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(0)Edward O Wilson
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
259 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In order to stave off the mass extinction of species, including our own, we must move swiftly to preserve the biodiversity of our planet, says Edward O. Wilson in his most impassioned book to date. Half-Earth argues that the situation facing us is too large to be solved piecemeal and proposes a solution commensurate with the magnitude of the problem: dedicate fully half the surface of the Earth to nature." -- Dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
243 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examination of the relationship between the humanities and the sciences: what they offer to each other, how they can be united, and where they still fall short.
"In this profound and lyrical book, one of our most celebrated biologists offers a sweeping examination of the relationship between the humanities and the sciences: what they offer to each other, how...
3) Naturalist
Author
Pub. Date
1994
Physical Desc
xii, 380 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Naturalist is a wise and personal account of Wilson's growth as a scientist and the evolution of the fields he helped define.
At once practical and lyric, Naturalist provides fascinating insights into the making of a scientist, and a valuable look at some of the most thought-provoking ideas of our time. As relevant today as when it was first published twenty-five years ago, Naturalist is a poignant reminder of the human side of science and an inspiring...
Author
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
227 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Edward O. Wilson recalls his lifetime with ants--from his first boyhood encounters in the woods of Alabama to perilous journeys into the Brazilian rainforest." The author writes, "ants are the most warlike of all animals, with colony pitted against colony... Their clashes dwarf Waterloo and Gettysburg," In a myrmecological tour to such far-flung destinations as Mozambique and New Guinea, the Gulf of Mexico's Dauphin Island and even his parents' overgrown...
Author
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
viii, 330 pages : illustrations, map, tables ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Refashioning the story of human evolution, Edward O. Wilson draws on his remarkable knowledge of biology and social behavior to demonstrate that group selection, not kin selection, is the premier driving force of human evolution. In a work that James D. Watson calls "a monumental exploration of the biological origins of the human condition," Wilson explains how our innate drive to belong to a group is "both a great blessing and a terrible curse"...
Author
Pub. Date
1979
Lexile measure
1510L
Physical Desc
xii, 260 pages : chart ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
No one who cares about the human future can afford to ignore Edward O. Wilson's audiobook. On Human Nature, Revised Edition, begins a new phase in the most important intellectual controversy of this generation: Is human behavior controlled by the species' biological heritage? Does this heritage limit human destiny?
With characteristic pungency and simplicity of style, the author of Sociobiology challenges old prejudices and current misconceptions...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
viii, 175 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
" Like Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, this is a book about the fate of the earth and the survival of our planet. Wilson attempts to bridge the seemingly irreconcilable worlds of fundamentalism and science. Passionately concerned about the state of the world, he draws on his own personal experiences and expertise as an entomologist, and prophesies that half the species of plants and animals on Earth could either have gone or at least are fated for...
10) Anthill: a novel
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
378 pages : maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Inspirational and magical, this is the story of a boy who grows up determined to save the world from its most savage ecological predator: man himself.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 149 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 24 cm + 1 DVD (4 3/4 inches)
Language
English
Description
"E.O. Wilson, one of the most celebrated scientists in the United States, shows why biodiversity is vital to the future of Earth and to our own species through the story of an African national park that may be the most diverse place on earth, in a gorgeously illustrated book"--
"The remarkable story of how one of the most biologically diverse habitats in the world was destroyed, restored, and continues to evolve--with stunning, full-color photographs...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Nature of Nature explores how the natural world works, outlines the consequences of its unraveling by our activities, and offers practical solutions-with a description of societal and economic benefits. The first ten chapters of this book are a step-by-step crash course in ecology-you might call it "ecology for people in a hurry": what species do, how they co-exist, and how the natural world self-assembles and works, compared to our human-built...
Author
Description
The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of Ants present a lavishly detailed account of the extraordinary lives of social insects that draws on more than two decades of research and offers insight into how bees, termites, and other insect societies thrive in systems of altruistic cooperation, complex communication, and labor division.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xxi, 522 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of Ants present a lavishly detailed account of the extraordinary lives of social insects that draws on more than two decades of research and offers insight into how bees, termites, and other insect societies thrive in systems of altruistic cooperation, complex communication, and labor division.