Peter Daniel: 129 books

Scholars consider the origins and consequences of the evolution of multicellularity, addressing a range of organisms, experimental protocols, theoretical concepts, and philosophical issues. The evolution of multicellularity raises questions regarding genomic and developmental commonalities...

Sugarcane is the source of over three quarters of the world’s sugar, and is grown widely in the tropics and sub-tropics. Despite rising demand, average yields have not increased significantly, partly because of continued vulnerability to pests and diseases. In addition, cultivation has been seen...

Are we coming to the end of a cosmic cycle? Will there be an age of awakening, or even an end to the world we know? For the first time, the leading authorities on the 2012 phenomenon are all given voice in a single book: The Mystery of 2012 . From the prophecies of the Mayan astronomers to modern...

Basic concepts and case studies from an emerging field that investigates human capacities and pathologies at the intersection of brain and culture. The brain and the nervous system are our most cultural organs. Our nervous system is especially immature at birth, our brain disproportionately...

ESCAPE! Is something that we all crave. Our modern, hectic, light-speed lives are loaded with stress, worry, and regret. These themes are old friends of the independent writers of the Writing Bloc Cooperative. In this first annual anthology of shorts presented by Writing Bloc Publishing, we called...

A comprehensive, integrated, and accessible textbook presenting core neuroscientific topics from a computational perspective, tracing a path from cells and circuits to behavior and cognition. This textbook presents a wide range of subjects in neuroscience from a computational perspective. It...

Empirical studies and theoretical analyses examine the causes and consequences of disruptions in cross-border economic relationships, including political conflict, economic sanctions, and institutional collapse. Cross-border economic relationships gradually strengthened in the decades after...

You want the most important ideas on management all in one place. Now you can have them--in a set of HBR's 10 Must Reads, available as a 14-volume paperback boxed set or as an ebook set. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles on topics such as emotional intelligence, communication,...

Dix ans après la Commission Bouchard-Taylor, comment évaluer ses retombées? Échec pour les uns et succès pour les autres, comment en juger? Cet ouvrage donne l’heure juste en proposant un bilan interdisciplinaire et international des enjeux de fond que la Commission a contribué à définir,...

Deutschland und der Flüchtlingsstrom – "Wir schaffen das", sagt Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel. Die mehr als 20 zumeist prominenten Autoren des Buches setzen sich in nachdenklichen, teils sehr bewegenden und mitfühlenden Texten gedanklich mit dem Neuen und Fremden, den Problemen, Sorgen...

Die Jugendweihe bzw. Jugendfeier erlebt gegenwärtig eine Renaissance bei Jugendlichen und deren Eltern. Dies war nach der Wiedervereinigung nicht unbedingt zu erwarten. Als weltliches Übergangsritual stellt die Jugendweihe heute eine attraktive humanistische Alternative zur kirchlichen Konfirmation...

Angular-Experte Manfred Steyer beschäftigt sich in diesem shortcut zusammen mit Hans-Peter Grahsl und Daniel Schwab mit drei verschiedenen Themen, die in der praktischen Entwicklung von Angular-Applikationen ihre Anwendung finden: Authentifizierzung, wiederverwendbare Pakete und Testen. Wie immer wird...

Wirksames Coaching muss weder lange dauern noch kompliziert sein. Oft sind es gerade die erfrischend einfachen Interventionen, die dem Kunden nachhaltig nützlich sind. Daniel Meier und Peter Szabo haben in diesem Buch ihre 15-jährige Erfahrung als Coach und Ausbilder von Coaches in einer leicht lesbaren...

Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists,...