From the author of "1491--"the best-selling study of the pre-Columbian Americas--a deeply engaging new history of the most momentous biological event since the death of the dinosaurs.""
More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. Isolated from each other, the t[...]

From the author of "1491--"the best-selling study of the pre-Columbian Americas--a deeply engaging new history of the most momentous biological event since the death of the dinosaurs.""
More than 200 million years ago, geological forces split apart the continents. Isolated from each other, the t[...]

This classic work has been revised and completely rethought for a new generation. With the Elsevier e-dition, this work will never go out of date! A free DVD with over 50 video clips of key procedures provides a fellowship-style experience you can explore at home or at the office. This new edition r[...]

Profiles thirty international and statistically average families, documenting their economic standings, needs, hopes, and beliefs about the future of the planet, in a study that reveals the environmental cost of materialism. Reprint. 45,000 first printing.[...]

The team behind the critically and popularly acclaimed anthropological photoessays MATERIAL WORLD and WOMEN IN THE MATERIAL WORLD make their debut on our list with this oddly tantalizing book about a subject that's creeping into prominence: insects as food for people. With the distinctive blend of t[...]

An analysis of America prior to 1492 describes how the research of archaeologists and anthropologists has transformed myths about the Americas, revealing that the cultures were far older and more advanced than previously known.[...]

It was believed that in 1491, the year before Columbus landed, the Americas, one-third of the earth's surface, were a near-pristine wilderness inhabited by small, roaming bands of indigenous people. The author brings together the research, and the results of his own travels throughout North and Sout[...]

Kirja, joka mullistaa käsityksemme Amerikasta ennen eurooppalaisten valloitusta. Se paljastaa inkojen, atsteekkien ja mayojen sekä monien muiden intiaanikansojen todellisen, loisteliaan historian ja kertoo niiden rikkaista kaupunkikulttuureista ja monimutkaisista yhteiskuntarakenteista. Koulussa [...]