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  • Lamarck's Revenge

    How Epigenetics Is Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Evolution's Past and Present

    by Peter Ward ...
    A riveting explanation of epigenetics, offering startling insights into our inheritable traits.In the 1700s, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck first described epigenetics to explain the inheritance of acquired characteristics; however, his theory was supplanted in the 1800s by Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection through heritable genetic mutations. But natural selection could not adequately ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Life as We Do Not Know It

    The NASA Search for (and Synthesis of) Alien Life

    by Peter Ward ...
    An engrossing and revelatory first look at the search for alien life-on Earth and beyondFor the past twenty years, Peter Ward has been at the forefront of popular science writing, with books such as the influential and controversial Rare Earth. In Life as We Do Not Know It, Ward, with his signature blend of eloquence, humor, and learned insight, vividly details the latest scientific findings, ... Read more

    Was $7.99 USD Now $4.99 USD

  • The Clean Body

    A Modern History

    by Peter Ward ...
    How often did our ancestors bathe? How often did they wash their clothes and change them? What did they understand cleanliness to be? Why have our hygienic habits changed so dramatically over time? In short, how have we come to be so clean?The Clean Body explores one of the most fundamental and pervasive cultural changes in Western history since the seventeenth century: the personal hygiene ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • The Consequential Frontier

    Challenging the Privatization of Space

    by Peter Ward ...
    "A lucid, bright and essential work of reporting, analysis and genuine care. Peter Ward has given us a new way to think about private endeavors in space. Superb."⁠—Rivka Galchen, author of Little LaborsThis in-depth work of reportage dares to ask what’s at stake in privatizing outer spaceEarth is in trouble—so dramatically that we’re now scrambling to explore space for valuable resources and a ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Price of Immortality

    by Peter Ward ...
    In the tradition of Jon Ronson and Tim Wu, an absorbing and revelatory journey into the American Way of Defying Death . . .As longevity medicine revolutionizes the lives of many older people, the quest to take the next step—to live as long as we choose—has spurred a scientific arms race in search of the elixir of life, funded by Big Tech and Silicon Valley.Once the stuff of Mesopotamian mythology ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Medea Hypothesis

    Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive?

    by Peter Ward ...
    Series series Science Essentials
    In The Medea Hypothesis, renowned paleontologist Peter Ward proposes a revolutionary and provocative vision of life's relationship with the Earth's biosphere--one that has frightening implications for our future, yet also offers hope. Using the latest discoveries from the geological record, he argues that life might be its own worst enemy. This stands in stark contrast to James Lovelock's Gaia ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • A New History of Life

    The Radical New Discoveries about the Origins and Evolution of Life on Earth

    by Peter Ward, Joe Kirschvink ...
    The history of life on Earth is, in some form or another, known to us all--or so we think. A New History of Life offers a provocative new account, based on the latest scientific research, of how life on our planet evolved--the first major new synthesis for general readers in two decades.Charles Darwin's theories, first published more than 150 years ago, form the backbone of how we understand the ... Read more

    $12.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Disaster Recovery Guide

    Learn everything you need to know to design and implement a solid disaster recovery plan for SharePoint 2013

    by Peter Ward ...
    Learn everything you need to know to design and implement a solid disaster recovery plan for SharePoint 2013Key FeaturesDesign, implement, test, and execute solid disaster recovery plans for your SharePoint environment with this essential guideLearn outofthebox backup and restore proceduresImplement a solid disaster recovery strategy for custom development environmentsA quick handson guide to get ... Read more

    $28.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Microsoft SharePoint for Business Executives: Q&A Handbook

    100 Essential Questions and Answers about SharePoint 2010 for Executives considering SharePoint deployments with this book and ebook

    by Peter Ward ...
    Key FeaturesBook Description“Microsoft SharePoint for Business Executives: Q&A Handbook” is a quick, non-technical reference for business executives who need to get up to speed with SharePoint and understand how to make the right decision about implementations. With an easy to absorb Q&A approach and short bite size chapters focused on defined SharePoint subjects, the book follows specific ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Leadership in a Zoom Economy with Microsoft Teams

    Applying Leadership to a Remote Workforce

    by Peter Ward ...
    Series series Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
    Manage and lead a team remotely by intertwining leadership principles with the many robust tools of Microsoft Teams. This book shows you how to utilize Microsoft Teams in an effective way to achieve your global team goals.Leading a team is a challenge, but leading a team in the zoom economy can make you stressed out and overworked. Peter Ward gives the reader a communication and organization ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Welfare Politics in Mexico

    Papering Over the Cracks

    by Peter Ward ...
    Series series Routledge Revivals
    When it was originally published in 1986, this was the first book to deal simultaneously with several aspects of social welfare provision in a developing country. The unique contribution of the book is based on the analysis of 3 substantive welfare areas – land (for self-help housing), urban infrastructure and health – which are examined in terms of the nature, motivation and effectiveness of ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Basic Betacam Camerawork

    by Peter Ward ...
    Basic Betacam Camerawork offers a complete introduction to both the analogue and digital beta camera formats: Betacam, Digital Beta, Betacam SX and DV & DVCAM. Step-by-step instructions are given covering everything from pre-recording checklists, to technical camera specifications, instruction on exposure and lighting, composition, editing and sound and techniques for different programme styles ... Read more

    $34.99 USD