A concise history of significant world events that occurred as a direct result of climate changes describes lost societies in Greenland, central America, and central Africa, in a cautionary account that evaluates the present world's readiness for threatening climate changes. By the author of The Octopus and the Orangutan. Reprint. 20,000 first printing

Product Description: As stock prices and investor confidence have collapsed in the wake of Enron, WorldCom, and the dot-com crash, people want to know how this happened and how to make sense of the uncertain times to come. Into the breach comes one of Wall Street's legendary investors, Leon Levy, to explain why the market so often confounds us, and why those who ought to understand it tend to get chewed up and spat out...read more

The author of The Parrot's Lament presents another collection of true anecdotes that offer evidence about animal intelligence, sharing stories of animal friendship, survival, and unexpected behavior while continuing many of the tales introduced in the first book. Reprint. (view table of contents)

The author of The Parrot's Lament presents another collection of true anecdotes that offer evidence about animal intelligence, sharing stories of animal friendship, survival, and unexpected behavior while continuing many of the tales introduced in the first book. 30,000 first printing.

The author of The Parrot's Lament predicts a near-future period of instability as indicated by overpopulation, a widening gap between social classes, and a resurgence of infectious disease, offering advice on how to prepare and manage the coming decades. Reprint (view table of contents)

Presents more than one hundred true stories that demonstrate how animals experience grief, humor, compassion, deception, and strategy.

Offering compelling evidence of animal consciousness and intelligence, an award-winning journalist presents more than one hundred true stories that demonstrate how animals experience grief, humor, compassion, deception, strategy, and more. Reprint. (view table of contents)

The author of Silent Partners suggests that humankind's success in modern times makes us blind to the current harbingers of chaos, such as the rise of infectious disease, climate and economic instability, population growth, and increased fanaticism. 25,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Reports on the fates of the apes who took part in the celebrated ape language experiments, recounts the scientific methods, aims, and competition that marked the experiments, and explores ethical questions central to animal research