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  • The Triumph of Sociobiology

    by John Alcock ...
    In The Triumph of Sociobiology, John Alcock reviews the controversy that has surrounded evolutionary studies of human social behavior following the 1975 publication of E.O. Wilson's classic, Sociobiology, The New Synthesis. Denounced vehemently as an "ideology" that has justified social evils and inequalities, sociobiology has survived the assault. Twenty-five years after the field was named by ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Sonoran Desert Summer

    by John Alcock ...
    What could seem less inviting than summer in the desert? For most people, this prospect conjures up the image of relentless heat and parched earth; for biologist John Alcock, summer in Arizona's Sonoran Desert represents an opportunity to investigate the wide variety of life that flourishes in one of the most extreme environments in North America. "Only very special plants and animals can survive ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • In a Desert Garden

    Love and Death among the Insects

    by John Alcock ...
    When John Alcock replaced the Bermuda grass in his suburban Arizona lawn with gravel, cacti, and fairy dusters, he was doing more than creating desert landscaping. He seeded his property with flowers to entice certain insects and even added a few cowpies to attract termites, creating a personal laboratory for ecological studies. His observations of life in his own front yard provided him with the ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • Sonoran Desert Spring

    by John Alcock ...
    "Spring on the Sonoran Desert can be a four-month-long spectacle of life and color. Within these well-written pages, Alcock exposes us to the plant and animal life of a land many regard as desolate. To Alcock, the desert has a constant evolutionary beauty he never seems to tire of. Alcock's approach to his subject is an elegant combination of science and literature. Only the desert itself, arrayed ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • After the Wildfire

    Ten Years of Recovery from the Willow Fire

    by John Alcock ...
    Swallowtail butterflies frolic on the wind. Vireos and rock wrens sing their hearts out by the recovering creek. Spiders and other predators chase their next meal. Through it all, John Alcock observes, records, and delights in what he sees. In a once-burnt area, life resurges. Plants whose seeds and roots withstood an intense fire become habitat for the returning creatures of the wild. After the ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Carcajou Country

    This is the story of Thomas Alcock's time in Alberta, Canada. Thomas was my grandfather, and as far as I know this story is completely true. The exact period of history that he was stationed there is not mentioned, but it was likely sometime in the 1950's. He uses the pen name "Signalman Willie Starr" but mentions it only once.He was stationed near the Mackenzie river, and assigned the ... Read more

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  • Side-by-Side Survey

    Comparative Regional Studies in the Mediterranean World

    Twenty years ago, John Cherry looked forward to the day when archaeological survey projects working around the Mediterranean region (the 'Frogs round the pond') would begin to compare and synthesize the information they had collected. He anticipated researchers tackling big questions of interregional scope in new and interesting ways, working at a geographical scale considerably larger than that ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Evolved

    Chronicles of a Pleistocene Mind

    B and N ebook promotions.Free ebook promotion available to indie bookstores.A humanities guy exploring backyard science, Werner offers a layman's view of evolutionary theory.Werner's accessible, welcoming prose invites the reader to move in closer for a fresh look at everyday human activities and commonplace natural wonders.With a voice and viewpoint all his own, Werner takes a well-earned place ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Third Sector Delivering Public Services

    Developments, Innovations and Challenges

    Series series Third Sector Research
    This important book is the first edited collection to provide an up to date and comprehensive overview of the third sector’s role in public service delivery. Exploring areas such as social enterprise, capacity building, volunteering and social value, the authors provide a platform for academic and policy debates on the topic. Drawing on research carried out at the ESRC funded Third Sector Research ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

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    Voyage of the Beagle chronicles Charles Darwin's five years as a naturalist on board the H.M.S. Beagle. The notes and observations that he recorded in his diary included Chile, Argentina and Galapagos Islands and encompasses the ecology, geology and anthropology of the places he visits. A fascinating travel memoir the ideas that were later to evolve into Darwin's theory of natural selection find ... Read more

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  • The Social Conquest of Earth

    From the most celebrated heir to Darwin comes a groundbreaking book on evolution, the summa work of Edward O. Wilson's legendary career.Where did we come from? What are we? Where are we going? In a generational work of clarity and passion, one of our greatest living scientists directly addresses these three fundamental questions of religion, philosophy, and science while “overturning the famous ... Read more

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  • Wilderness Secrets Revealed

    Adventures of a Survivor

    "Fire! Wake up! The shelter is on fire!"His students affectionately call him "Doc Survival." He's Quebec's Indiana Jones in a forest setting. Searching for the treasures of the wilderness has been his life-long quest; with passion as his only guide, he has dared to penetrate the forest on its own terms, facing increasingly difficult challenges in the hope of becoming nature's confidant, of ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus