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Author : Richard Dawkins
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Science
ISBN : 061861916X
A renowned biologist provides a sweeping chronicle of more than four billion years of life on Earth, shedding new light on evolutionary theory and history, sexual selection, speciation, extinction, and genetics.
Author : Richard Dawkins,Yan Wong
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781474600576
A fully updated edition of one of the most original accounts of evolution ever written, featuring new fractal diagrams, six new 'tales' and the latest scientific developments. THE ANCESTOR'S TALE is a dazzling, four-billion-year pilgrimage to the origins of life: Richard Dawkins and Yan Wong take us on an exhilarating reverse journey through evolution, from present-day humans back to the microbial beginnings of life. It is a journey happily interrupted by meetings of fellow modern animals (as well as plants, fungi and bacteria) similarly tracing their evolutionary path back through history. As each evolutionary pilgrim tells their tale, Dawkins and Wong shed light on topics such as speciation, sexual selection and extinction. Written with unparalleled wit, clarity and intelligence; taking in new scientific discoveries of the past decade; and including new 'tales', illustrations and fractal diagrams, THE ANCESTOR'S TALE shows us how remarkable we are, how astonishing our history, and how intimate our relationship with the rest of the living world.
Author : Cynthia Leitich Smith
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780062869968
Edited by award-winning and bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersecting stories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride. Native families from Nations across the continent gather at the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In a high school gym full of color and song, people dance, sell beadwork and books, and celebrate friendship and heritage. Young protagonists will meet relatives from faraway, mysterious strangers, and sometimes one another (plus one scrappy rez dog). They are the heroes of their own stories. Featuring stories and poems by: Joseph Bruchac Art Coulson Christine Day Eric Gansworth Carole Lindstrom Dawn Quigley Rebecca Roanhorse David A. Robertson Andrea L. Rogers Kim Rogers Cynthia Leitich Smith Monique Gray Smith Traci Sorell, Tim Tingle Erika T. Wurth Brian Young In partnership with We Need Diverse Books
Author : Danielle Trussoni
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780062912794
"A lushly written, dream-like modern gothic with as many dark turns and twists as the Montebianco family tree has branches. Welcome to the family." – Paul Tremblay, bestselling author of Survivor Song After a DNA test reveals that Alberta “Bert” Monte is the sole heir of a wealthy noble family in the Italian Alps, she leaves New York to visit the family estate: Montebianco Castle, a centuries-old compound isolated in the mountains. What appeared to be a fairy tale inheritance, however, soon turns into a nightmare as Bert begins to uncover the dark legacy of her family: the truth about the abandoned village at the base of the castle; the whispers of stolen children; and the rumors of a legendary monster in the mountains. As Bert unravels the truth, she learns that her true inheritance lies not in a noble title or ancestral treasures, but in her very genes, and now she must choose between preserving a secret centuries in the keeping or abandoning it forever. “Vivid and uncanny…makes the most of Trussoni’s signature blend of science, myth, and mystery.” —Deborah Harkness, bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches "Inventive and entertaining." — People “A Gothic Extravaganza.” —Kirkus
Author : Brandon Massey,Tananarive Due,L.A. Banks
Publisher : Dafina
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780758264619
Dead. Some evils are so great that they transcend death. In Brandon Massey's "The Patriarch," a young writer travels to the hushed backwoods of Mississippi, where dangerous secrets surface as a generations-old feud comes to bone-chilling new life. . . Buried. The souls of the mistreated always find a way to be heard. In L.A. Banks's "Ev'ry Shut Eye Ain't Sleep," violent visions haunt a man--until he's handed an opportunity to right the wrongs of the past and prevent unspeakable acts from occurring once again. . . Forgotten. When horrors are covered up and lost, our ancestors must find a way--even in death--to tell their tales. In Tananarive Due's "Ghost Summer," ancestors haunt the nights of two children. And when a grisly discovery is made, these ancestors will make their mark on both the dead and the living. . . "Massey ventures into areas unexplored by most other black novelists. The result is artful and stunning." --Chicago Tribune "Tananarive Due is creating classics." --Tina McElroy Ansa "Banks's writing is lush and detailed, fully bringing her characters to life (or unlife), weaving a complex world of Good vs. Evil with its own intricate hierarchy." --Fangoria Magazine
Author : Richard Dawkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0192860925
Science need not be dull and bogged down by jargon, as Richard Dawkins proves in this entertaining look at evolution. The themes he takes up are the concepts of altruistic and selfish behaviour; the genetical definition of selfish interest; the evolution of aggressive behaviour; kinshiptheory; sex ratio theory; reciprocal altruism; deceit; and the natural selection of sex differences. 'Should be read, can be read by almost anyone. It describes with great skill a new face of the theory of evolution.' W.D. Hamilton, Science
Author : Carl Sagan,Ann Druyan
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780307801036
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Exciting and provocative . . . A tour de force of a book that begs to be seen as well as to be read.”—The Washington Post Book World World renowned scientist Carl Sagan and acclaimed author Ann Druyan have written a Roots for the human species, a lucid and riveting account of how humans got to be the way we are. Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a thrilling saga that starts with the origin of the Earth. It shows with humor and drama that many of our key traits—self-awareness, technology, family ties, submission to authority, hatred for those a little different from ourselves, reason, and ethics—are rooted in the deep past, and illuminated by our kinship with other animals. Sagan and Druyan conduct a breathtaking journey through space and time, zeroing in on critical turning points in evolutionary history, and tracing the origins of sex, altruism, violence, rape, and dominance. Their book culminates in a stunningly original examination of the connection between primate and human traits. Astonishing in its scope, brilliant in its insights, and an absolutely compelling read, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors is a triumph of popular science.
Author : S. Monique Smith
Publisher : Known as Monique, Incorporated
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0983872309
I Am the Ancestor is a book written by a 46, 47 or 48-year-old woman who is the genesis, the beginning of her family. Known as Symbolie Monique Smith - sometimes - the author undoubtedly believes that she was abducted around the tender age of two and, as a result, has no accurate records of herself. After 15 years of endlessly searching for answers, Smith decided to tell her story before in an attempt to leave behind a true legacy for her four children. I Am the Ancestor is an inspirational account of the life of one living in a world with no links, no attachments and no real existence. Symbolie Monique Smith said, "This book will not only be a way for me to share with my children the life's identity of their mother, it will make them aware of our unidentifiable past while touching the soul of every possible role player!" Author Monique Smith, or so she is called, recently discovered that the woman she has known to be her mother throughout her life is of no relation to her. On her quest to find answers, Monique found no trace of her biological parents or possible siblings and no concrete leads from police officials.
Author : Scott Sigler
Publisher : Crown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307589354
“The ancestors are out there…you have to believe me.” From acclaimed author Scott Sigler—New York Times bestselling creator of Infected and Contagious—comes a tale of genetic experimentation’s worst nightmare come true. Every five minutes, a transplant candidate dies while waiting for a heart, a liver, a kidney. Imagine a technology that could provide those life-saving transplant organs for a nominal fee ... and imagine what a company would do to get a monopoly on that technology. On a remote island in the Canadian Arctic, PJ Colding leads a group of geneticists who have discovered this holy grail of medicine. By reverse-engineering the genomes of thousands of mammals, Colding's team has dialed back the evolutionary clock to re-create humankind’s common ancestor. The method? Illegal. The result? A computer-engineered living creature, an animal whose organs can be implanted in any person, and with no chance of transplant rejection. There's just one problem: these ancestors are not the docile herd animals that Colding's team envisioned. Instead, Colding’s work has given birth to something big, something evil. With these killer creatures on the prowl, Colding and the woman he loves must fight to survive — even as government agents close in to shut the project down, and the deep-pocketed company backing this research proves to have its own cold-blooded agenda. As the creators become the prey in the ultimate battle for survival, Scott Sigler takes readers on the ultimate thrill-ride—and offers a chilling cautionary account of what can happen when hubris, greed, and madness drive scientific experimentation past the brink of reason.
Author : Joseph Bruchac
Publisher : Bridgewater Books
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Folklore
ISBN : UOM:49015002938281
A collection of traditional Native American tales celebrating the wonder and mystery of the natural world, arranged under the categories "Fire," "Earth," "Water," and "Air."
Author : Alan Grafen,Mark Ridley
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Science
ISBN : 0199214662
Published to coincide with the 30th anniversary of 'The Selfish Gene', this collection explores the impact of Richard Dawkins as scientist, rationalist, and one of the most important thinkers alive today.
Author : David F. Pelly
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1999177967
The Ancestors Are Happy is a masterfully woven tapestry portraying a landscape of stories, which also offers a compilation of personal tales from Inuit informants whose lives collectively span the 20th century, a period of remarkable transition for the North. It draws on the author's experiences and encounters over forty years of living, travelling, and learning in Nunavut. David Pelly's lucid text is rooted in oral--history collected from Inuit elders, for which work he was awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal. Readers will be carried on a journey across Canada's Arctic, into the land itself, and into the lives of a memorable array of northern characters. At the core is an exploration of Inuit cultural tradition, the hallmark of Pelly's celebrated writing career, which includes nine previous books as well as hundreds of magazine articles. The ancestors are happy, say Inuit elders, when the stories from the land are told, and retold, and thus preserved.
Author : A T Conway
Publisher : Addictive Books
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-04-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1838014233
Winter 1847. Eire is in the double grip of cold and hunger. At 17, Michan Maguire is the only member of his family and community left alive and he decides to make his way to England in search of work, food and a home. His only possessions are the ancient tales of his country passed down to him by his mother and a blue glass stone which he believes is a gift from the Sidhe, or fairy folk, and will bring him fortune. So, his long walk begins.By 1875 he is 45 and has settled into the life of a miner in the Durham coal fields. He and his family are used to moving from pit to pit when the new Bond comes up. He still carries a deep anger from his past, but is beginning to feel his age.When Thadeus Vail arrives to work as a reporter for the Northern Chronicle in Darlington that year he has no idea that his life will become entangled in adventure and intrigue- or that the Maguire family will be at its heart.
Author : Richard Dawkins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Evolution (Biology)
ISBN : 0739453734
THE DAWN OF EVOLUTION.
Author : Fred Chappell
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781429985642
Ancestors and Others collects selected stories from the legendary southern writer, Fred Chappell In this collection, Fred Chappell shows his mastery across a range of genres. Featuring folk fables in the Twain tradition, realistic stories of growing up in remote Appalachia, stories of family, kin, and community, and tales of the fantastic and spooky, this book will delight fans and surprise new readers.