A natural history of human thinking
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A natural history of human thinking is the most detailed scientific analysis to date of the connection between human sociality and cognitiontomasello argues that our prehuman ancestors, like today's great apes, were social beings who could solve problems by thinkingtomasello's "shared intentionality hypothesis" captures how these more socially complex forms of life led to more conceptually complex forms of thinkingoxfam bookshop preston tool-making or culture, language or religious belief: ever since darwin, thinkers have struggled to identify what fundamentally differentiates human beings from other animalswhat differentiates us most from other great apes, tomasello proposes, are the new forms of thinking engendered by our new forms of collaborative and communicative interactionin order to survive, humans had to learn to see the world from multiple social perspectives, to draw socially recursive inferences, and to monitor their own thinking via the normative standards of the groupbut they were almost entirely competitive, aiming only at their individual goalsonce our ancestors learned to put their heads together with others to pursue shared goals, humankind was on an evolutionary path all its owneven language and culture arose from the preexisting need to work togetherin this much-anticipated book, michael tomasello weaves his twenty years of comparative studies of humans and great apes into a compelling argument that cooperative social interaction is the key to our cognitive uniquenesssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas ecological changes forced them into more cooperative living arrangements, early humans had to coordinate their actions and communicate their thoughts with collaborative partners
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Title: a natural history of ghosts: 500 years of hunting for proofauthor(s): clarke, roger
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Gombrich's sweeping history of the world, for the curious of all ages  "all stories begin with 'once upon a time" so begins a little history of the world, an engaging and lively book written for readers both young and oldgombrich vividly brings the full span of human experience on earth to life, from the stone age to the atomic age for adults seeking a single-volume overview of world history, for students in search of a quick refresher course, or for families to read and learn from together, gombrich's little history enchants and educates' and that's just what this story is all about: what happened, once upon a timesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham the international bestseller: erather than focusing on dry facts and dates, ehe paints a colorful picture of wars and conquests; of grand works of art; of the advances and limitations of science; of remarkable people and remarkable events, from confucius to catherine the great to winston churchill, and from the invention of art to the destruction of the berlin wall
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Oxfam bookshop knutsford a monumental history of the nineteenth century, the transformation of the world offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transitionjĂĽrgen osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering eruditionhe explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much morehe examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the "long nineteenth century," taking readers from new york to new delhi, from the latin american revolutions to the taiping rebellion, from the perils and promise of europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planetindispensable for any historian, the transformation of the world sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developmentsosterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railwaysthis is the highly anticipated english edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed german book, which is also being translated into chinese, polish, russian, and frenchfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells vestiges of the natural history of creation robert chambers the victorian library edition the paper dust jacket has shelf wear at the corners, including tearsthe back cover has a 14mm closed tear along the spine edge and a very small open tear in the opposite corner first published in , this is an attempt to explain the observable universe in mechanical terms which made the book notorious upon its publicationthere are 2 names written on the first blank page, one has been crossed through with blue inksee oxfam website for delivery information read moreon the front cover there is 24mm closed tear at the bottom right-hand corner and a 7mm closed tear at the top right-hand corner
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Oxfam shop haverfordwest "from the first page of any book by sebald, one is in the hands of a master" daily telegraphsparking off a wide-ranging debate in the german press when it was published in , on the natural history of destruction concerns the strange silence surrounding the destruction of german cities through allied bombing in post-war german writingsee oxfam website for delivery information read morefirst edition copy the book is in very good condition with some damage to dust jacket, excellent reading copynow translated into english by anthea bell, it confirms sebald's reputation as one of the most original and stimulating of european writers
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A short history of nearly everything is the record of this quest, and it is a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge, as only bill bryson can render itto that end, he has attached himself to a host of the world’s most advanced (and often obsessed) archaeologists, anthropologists, and mathematicians, travelling to their offices, laboratories, and field campshe has read (or tried to read) their books, pestered them with questions, apprenticed himself to their powerful mindsscience has never been more involving or entertaininggood condition, paperback, 687 pages n bryson's biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understand—and, if possible, answer—the oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselvestaking as territory everything from the big bang to the rise of civilization, bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us
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Oxfam bookshop lower petergate published in , the natural history of the scarborough district, volume 1 describes the geology and botany of the region in detail see oxfam website for delivery information read morewith black and white photographsthis book is good overall condition, there is a small tear to the top right hand corner of the inside cover page
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Moody, a new history of ireland is harvesting of modern scholarship on irish history from the earliest times to the presentthe third volume opens with a character study of early modern ireland and a panoramic survey of ireland in , followed by twelve chapters of narrative historyplanned and established by the late tthere will be ten volumes, six of which have been published to datewithdrawn ex-library with all the usual markingsthere are stickers on the title page, endpapers, and stamps on the text block the dust jacket is in good condition with minor sun fade to the spinethe book itself has grey covered boards and gilt letteringsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport bl reissued with a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographical supplementthere are further chapters on the economy, the coinage, languages and literature, and the irish abroadhowever, this is a good clean copy with no notes or highlighting throughouttwo surveys, 'land and people', c
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Moody, a new history of ireland is harvesting of modern scholarship on irish history from the earliest times to the presentplanned and established by the late tthere will be ten volumes, six of which have been published to datewithdrawn ex-library with all the usual markingsthere are stickers on the title page, endpapers, and stamps on the text block the dust jacket is in good condition with minor sun fade to the spinethe book itself has grey covered boards and gilt letteringsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop newport bl reissued with a comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographical supplementhowever, this is a good clean copy with no notes or highlighting throughout
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Title: blooming flowers: a seasonal history of plants and peopletitle: blooming flowers: a seasonal history of plants and peoplecondition: very goodfirst edition: falseproduct category: books
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Hammerton (editor) - a popular history of the great war: 6 volume set - the amalgamated press - hardback - undated (circa cm x 13 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolume 1 (the first phase) - 640 pages () volume 2 (extension of the struggle) - 640 pages () volume 3 (the allies at bay) - 640 pages () volume 4 (a year of attrition) - 640 pages () volume 5 (the year of victory) - 640 pages () volume 6 (the armistice and after) - 640 pages this set is in good condition - clean bright contents - no inscriptions - gilt titles to spines with tooled titles and decorations on front boards - each volume contains a large number of images derived from the conflict spanning from through to - a very nice collector's setcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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This is a concise history of the philosophy and practice of alchemy from its beginnings to the twentieth centuryshe is the author of more than thirty books on a wide range of subjectsbut what i admire about it most is how enlightening and enlivening it is
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To this day a brief history of time remains a staple of the scientific canon, and its succinct and clear language continues to introduce millions to the universe and its wondersthis new edition includes recent updates from stephen hawking with his latest thoughts about the no boundary proposal and offers new information about dark energy, the information paradox, eternal inflation, the microwave background radiation observations, and the discovery of gravitational wavesoxfam bookshop cheltenham was there a beginning of time? could time run backwards? is the universe infinite or does it have boundaries?these are just some of the questions considered in the internationally acclaimed masterpiece by the world renowned physicist - generally considered to have been one of the world's greatest thinkerssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit begins by reviewing the great theories of the cosmos from newton to einstein, before delving into the secrets which still lie at the heart of space and time, from the big bang to black holes, via spiral galaxies and strong theoryit was published in tandem with the app, stephen hawking's pocket universe
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells a new history of england: giving an authentick account of all the various revolutions, and other memorable transactions, that have happened in it from the invasion of julius caesar, to the present time includes 3 fold-out illustrations (one split at fold) and one other illustrationleather binding, five raised bands and title to spineno pre-title pages - ffep appears to be missing, with slight tears to title pagepage numbers and inclusion of two index sections, suggest that this may be an amalgamation of two editionsname in faint ink on endpapercollected from the best writers, &c the second edition printed for r goadby, in sherborne, and sold by w owen, bookseller, at temple-bar, london pp, plus two index sections exact status of this edition is slightly unclear - four editions dated appear on estc, of which the "fourth edition" has the same number of pages5 cm see oxfam website for delivery information read morepages are generally clean and tight - some a few more age-marked than othersboards bumped and rubbed at extremities, marked in places, with some losses to top and bottom of spine
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Hammerton (editor) - a popular history of the great war: 6 volume set - the amalgamated press - hardback - undated (circa cm x 13 cmour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume 1 (the first phase) - 640 pages () volume 2 (extension of the struggle) - 640 pages - () volume 3 (the allies at bay) - 640 pages () volume 4 (a year of attrition) - 640 pages () volume 5 (the year of victory) - 640 pages () volume 6 (the armistice and after) - 640 pages this set is in good condition - clean bright contents - gilt titles to spines with tooled titles and decorations on front boards - each volume discusses various events that unfolded during the global conflict which spanned from to - a very nice collector's setplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki
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A short history of nearly everything by bill bryson (cd-audio, a %0a delivery%0a uk delivery is usually within 9 to 11 working days%0a international delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
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A brief history of secret societies by david vthis book is in good condition with only a small amount of wearall the pages are unmarked, intact and the binding is good
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The title is a new history of italian renaissance artthe sleeve condition is newbelow is a more detailed summary of this specific item for sale condition newthe item format is a book hardback
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A short history of nearly everything, by bill brysonread once, in very good condition574 pages, plus notes, bibliography and indexas it says on the coveressentially an encyclopaedia of lots of interesting people and information
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Soft cover brand new book sapiens (a brief history of mankind)posted by ana elisa in books, comics & magazines, books in cosham
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How mumbo-jumbo conquered the world: a short history of modern delusions bydispatched with royal mail 1st classcondition is very good
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Inside the royal wardrobe: a dress history of queen alexandrapublisher: bloomsbury publishing plclanguage: this book should contain text in 0author: strasdin, katepublication date
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A brief history of the law society was written by eand has been signed by him, published in by the royal society read more
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A pictorial history of indian cinema, rangoonwalla, firoze
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A picture history of great discoveries by clarke hutton - hardcover **mint condition**
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The potter's art: a complete history of pottery in britain by grahame clark - hardcover **brand new**
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The car is architecture - a visual history of frank lloyd wright's 85 cars and one motorcycle by richie herink **brand new**
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