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“warren allmon”

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  • Species and Speciation in the Fossil Record

    Edited by Warren D. Allmon, Margaret M. Yacobucci ...
    Although the species is one of the fundamental units of biological classification, there is remarkably little consensus among biologists about what defines a species, even within distinct sub-disciplines. The literature of paleobiology, in particular, is littered with qualifiers and cautions about applying the term to the fossil record or equating such species with those recognized among living ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Evolutionary Paleoecology

    The Ecological Context of Macroevolutionary Change

    Edited by Warren Allmon, David Bottjer ...
    One of the most important questions we can ask about life is "Does ecology matter?" Most biologists and paleontologists are trained to answer "yes," but the exact mechanisms by which ecology matters in the context of patterns that play out over millions of years have never been entirely clear. This book examines these mechanisms and looks at how ancient environments affected evolution, focusing on ... Read more

    $54.99 CAD

  • Stephen Jay Gould

    Reflections on His View of Life

    by Patricia Kelley, Robert Ross ...
    Considered by many during his lifetime as the most well-known scientist in the world, Stephen Jay Gould left an enormous and influential body of work. A Harvard professor of paleontology, evolutionary biology, and the history of science, Gould provided major insights into our understanding of the history of life. He helped to reinvigorate paleontology, launch macroevolution on a new course, and ... Read more

    $75.99 CAD

  • The Worth of the Individual, the Value of Work, and the Power of the Mind

    An Unconventional Southerner on Business, Race, Religion, and Self

    by Joseph T. Allmon ...
    This volume contains the unpublished writings of the late Joe Allmon, edited by his son, Warren. Joe Allmon grew up poor in Depression-era Mississippi, and became a Baptist minister like his father. But he suffered a crisis of faith as a young man, and switched careers to become a human resources executive, applying many of the counseling skills he had developed in the ministry. His life in ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

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  • Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science

    by Jeff Meldrum ...
    In this landmark work on a subject too often dismissed as paranormal or disreputable, Jeff Meldrum gives us the first book on sasquatch to be written by a scientist with impeccable academic credentials, an objective look at the facts in a field mined with hoaxes and sensationalism.Meldrum reports on the work of a team of experts from a wide variety of fields who were assembled to examine the ... Read more

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  • Neanderthal Man

    In Search of Lost Genomes

    by Svante Pääbo ...
    A preeminent geneticist, winner of the 2022 Nobel Prize in medicine, hunts the Neanderthal and Denisovan genomes to answer the biggest question of them all: how did our ancestors become human?Neanderthal Man tells the riveting personal and scientific story of the quest to use ancient DNA to unlock the secrets of human evolution. Beginning with the study of DNA in Egyptian mummies in the early ... Read more

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  • The Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi

    Enriched edition. Timeless Teachings of Compassion and Humility from a Revered Saint

    by St. Francis of Assisi, Connor Ashford ...
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    The Writings of Saint Francis of Assisi is a profound collection that encapsulates the essence of Franciscan spirituality, blending poetic expression with theological insight. Written in the early 13th century, this compilation includes the renowned Canticle of the Creatures, which celebrates the interconnectedness of all living beings, and the Rule of the Friars Minor, outlining the principles of ... Read more

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  • Wonderful Life

    The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

    by Stephen Jay Gould ...
    "[An] extraordinary book. . . . Mr. Gould is an exceptional combination of scientist and science writer. . . . He is thus exceptionally well placed to tell these stories, and he tells them with fervor and intelligence."—James Gleick, New York Times Book ReviewHigh in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ... Read more

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  • Food for the Heart

    The Collected Teachings of Ajahn Chah

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    Renowned for the beauty and simplicity of his teachings, Ajahn Chah was Thailand's best-known meditation teacher. His charisma and wisdom influenced many American and European seekers, and helped shape the American Vipassana community. This collection brings together for the first time Ajahn Chah's most powerful teachings, including those on meditation, liberation from suffering, calming the mind, ... Read more

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  • The Accidental Species

    Misunderstandings of Human Evolution

    by Henry Gee ...
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  • Survivors

    The Animals and Plants that Time has Left Behind (Text Only)

    by Richard Fortey ...
    This ebook edition does not include illustrations.An awe-inspiring journey through the eons and across the globe, in search of visible traces of evolution in the living creatures which have survived from earlier times and whose stories speak to us of seminal events in the history of life.The history of life on Earth is far older – and far odder – than many of us realise. In ‘Survivors’, acclaimed ... Read more

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