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Een Immense wereld
hoe dierlijke zintuigen de verborgen dimensies om ons heen onthullenEen van de 10 beste boeken van 2022 volgens The New York Times Book Review. Wetenschapsjournalist Ed Yong leidt ons in 'Een immense wereld' voorbij de grenzen van onze eigen zintuigen. Hoe mensen de aarde waarnemen is maar een een van de vele perspectieven op onze wereld. Net zoals elk dier zitten wij opgesloten in onze eigen unieke zintuiglijke bubbel, en nemen we maar een heel klein deel waar van die immense wereld. Dit boek verwelkomt ons in dimensies die voorheen ondoorgrondelijk waren – de wereld zoals die wordt waargenomen door dieren. We maken kennis met schildpadden die de magnetische velden van de aarde kunnen volgen, we ontdekken dat de ogen van een reuzeninktvis geëvolueerd zijn om de glinstering van een walvis te kunnen zien en we leren wat zangvogels horen in hun melodieën. Yong laat ons de geursporen, elektromagnetische golven en drukpulsen om ons heen waarnemen. Want om onze wereld te begrijpen hoeven we niet naar andere plaatsen te reizen; we moeten door andere ogen kijken.
€ 20,00 -
An Immense World
How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around UsStanding out even during a recent golden age of nature writing, Ed Yong dazzles with a deeply considered exploration of the many modes of sensory perception that life has evolved to navigate the world, written with exhilarating freshness
€ 17,95 -
An Immense World (Young Readers Edition)
The New York Times bestseller now available with beautiful full-color illustrations for young readers! Explore the amazing ways animals see, hear, and feel the world, with Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong.Did you know that there are turtles who can track the Earth's magnetic fields? That some fish use electricity to talk to each other? Or that giant squids evolved their enormous eyeballs to look out for whales?The world is so much BIGGER and more "immense" than we humans experience it. We can only see so many colors, we can only feel so many sensations, and there are some senses we can't access at all.Exploring the amazing ways animals perceive the world is an excellent way to help understand the world itself. And this young readers adaptation of the mega-bestseller An Immense World is perfect for curious kids and their families. Sure to capture young readers' interest it is filled amazing animal facts and stunning full-color illustrations. Along the way are tons of amazing animals facts: Did you know that leopard pee smells like popcorn? That there is a special kind of shrimp whose punches are faster than a bullet? That it's important to take your dog for dedicated "smell walks?" Want to know the real reason zebras have stripes? (hint: it's not for camouflage)? Pick up this enthralling and enormously entertaining book to find out!A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection • A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
€ 15,50 -
An Immense World (Young Readers Edition)
The New York Times bestseller now available with beautiful full-color illustrations for young readers! Explore the amazing ways animals see, hear, and feel the world, with Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong.Did you know that there are turtles who can track the Earth's magnetic fields? That some fish use electricity to talk to each other? Or that giant squids evolved their enormous eyeballs to look out for whales?The world is so much BIGGER and more "immense" than we humans experience it. We can only see so many colors, we can only feel so many sensations, and there are some senses we can't access at all.Exploring the amazing ways animals perceive the world is an excellent way to help understand the world itself. And this young readers adaptation of the mega-bestseller An Immense World is perfect for curious kids and their families. Sure to capture young readers' interest it is filled amazing animal facts and stunning full-color illustrations. Along the way are tons of amazing animals facts: Did you know that leopard pee smells like popcorn? That there is a special kind of shrimp whose punches are faster than a bullet? That it's important to take your dog for dedicated "smell walks?" Want to know the real reason zebras have stripes? (hint: it's not for camouflage)? Pick up this enthralling and enormously entertaining book to find out!A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection • A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
€ 24,00 -
An Immense World (Young Readers Edition)
The New York Times bestseller now available with beautiful full-color illustrations for young readers! Explore the amazing ways animals see, hear, and feel the world, with Pulitzer Prize winner Ed Yong.Did you know that there are turtles who can track the Earth's magnetic fields? That some fish use electricity to talk to each other? Or that giant squids evolved their enormous eyeballs to look out for whales?The world is so much BIGGER and more "immense" than we humans experience it. We can only see so many colors, we can only feel so many sensations, and there are some senses we can't access at all.Exploring the amazing ways animals perceive the world is an excellent way to help understand the world itself. And this young readers adaptation of the mega-bestseller An Immense World is perfect for curious kids and their families. Sure to capture young readers' interest it is filled amazing animal facts and stunning full-color illustrations. Along the way are tons of amazing animals facts: Did you know that leopard pee smells like popcorn? That there is a special kind of shrimp whose punches are faster than a bullet? That it's important to take your dog for dedicated "smell walks?" Want to know the real reason zebras have stripes? (hint: it's not for camouflage)? Pick up this enthralling and enormously entertaining book to find out!A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection • A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
€ 27,00 -
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
€ 120,95 -
I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
€ 61,50 -
An Immense World
How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us€ 21,95 -
Een Immense wereld
hoe dierlijke zintuigen de verborgen dimensies om ons heen onthullenEen van de 10 beste boeken van 2022 volgens The New York Times Book Review. Wetenschapsjournalist Ed Yong leidt ons in 'Een immense wereld' voorbij de grenzen van onze eigen zintuigen. Hoe mensen de aarde waarnemen is maar een een van de vele perspectieven op onze wereld. Net zoals elk dier zitten wij opgesloten in onze eigen unieke zintuiglijke bubbel, en nemen we maar een heel klein deel waar van die immense wereld. Dit boek verwelkomt ons in dimensies die voorheen ondoorgrondelijk waren – de wereld zoals die wordt waargenomen door dieren. We maken kennis met schildpadden die de magnetische velden van de aarde kunnen volgen, we ontdekken dat de ogen van een reuzeninktvis geëvolueerd zijn om de glinstering van een walvis te kunnen zien en we leren wat zangvogels horen in hun melodieën. Yong laat ons de geursporen, elektromagnetische golven en drukpulsen om ons heen waarnemen. Want om onze wereld te begrijpen hoeven we niet naar andere plaatsen te reizen; we moeten door andere ogen kijken.
€ 26,99 -
An Immense World
How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us€ 34,95 -
I Contain Multitudes
“Beautiful, smart, and sometimes shocking” (Wired), I Contain Multitudes lets us peer into the vast world of the microbiome for the first time, allowing us to see how ubiquitous, complex, and vital microbes really are: they sculpt our organs, defend us from disease, break down our food, bombard our genomes with their genes, and grant us incredible abilities. This book will change both our view of nature, and our sense of where we belong in it.
€ 19,50 -
I Contain Multitudes
A groundbreaking, marvelously informative “microbe’s-eye view” of the world that reveals a radically reconceived picture of life on earth. For most of human existence, microbes were hidden, visible only through the illnesses they caused. When they finally surfaced in biological studies, they were cast as rogues. Only recently have they immigrated from the neglected fringes of biology to its center. Even today, many people think of microbes as germs to be eradicated, but those that live with us—the microbiome—are invaluable parts of our lives. I Contain Multitudes lets us peer into that world for the first time, allowing us to see how ubiquitous and vital microbes are: they sculpt our organs, defend us from disease, break down our food, educate our immune systems, guide our behavior, bombard our genomes with their genes, and grant us incredible abilities. While much of the prevailing discussion around the microbiome has focused on its implications for human health, Yong broadens this focus to the entire animal kingdom, giving us a grander view of life. With humor and erudition, Ed Yong prompts us to look at ourselves and our fellow animals in a new light: less as individuals and more as the interconnected, interdependent multitudes we assuredly are. When we look at the animal kingdom through a microbial lens, even the most familiar parts of our lives take on a striking new air. We learn the secret, invisible, and wondrous biology behind the corals that construct mighty reefs, the glowing squid that can help us understand the bacteria in our own guts, the beetles that bring down forests, the disease-fighting mosquitoes engineered in Australia, and the ingredients in breast milk that evolved to nourish a baby’s first microbes. We see how humans are disrupting these partnerships and how scientists are now manipulating them to our advantage. We see, as William Blake wrote, the world in a grain of sand. I Contain Multitudes is the story of these extraordinary partnerships, between the familiar creatures of our world and those we never knew existed. It will change both our view of nature and our sense of where we belong in it.
€ 30,50