Edward O. Wilson Book order

William Catesby - the suave, cynical spy with a conscience - returns in a mission that will take him from the docks of Marseille to the highlands of Laos

This book presents a distinctive life story illustrated through watercolours, blending art with narrative. Each page offers a visual journey that enhances the emotional depth of the experiences shared, inviting readers to explore the interplay between the illustrations and the personal journey depicted. The combination of vivid imagery and storytelling provides a refreshing perspective on life's complexities and beauty.

This collected edition features the works of a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and esteemed biologist, showcasing the wonders of biodiversity amidst the urgent challenges of climate change and mass extinction. It offers profound insights into the intricate relationships within ecosystems and emphasizes the importance of preserving the planet's diverse life forms.

W Opowieściach ze świata mrówek dwukrotny zdobywca Nagrody Pulitzera zabiera nas w podróż do tak odległych miejsc, jak Mozambik i Nowa Gwinea, wyspa Dauphin w Zatoce Meksykańskiej, a nawet zarośnięte podwórko jego rodziców, z pasją opowiadając o swojej trwającej od lat obsesji na punkcie ponad 15 000 gatunków mrówek. Wilson wzbogaca swoje naukowe obserwacje wspaniałymi historiami, które doskonale ilustrują, w jaki sposób mrówki „mówią”, węszą i smakują, a także walczą o dominację. Opisuje bardzo rzadkie gatunki, takie jak Matabele, najbardziej zaciekłe mrówki wojownicze Afryki, których łowczynie mogą nosić w szczęce do piętnastu termitów; „mrówki żniwiarki”, które, gdy dochodzi do konfrontacji z mrówkami ognistymi, uwalniają chmurę alarmowych feromonów, aby wezwać na pomoc swoich współtowarzyszy; czy Basiceros, najwolniejsze i najbrudniejsze mrówki ze wszystkich, które pokrywają swoje ciała kurzem i śmieciami dla kamuflażu. Opowieści ze świata mrówek to obowiązkowa lektura dla każdego miłośnika przyrody.

This book brings together some of Wilson's most profound and significant writings on the rich diversity of life on Earth, our place in it, and our obligation to conserve the planet's fragile ecosystems

"Summary Edward O. Wilson recalls his lifetime with ants-from his first boyhood encounters in the woods of Alabama to perilous journeys into the Brazilian rainforest." Ants are the most warlike of all animals, with colony pitted against colony. ... Their clashes dwarf Waterloo and Gettysburg," writes Edward O. Wilson in his most finely observed work in decades. In a myrmecological tour to such far-flung destinations as Mozambique and New Guinea, the Gulf of Mexico's Dauphin Island and even his parents' overgrown yard back in Alabama, Wilson thrillingly evokes his nine-decade-long scientific obsession with more than 15,000 ant species. Wryly observing that "males are little more than flying sperm missiles" or that ants send their "little old ladies into battle," Wilson eloquently relays his brushes with fire, army, and leafcutter ants, as well as more exotic species: the Matabele, Africa's fiercest warrior ants; Costa Rica's Basiceros, the slowest ants in the world; and New Caledonia's Myrmecia apicalis, the most endangered of them all. A personal account by one of our greatest scientists, Tales from the Ant World is an indispensable volume for any lover of the natural world"-- Provided by publisher

A thrilling SOE spy novel by a former special forces officer who is 'poised to inherit the mantle of John le Carre'

Asserting that religious creeds and philosophical questions can be reduced to purely genetic and evolutionary components, and that the human body and mind have a physical base obedient to the laws of physics and chemistry, Genesis demonstrates that the only way for us to understand human behaviour fully is to study the evolutionary histories of nonhuman species. Of these, Wilson demonstrates that at least seventeen -- among them the African naked mole rat and the sponge-dwelling shrimp -- have been found to have advanced societies based on altruism and cooperation. Whether writing about midges who 'dance about like acrobats' or schools of anchovies who protectively huddle 'to appear like a gigantic fish, or proposing that human society owes a debt of gratitude to 'postmenopausal grandmothers' and 'childless homosexuals', Genesis is a pithy yet pathbreaking work of evolutionary theory filled with the lyrical biological and humanistic observations for which Wilson is known.

A brilliant, eye-opening espionage thriller by a former special forces officer 'now at the forefront of spy writing'

"Reflecting on the deepest origins of language, storytelling, and art, Wilson demonstrates how creativity began not ten thousand years ago, as we have long assumed, but over one hundred thousand years ago in the Paleolithic age. Chronicling this evolution of creativity from primate ancestors to humans, The Origins of Creativity shows how the humanities, spurred on by the invention of language, have played a largely unexamined role in defining our species. And in doing so, Wilson explores what we can learn about human nature from a surprising range of creative endeavors--the instinct to create gardens, the use of metaphors and irony in speech, and the power of music and song. Our achievements in science and the humanities, Wilson notes, make us uniquely advanced as a species, but also give us the potential to be supremely dangerous, most worryingly in our abuse of the planet. The humanities in particular suffer from a kind of anthropomorphism, encumbered by a belief that we are the only species among millions that seem to matter, yet Wilson optimistically reveals how researchers will have to address this parlous situation by pushing further into the realm of science, especially fields such as evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and anthropology."-- Provided by publisher