Author: Jean Gaspard Dubois-Fontanelle
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Category : Shipwrecks
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The Shipwreck and Adventures of Monsieur Pierre Viaud
Author: Jean Gaspard Dubois-Fontanelle
Publisher:
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Category : Shipwrecks
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Shipwrecks
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
The Shipwreck and Adventures of Monsieur Pierre Viaud ... Translated from the French by Mrs. Griffith
Author: Pierre VIAUD
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 222
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
Blueprint
Author: Nicholas A. Christakis
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
ISBN: 0316230057
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
"A dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history, philosophy, anthropology, genetics, sociology, economics, epidemiology, statistics, and more" (Frank Bruni, The New York Times), Blueprint shows why evolution has placed us on a humane path -- and how we are united by our common humanity. For too long, scientists have focused on the dark side of our biological heritage: our capacity for aggression, cruelty, prejudice, and self-interest. But natural selection has given us a suite of beneficial social features, including our capacity for love, friendship, cooperation, and learning. Beneath all of our inventions -- our tools, farms, machines, cities, nations -- we carry with us innate proclivities to make a good society. In Blueprint, Nicholas A. Christakis introduces the compelling idea that our genes affect not only our bodies and behaviors, but also the ways in which we make societies, ones that are surprisingly similar worldwide. With many vivid examples -- including diverse historical and contemporary cultures, communities formed in the wake of shipwrecks, commune dwellers seeking utopia, online groups thrown together by design or involving artificially intelligent bots, and even the tender and complex social arrangements of elephants and dolphins that so resemble our own -- Christakis shows that, despite a human history replete with violence, we cannot escape our social blueprint for goodness. In a world of increasing political and economic polarization, it's tempting to ignore the positive role of our evolutionary past. But by exploring the ancient roots of goodness in civilization, Blueprint shows that our genes have shaped societies for our welfare and that, in a feedback loop stretching back many thousands of years, societies are still shaping our genes today.
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
ISBN: 0316230057
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
"A dazzlingly erudite synthesis of history, philosophy, anthropology, genetics, sociology, economics, epidemiology, statistics, and more" (Frank Bruni, The New York Times), Blueprint shows why evolution has placed us on a humane path -- and how we are united by our common humanity. For too long, scientists have focused on the dark side of our biological heritage: our capacity for aggression, cruelty, prejudice, and self-interest. But natural selection has given us a suite of beneficial social features, including our capacity for love, friendship, cooperation, and learning. Beneath all of our inventions -- our tools, farms, machines, cities, nations -- we carry with us innate proclivities to make a good society. In Blueprint, Nicholas A. Christakis introduces the compelling idea that our genes affect not only our bodies and behaviors, but also the ways in which we make societies, ones that are surprisingly similar worldwide. With many vivid examples -- including diverse historical and contemporary cultures, communities formed in the wake of shipwrecks, commune dwellers seeking utopia, online groups thrown together by design or involving artificially intelligent bots, and even the tender and complex social arrangements of elephants and dolphins that so resemble our own -- Christakis shows that, despite a human history replete with violence, we cannot escape our social blueprint for goodness. In a world of increasing political and economic polarization, it's tempting to ignore the positive role of our evolutionary past. But by exploring the ancient roots of goodness in civilization, Blueprint shows that our genes have shaped societies for our welfare and that, in a feedback loop stretching back many thousands of years, societies are still shaping our genes today.
Bibliotheca Americana Or A Descriptive Account of My Collection of Rare Books Relating to America
Author: Henry Stevens
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Category : Amèrica
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Publisher:
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Category : Amèrica
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Historical nuggets. Bibliotheca Americana or A descriptive account of my collection of rare books relating to America, H. Stevens (and H.N. Stevens).
Author: Henry Stevens
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Historical Nuggets
Author: Henry Stevens
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The Surprizing Yet Real and True Voyages and Adventures of Monsieur Pierre Viaud ...
Author: Pierre Viaud
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
London Magazine Enlarged and Improved
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Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 882
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Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
The English Novel in the Magazines, 1740-1815
Author: Robert Donald Mayo
Publisher: Evanston : Northwestern University Press ; London : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
Publisher: Evanston : Northwestern University Press ; London : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : English fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 732
Book Description
The Gentleman's Magazine
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Category : Early English newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.
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Category : Early English newspapers
Languages : en
Pages : 626
Book Description
The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs.