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  • The Sleepless Ape

    The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution

    by David R. Samson ...
    How the unique sleep habits of early humans fostered survival, innovation, and social evolution—and how this evolutionary legacy holds insights into how we sleep todayDespite sleep’s critical role in maintaining health and cognitive function, humans sleep less than any other primate. The Sleepless Ape reveals the reasons for this evolutionary paradox, showing how our unique sleep patterns evolved ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Our Tribal Future

    How to Channel Our Foundational Human Instincts into a Force for Good

    by David R. Samson ...
    Winner of the 2023 Balsillie Prize for Public PolicyAn astounding and inspiring look at the science behind tribalism, and how we can learn to harness it to improve the world around us.What do you think of when you hear the word "tribalism?" For many, it conjures images of bigotry, xenophobia, and sectarian violence. Others may envision their own tribe: family, friends, and the bonds of loyalty ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Love Codes

    How to Read Men's Secret Signals of Romance

    by David A. Samson, Elayne J. Kahn ...
    Learn the signs that prove he's worth your time with this insightful and practical guide that takes the mystery out of first dates and impressions.Separate the cream from the creeps! You think your date is warm, considerate, and terribly charming. But how can you tell if he's really your dream guy or actually trying to deceive you? The answer is in his Love Codes—clues waiting to be exposed as to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Sleepless Ape

    The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution

    by David R. Samson ...
    Narrated by David R. Samson ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 51 min

    How the unique sleep habits of early humans fostered survival, innovation, and social evolution—and how this evolutionary legacy holds insights into how we sleep today.Despite sleep’s critical role in maintaining health and cognitive function, humans sleep less than any other primate. The Sleepless Ape reveals the reasons for this evolutionary paradox, showing how our unique sleep patterns evolved ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Organizational Resilience and Uncertainty

    Strategies for Adapting, Innovating, and Thriving

    Edited by Samson O. Oladejo, David A. Boye, Jayakumar Chinnasamy, Oluwabunmi O. Adejumo ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Strategic Management
    This book advances a unifying argument that resilience is not a fixed trait, sector-specific response, or technical solution, but a dynamic, context-sensitive capability that emerges through strategy, learning, institutions, and social relations.Across its 16 chapters, the book brings together diverse empirical settings and theoretical lenses to show how resilience is constructed and enacted in ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

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  • Useless Knowledge

    Answers to Questions You'd Never Think to Ask

    by Joe Edelman, David Samson ...
    How can your tongue get you arrested?What dessert is as smart as the average adult?What's louder: A jet plane at take-off or a hippo having sex?In the form of a lively and eccentric course catalog, Useless Knowledge, the brainchild of the creator of the wildly successful Useless Knowledge website offers up loads of facts of little consequence for the hardcore trivia buff or the casual enthusiast. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Change in Emotion and Mental Health

    Edited by Andrea C. Samson, David Sander, Ueli Kramer ...
    This book summarizes how awareness of one's emotions, emotion regulation, emotion appraisal, emotionally laden memories, and emotional competencies influence mental health. Each component is discussed with regard to mechanisms, development, and their impact on psychotherapy. The first part of the book discusses theories linking emotional processes, psychopathology, and mental health. The second ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

  • The Biosphere and Noosphere Reader

    Global Environment, Society and Change

    Edited by David Pitt, Paul R. Samson ...
    The Reader is the first comprehensive history of the noosphere and biosphere. Drawing on classical influences, modern parallels, and insights into the future, the Reader traces the emergence of noosphere and biosphere concepts within the concept of environmental change. Reproducing material from seminla works, both past and present, key ideas and writings of prominent thinkers are presented, ... Read more

    $115.99 USD

  • Microorganisms in Home and Indoor Work Environments

    Diversity, Health Impacts, Investigation and Control, Second Edition

    Edited by Brian Flannigan, Robert A. Samson, J. David Miller ...
    In 2007, scientists estimated the direct cost of diseases associated with mould and dampness on the US population to be in the range of 4 billion dollars, and the indirect costs of lost work and school days are gauged even higher. The US Centers for Disease Control recently concluded that elimination of moisture and mouldy materials in the home def ... Read more

    $111.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Our Tribal Future

    How to Channel Our Foundational Human Instincts into a Force for Good

    by David R. Samson ...
    Narrated by Fajer Al-Kaisi ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 52 min

    An astounding and inspiring look at the science behind tribalism, and how we can learn to harness it to improve the world around us.What do you think of when you hear the word “tribalism?” For many, it conjures images of bigotry, xenophobia, and sectarian violence. Others may envision their own tribe: family, friends, and the bonds of loyalty that keep them together. Tribalism is one of the most ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Urban Forest

    Cultivating Green Infrastructure for People and the Environment

    Edited by David Pearlmutter, Carlo Calfapietra, Roeland Samson, Liz O'Brien, Silvija Krajter Ostoić, Giovanni Sanesi, Rocío Alonso del Amo ...
    Series series Engineering (R0)
    This book focuses on urban "green infrastructure" – the interconnected web of vegetated spaces like street trees, parks and peri-urban forests that provide essential ecosystem services in cities. The green infrastructure approach embodies the idea that these services, such as storm-water runoff control, pollutant filtration and amenities for outdoor recreation, are just as vital for a modern city ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy

    by James A. Samson, David L. Ederer ...
    Techniques of Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy was first published in 1967. In the three decades since, the techniques associated with vacuum ultraviolet spectroscopy have been greatly expanded. Originally published as two volumes in the serial "Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences," Vacuum Ultraviolet Spectroscopy combines in one paperback volume information on the many advances in vacuum ... Read more

    $179.99 USD