Skip to main content
Search Button
United States Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


“guy deutscher”

Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “guy deutscher”
Skip side bar filters

  • The Unfolding of Language

    An Evolutionary Tour of Mankind's Greatest Invention

    by Guy Deutscher ...
    Susanne K. Langer Award WinnerNamed One of A.S. Byatt’s Favorite Books of the Year in The Guardian“A lively and thought-provoking exploration of why language change appears to be haphazard yet is fundamentally orderly. Exciting, witty, and a masterpiece of contemporary scholarship.”—Elizabeth Closs Traugott, Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and English, Stanford UniversityBlending the spirit of . ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Through the Language Glass

    Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages

    by Guy Deutscher ...
    The New York Times Editor's ChoiceThe Economist Best Book of 2010A Financial Times Best Book of 2010A Library Journal Best Book of 2010“An informative, pleasurable read… A gifted writer, Deutscher picks his way nimbly past overblown arguments to a sensible compromise.”—The Boston GlobeFrom Homer to Darwin, from Yale to the Am... ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Climate Debt

    Combining the Science, Politics and Economics of Climate Change

    by Guy Deutscher ...
    Climate warming and disorder are the consequence of a free trade economic growth model that has failed to anticipate its physical impact on the environment. This failure reveals a lack of interaction between economists and scientists, long separated from an academic standpoint.The separation is artificial. This book shows that the free trade concept of David Ricardo and that of the Sadi Carnot ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Entropy And Sustainable Growth

    by Guy Deutscher ...
    While the possible depletion of energy sources has been emphasized in most literatures, this book aims to show that the increase of entropy in the biosphere, resulting since the dawn of industrial era, is a cause for urgent concern.As the entropy release puts a limit on sustainable growth, and the CO₂ atmospheric content is a reliable indicator of global entropy release that threatens the ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

People who read these also enjoyed

  • Slaying the Sky Dragon - Death of the Greenhouse Gas Theory

    by Dr Tim Ball Dr Claes Johnson Dr Martin Hertzberg Joseph A. Olson Alan Siddons Dr Oliver K. Manuel Dr Charles Anderson Hans Schreuder John O'Sullivan ...
    Even before publication Slaying the Sky Dragon was destined to be the benchmark for future generations of climate researchers. This is the world's first and only full volume refutation of the greenhouse gas theory of man-made global warming. Nine leading international experts methodically expose how willful fakery and outright incompetence were hidden within the politicized realm of government ... Read more

    $9.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue

    The Untold History of English

    by John McWhorter ...
    A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammarWhy do we say “I am reading a catalog” instead of “I read a catalog”? Why do we say “do” at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Language distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • What We Know About Climate Change, second edition

    by Kerry Emanuel ...
    A renowned climatologist—and political conservative—assesses current scientific understanding of climate change and sounds a call to action.The vast majority of scientists agree that human activity has significantly increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere—most dramatically since the 1970s. Yet global warming skeptics and ill-informed elected officials continue to dismiss this broad scientific ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Energy for Future Presidents: The Science Behind the Headlines

    The Science Behind the Headlines

    by Richard A. Muller ...
    The author of Physics for Future Presidents returns to educate all of us on the most crucial conundrum facing the nation: energy.The near-meltdown of Fukushima, the upheavals in the Middle East, the BP oil rig explosion, and the looming reality of global warming have reminded the president and all U.S. citizens that nothing has more impact on our lives than the supply of and demand for energy. Its ... Read more

    $12.29 USD

  • Linguistics: A Complete Introduction: Teach Yourself

    by David Hornsby ...
    Written by David Hornsby, who is a current Linguistics lecturer and researcher at theUniversity of Kent, Linguistics - The Essentials is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear jargon-free English, and then providing added value features like summaries of key books, ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Great Global Warming Blunder

    How Mother Nature Fooled the Worlds Top Climate Scientists

    by Roy W Spencer ...
    The Great Global Warming Blunder unveils new evidence from major scientific findings that explode the conventional wisdom on climate change and reshape the global warming debate as we know it. Roy W. Spencer, a former senior NASA climatologist, reveals how climate researchers have mistaken cause and effect when analyzing cloud behavior and have been duped by Mother Nature into believing the Earth ... Read more

    $12.39 USD

  • Highly Irregular

    Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme—And Other Oddities of the English Language

    by Arika Okrent ...
    Maybe you've been speaking English all your life, or maybe you learned it later on. But whether you use it just well enough to get your daily business done, or you're an expert with a red pen who never omits a comma or misplaces a modifier, you must have noticed that there are some things about this language that are just weird. Perhaps you're reading a book and stop to puzzle over absurd spelling ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • English Grammar And Punctuation Quick Study Guide (Mobi Reference)

    by MobileReference ...
    Chemistry Study Guide FEATURES:- Clear and concise explanations. - Search for words or phrases. - Add Bookmarks - Designed for optimal navigation on electronic devices with a small screen - Access the guide anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train, in the subway. - Use your down time to prepare for an exam. - Always have the guide available for a quick reference. TABLE OF CONTENTS:Chapters A-Z ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus