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    Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

    Carl Zimmer

    Acclaimed New York Times science writer Carl Zimmer investigates what current science has to say on the most fundamental of questions: What is life? What does it mean to be…

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    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023

    Carl Zimmer, Jaime Green

    Award-winning writer, columnist, and journalists Carl Zimmer selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022.

    A collection of the best science…

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    The Tangled Bank: An Introduction to Evolution

    Carl Zimmer

    Used widely in non-majors biology classes, this is the first textbook about evolution intended for the general reader. In clear, non-technical language, Zimmer explains the central concepts essential for understanding…

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    Soul Made Flesh: How The Secrets of the Brain were uncovered in Seventeenth Century England

    Carl Zimmer

    At the beginning of Europe’s turbulent seventeenth century, no one knew how the brain worked. By the century’s close, the science of the brain had taken root, helping to overturn…

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    Evolution: The Triumph of an Idea

    Carl Zimmer

    Carl Zimmer tells the story of the theory of evolution from Darwin’s journey on the Beagle to the controversies of modern evolutionary theory, the understanding of the lethal resurgence of…

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    Soul Made Flesh: The Discovery of the Brain and How It Changed the World

    Carl Zimmer

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    Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

    Carl Zimmer

    Acclaimed New York Times science writer Carl Zimmer investigates what current science has to say on the most fundamental of questions: what is life? What does it mean to be…

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    Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life

    Carl Zimmer

    From the award-winning science writer and author of Evolution comes a startlingly original look at what it means to be alive–as revealed by a microbe that dwells within each person…

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    She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Story of Heredity, Its Past, Present and Future

    Carl Zimmer

    Award-winning, celebrated New York Times columnist and science writer Carl Zimmer presents a history of our understanding of heredity in this sweeping, resonating overview of a force that shaped human…

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    Kreditwesengesetz: Systematische Einfuhrung Und Kommentar

    Carl Zimmerer

    Mit dem neuen Gesetz uber das Kreditwesen vom 10. Juli 1961, das am 1. Januar 1962 in Kraft tritt, ist der unbefriedigende und zum Teil unklare Rechtszustand, der seit Kriegsende…

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    Auf Der Suche Nach Der Bilanzwahrheit

    Carl Zimmerer

    Im wende mim mit diesem Buch nicht an die sogenannten Fachleute, die samtliche Vorschriften des Steuerrechts aus dem Kopfe hersagen koennen. Ihnen, den Positivisten des Bilanzwesens, etwas zu sagen, was…

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    Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

    Carl Zimmer

    We all assume we know what life is, but the more scientists learn about the living world-from protocells to brains, from zygotes to pandemic viruses-the harder they find it is…

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    Die Bilanzwahrheit Und Die Bilanzluge

    Carl Zimmerer

    Eine Bilanz ist nichts, was ist, sondern etwas, was gemacht wird. Es gibt keine Theorie, die dem kundigen Bilanzbetrachter aile Schleusen des Verstiindnisses fUr Zustand und Entwicklung eines Unternehmens Off-…

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    Bilanzwahrheit: Wunsch Und Wirklichkeit

    Carl Zimmerer

    Eine Bilanz ist nichts, was ist, sondern etwas, was gemacht wird. Es gibt keine Theorie, die dem kundigen Bilanzbetrachter alle Schleusen des Verstandnisses fur Zustand und Entwicklung eines Unternehmens oeffnet…

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    Die Bilanzwahrheit und die Bilanzluge

    Carl Zimmerer

    Eine Bilanz ist nichts, was ist, sondern etwas, was gemacht wird. Es gibt keine Theorie, die dem kundigen Bilanzbetrachter aIle Schleusen des Verstandnisses fur Zustand und Entwicklung eines Unternehmens aff-…

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    Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive

    Carl Zimmer

    Acclaimed New York Times science writer Carl Zimmer investigates what current science has to say on the most fundamental of questions: what is life? What does it mean to be…

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    Evolution: The Triumph Of An Idea

    Carl Zimmer

    In this remarkable book, a companion volume to the PBS series, a rich and up-to-date view of evolution is presented that explores the far reaching implications of Darwin’s theory. Photos…

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    A Planet of Viruses: Third Edition

    Carl Zimmer

    Celebrated science writer Carl Zimmer’s classic book, updated in a new edition, is an eye-opening look at Covid-19 and the many other viruses that shape our planet and ourselves.

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    She Has Her Mother’s Laugh

    Carl Zimmer

    Award-winning, celebrated New York Times columnist and science writer Carl Zimmer presents a history of our understanding of heredity in this sweeping, resonating overview of a force that shaped human…

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    At the Water’s Edge: Fish with Fingers, Whales with Legs…

    Carl Zimmer

    How did we ever get ashore? How did we make legs, arms and our extremely complex intelligence? Evolution is one of the most hotly debated areas of popular science. With…

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    She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity

    Carl Zimmer

    Award-winning, celebrated New York Times columnist and science writer Carl Zimmer presents a history of our understanding of heredity in this sweeping, resonating overview of a force that shaped human…

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    T. rex and the Crater of Doom

    Walter Alvarez

    Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mount Everest slammed into the Earth, inducing an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a hundred million hydrogen bombs. Vaporized…

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    Extinction and Evolution: What Fossils Reveal about the History of Life

    Niles Eldredge

    Updated illustrated study of the work of paleontologist Niles Eldredge whose groundbreaking discoveries show what fossils reveal about the history of life.

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    Evolution: Making Sense of Life

    Douglas J. Emlen,Carl Zimmer

    Zimmer, an award-winning New York Times columnist, brings compelling storytelling to the book, bringing evolutionary research to life through a narrative sure to capture the attention of evolution students. The…

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    Umbruch Und Wandel. Herausforderungen Zur Jahrhundertwende: Festschrift Fur Prof. Dr. Carl Zimmerer Zum 70. Geburtstag

    Verzeichnis der Vereoffentlichungen von Prof. Dr. C. Zimmerer : p. [745]-753.

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    T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

    Walter Alvarez

    Walter Alvarez tells the story behind the development of an initially controversial theory that is now widely accepted as the solution to a great scientific mystery: what caused the extinction…

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    The Descent of Man: The Concise Edition

    Charles Darwin

    In this accessible edition of Darwins incendiary classic, renowned evolutionary science writer Zimmer edits this special abridged edition–made up of nine excerpts–and brilliantly places Darwins basic ideas in the context…

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    T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

    Walter Alvarez

    Walter Alvarez tells the story behind the development of an initially controversial theory that is now widely accepted as the solution to a great scientific mystery: what caused the extinction…

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    T. Rex and the Crater of Doom

    Walter Alvarez

    Sixty-five million years ago, a comet or asteroid larger than Mount Everest slammed into Earth, causing terrible environmental disasters. This story is now widely accepted as the solution to a…

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    Evolution: Making Sense of Life

    Douglas J Emlen,Carl Zimmer

    Zimmer, an award-winning New York Times columnist, brings compelling storytelling to the book, bringing evolutionary research to life through a narrative sure to capture the attention of evolution students. The…

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    The Oldest Living Things in the World

    Rachel Sussman

    Takes you on a journey through time and space. The author begins at year zero, and looks back from there, photographing the past in the present. Alongside the photographs, she…

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    Die Palmen Nebst Ihren Gattungen Und Arten Fur Gewachshaus Und Zimmer-Kultur (1887)

    Carl Salomon

    Das Buch ""Die Palmen nebst ihren Gattungen und Arten f?????r Gew?????chshaus und Zimmer-Kultur"" wurde im Jahr 1887 von Carl Salomon verfasst. Es ist ein umfassendes Werk ?????ber Palmen und ihre…

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    Virus: An Illustrated Guide to 101 Incredible Microbes

    Dr. Marilyn J. Roossinck (Professor Emeritus)

    This stunningly illustrated book provides a rare window into the amazing, varied, and often beautiful world of viruses. Contrary to popular belief, not all viruses are bad for you. In…

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    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023

    Jaime Green, Carl Zimmer

    Award-winning writer, columnist, and journalists Carl Zimmer selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022.

    "What's most compelling about a scientific…

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    The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023

    Jaime Green, Carl Zimmer

    Award-winning writer, columnist, and journalists Carl Zimmer selects twenty science and nature essays that represent the best examples of the form published in 2022.

    "What's most compelling about a scientific…

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