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The great journey The great journey Brian M. Fagan How, where, when, and why did human beings take the first steps in their journey to populate North America? First published in 1987, The Great Journey tells the story of the search for the first Amer… OL103273W
Evidence as to man's place in nature Evidence as to man's place in nature Thomas Henry Huxley Evidence as to Man's Place in Nature is an 1863 book by Thomas Henry Huxley, in which he gives evidence for the evolution of man and apes from a common ancestor. It was the first book devoted to the … OL1102961W
Catastrophe Catastrophe David Keys It was a catastrophe without precedent in recorded history: for months on end, starting in A.D. 535, a strange, dusky haze robbed much of the earth of normal sunlight. Crops failed in Asia and the Mi… OL112258W
On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs On the Unseriousness of Human Affairs James V. Schall Echoing philosophers such as Josef Pieper, Schall explains how the modern world has inverted the rational order of human affairs, devaluing the activities of leisure and placing an exaggerated emphas… OL116304W
Dawn light Dawn light Diane Ackerman In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, one of our most celebrated storyteller-poet-naturalists awakens us to the world at dawn. Diane Ackerman draws from sou… OL13826382W
De hominis dignitate De hominis dignitate Giovanni Pico della Mirandola,Patricia Mari-Fabre The Oration on the Dignity of Man (De hominis dignitate) is a famous public discourse pronounced in 1486 by Pico della Mirandola, an Italian scholar and philosopher of the Renaissance. It has been ca… OL1456989W
Supernatural Supernatural Graham Hancock Less than fifty thousand years ago mankind had no art, no religion, no sophisticated symbolism, no innovative thinking. Then, in a dramatic and electrifying change, described by scientists as "the gr… OL15016010W
God and the evolving universe God and the evolving universe Michael Murphy,Sylvia Timbers,James Redfield In a world racked by violence and conflict, James Redfield and Michael Murphy-leading cocreators of today's spiritual boom-present a message of hope and a vision for the future.It is no accident, the… OL15140831W
On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in t… On the origin of species by means of natural selection, or, The preservation of favoured races in t… Charles Darwin facsimile of the first edition OCLC 62857845 ISBN 9780486450063 OL15330324W
Wolfling Wolfling Gordon R. Dickson The Throne World was the center of the Empire, where the High-born made their home and Emperor Oran ruled all. James Keil was brought to the Throne World to entertain the High-born with his bullfight… OL155476W
Human natures Human natures Paul R. Ehrlich "A hallmark of Human Natures in Paul Ehrlich's ability to convey lucidly that understanding in the course of presenting an engrossing history of our species. Using personal anecdote, vivid example, a… OL15831241W
Moon phase astrology Moon phase astrology Raven Kaldera "A guide to understanding the phases of astrological Moon signs and their effects on emotions and personality"--Provided by publisher. OL16013957W
Masters of the planet Masters of the planet Ian Tattersall "When homo sapiens made their entrance 100,000 years ago they were confronted by a wide range of other early humans--homo erectus, who walked better and used fire; homo habilis who used tools; and of… OL16184024W
The undivided past The undivided past David Cannadine,David Cannadine "Investigating the six most salient categories of human identity, difference, and confrontation—religion, nation, class, gender, race, and civilization—David Cannadine questions just ho… OL16769499W
Man made Boy Man made Boy Jon Skovron Tired of being sheltered from humans, seventeen-year-old Boy, son of Frankenstein's monster and the Bride of Frankenstein, runs away from home and embarks on a wild road trip that takes him across th… OL17875735W
Legacy Legacy David Lynn Golemon When a billion-year-old skeleton is found on the moon and triggers violent fundamentalism uprisings, Jack Collins and the Event Group are tasked to discern the skeleton's identity and discover clues … OL18453377W
Beyond the matrix Beyond the matrix Patricia Cori "A discussion of diverse New Age and New Thought topics that point to the great shift in human consciousness that many say must occur for humanity and the planet to survive our current global environ… OL18580737W
Shaping humanity Shaping humanity John Gurche What did earlier humans really look like? What was life like for them, millions of years ago? How do we know? In this book, internationally renowned paleo-artist John Gurche describes the extraordina… OL19974693W
The real planet of the apes The real planet of the apes David R. Begun Was Darwin wrong when he traced our origins to Africa? The Real Planet of the Apes makes the explosive claim that it was in Europe, not Africa, where apes evolved the most important hallmarks of our … OL20012940W
Humankind Humankind Rutger Bregman Der Historiker Rutger Bregman setzt sich in seinem Buch mit dem Wesen des Menschen auseinander. Anders als in der westlichen Denktradition angenommen ist der Mensch nicht böse, sondern, so Bregman, i… OL20726133W
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