Evolutionary theory tells us about our biological past; can it also guide us to a moral future? Paul Farber's compelling book describes a century-old philosophical hope held by many biologists, anthropologists, psychologists, and social thinkers: that universal ethical and social imperatives are bui[...]

Journey through the career of the musical giant, milestone guitarist and recording innovator Les Paul and marvel at the world of cutting edge guitar design. This book emerged out of author Robb Lawrence's years of research, interviews, extensive vintage archives (including original Les Paul/Mary For[...]

1666. London is recovering from the Great Plague and mourning its dead. The city is free at last, like a great old bear, beaten to its knees, bloody but unbowed. But the disease slithered out of London to wreak its evil upon other towns and cities. The worst was over, the Pestilence gone, in search [...]

In Discovering Birds, Paul Lawrence Farber rejects the view that eighteenth-century natural history disappeared with the rise of nineteenth-century biology. In this penetrating case study of the history of ornithology, Farber demonstrates interesting continuities: as natural history evolved into in[...]

This book explores changing American views of race mixing in the twentieth century, showing how new scientific ideas transformed accepted notions of race and how those ideas played out on college campuses in the 1960s. In the 1930s it was not unusual for medical experts to caution against miscegena[...]

(Book). Includes both books, Early Years 1915-1963 (0-634-04861-9) and Modern Era 1968-2009 (11/09 release 978-1-57424-241-6) packaged in a beautiful slipcase box. The slipcase artwork encapsulates the total legacy in a tasteful design that will appeal to collectors and guitar playing fans. Since Le[...]

"Historisk bibelatlas" er en ressursbok for alle som er interessert i bibelhistorie, geografi og arkeologi. Boken innbyr leserne til en enestående og fascinerende oppdagelsesreise som gjør bibelhistorien levende på en helt ny måte. I en fortellende stil spenner "Historisk bibelatlas" over hele [...]

How can the new governments of Eastern Europe succeed in moving from centrally planned to freemarket economies? This incisive report identifies and describes the major policy choices to be made and discusses what will work and what will not.Reform in Eastern Europe provides a comprehensive, easily r[...]