Can corals build worlds? Do rattlesnakes enchant? What is a raccoon, and what might it know? Animals and the questions they raised thwarted human efforts to master nature during the so-called Enlightenment—a historical moment when rigid classification pervaded the study of natural history, people traded in people, and imperial avarice wrapped its tentacles around the globe. Whi...(展开全部)

A landmark in reference publishing and overseen and authenticated by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, Natural History presents an unrivaled visual survey of Earth's natural history. Giving a clear overview of the classification of our natural world-over 6,000 species- Natural History looks at every kingdom of life, from bacteria, minerals, an...(展开全部)

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Animals, and our ever-changing relationship with them, have left an indelible mark on human history. From the dawn of our existence, animals and humans have been constantly redefining their relationship with one another, and entire civilizations have risen and fallen upon this curious bond we share with our fellow fauna. Brian Fagan unfolds this fascinating story from the first...(展开全部)

This is an accessible resource to the animals that have become extinct during human history. Everyone is familiar with the Dodo and the Wooly Mammoth, but how many people have heard of the Scimitar Cat and the Falkland Island Fox? "Extinct Animals" portrays over 60 remarkable animals that have been lost forever during the relatively recent geological past. Each entry provides a...(展开全部)

How language evolved has been called “the hardest problem in science.” In Adam’s Tongue, Derek Bickerton—long a leading authority in this field—shows how and why previous attempts to solve that problem have fallen short. Taking cues from topics as diverse as the foraging strategies of ants, the distribution of large prehistoric herbivores, and the construction of ecological nic...(展开全部)

Derek Bickerton is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Hawaii. His most recent book, Bastard Tongues, was published in 2008.

安东尼•格拉夫敦（Anthony Grafton），美国普林斯顿大学Henry Putnam校级特聘历史学讲座教授，曾任美国历史学会主席、普林斯顿大学人文学术委员会主任。师从著名史家阿纳尔多•莫米利亚诺，专研文艺复兴时期欧洲文化史、书籍与阅读的历史、19世纪之前的学术史和教育史等。 张弢，1978年生，德国海德堡大学哲学博士，现任教于清华大学历史系，主要从事欧洲大学史、学术史方向的研究。 王春华，1980年生，现为法国社会科学高等研究院历史学博士候选人，主要从事史学理论研究。

安东尼•格拉夫敦（Anthony Grafton），美国普林斯顿大学Henry Putnam校级特聘历史学讲座教授，曾任美国历史学会主席、普林斯顿大学人文学术委员会主任。师从著名史家阿纳尔多•莫米利亚诺，专研文艺复兴时期欧洲文化史、书籍与阅读的历史、19世纪之前的学术史和教育史等。 张弢，1978年生，德国海德堡大学哲学博士，现任教于清华大学历史系，主要从事欧洲大学史、学术史方向的研究。 王春华，1980年生，现为法国社会科学高等研究院历史学博士候选人，主要从事史学理论研究。

安东尼•格拉夫敦（Anthony Grafton），美国普林斯顿大学Henry Putnam校级特聘历史学讲座教授，曾任美国历史学会主席、普林斯顿大学人文学术委员会主任。师从著名史家阿纳尔多•莫米利亚诺，专研文艺复兴时期欧洲文化史、书籍与阅读的历史、19世纪之前的学术史和教育史等。 张弢，1978年生，德国海德堡大学哲学博士，现任教于清华大学历史系，主要从事欧洲大学史、学术史方向的研究。 王春华，1980年生，现为法国社会科学高等研究院历史学博士候选人，主要从事史学理论研究。