Author: Edward N. Marks
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Languages : en
Pages : 394
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History and adventure; or, Stories of remarkable men of all nations, by M.S. Cockayne
Author: Edward N. Marks
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Languages : en
Pages : 394
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Pages : 394
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History and Adventure; Or, Stories of Remarkable Men of All Nations
Author: M. S. COCKAYNE
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Category : Biography
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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History and Adventure; Or, Stories of Remarkable Men of All Nations.
Author: m. s Cockayne
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Languages : en
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The Invention of Nature
Author: Andrea Wulf
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0345806298
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world—and in the process created modern environmentalism. • From the acclaimed author of Magnificent Rebels. "Vivid and exciting.... Wulf’s pulsating account brings this dazzling figure back into a dazzling, much-deserved focus.” —The Boston Globe Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was the most famous scientist of his age, a visionary German naturalist and polymath whose discoveries forever changed the way we understand the natural world. Among his most revolutionary ideas was a radical conception of nature as a complex and interconnected global force that does not exist for the use of humankind alone. In North America, Humboldt’s name still graces towns, counties, parks, bays, lakes, mountains, and a river. And yet the man has been all but forgotten. In this illuminating biography, Andrea Wulf brings Humboldt’s extraordinary life back into focus: his prediction of human-induced climate change; his daring expeditions to the highest peaks of South America and to the anthrax-infected steppes of Siberia; his relationships with iconic figures, including Simón Bolívar and Thomas Jefferson; and the lasting influence of his writings on Darwin, Wordsworth, Goethe, Muir, Thoreau, and many others. Brilliantly researched and stunningly written, The Invention of Nature reveals the myriad ways in which Humboldt’s ideas form the foundation of modern environmentalism—and reminds us why they are as prescient and vital as ever.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0345806298
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world—and in the process created modern environmentalism. • From the acclaimed author of Magnificent Rebels. "Vivid and exciting.... Wulf’s pulsating account brings this dazzling figure back into a dazzling, much-deserved focus.” —The Boston Globe Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was the most famous scientist of his age, a visionary German naturalist and polymath whose discoveries forever changed the way we understand the natural world. Among his most revolutionary ideas was a radical conception of nature as a complex and interconnected global force that does not exist for the use of humankind alone. In North America, Humboldt’s name still graces towns, counties, parks, bays, lakes, mountains, and a river. And yet the man has been all but forgotten. In this illuminating biography, Andrea Wulf brings Humboldt’s extraordinary life back into focus: his prediction of human-induced climate change; his daring expeditions to the highest peaks of South America and to the anthrax-infected steppes of Siberia; his relationships with iconic figures, including Simón Bolívar and Thomas Jefferson; and the lasting influence of his writings on Darwin, Wordsworth, Goethe, Muir, Thoreau, and many others. Brilliantly researched and stunningly written, The Invention of Nature reveals the myriad ways in which Humboldt’s ideas form the foundation of modern environmentalism—and reminds us why they are as prescient and vital as ever.
Catalogue of the Printed Books in the Library of the Faculty of Advocates ...
Author: Faculty of Advocates (Scotland). Library
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 798
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 798
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Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure
Author: Matthew Algeo
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1569767076
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
From Missouri to New York and back again, this work chronicles the amazing road trip of a former president and his wife and their amusing, failed attempts to keep a low profile.
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
ISBN: 1569767076
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
From Missouri to New York and back again, this work chronicles the amazing road trip of a former president and his wife and their amusing, failed attempts to keep a low profile.
Ten Lectures Addressed to the Working Classes ... in ... Sunderland ... By Dissenting Ministers of Various Denominations
Author: Matthew Baxter
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Languages : en
Pages : 374
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Languages : en
Pages : 374
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A supplement to Allibone's Critical dictionary of English literature and British and American authors
Author: John Foster Kirk
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 756
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 756
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The Church of England Magazine
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Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Report and speeches at the [third] annual meeting of the Church Pastoral-aid Society, May 8, 1838.
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Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Report and speeches at the [third] annual meeting of the Church Pastoral-aid Society, May 8, 1838.
Cola Monti. Bright schemes and bold strokes. A tale for boys. By the author of “John Halifax, gentleman” i.e. D. M. Mulock . With illustrations by Franklin
Author: Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
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Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Languages : en
Pages : 240
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