18 books like The Medusa and the Snail

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Inquiry into Life Sylvia S. Mader · 1976 · ★ 3.3 · 834p · ≈ 27h · Moderate Wenn der Keller zum Büro und die Asseln zu Kollegen werden...Frank verliert sich immer mehr in seinem Kellerdasein, während seine Frau Sylvia eine steile Karriere hinlegt. Doch als ihr Erfolg ihn regelrecht überrollt, sieht Frank rot – und das nicht nur wegen des brandneuen Firmenwagens.Erleben Sie eine urkomische und scharfsinnige Geschichte aus der Reihe "Über die Liebe (oder was man dafür… Shares: Biologie, Biology

Kant; a collection of critical essays Robert Paul Wolff · 1967 · ★ 3.5 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate This book analyses and explains the central passage of Kant's philosophy, the "Transcendental Analytic" of the Critique of Pure Reason. It proceeds in the manner of a textual commentary, discussing and explaining each section of the Analytic in turn. The purpose, however, is not merely to comment chapter by chapter on what Kant has written, but rather to reorganise and interpret his argument so… Shares: Essays, Philosophy

Biology Neil Alexander Campbell · 1987 · ★ 3.9 · 1393p · ≈ 46h · Challenging A comprehensive text for undergraduate-level biology courses that covers cells, genetics, mechanisms and evolution, biological diversity, plant and animal forms and functions, and ecology; and includes review questions, activities, figures, chapter summaries, and a CD-ROM which provides access to online materials. Shares: Biologie, Biology

Gaia James Lovelock · 1979 · ★ 4.1 · 173p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Uiteenzetting van de theorie dat de aarde, zee en atmosfeer één groot organisme zijn dat zichzelf door een feedback-mechanisme in stand houdt, en een beoordeling van de huidige 'gezondheidstoestand' van het mechanisme. Shares: Biology, Philosophy

The flamingo's smile Stephen Jay Gould · 1985 · ★ 4.2 · 476p · ≈ 15h · Moderate "THE FLAMINGO'S SMILE is about history," writes the author in this volume of essays, "...and about what it means to say that life is the product of a contingent past, not the inevitable and predictable result of simple, timeless laws of nature. Quirkiness and meaning are my two not-so-contradictory themes." Flamingos that feed upside down; flowers and snails that change from male to female; the… Shares: Biologie, Essays

A dictionary of scientific terms I. F. Henderson · 1920 · ★ 5.0 · 506p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Shares: Biology, Medicine

Yet again Sir Max Beerbohm · 1909 · 86p · ≈ 2h · Challenging This book is perfectly adapted and layout for a pleasant reading on a tablet, smartphone or computer. To improve your reading experience, this digital version has been edited and formatted according to the requirements of this platform. Shares: Essays

And Even Now Sir Max Beerbohm · 1920 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Challenging This book is perfectly adapted and layout for a pleasant reading on a tablet, smartphone or computer. To improve your reading experience, this digital version has been edited and formatted according to the requirements of this platform. Shares: Essays

Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion George Bernard Shaw · 1900 · 58p · ≈ 1h · Challenging The French Revolution overthrew one set of rulers and substituted another with different interests and different views. That is what a general election enables the people to do in England every seven years if they choose. Revolution is therefore a national institution in England; and its advocacy by an Englishman needs no apology. Every man is a revolutionist concerning the thing he understands.… Shares: Essays

Hausblätter F. W. Hackländer · 1855 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Shares: Essays

Escape, and other essays Arthur Christopher Benson · 1915 · ★ 5.0 · 302p · ≈ 10h · Challenging This book is romantic story, I walked to-day down by the river side. The Cam is a stream much slighted by the lover of wild and romantic scenery; and its chief merit, in the eyes of our boys, is that it approaches more nearly to a canal in its straightness and the deliberation of its slow lapse than many more famous floods--and is therefore more adapted for the maneuvres of eight-oared boats! But… Shares: Essays

The thread of gold Arthur Christopher Benson · 1905 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Challenging This is biographical book. I have for a great part of my life desired, perhaps more than I have desired anything else, to make a beautiful book; and I have tried, perhaps too hard and too often, to do this, without ever quite succeeding; by that I mean that my little books, when finished, were not worthy to be compared with the hope that I had had of them. I think now that I tried to do too many… Shares: Essays

Medical essays, 1842-1882 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. · 1883 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Challenging It is is a fascinating collection and will appeal to anyone studying medicine. The essays are based upon the medical subjects and interests, such as homeopathy, medical profession and many more concerning the same subject. Shares: Medicine, Essays

Aequanimitas Sir William Osler · 1905 · 475p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Sir William Osler (1849 – 1919) was a Canadian physician, one of the founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital, and the "Father of Modern Medicine".  This classic work includes the following addresses and essays:  I. Aequaminitas  II. Doctor and Nurse  III. Teacher and Student  IV. Physic and Physicians as Depicted in Plato  V. The Leaven of Science  VI. The… Shares: Medicine, Essays

Philosophy and living Olaf Stapledon · 1935 · ★ 3.4 This Excellent Collection brings together Stapledon's longer, major books and a fine selection of shorter pieces and Science-Fiction Books. This Books created and collected in Olaf Stapledon's Most important Works illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of the XX century - a man who elevated political writing to an art. William Olaf Stapledon (1886-1950) is one of the… Shares: Philosophy

Ancient Medicine Vivian Nutton · 2004 · 504p · ≈ 16h · Moderate "The book takes a broad view, exploring the place of medicine in ancient society on many different levels. There is a particular focus on the life and work of doctors - the diseases they faced, how they obtained their knowledge, and their relationship with local communities. Vivian Nutton also investigates the connections between medicine and the religious beliefs of Antiquity, asking if there… Shares: Medicine, Essays

Illustrations of universal progress Herbert Spencer · 1864 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Challenging 15 works of Herbert Spencer English philosopher, biologist, sociologist, and prominent classical liberal political theorist of the Victorian era (1820-1903) This ebook presents a collection of 15 works of Herbert Spencer. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump directly to the work selected. Table of Contents: Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Illustrations of Universal Progress - A… Shares: Essays, Philosophy

Big Data in Omics and Imaging Momiao Xiong · 2017 · 668p · ≈ 22h · Moderate Big Data in Omics and Imaging: Association Analysis addresses the recent development of association analysis and machine learning for both population and family genomic data in sequencing era. It is unique in that it presents both hypothesis testing and a data mining approach to holistically dissecting the genetic structure of complex traits and to designing efficient strategies for precision… Shares: Medicine, Essays

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