In The Selfish Gene Richard Dawkins crystallized the gene's eye view of evolution developed by WD Hamilton & others The book provoked widespread & heated debate Written in part as a response The Extended Phenotype gave a deeper clarification of the central concept of the gene as the unit of selection; but it did much more besides In it Dawkins extended the gene's eye view to argue that the genes that sit within an organism have an influence that reaches out beyond the visible traits in that body
- the phenotype
- to the wider environment which can include other individuals So for instance the genes of the beaver drive it to gather twigs to produce the substantial physical structure of a dam; & the genes of the cuckoo chick produce effects that manipulate the behaviour of the host bird making it nurture the intruder as one of its own This notion of the extended phenotype has proved to be highly influential in the way we understand evolution & the natural world It represents a key scientific contribution to evolutionary biology & it continues to play an important role in research in the life sciences The Extended Phenotype is a conceptually deep book that forms important reading for biologists & students But Dawkins' clear exposition is accessible to all who are prepared to put in a little effort Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas & shaped the way we think

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The Selfish Gene is a classic exposition of evolutionary thought In it Professor Dawkins articulates a gene's eye view of evolution
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New York Times bestselling author Max Brooks returns to the frightening world of zombies versus vampires in his groundbreaking follow-up series Extinction Parade War! Well known for his breathtakingly original fiction Brooks pushes the limits of the horror genre with his trademark meticulous research & vision for the next evolution in zombie storytelling The subdead were always a joke to the aristocratic vampire race Just a spec on the radar of their immortal lives nothing worth even a moment&s notice in their quest for self-gratification through the veins of their host the human race But at last they have been pulled from their ignorance into the reality of the new world order The human race is facing extinction & should they succumb so too shall the vampires disappear beneath the waves of rotting walking dead Now the vampire race has mobilized & formed a grand Army of the Bloodline to combat the growing threat of extinction But after centuries of ambivalence will they be able to learn how to wage war before it is too late? This volume collects Extinction Parade War 1-5 ...

In Stormchaser & Lincoln's ruined world the only way to survive is to risk everything To face a contest more dangerous than anyone can imagine & they will do ANYTHING to win But in a land full of monsters
- both human & reptilian
- they can't afford to trust anyone Perhaps not even each other 384 pages Wilson SM

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After surviving on Piloria once Storm & Lincoln are the obvious candidates to return to the dinosaur continent to test the new virus that should clear the way for human settlement But they have their own priorities
- finding a cure for the plague that's sweeping Earthasia & keeping themselves alive 384 pages Wilson SM
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Legendary director Luc Besson (The Fifth Element Leon) transports us to the wild days of early Twentieth Century Paris where feisty young writer Adele Blanc-Sec embarks on thrilling missions to find exciting material for her book & a cure for her sick sister She sails to Egypt to raid a tomb that supposedly hides the cure but what will she do when an army of resurrected mummies get in the way? Back in Paris she finds the city in chaos after a 136 million-year old pterodactyl egg mysteriously hatches Adele realises she is the only one game enough to take control of the prehistoric bird Actors Louise Bourgoin Mathieu Amalric Gilles Lellouche Jean-Paul Rouve Directors Luc Besson Language French Subtitles English Number of discs 1 ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & region B Blu-ray It will require a region B Blu-ray player to play the Blu-ray & DVD or a Region 2 DVD player for the DVD Legendary director Luc Besson (The Fifth Element Leon) transports us to the wild days of early Twentieth Century Paris where feisty young writer Adele Blanc-Sec embarks on thrilling missions to find exciting material for her book & a cure for her sick sister She sails to Egypt to raid a tomb that supposedly hides the cure but what will she do when an army of resurrected mummies get in the way? Back in Paris she finds the city in chaos after a 136 million-year old pterodactyl egg mysteriously hatches Adele realises she is the only one game enough to take control of the prehistoric bird Actors Louise Bourgoin Mathieu Amalric Gilles Lellouche Jean-Paul Rouve Jacky Nercessian Philippe Nahon Nicolas Giraud Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre Gerard Chaillou Serge Bagdassarian Claire Perot François Chattot & Stanislas De la Tousche Director Luc Besson Certificate 12 years & over Year 2010 Languages French Subtitles English ...

IT WAS TRULY SAID by the King of the Moon-people upon the multiple occasions that we happened to converse that those happy junctures between good friends good stories & good wine were the best times of his life I could not help but agree of course with the sole addition that my own game of rôle-play was the only absent ingredient in his recipe Perhaps you have never heard of my game or my innumerable exploits in which case you are undoubtedly either a plebeian or an American which is at least as bad My adventures are as well known as the fact that the Earth is flat (which I proved to the Royal Geographical College in 17—) or the Frenchman’s aversion to bathing Fortunately for you all hope for the ennobling of your soul & the betterment of your nature is not yet behind you For I Baron Alexandyr Grigoriyev Munchausen have partnered with my dear friend & scrivener James Wallis & the fine purveyors of games at Fantasy Flight Games to create a Third Edition of my game The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen told as before in a new style of game termed “Rôle-Play” ...

The remarkable but true story of a young Irish nun who flees her convent in Wagga Wagga NSW barefoot in her nightgown on a foggy winter's night in 1920 setting the scene for a religious storm unprecedented in Australia's history She finds refuge in the home of local Protestants who refuse to disclose her whereabouts to the Catholic authorities The Bishop in turn swears before a Chamber Magistrate that she is insane & a warrant is issued for her arrest Hunted throughout Australia like an outlaw her plight is driven by a heightening media frenzy that raises religious tension to levels unprecedented in Australia's history Located in the home of the Reverend William Touchell & his wife Laura in a Sydney suburb she is arrested & taken to the Reception House for the Insane in Darlinghurst to be held in remand for medical observation Appearing before the Lunacy Court a week later she is declared sane & released With no apology from the Bishop for the slur cast on her character she turns to the courts for redress But taking on the Bishop means taking on the Roman Catholic Church Those who helped when she fled the convent offer their support again along with every member of the Loyal Orange Lodge of NSW to sue the Bishop An unholy war rages around her as the enmity between the two sides rooted in history & religion reaches fever pitch This is the true story of the author's Great Aunt Brigid Partridge known in religion as Sister Liguori ...

Through the foggy streets of Victorian London to the deepest countryside Sherlock Holmes uses his unique powers of deduction in eight thrilling investigations including the mysteries of ' The Speckled Band' & ' The Reigate Puzzle' With a captivating introduction by award-winning Jonathan Stroud ...