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The anthropologist-author of The Little Ice Age analyzes the seminal impact of climatic change on the evolution of all of human history over the course of the last fifteen thousand years since

When Chinese alchemists fashioned the first manmade explosion sometime during the tenth century, no one could have foreseen its full revolutionary potential. Invented to frighten evil spirits rather than fuel guns or

Renowned linguist George Lakoff pairs with psychologist Rafael Nuez in the first book to provide a serious study of the cognitive science of mathematical ideas. This book is about mathematical ideas, about

With a new introduction and new readers study guide by the author The idea of "The Rapture"-the return of Christ to rescue and deliver Christians off the earth-is an extremely popular

Examines Wal-Mart's systematic discrimination against its female employees--depriving women of essential training, promotions, lucrative job assignments, and higher pay--and the resulting lawsuit against the company.