We like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are evolution`s greatest creation, why are we so badly designed? We have retinas that face backward, the stump of a tail, & way too many bones in our wrists. We must find vitamins & nutrients in our diets that other animals simply make for themselves. Millions of us can`t reproduce successfully without help from modern science. We have nerves that take bizarre paths, muscles that attach to nothing, & lymph nodes that do more harm than good. & that`s just the beginning of the story. As biologist Nathan H. Lents explains, our evolutionary history is a litany of mistakes, each more entertaining & enlightening than the last. As we will discover, by exploring human shortcomings, we can peer into our past, because each of our flaws tells a story about our species` evolutionary history.A rollicking, deeply informative tour of our four-billion-year-long evolutionary saga, Human Errors both celebrates our imperfections
- for our mutations are, in their own way, a testament to our species` greatness
- & offers an unconventional accounting of the cost of our success.

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At a level accessible to the educated lay reader, this book describes the changes human activities have produced in the global environment from 300 years ago to the present day. It offers a comprehensive & authoritative inventory of human impact in its varied forms
- on the oceans, atmosphere, & climate
- ranging from long-standing alterations to new & surprising ones that have emerged in recent years, from environmental disasters to success stories of environmental management, & false alarms. This balanced, non-polemical survey will interest all those concerned about the environment & the likely fate of the planet.

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A system of examinations for aviation pilots in human performance & limitation has produced great advances in safety for that sector. This book introduces the concept to seafarers so that they can understand their own limitations & make the best use of their physical & mental abilities in the challenging shipboard environment. This book looks at the realities of living & working on board & explains how recognising human limitations can improve performance, safety & job satisfaction. ...

Human Planet has been published to accompany the BBC’s groundbreaking natural history documentary of spring 2011. It is the first natural history documentary series to turn the camera on ourselves, the human species. Holding a mirror up to humanity, this book is a breathtaking celebration of the power of nature & our own ingenuity, showing us at our most beautiful; adaptive, cooperative, courageous, compassionate – & profoundly connected to our environment.. Each chapter is based on a single environment, taking us to remote grasslands, forbidding moun¬tains, waterless deserts, the freezing arctic, steaming jungles, raging rivers, vast oceans & even our urban world. Human Planet tells spellbinding stories to explore man’s unique relationship with his surroundings. In each habitat, with its own special challenges & gifts, there are remarkable stories of individuals & communities living in extreme landscapes with wild animals, seizing opportunities & overcoming incredible obstacles to survive & thrive. The stories & habitats are lavishly illustrated with colour photography from Timothy Allen, who accompanied the film crew on location to provide the book of Human Planet with lavish, striking images to accompany the intimate story-telling. The series will take the same approach to its topic as Planet Earth, explaining how human beings have learnt to live on every habitat, from our origins in the Jungle to our creation of the modern urban environment. It will also show how we have learnt to adapt to the most inhospitable landscapes & work in partnership with other animal species, as well as being a celebration of the remarkable story of man’s relationship with nature. ...

We are an astonishing species. Over the past millennium of plagues & exploration, revolution & scientific discovery, woman`s rights & technological advances, human society has changed beyond recognition. Sweeping through the last thousand years of human development, Human Race is a treasure chest of the lunar leaps & lightbulb moments that, for better or worse, have sent humanity swerving down a path that no one could ever have predicted. But which of the last ten centuries saw the greatest changes in human history? History`s greatest tour guide, Ian Mortimer, knows what answer he would give. But what`s yours? ...

Human life is a staggeringly strange thing. On the surface of a ball of rock falling around a nuclear fireball in the blackness of a vacuum the laws of nature conspired to create a naked ape that can look up at the stars & wonder where it came from. What is a human being? Objectively, nothing of consequence. Particles of dust in an infinite arena, present for an instant in eternity. Clumps of atoms in a universe with more galaxies than people. & yet a human being is necessary for the question itself to exist, & the presence of a question in the universe
- any question
- is the most wonderful thing. Questions require minds, & minds bring meaning. What is meaning? I don`t know, except that the universe & every pointless speck inside it means something to me. I am astonished by the existence of a single atom, & find my civilisation to be an outrageous imprint on reality. I don`t understand it. Nobody does, but it makes me smile. This book asks questions about our origins, our destiny, & our place in the universe. We have no right to expect answers; we have no right to even ask. But ask & wonder we do. Human Universe is first & foremost a love letter to humanity; a celebration of our outrageous fortune in existing at all. I have chosen to write my letter in the language of science, because there is no better demonstration of our magnificent ascent from dust to paragon of animals than the exponentiation of knowledge generated by science. Two million years ago we were apemen. Now we are spacemen. That has happened, as far as we know, nowhere else. That is worth celebrating.

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One day, in Mali, Yann Arthus-Bertrand was the victim of a helicopter breakdown. While waiting for the pilot, he spent the entire day with a farmer who spoke to him, with great dignity & without complaint, of his daily life, his hopes, his fears & of his sole ambition: to feed his children. Yann was deeply marked by this encounter, by this man to whom he felt so close. This was the first of many such encounters, the outcome of which is Human. Human is a sensitive & loving portrait of mankind as a community, as a family but most importantly as individuals. It tries to answer the universal & ancient question of who we are & what we aspire to. It may reveal the dark side of the human condition, but it also sheds light on the best of it, for we all carry inside of us this will to live together in harmony. ...

Get under the skin of the human body with this interactive & informative book. Explore each of your body`s organ systems with our pull-out booklet & get the answers to questions you`ve always wondered about: How does skin heal itself? What is blood made of? What happens to food when we eat it? How does memory work? Packed with original illustrations, this book covers everything from what makes your heart beat to how DNA makes you who you are. ...

Presents the pictures that define the photojournalist George Rodger`s long career. The text

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A magical collection of photographs & stories from the iconic streets of London. Capturing the inspiring, the moving, the surreal & the everyday, Cathy Teesdale has made it her mission to celebrate the extraordinary diversity of life found in London. Presenting over 250 photographs, she introduces us to the real people of London, their hopes, philosophies, troubles & stories. Since beginning the Humans of London Facebook page in late 2013, Cathy has travelled across the whole of the Greater London area, photographing & talking to strangers. This collection of personal encounters is the perfect antidote to feeling lost in a big city. ...