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Author | : Jeremy DeSilva |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 389 |
Release | : 2021-04-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0062938517 |
Winner of the W.W. Howells Book Prize from the American Anthropological Association and named one of the best science books of 2021 by Science News “DeSilva takes us on a brilliant, fun, and scientifically deep stroll through history, anatomy, and evolution, in order to illustrate the powerful story of how a particular mode of movement helped make us one of the most wonderful, dangerous and fascinating species on Earth.”—Agustín Fuentes, Professor of Anthropology, Princeton University and author of Why We Believe: Evolution and the Human Way of Being “Breezy popular science at its best. . . . Makes a compelling case overall.”—Science News Blending history, science, and culture, a stunning and highly engaging evolutionary story exploring how walking on two legs allowed humans to become the planet’s dominant species. Humans are the only mammals to walk on two, rather than four legs—a locomotion known as bipedalism. We strive to be upstanding citizens, honor those who stand tall and proud, and take a stand against injustices. We follow in each other’s footsteps and celebrate a child’s beginning to walk. But why, and how, exactly, did we take our first steps? And at what cost? Bipedalism has its drawbacks: giving birth is more difficult and dangerous; our running speed is much slower than other animals; and we suffer a variety of ailments, from hernias to sinus problems. In First Steps, paleoanthropologist Jeremy DeSilva explores how unusual and extraordinary this seemingly ordinary ability is. A seven-million-year journey to the very origins of the human lineage, First Steps shows how upright walking was a gateway to many of the other attributes that make us human—from our technological abilities, our thirst for exploration, our use of language–and may have laid the foundation for our species’ traits of compassion, empathy, and altruism. Moving from developmental psychology labs to ancient fossil sites throughout Africa and Eurasia, DeSilva brings to life our adventure walking on two legs. Delving deeply into the story of our past and the new discoveries rewriting our understanding of human evolution, First Steps examines how walking upright helped us rise above all over species on this planet. First Steps includes an eight-page color photo insert.
Author | : Cyrus Lakdawala |
Publisher | : Everyman Chess |
Total Pages | : 426 |
Release | : 2017-08-01 |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1781944121 |
The Modern Defence is an important opening that can be played by Black against absolutely any White opening system. It is an ambitious, counterattacking weapon, favoured by dynamic players. White is initially allowed to occupy the centre but Black plans to undermine this structure in the middlegame with well-timed blows from the pieces and pawns. If Black gets it right then the white centre can be dramatically swept away. However, when it goes wrong, Black can be overrun. First Steps is a new opening series and is ideal for improving players who want simple and straightforward explanations. First Steps emphasizes: * the basic principles * the basic strategies * the key tricks and traps First Steps books are based around carefully selected instructive games which demonstrate exactly what both sides are trying to achieve. There is enough theory to enable the improving player to get to grips with the opening without feeling overwhelmed. If you want to take up a new opening, First Steps is the ideal place to start.
Author | : Cyrus Lakdawala |
Publisher | : Everyman Chess |
Total Pages | : 511 |
Release | : |
Genre | : Games & Activities |
ISBN | : 1781943451 |
The French Defence is a highly reliable response to 1 e4 which is popular at all levels. With the first two moves, Black creates a solid foundation in the centre and seeks to put pressure on White’s position in the early middlegame. In this book, International Master Cyrus Lakdawala explains the basic ideas in the French and examines the important variations. The key ideas are emphasized with notes, tips and warnings and the reader’s understanding is tested with frequent exercises. This book tells you everything you need to know in order to take your first steps with the French Defence. First Steps is a new opening series and is ideal for improving players who want simple and straightforward explanations. First Steps emphasizes: * the basic principles * the basic strategies * the key tricks and traps First Steps books are based around carefully selected instructive games which demonstrate exactly what both sides are trying to achieve. There is enough theory to enable the improving player to get to grips with the opening without feeling overwhelmed. If you want to take up a new opening, First Steps is the ideal place to start.
Author | : Cyrus Lakdawala |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2017-05-31 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781781944103 |
First Steps is a new opening series and is ideal for improving players who want simple and straightforward explanations.
Author | : Francis Ritchie |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 98 |
Release | : 1881 |
Genre | : Latin language |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Nicholas H. Dodman |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780618663040 |
Author | : Cyrus Lakdawala |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017-08 |
Genre | : Chess |
ISBN | : 9781781944516 |
Cyrus Lakdawala analyses all the fundamental endgame positions and carefully explains the methods needed to win the favourable ones and draw the unfavourable ones.
Author | : Stephen Pollington |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : |
A complete, well presented and easy to use Old English language course which contains all the exercises and texts needed to learn Old English. The course has been designed to be of help to a wide range of students, from those who are teaching themselves at home, to undergraduates who are learning Old English as part of their English degree course. The author is aware that some students have difficulty learning languages and that many have trouble with grammar. To help overcome these problems he has adopted a step by step approach that enables students of differing abilities to advance at their own pace. The course contains exercises designed to aid the learning process.
Author | : Lynn Freeman Olson |
Publisher | : Alfred Music |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1987-12 |
Genre | : Music |
ISBN | : 9780739016381 |
Perfect for festival and audition lists requiring standard literature at this early level, this book is designed for students who are exploring authentic literature from the Classic to Modern eras for the first time. All selections are in their original form.
Author | : Cyrus Lakdawala |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2017-12 |
Genre | : Chess |
ISBN | : 9781781944547 |
First Steps books are based around carefully selected instructive games which demonstrate exactly what both sides are trying to achieve. There is enough theory to enable the improving player to get to grips with the opening without feeling overwhelmed. If you want to take up a new opening, First Steps is the ideal place to start.