most popular feature in the Silva Method Newsletter. It ran in every issue for the last 20 years of his life. Free Your ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • German Soldiers in the Great War

    Letters and Eyewitness Accounts

    Edited by Bernd Ulrich, Benjamin Ziemann ...
    The first English translation of writings that capture the lives and thoughts of German soldiers fighting in the trenches and on the battlefields of WWI.German Soldiers in the Great War is a vivid selection of firsthand accounts and other wartime documents that shed new light on the experiences of German frontline soldiers during the First World War. It reveals in authentic detail the perceptions ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Properties of Life

    Toward a Theory of Organismic Biology

    by Bernd Rosslenbroich ...
    Series series Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology
    A coherent and comprehensive theory of life that synthesizes the specific properties of living organisms.Despite continued advances, science has until now struggled to describe the specific properties that define a living being. By synthesizing several aspects of organismic biology and contemporary science, Properties of Life by Bernd Rosslenbroich generatesa coherentconcept of the singular ... Read more

    $41.99 USD

  • Winter World

    The Ingenuity of Animal Survival

    by Bernd Heinrich ...
    From flying squirrels to grizzly bears, and from torpid turtles to insects with antifreeze, the animal kingdom relies on some staggering evolutionary innovations to survive winter. Unlike their human counterparts, who must alter the environment to accommodate physical limitations, animals are adaptable to an amazing range of conditions.Examining everything from food sources in the extremely barren ... Read more

    $9.49 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Practical Process Automation

    by Bernd Ruecker ...
    In today's IT architectures, microservices and serverless functions play increasingly important roles in process automation. But how do you create meaningful, comprehensive, and connected business solutions when the individual components are decoupled and independent by design? Targeted at developers and architects, this book presents a framework through examples, practical advice, and use cases ... Read more

    $41.09 USD

  • Mind of the Raven

    Investigations and Adventures with Wolf-Birds

    by Bernd Heinrich ...
    In Mind of the Raven, Bernd Heinrich, award-winning naturalist, finds himself dreaming of ravens and decides he must get to the truth about this animal reputed to be so intelligent.Much like a sleuth, Heinrich involves us in his quest to understand their world, letting one clue lead to the next. But as animals can only be spied on by getting quite close Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a ... Read more

    $11.49 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Snoring Bird

    My Family's Journey Through a Century of Biology

    by Bernd Heinrich ...
    Although Gerd Heinrich, a devoted naturalist, specialized in wasps, Bernd Heinrich tried to distance himself from his "old-fashioned" father, becoming a hybrid: a modern, experimental biologist with a naturalist's sensibilities.In this extraordinary memoir, the award-winning author shares the ways in which his relationship with his father, combined with his unique childhood, molded him into the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • External Communication in Social Media During Asymmetric Conflicts

    A Theoretical Model and Empirical Case Study of the Conflict in Israel and Palestine

    by Bernd Hirschberger ...
    Series series
    Social media increasingly shapes the way in which we perceive conflicts and conflict parties abroad. Conflict parties, therefore, have started using social media strategically to influence public opinion abroad. This book explores the phenomenon by examining, (1) which strategies of external communication conflict parties use during asymmetric conflicts and (2) what shapes the selection of these ... Read more

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