Suggesting that the replacement of an animistic worldview with a mechanistic one has led humans to deny their animality, Flight from Grace calls on readers to appreciate how our past relationship with birds might help transform our current relationship with nature.
A consideration of whether the human capacity to make moral judgments is innate and, if so, what implications follow; combines philosophical discussion with the latest findings from the empirical sciences.
Describes how animals communicate with each other using scents, sounds, and sight
Questions and Answears
Johnny Vince has retired from the Special Forces - but Johnny doesn't do civilian life. When a mission is offered alongside US military, he grabs at the chance. The task: to rescue wealthy American, Larry Schultz, from captivity in Yemen.
Can anything rescue Wildmoor from disaster? A deluded journalist with trouble distinguishing reality from fiction... A politician with a murky secret... A dubious educational establishment badly managed... Honey-traps and fake harassment charges... A 'play for our times', indeed. Enthusiastic young school actors observe their ambitious school production spiralling out of control, while all about them, their elders and betters pursue their own shameless interests, desires and worse. Is the tragic plot of the school play starting to overwhelm the school itself? Only Providence can help now...
One of a series of pocket-sized guides on a range of subjects. Arranged thematically for easy reference, each "Pocket" aims to make information easily accessible to readers aged 8 and up. This book covers sharks.
Written to support National Curriculum Key Stage 2-3, a title in the CLOSER LOOK AT series which investigates the world of insects, from bees that are millions of years old and bees that dance to beetles with a passion for potatoes and butterflies that use camouflage for survival.
Kinder lieben Tiere! Die renommierte Zoologin Joyce Pope stellt hier über 4000 Arten im Rahmen ihrer jeweiligen Tierfamilie vor. Der übersichtliche Aufbau und zahlreiche Detailabbildungen erleichtern den schnellen Zugriff auf faszinierende und verblüffende Fakten und verführen zum Lesen und Staunen: Geboten werden Informationen über Lebensweise und Anpassung, Körperbau und Fortpflanzung, Tarnung und Verhalten, Lebensräume und ökologische Zusammenhänge. Ein umfassendes, wissenschaftlich fundiertes Nachschlagewerk für die ganze Familie, das keine Antwort schuldig bleibt und uns die wunderbare Welt der Säugetiere - vom Blauwal bis zur Zwergmaus - auf lebendige Weise nahe bringt.
