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Steve Jones

    24. marec 1944
    Steve Jones
    Apache at War
    London Through the Keyhole
    The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution
    Introducing Genetics
    Der Mann
    The Language of the Genes
    • A senior Army Air Corps pilot's memoir of flying combat helicopters in action - and notably the Apache, the most advanced and capable aircraft of its type in the world.

      Apache at War2024
      4,5
    • Call Time

      • 320 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      Bob Bloomfield'swhole life changed when his little brother Tom was tragically killed in an accident. Now a ruthless corporate partner at Fitz-Simmons & Bloomfield Entertainment Management, with a "materially rich, spiritually empty" existence, Bob has done enough living for two. But then the impossible happens. A seemingly ordinary phone allows Bob to connect to the past ... and speak with his twelve-year-old self. And his calls back through time are creating real changes in the present. Which leaves Bob with two questions- Can he prevent his brother's death? And will he like the world he's created if he does?

      Call Time2023
      3,6
    • Evolution

      • 56 stránok
      • 2 hodiny čítania

      Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Evolution is a clear, simple and entertaining introduction to Charles Darwin's pioneering and revolutionary theory of how all life changes through natural selection. Written by broadcaster, prize-winning author and geneticist Professor Steve Jones, it explores the extraordinary diversity of life on our planet through the complex interactions of one very simple theory. You'll discover the common origins of dogs and Brussels sprouts, how it is we're all mutants, where wings, ears and tails came from, why sex is good for you, how some dinosaurs evolved and survived, and why human evolution may finally have stopped. Written by the leading lights and most outstanding communicators in their fields, the Ladybird Expert books provide clear, accessible and authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science, history and culture. Other books currently available in the Ladybird Expert series include: · Climate Change · Quantum Mechanics For an adult readership, the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds. Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years.

      Evolution2017
      3,9
    • Lonely boy : Tales from a Sex Pistol

      • 320 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      Foreword by Chrissie Hynde. Without the Sex Pistols, there would be no Punk, and without Steve Jones, there would be no Sex Pistols. Steve formed Kutie Jones and his Sex Pistols, the precursor to the legendary band, with schoolmate Paul Cook, serving as its original leader. As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Punk, Steve shares his story for the first time. His modern Dickensian tale begins in Hammersmith and Shepherd's Bush, West London, where a lonely, neglected boy survives through petty theft. Influenced by glam rock icons like David Bowie and Roxy Music, he becomes one of the first ragamuffin punks, mentored by Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood. For the first time, Steve reveals the pain of never knowing his father, the neglect and abuse from his stepfather, and how his passion for music and fashion steered him away from a life of crime. From the Kings Road in the early seventies to the era of the Sex Pistols and the recording of "Never Mind the Bollocks" (ranked 41 in Rolling Stone's Best Albums of All Time), to his struggles with addiction during his time in New York and Los Angeles, this narrative captures the journey of an unlikely guitar hero who, alongside the Sex Pistols, changed history.

      Lonely boy : Tales from a Sex Pistol2017
      4,0
    • Memoir by the guitarist of the legendary, ground-breaking punk pioneers the Sex Pistols

      Lonely Boy2016
      4,0
    • The outcast

      • 464 stránok
      • 17 hodin čítania

      'If you liked Atonement by Ian McEwan, you'll love this' Harper's BazaarThe bestselling novel from the author of The Snakes, The Outcast is a powerful portrait of unexpected love and treacherous charades against the backdrop of a sleepy post-war English village August 1957.

      The outcast2014
      4,2
    • Darwin

      • 192 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania

      Le idee di Charles Darwin continuano a influenzare in profondità il pensiero sociale, filosofico e religioso, oltre che scientifico.Qui cinque studiosi di spicco rispondono alle domande più interessanti dell’attuale dibattito evolutivo:Perché il pensiero di Darwin è diventato tanto significativo in ogni angolo del pianeta?Come mai nell’ambiente gli individui interagiscono, oltre che con la competizione, anche collaborando tra loro?I progressi della società umana odierna sembrano essere in prevalenza culturali: Homo sapiens si sta ancora evolvendo?La scoperta del DNA ha dato forza e potenza al pensiero evolutivo: l’analisi genetica può spiegare che cosa ci differenzia dagli altri primati?Nuovi meccanismi ereditari stanno emergendo dagli studi post-genomici: come cambierà il darwinismo?

      Darwin2011
      3,3
    • Darwin's Island

      • 352 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      The Origin of Species may be the most famous book in science but its stature tends to obscure much of Charles Darwin's other works. His visit to the Galapagos lasted just five weeks and on his return he never left Britain again.

      Darwin's Island2009
      3,6
    • The Britannica guide to genetics

      • 380 stránok
      • 14 hodin čítania

      An invaluable introduction to the major ideas, discoveries, and personalities in the history of our quest for the origins of life.

      The Britannica guide to genetics2009
      3,2
    • A showcase of horror and dark fantasy fiction. It features some of the best short stories and novellas by masters of the macabre. It also features comprehensive yearly overview of horror around the world, lists of useful contact addresses and a necrology. It is suitable for the fans of macabre fiction.

      Best New Horror 172006
      3,7
    • De man

      het zwakke geslacht

      • 310 stránok
      • 11 hodin čítania

      Geneticus Jones biedt een analyse van wat het betekent om drager te zijn van het Y-chromosoom, en gaat in op vragen als: waarom mannen meer op macht belust zijn dan vrouwen en waarom mannen aanspraak maken op meer partners dan vrouwen doen. Hij komt tot de conclusie dat de moderne man niet alleen maatschappelijk en psychologisch in een crisis verkeert, maar dat de man ook biologisch steeds meer het zwakke geslacht is. Beschrijving van de achtergrond van gedragsverschillen tussen de seksen vanuit de invalshoek van de genetica.

      De man2003
    • Eine Abhandlung des Themas: Ist der Mann ein Auslaufmodell der Evolution? und zugleich Darstellung der Bedeutung der männlichen Spezies in Biologie und Kultur.

      Der Mann2003
      3,1
    • Introducing Genetics

      • 176 stránok
      • 7 hodin čítania

      Genetics is the newest of all sciences - nothing useful was known about inheritance until just over a century ago. Now genetics is exploding, and before long we will have the complete code, written in three thousand million letters of DNA, of what makes a human being.

      Introducing Genetics2003
      3,5
    • The Future of Brands

      25 Visions of the Future of Branding

      • 112 stránok
      • 4 hodiny čítania

      Good condition.

      The Future of Brands1999
    • Almost Like a Whale

      • 499 stránok
      • 18 hodin čítania

      This work updates the theories of Darwin's "The Origin of the Species". It highlights the relationships of the living world using 20th century science to breathe life into Darwin's 19th century theory.

      Almost Like a Whale1999
      3,9
    • In the Blood. God, Genes, and Destiny

      • 320 stránok
      • 12 hodin čítania

      This work is about human origins. It draws on all the latest knowledge from anthropology and archaeology, via genetics and evolution, to psychology and medicine. It tackles issues such as hereditary genes in criminal behaviour and homosexuality.

      In the Blood. God, Genes, and Destiny1996
      4,1
    • Em 1959, Aldous Huxley proferiu uma série de conferências na Universidade da Califórnia, que foram excepcionais por sua visão e vasta erudição. O tema de Huxley foi o relacionamento do Homem com seu planeta e ele abordou questões que se tornaram - como anteviu - cruciais para a sobrevivência da civilização. Estes ensaios foram agora reunidos para publicação neste livro.

      The Human Situation1994
      3,8
    • The Language of the Genes

      • 352 stránok
      • 13 hodin čítania

      Steve Jones's highly acclaimed, double prize-winning, bestselling first book is now fully revised to cover all the new genetic breakthroughs from GM food to Dolly the sheep.'An essential sightseer's guide to our own genetic terrain.' Peter Tallack, Sunday Telegraph 'Superb and stimulating!an exhilarating trip around the double spiral of DNA, a rush of gravity-defying concepts and wild swerves of the scientific imagination.' J.G. Ballard, Daily Telegraph 'Not so much divination as demystification! An attempt to bring genetics and evolution more into the public domain. If, for instance, you ever wondered just what genetic engineering is about, here is as good a place as any to discover. Few have Jones's ability to communicate a difficult idea with such humour, clarity, precision and ease.' Laurence Hurst, Times Higher; 'Sensitive to the social issues raised by genetics! yet Jones's interest reaches beyond contemporary social issues to the human past, to what genetics can and cannot tell us about our evolution and patterns of social development. He interleaves a broad knowledge of biology with considerations of cultural, demographic and -- as his title indicates -- linguistic history. At once instructive and captivating.' Daniel J.Kevles, London Review of Books

      The Language of the Genes1994
      3,9
    • Endless Winter

      • 256 stránok
      • 9 hodin čítania

      An examination of the New Rugby. "Endless winter" is the story of a packed season of glories and failures which began with the return of the Springboks and ended with the British Lions' tour of New Zealand.

      Endless Winter1993
      4,0
    • The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution

      • 506 stránok
      • 18 hodin čítania

      This is a new and refreshing introduction to the human species that places modern humans squarely in evolutionary perspective and treats evolution itself as a continuing genetic process in which every one of us is involved. Over seventy scholars worldwide have collaborated on the Encyclopedia, which is divided into ten main sections. Following a keynote introduction asking simply What makes us human?, the coverage ranges widely: from genetics, primatology and fossil origins to human biology and ecology, brain function and behavior, and demography and disease. Emphasis is placed throughout on the biological diversity of modern people and the increasing convergence of the fossil and genetic evidence for human evolution that has emerged in recent years. Because of the need to look at humankind in the context of our closest relatives, the

      The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution1992
      5,0
    • Wicked London

      • 88 stránok
      • 4 hodiny čítania

      Fine Paperback Desa 1989. 87 pages, illustrated in b&w. "Wicked London is a grisly, earthy, sometimes humorous and often bizarre account of London'd criminal and social history." FINE SOFTCOVER. Soft Cover. Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

      Wicked London1989
      4,0