Dependent on a shrinking supply of bamboo, hunted mercilessly for its pelt, and hostage to profiteering schemes once in captivity, the panda is on the brink of ...
Dependent on a shrinking supply of bamboo, hunted mercilessly for its pelt, and hostage to profiteering schemes once in captivity, the panda is on the brink of ...
Explore the wonders of wild Mongolia through the eyes of a distinguished field biologist Mongolia became a satellite of the Soviet Union in the mid-1920s, and f...
As one of the world' s leading field biologists, George Schaller has spent much of his life traversing wild and isolated places in his quest to understand and c...
George Schaller here shares with his reader the fascinating personal story behind his scientific discoveries that have so notably advanced our knowledge of the ...
byGeorge Schaller,Millicent Selsam
Provides information on tigers in their natural habitat....
byKendall Zoller,Claudette Landry
Master the right moves for high-impact presentations! Like a great dance partner, an excellent presenter leads others with ease and confidence. By showing how v...
byJonathan Cohen, Jonathan W. Schooler
There are many ways to approach the understanding of consciousness. Questions about these ways have occupied philosophers and metaphysicians for centuries. Duri...
Guide to U.S. Economic Policy shows students and researchers how issues and actions are translated into public policies for resolving economic problems (like th...
A Companion to World War II brings together a series of fresh academic perspectives on World War II, exploring the many cultural, social, and political contexts...
byClaire Zedelius, Barbara C. N. Müller, Jonathan W. Schooler
This timely and important collection broadens our understanding of the ways in which lay theories (also known as folk psychologies, implicit theories, na#65533;...
Since he published The Myth of Mental Illness in 1961, professor of psychiatry Thomas Szasz has been the scourge of the psychiatric establishment.
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Politicians and the media tell us that people who take drugs, including alcohol or nicotine, cannot help themselves. They are supposedly victims of the disease ...
One of the leading ethical thinkers of the modern age, Peter Singer has repeatedly been embroiled in controversy. Protesters in Germany closed down his lectures...
byMichael Schaller,Kyle Longley,Jeremy Mayer,John Sloan
Although he left office nearly 20 years ago, Ronald Reagan remains a potent symbol for the conservative movement. The Bush administration frequently invokes his...