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Hannah Holmes A mesmerizing expedition around our dusty world Some see dust as dull and useless stuff. But in the hands of author Hannah Holmes, it becomes a dazzling and mysterious force, Dust, we discover, built the planet we walk upon. And it tinkers with the weather and spices the air we breathe. Billions of tons of it rise annually into the air--the dust of deserts and forgotten kings mixing with volcanic ash, sea salt, leaf fragments, sc...

Hannah Holmes A mesmerizing expedition around our dusty worldSome see dust as dull and useless stuff. But in the hands of author Hannah Holmes, it becomes a dazzling and mysterious force, Dust, we discover, built the planet we walk upon. And it tinkers with the weather and spices the air we breathe. Billions of tons of it rise annually into the air--the dust of deserts and forgotten kings mixing with volcanic ash, sea salt, leaf fragments, sca...

Science journalist Holmes wryly examines how humans fit into the animal kingdom, starting with the specimen that appears in her mirror. What she finds, and shares, shatters the quaint notion that humans are separate and above all other species. 1 MP3 CD.

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The suburban lawn sprouts a crop of contradictory myths. To some, it's a green oasis, to others, it's eco-purgatory. Science writer Hannah Holmes spent a year appraising the lawn through the eyes of the squirrels, crows, worms, and spiders who think of her backyard as their own. Suburban Safari is a fascinating and often hilarious record of her discoveries: that many animals adore the suburban environment, including bears and cougars venturing...

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Günesin altinda verandanin parmakligina konulmus bir meyve suyu bardagini gözünüzün önüne getirin. Size bos görünebilir, ama icinde en az 25.000 parca mikroskobik toz dolanmaktadir. Bu toz parcaciklarinda Yerküredeki her seyden biraz vardir. Ansizin karsiniza Sahra kumlarindan dökülmüs minik parcaciklar ve gözle görülemeyen devetüyü lifleri cikabilir. Sonra rüzgar yön degistirir ve orman mantari sporlari ve kurumus menekse parcalari cevrenizi ...

In this delightful and endlessly fascinating explication of the animal behaviour of the human species, Hannah Holmes explores our plumage, our mating habits, our social lives and our development.

Günesin altinda verandanin parmakligina konulmus bir meyve suyu bardagini gözünüzün önüne getirin. Size bos görünebilir, ama icinde en az 25.000 parca mikroskobik toz dolanmaktadir. Bu toz parcaciklarinda Yerküredeki her seyden biraz vardir. Ansizin karsiniza Sahra kumlarindan dökülmüs minik parcaciklar ve gözle görülemeyen devetüyü lifleri cikabilir. Sonra rüzgar yön degistirir ve orman mantari sporlari ve kurumus menekse parcalari cevrenizi ...

Who are you? It's the most fundamental of human questions. Are you the type of person who tilts at windmills, or the one who prefers to view them from the comfort of an air-conditioned motorcoach? Our personalities are endlessly fascinating-not just to ourselves but also to our spouses, our parents, our children, our co-workers, our neighbors. As a highly social species, humans have to navigate among an astonishing variety of personalities. Bu...