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Elephant Don The Politics of a Pachyderm Posse
ISBN: PB: 9780226380056, ISBN: HB: 9780226106113, University of Chicago Press, August 2016
256 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 44 halftones
Meet Greg. He's a stocky guy with an outsized swagger. He's been the intimidating yet sociable don of his posse of friends – including Abe, Keith, Mike, Kevin, Torn Trunk, and Willie. But one arid summer the tide begins to shift and the third-ranking...
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Snakes, Sunrises, and Shakespeare How Evolution Shapes Our Loves and Fears
ISBN: PB: 9780226271828, ISBN: HB: 9780226003238, University of Chicago Press, April 2015
224 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 55 halftones, 1 line drawing
Our breath catches and we jump in fear at the sight of a snake. We pause and marvel at the sublime beauty of a sunrise. These reactions are no accident; in fact, many of our human responses to nature are steeped in our deep evolutionary past – we fea...
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Bitter Roots The Search for Healing Plants in Africa
ISBN: PB: 9780226086026, ISBN: HB: 9780226085524, University of Chicago Press, December 2013
288 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 37 halftones, 1 line drawing, 1 table
For over a century, plant specialists worldwide have sought to transform healing plants in African countries into pharmaceuticals. And for equally as long, conflicts over these medicinal plants have endured, from stolen recipes and toxic tonics to un...
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£28,50
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£91,00
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Rapid Biological Assessment of the Kwamalasamutu Region, Southwestern Suriname
ISBN: PB: 9781934151501, University of Chicago Press, Conservation International, October 2012
156 pp., 27.9x21.6 cm, 3 maps, 44 colour illus.
This report contains the findings from a Rapid Biological Assessment of the Kwamalasamutu region of southwestern Suriname. Focusing particularly on the plant and animal species important to the indigenous Trio people, this survey establishes baseline...
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