Aardrijkskunde

Op basis van eigen ervaring en wetenschappelijk onderzoek legt de auteur uit dat bomen ook gevoel hebben, kunnen communiceren, tellen, onthouden en elkaar helpen.

Analyse van de interactie tussen het menselijk brein en de fysieke, sociale en mentale omgeving.

Italy: A Short History succeeds and replaces the long-established and highly successful Short History of Italy, edited by Professors Hearder and D. P. Waley. It presents a clear and concise account of the principal developments in Italian history from the Ice Age to the present day, intended both for student of Italian history and culture and the general reader with an interest in Italian affairs. Professor Hearder's account centres on the main political developments, placed in their appropriate economic and social context, and shows how these were related to the great moments of artistic and cultural endeavour. Professor Hearder traces the prehistoric and classical history of the peninsula, the growth and decline of the Roman Empire and the expansion in power and authority of the medieval papacy. He shows how the remarkable cultural achievements of the Renaissance emerged from the horror of the Plague, and how the spread of humanism and the development of printing made Italy the cultural heart of Europe. There then followed, however, a long period of domination from without, culminating in the brief episode of Napoleonic rule. This was only ended with the emergence of the great nineteenth-century movement for national renewal, inspired by the contrasting figures of Mazzini, Cavour and Garibaldi. The newly-democratic Italian kingdom survived the First World War, only to be taken over by the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini. Professor Hearder examines the travails and contradictions of the Fascist period, and concludes his account with an optimistic assessment of the future prospects of the Republic, capable of contributing much to the rejuvenated Europe of 1992 and beyond.

Overzicht van het ontstaan en de ontwikkeling van het leven op aarde, geïllustreerd aan nu voorkomende planten en dieren

Informatie in woord en beeld over het observeren en voederen van vogels in de tuin.

An introduction to over 90 species of spider, including structure and habitats of spiders, and how spiders make webs.

Ever Since Darwin, Stephen Jay Gould's first book, has sold more than a quarter of a million copies. Like all succeeding collections by this unique writer, it brings the art of the scientific essay to unparalleled heights.

Tal van deskundigen doen in het jaarboek van het genootschap Amstelodamum verslag van nieuwe vondsten of inzichten. Het Genootschap Amstelodamum zet zich in voor onderzoek naar de Amsterdamse geschiedenis en stimuleert de discussie over toekomst van de stad.

Titel bijlage: Jaarverslag over 2010 van het Genootschap Amstelodamum.

Readers Digest veldgids voor de natuurliefhebber