One of the most comprehensive, entertaining studies of bird vocalisations available. It offers a global survey of modes of singing, encompassing more than 5,000 species of singing birds, with special analyses of nearly 200 species with highly developed songs.
The Evil That Surrounds Us reveals both the great evil of Nazi Germany and the powerful love and courage of her husband, friends, and strangers who risked everything to protect her.
Unravels the complex history of pragmatism and discusses contemporary conceptions
How did the individual human being become the focus of the contemporary discourse on security? What was the role of the United Nations in "securing" the... Læs mere
An animated reflection on the capacity of things to inspire and astonish.
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Uses the revolution in geoscientinsts' beliefs about the earth to examine questions such as, How does scientific knowledge develop and change? This book also explores how well different perspectives help us to understand revolutionary change in science.
Features twenty Black residents of a small Ohio River town who tell the stories of their lives. Here, black men and women of Madison... Læs mere
In these essays, Wood engages Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Derrida to demonstrate how repetition can preserve sameness and how creativity can interrupt time.
Looking at such figures as Nancy Drew, Judy Graves, Corliss Archer, Gidget, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Britney Spears, this... Læs mere
People of African descent in the New World (the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean) share a common set of experiences:... Læs mere