Natural Acts
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Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature
By David QuammenIn conversation with the journalist Robert D. Kaplan, as quoted in Kaplan's book The Ends of the Earth, Homer-Dixon said it more vividly: “Think of a stretch limo in the potholed streets of New York City, where homeless beggars live.
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Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature
By David QuammenDavid Jablonski, then a graduate student struggling to do his dissertation and pay his bills, read Myers's paper and tucked a copy into his files. The comparison to the Cretaceous extinction, an event about which he was knowledgeable, ...
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Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science & Nature
By David QuammenSchaffer's trade - off equation merely codifies that crucial balance between present and future , between short - term and long - term concerns , between ... His B ; represents the reproductive potential of a given creature right now .
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Natural Acts: A Bedford Select Reader
By Bedford/St. Martin'sThe essays are proven models for effective writing that invite students to reflect on how we perceive and respond to nature, to understand how nature works, to examine our complex interactions with animals, and to evaluate arguments on ...
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Natural Acts: Gender, Race, and Rusticity in Country Music
By Pamela Fox"'All I gotta do is act naturally,' Buck Owens sang, and Pamela Fox knows where the acting comes in. From early hillbilly acts to alt.country, Natural Acts lays bare, with...