Natural History

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodThe sea has always been humanity's most unforgiving frontier, and Famous Rescues at Sea chronicles the extraordinary moments when courage and seamanship triumphed over...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of biology and behavioral science, Function and Evolution of Behavior: An Historical Sample from the...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the crossroads of behavioural science and zoology, W. H. Thorpe's landmark work Learning and Instinct in Animals presents a...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodLong before the Western world romanticised the Pacific islands, the indigenous peoples of Polynesia had developed rich and complex traditions...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before the first city was built or the first word written, the story of humanity was already...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before primatology became a formal science, Eugène Marais ventured into the South African wilderness to live among...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt a time when millions face starvation, Susan George's landmark work How the Other Half Dies: The Real...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before Ireland became a subject of romantic myth and nationalist fervour, its people had built a civilization...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of biology and the social sciences stands a provocative question: how much of what humans...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the tradition of rigorous scientific inquiry, A Study in Behaviour by S. A. Barnett stands as a...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt the crossroads of biology, psychology, and evolutionary science stands a monumental work that forever changed how humanity understands animal behaviour. The Foundations of Ethology...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn an age when science and humanity stood at a crossroads, Theodosius Dobzhansky produced a landmark synthesis that...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFirst published in 1872, Charles Darwin's The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals stands as one...

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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodWhat if everything you thought you knew about evolution was only half the story? Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene ignites a revolution in biological thinking...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the crossroads of two disciplines that once seemed irreconcilable, Robert A. Hinde's Animal Behaviour: A Synthesis of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the intersection of biology, linguistics, and behavioural science stands a landmark volume that forever changed how scientists...