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  • Hellfall
    Jay Gould
    From Noodles author Jay Gould comes Hellfall, a heart-pounding horror adventure that combines the monstrous madness of DOOM with the classic tale of JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. When an explosion destroys a drilling rig, an expert drill engineer must join an expedition down the hole the rig has opened up. What they discover is a tunnel to a demon-infested world that clea...
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    13,17 €

  • History of Delaware County and Border Wars of New York
    Jay Gould
    A classic history of Delaware County and the border wars written by none other than prominent Gilded Age 'Robber Baron' Jay Gould.When Jay Gould died in 1892 he left behind an estate worth the equivalent of seventy-eight billion in today’s dollars. He also left behind a reputation as one of Wall Street’s most shrewd, astute, and (some said) manipulative operators. Long before h...
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    24,59 €

  • Quantitative Management of Bond Portfolios
    Anthony Gould / Jay Hyman / Lev Dynkin
    The practice of institutional bond portfolio management has changed markedly since the late 1980s in response to new financial instruments, investment methodologies, and improved analytics. Investors are looking for a more disciplined, quantitative approach to asset management. Here, five top authorities from a leading Wall Street firm provide practical solutions and feasible m...
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    178,56 €

  • Opportunities in Technical Writing Careers
    Jay Reid Gould / Wayne A. Losano
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    21,26 €

  • Eight Little Piggies
    Stephen Jay Gould
    No one illuminates the wonderful workings of the natural world as perceptively and enjoyably as Stephen Jay Gould. In this volume of reflections on biology history and culture Gould addresses the burning issues of ecological crisis and contemporary species extinctions as well as giving us fascinating insights into evolution - such as the fact that the first land vertebrates h...
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    24,10 €

  • Lifes Grandeur
    Stephen Jay Gould
    In his characteristically iconoclastic and original way Stephen Jay Gould argues that progress and increasing complexity are not inevitable features of the evolution of life on Earth. Further if we wish to see grandeur in life we must discard our selfish and anthropocentric view of evolution and learn to see it as Darwin did as the random but unfathomably rich source of ’en...
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    23,77 €

  • Triumph and Tragedy in Mudville
    Stephen Jay Gould
    Science meets our national pastime in this vibrant, entertaining, and instructive collection of baseball writing by the late, best-selling, evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould. With candor and insight Gould explores the complexities of childhood streetball, spring's joyful opening day, and the golden era of the subway series. ...
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    19,73 €

  • I Have Landed
    Stephen Jay Gould
    Stephen Jay Gould’s writing remains the modern standard by which popular science writing is judged. Throughout his work Gould has developed a distinctive and personal form of essay to treat great scientific issues in the context of biography. With I Have Landed Gould once again applied biographical perspectives to the illumination of key scientific concepts and their history. ...
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    24,30 €

  • Rocks Of Ages
    Sj Gould / Stephen Jay Gould
    Writing with characteristic bracing intelligence and clarity Gould sheds new light on a dilemma that has plagued thinking people since the Renaissance. Instead of having to choose between science and religion Gould asks why not opt for the golden resolution that accords dignity and distinction to both? In elaborating and exploring his thought-provoking concept Gould delves ...
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    23,84 €

  • The Lying Stones of Marrakech
    Stephen Jay Gould
    Stephen Jay Gould’s writing remains the modern standard by which popular science writing is judged. Ever since the late 1970s up until till his death in 2002 his monthly essay in Natural History and his full-length books bridged the yawning gap between science and wider culture.In this fascinating new collection of essays from Natural History Gould applied biographical perspe...
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    23,33 €

  • Eight Little Piggies
    Stephen Jay Gould
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    24,78 €

  • Ever Since Darwin
    Stephen Jay Gould
    More than any other modern scientist, Stephen Jay Gould has opened up to millions the wonders of evolutionary biology. His genius as an essayist lies in his unmatched ability to use his knowledge of the world, including popular culture, to illuminate the realm of science. ...
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    20,05 €

  • Urchin in the Storm
    Stephen Jay Gould
    Reviews books about pandas, scientific research, evolution, culture, geology, the origin of the mind, testing bias, genetics, and scientific frauds. ...
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    17,40 €

  • The Flamingo’s Smile
    Stephen Jay Gould
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    22,96 €

  • Directions in Technical Writing and Communication
    Jay Gould
    Teachers of technical writing are frequently handicapped by a lack of material to back up discussions in the classroom and in textbooks. This title helps to overcome this weakness. ...
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    149,42 €