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  • The Passing Of The Forms That We Have Loved

    by Christopher Boon ...
    A young man, dealing with his father’s terminal cancer, retreats into introspection on relationships both old and new as a past mired with failure comes back to haunt him, consuming his present and threatening to derail his future.Exploring themes of loss and repentance, The Passing Of The Forms That We Have Loved questions whether formative acts of indecisiveness can have far reaching ... Read more

    $4.01 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • City and Environment

    by Christopher Boone, Ali Modarres ...
    For the first time in history, more than half the people of the world live in cities. Comprehending the impact of this widespread urbanization requires an awareness of the complex relationships between cities and natural ecosystems. This innovative book moves beyond the anti-urban lamentations that often dominate today's academic discourse to examine the evolution of cities and to illuminate the ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • Neuroeconomics of Prosocial Behavior

    The Compassionate Egoist

    by Carolyn Declerck, Christophe Boone ...
    This summary of recent research in neuroeconomics aims to explain how and why a person can sometimes be generous, helpful, and cooperative, yet other times behave in a self-interested and/or exploitative manner. The book explains a dual process of analysis measuring immediate needs of the individual, relative to long term gains possible through prosocial behavior (e.g. synergy, accumulating ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Urbanization and Sustainability

    Linking Urban Ecology, Environmental Justice and Global Environmental Change

    Edited by Christopher G Boone, Michail Fragkias ...
    Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
    Case studies explore the Million Trees initiative in Los Angeles; the relationship of cap-and-trade policy, public health, greenhouse gas emissions and environmental justice in Southern California; Urbanization, vulnerability and environmental justice in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and São Paulo, and in Antofagasta, Greater Concepción and Valparaiso in Chile; Sociospatial ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Space Science and Astronomy Theatre

    by Margaret Boone Rappaport, Christopher J. Corbally ...
    If youre a teacher or parent struggling to get youngsters or young adults interested in space science and astronomyor an inquisitive studentthen youll love this fun-filled book of theatrical scenes.In addition to astronomers and astronauts, the scenes also feature engineers, accountants, graphic artists, public relations practitioners, biologists, meteorologists, and others who play a critical ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Emergence of Religion in Human Evolution

    by Margaret Boone Rappaport, Christopher J. Corbally ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Neurotheology, Cognitive Science and Religion
    Religious capacity is a highly elaborate, neurocognitive human trait that has a solid evolutionary foundation. This book uses a multidisciplinary approach to describe millions of years of biological innovations that eventually give rise to the modern trait and its varied expression in humanity’s many religions. The authors present a scientific model and a central thesis that the brain organs, ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of oil palm Volume 1

    Introduction, breeding and cultivation techniques

    by Dr Estelle Jaligot, Dr N Rajanaidu, A. Mohd Din, M. Marhalil, A. Norziha, O. A. Meilina, A. M. Fadila, A. B. Nor Azwani, L. Adelina, H. Zulkifli, Dr Stefano Savi, S. Wan Salmiah, A. Kushairi, Dr Benoît Cochard, Dr Tristan Durand-Gasselin, Dr Rajinder Singh, Chan Pek Lan, Maizura Ithnin, Umi Salamah Ramli, Prof. Denis J. Murphy, Christopher Teh Boon Sung, Dr Choo Yuen May, Cheah See Siang, Dr Jean-Pierre Caliman, Suhardi, Pujianto, Dr Bernard Dubos, Dr Didier Snoeck, Dr Jean-Marc Roda, YewAi Tan, Ahmad Dermawan, Dr Otto Hospes, Pablo Pacheco, Dr Patrice Levang, George Schoneveld ...
    Series Book 27 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Experts from key organisations such as the RSPO identify key production trends and challengesReviews latest developments in conventional and marker-assisted breeding as well as transgenic approachesAssesses ways of assessing and optimising yields through techniques such as better nutrient and soil management ... Read more

    $161.99 USD

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  • Fingers in the Sparkle Jar

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    Voted the UK’s Favourite Nature BookThe memoir that inspired Chris Packham's BBC documentary, Asperger’s and MeEvery minute was magical, every single thing it did was fascinating and everything it didn't do was equally wondrous, and to be sat there, with a Kestrel, a real live Kestrel, my own real live Kestrel on my wrist! I felt like I'd climbed through a hole in heaven's fence.An introverted, ... Read more

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  • Pond

    by Claire-Louise Bennett ...
    **“A sharp, funny, and eccentric debut … Pond makes the case for Bennett as an innovative writer of real talent. … [It]reminds us that small things have great depths.”–New York Times Book Review"Dazzling…exquisitely written and daring ." –O, the Oprah Magazine**Immediately upon its publication in Ireland, Claire-Louise Bennett’s debut began to attract attention well beyond the expectations of the ... Read more

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  • Under The Skin

    by Michel Faber ...
    The basis for the film starring Scarlett Johansson, award-winning author Michel Faber's Under the Skin blends elements of science fiction, grotesque comedy, horror, and thriller into a genre-jumping meditation'' (Washington Post Book World).Isserley cruises the Scottish Highlands picking up hitchhikers. Scarred and awkward, yet strangely erotic and threatening, she listens to her hitchhikers as ... Read more

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    A Novel

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    An inventive and richly visual novel about young lovers on a quest to find a cure for a magical ailment, perfect for readers of Alice HoffmanStrange things are happening on the remote and snowbound archipelago of St. Hauda's Land. Unusual winged creatures flit around the icy bogland, albino animals hide themselves in the snow-glazed woods, and Ida Maclaird is slowly turning into glass. Ida is an ... Read more

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