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10 produkter
Häftad, Engelska, 2013
149 kr
Skickas
From Axolotl to Zebrafish, discover a host of barely imagined beings: real creatures that are often more astonishing than anything dreamt in the pages of a medieval bestiary. Ranging from the depths of the ocean to the most arid corners of the earth, Caspar Henderson captures the beauty and bizarreness of the many living forms we thought we knew and some we could never have contemplated, inviting us to better imagine the precarious world we inhabit. A witty, vivid blend of pioneering natural history and spiritual primer, infectiously celebratory about life's sheer ingenuity and variety, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings is a mind-expanding, wonder-inducing read.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
206 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
A wide-ranging exploration of the sounds that shape our world in invisible yet significant ways.The crackling of a campfire. The scratch, hiss, and pop of a vinyl record. The first glug of wine as it is poured from a bottle. These are just a few of writer Caspar Henderson’s favorite sounds. In A Book of Noises, Henderson invites readers to use their ears a little better—to tune in to the world in all its surprising noisiness. Describing sounds from around the natural and human world, the forty-eight essays that make up A Book of Noises are a celebration of all things “auraculous.” Henderson calls on his characteristic curiosity to explore sounds related to humans (anthropophony), other life (biophony), the planet (geophony), and space (cosmophony). Henderson finds the beauty in everyday sounds, like the ringing of a bell, the buzz of a bee, or the “earworm” songs that get stuck in our heads. A Book of Noises also explores the marvelous, miraculous sounds we may never get the chance to hear, like the deep boom of a volcano or the quiet, rustling sound of the Northern Lights. A Book of Noises will teach readers to really listen to the sounds of the world around them, to broaden and deepen their appreciation of the humans, animals, rocks, and trees simultaneously broadcasting across the whole spectrum of sentience.
Häftad, Engelska, 2025
140 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Häftad, Engelska, 2018
108 kr
Skickas
A New Map of Wonders charts a course through the realm of the fascinating and awe-inspiring.With the curiosity and enthusiasm of a great explorer, the award-winning Caspar Henderson celebrates and explains the wonder of light and the origins of the universe, the myriad marvels of the human body and the natural world -- and reveals the wonders to come: the technologies that will transform human experience and change what we will find wonderful. Drawing on philosophy and natural history, art and religion, neuroscience and nanotechnology, A New Map of Wonders is a celebration of life -- a rich and inspiring guide, encouraging us to see the world anew.
Inbunden, Engelska, 2023
182 kr
Skickas
A compendium of sounds from this world and beyond, from the author of A New Map of Wonders and The Book of Barely Imagined BeingsSound shapes our world in invisible but profound ways, and here Caspar Henderson brings his characteristic curiosity, knowledge and sense of wonder to the subject to take us on an exhilarating journey through the heard universe.A Book of Noises gathers together sounds from the cosmos, the natural world, the human world, and the invented world, and contains quiet pockets of silence. From the vast sound of sand in the desert to the tuneful warble of a songbird, to the meditative resonance of a temple bell and the improvisational melodies of jazz, this is a celebration of all things auricular.
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
128 kr
Skickas inom 5-8 vardagar
Sound shapes our world in invisible but profound ways, and here Caspar Henderson brings his characteristic curiosity, knowledge and sense of wonder to the subject to take us on an exhilarating journey through the heard universe. A Book of Noises gathers together sounds from the cosmos, the natural world, the human world, and the invented world, and contains quiet pockets of silence. From the vast sound of sand in the desert to the tuneful warble of a songbird, to the meditative resonance of a temple bell and the improvisational melodies of jazz, this is a celebration of all things auricular.
Inbunden, Engelska, 1950
161 kr
Kommande
Del 15 - Naturkunden
Wahre Monster
Inbunden, Tyska, 2014
417 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
Inbunden, Tyska, 2020
311 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
E-bok
Tyska, 2020227 kr
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Anhand von sieben wahren Wundern führt uns Caspar Henderson in Mikrokosmen und Universen, die zum Staunen einladen und ein tieferes Verständnis erlauben, ohne uns den Zauber zu nehmen. Neugier ist die Voraussetzung für alles Wissen, vielleicht sogar Grundlage des Menschseins. Die Fähigkeit zum Staunen verbindet uns alle. Und je mehr wir über die Welt wissen, desto mehr vermag sie uns zu begeistern, wie Hendersons brillante Berichte aus den Wissenschaften beweisen: Photonen etwa haben weder Masse noch Ladung, können nicht zum Stillstand kommen, dafür aber die Form wechseln. Und bis heute ist nicht gänzlich geklärt, wie sie sich eigentlich mit Lichtgeschwindigkeit fortbewegen können. Das Herz wiederum ist der variantenreichste Muskel, den die Natur hervorgebracht hat – mehr als tausend Mal schlägt ein Kolibriherz pro Minute, nur zwei Mal das Herz einer Muschel. Doch der Zauber dieses lange unerforschten Organs verliert sich auch durch seine Ergründung nicht. Ähnlich verhält es sich mit dem Gehirn, das weitaus komplexer ist als jeder Rechner, der bisher gebaut wurde, und das wir gerade erst zu verstehen beginnen. Mit seiner Karte der Weltwunder nimmt uns Caspar Henderson mit auf eine aufregende Reise in die Philosophie, Geschichte, Kunst, Religion, Naturwissenschaften und Technologie, um uns das Staunen als Möglichkeit der Weltwahrnehmung und Haltung zurückzugeben.