ANIMAL PLANET is the leading media brand for all things animal. Broadcast in over 165 countries, in 24 languages, ANIMAL PLANET programming captures the innate drama and compelling characters of the animal kingdom, from the natural world to domestic pets. ANIMAL PLANET(TM) is broadcast on Foxtel. These are the first 2 titles in an exciting new eight book series from Animal Planet. This illustrated series is narrated through the eyes of the young animal as it matures in its native habitat. Evocative illustrations capture the habitat, life cycle, character traits, and distinctive features of the animal and the way in which it relates to its family.
In this fascinating book, New Yorker business columnist James Surowiecki explores a deceptively simple idea: Large groups of people are smarter than an elite few, no matter how brilliant—better at solving problems, fostering innovation, ...
Looks at the theory that large groups have more collective intelligence than a smaller number of experts, drawing on a wide range of disciplines to offer insight into such topics as politics, business, and the environment.
An analysis of how to understand the workings of the world as it is reflected by groups contends that large groups have more collective intelligence than a smaller number of experts, drawing on a wide range of disciplines to offer insight ...
"From the Bible through Dante and up to Treblinka and Guantánamo Bay, here is a rich source for nightmares.
The Penguin Book of the Undead teems with roving hordes of dead warriors, corpses trailed by packs of barking dogs, moaning phantoms haunting deserted ruins, evil spirits emerging from burning carcasses in the form of crows, and zombies ...
When Pierre, a penguin living at the California Academy of Sciences, loses his feathers, he gets some help from his human friends. A true story of veterniary ingenuity.
... they see – So daring in love, and so dauntless in war, Have ye e'er heard of gallant like young Lochinvar? 11. THOMAS MOORE Oh! Blame Not the Bard (1810) Oh! blame not the bard, if he fly to the bowers Where Pleasure lies carelessly ...
Dive into centuries of mermaid lore with these captivating tales from around the world.
[Ahmad's] "introduction is fiery and charismatic... This book encompasses the diversity of experience, with beautiful variations and stories that bicker back and forth.
"A Step 2 STEP INTO READING all about Penguins!"--