Описание: The ultimate Vonnegut: all 14 novels plus a selection of the best of his stories in a definitive collector's boxed set. The novels of Kurt Vonnegut defined a generation a remain among the most enduringly popular and influential works of the last century. Now, for the first time, they are available in a single collector's edition, featuring authoritative annotated texts. This boxed set includes four Library of America volumes: Novels & Stories 1950-1962 Player Piano / The Sirens of Titan / Mother Night Novels & Stories 1963-1973 Cat's Cradle / God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater / Slaughterhouse-Five / Breakfast of Champions Novels 1976-1985 Slapstick / Jailbird / Deadeye Dick / Galapagos Novels 1987-1997 Bluebeard / Hocus Pocus / Timequake LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Описание: Before winning international fame with Cat's Cradle and Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut was a master of the drugstore paperback and the popular short story. This authoritative collection of his brilliant early work opens with Player Piano (1952), a Metropolis-like parable of breakneck technological innovation and its effect on those it robs of their livelihoods. The Sirens of Titan (1959), the interplanetary adventures of the world's wealthiest and most despised man, is both a pulp-fiction space opera and a satire on the vanity of human striving. The confessions of a German-American double agent well placed among the Nazi elite, Mother Night (1962) is a cautionary tale with a famous moral: "We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be." Here too are six of Vonnegut's best short stories, gems that display his matchless talent for hilarious invention and caustic social criticism.
A companion volume, Kurt Vonnegut: Novels & Stories 1963-1973, collects Cat's Cradle; God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater; Slaughterhouse-Five; Breakfast of Champions; and three short stories, including "Welcome to the Monkey House."
LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.
Автор: Offit Anne Название: Pollution Prevention and Sustainability ISBN: 1682865606 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682865606 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 24943.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Offit Anne Название: Paleoecology: Past, Present and Future ISBN: 1682865460 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682865460 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 25103.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Paleoecology studies ancient organisms and their relationship with the environment they inhabited. As a field, it provides key clues into the processes of habitat adaptation among organisms as well as to biotic and abiotic stress factors. This book on paleoecology highlights the most up-to-date concepts in this field. Paleoecology recreates the past environment for precise interpretation of data. Significant changes have occurred in our environment over the past centuries which are studied under this field. For someone with an interest and eye for detail, this book covers the most significant topics in the field of paleoecology. It aims to serve as a resource guide for students and experts alike and contribute to the growth of the discipline.
Автор: Offit Anne Название: Handbook of Biosphere ISBN: 1632393743 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781632393746 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 12874.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Offit Anne Название: Ecosystems Biodiversity ISBN: 1632391643 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781632391643 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 11035.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Offit Anne Название: Ecosystem Functioning Handbook ISBN: 1632391635 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781632391636 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 12874.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Offit Anne Название: Global Diversity in a Changing Environment ISBN: 163239359X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781632393593 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 14714.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Offit Anne Название: Principles of Ecosystem Diversity ISBN: 1632396475 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781632396471 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 13794.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Ecosystem diversity refers to the study of the various types of ecosystems found on the planet earth. It deals with the different terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and studies the diversity found in both. This book talks about the various principles related to ecosystem diversity. It sheds light on the basic to the most complex variations present in different ecosystems. This book includes contributions of experts and scientists which will provide innovative insights into this field. The extensive content of this book provides the readers with a thorough understanding of the subject. It will serve as a reference to a broad spectrum of readers including ecologists, biologists, environmentalists, researchers and students.
Автор: Offit Anne Название: Biodiversity and Conservation ISBN: 1682862771 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682862773 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 24621.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Theories, research, practical applications, and case studies related to all contemporary topics of relevance to biodiversity and conservation, have been included in this book. The chapters included in this book on environmental management and planning, green technology, environmental health, sustainable development, etc. provide an exhaustive insight into this field. A number of latest researches have been included to keep the readers up-to-date with the global concepts in this area of study.
Автор: Offit Anne Название: Environmental Science ISBN: 1682863050 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781682863053 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 24943.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Environmental science is a discipline that assimilates concepts and information from several fields such as atmospheric science, mineralogy, oceanology, environmental engineering, geosciences, etc. to help solve the current environmental problems and assess various environmental impacts. This innovative and comprehensive book integrates the well-developed theory and practical applications of environmental science with the help of topics like pollution control, toxicology, environmental management, natural resource management, etc. This book, with its detailed analyses and data, will prove immensely beneficial to professionals and students involved in this area at various levels.
In Do You Believe in Magic?, medical expert Paul A. Offit, M.D., offers a scathing expos of the alternative medicine industry, revealing how even though some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many of them are ineffective, expensive, and even deadly.
Dr. Offit reveals how alternative medicine--an unregulated industry under no legal obligation to prove its claims or admit its risks--can actually be harmful to our health.
Using dramatic real-life stories, Offit separates the sense from the nonsense, showing why any therapy--alternative or traditional--should be scrutinized. He also shows how some nontraditional methods can do a great deal of good, in some cases exceeding therapies offered by conventional practitioners.
An outspoken advocate for science-based health advocacy who is not afraid to take on media celebrities who promote alternative practices, Dr. Offit advises, "There's no such thing as alternative medicine. There's only medicine that works and medicine that doesn't."
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