Allen lane australia (49 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 531 pages; Stated First Edition. Mylar Cover on dust jacket, Dust Jacket shows little wear of usage, Book Tight, Black & White Photographs Text is clean no markings seen.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good.

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good +. No Jacket. First Edition.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. usual library marks, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear, library sticker spine Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. library marks endpapers, slightly slanted, otherwise book clean and tight. DJ: slight edge wear, library sticker spine. Due to weight extra may apply to any quoted international postage Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.…

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: None Issued. Revised. 366 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. The only exception is some light reading wear.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition First Printing. Number 001 is printed inside. The first printing of the first edition. Some minor marks on the title page and on the closed page edges.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: None Issued. First Edition. 317 pages. Ex-Library. Book is in Very good condition throughout.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 584 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. The only exception is some light wear to jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good To Worn - Browned Pages. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good - Some Wear and Tear.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good to Worn - Marks. First Australasian.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. 723 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Good condition. There is some light shelf and reading wear, but still a presentable copy. Illus. With Photos (illustratore).

Soft cover. Condizione: Fair. 1st Edition.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good - Pages Browned. Page browning.

Soft cover. Condizione: Good - a few Age Marks. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good Mostly. Inscription on inside front page. . In this provocative and inspiring book, Malcolm Gladwell examines everyone from business giants to scientific geniuses, sports stars to musicians, and reveals what they have in common. He looks behind the spectacular results, the myths and the legends to show what really explains exceptionally successful people.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 302 pages. The dust jacket has a little wear, with light fading on the spine. The page edges are lightly tanned and foxed. The front endpaper has a gift inscription from a previous owner. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. First Edition. pp x, 338. An examination of the relationships between the classes of people on board the lengthy voyages from the British Isles to Australia during the nineteenth century.

Large trade Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. First Edition. What can we learn from traditional societies? From the author of 'Guns, Germs and Steel'. xii,450pp, index, ills. Almost as new Size: 8vo. Book.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 237 pages. The cover has a lilttle wear. The page edges are somewhat tanned and foxed. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. The page edges have minor tanning. 490 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-253mm).

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Book condition is near fine. Spine intact. Text body clean and immaculate throughout the book. Book block is clean and unmarked all sides of the book. Book boards clean and unmarked front and back of the book. No extra charges for over-sea shipping as the book weight does not exceed 500gram. Dust Jacket near fine. Over-all an excellent copy of the 1st edition. Knowledge is therefore dynamic, evolving as organisms interact with their environment and face new challenges.Instinct and Learning: Instincts are innate behavioral patterns that have evolved because they reliably increase fitness. They represent a form of pre-programmed knowledge encoded in the genome. However, instincts alone are often insufficient in complex or changing environments. Learning allows organisms to modify behavior based on experience, effectively extending the adaptive potential of instinctual responses. Plotkin emphasizes that the interplay between instinct and learning forms a continuum, where some behaviors are rigidly inherited while others are flexible and shaped by environmental feedback. Evolution of Intelligence: Intelligence can be seen as an advanced form of adaptive knowledge. It enables organisms to predict, plan, and manipulate their environment beyond immediate instinctual responses. Plotkin proposes a three-dimensional theory of knowledge, where intelligence evolves as a mechanism to integrate instinctual knowledge with experiential learning, allowing for problem-solving in novel situations. This perspective frames intelligence as a product of evolutionary pressures, where cognitive abilities are selected for their contribution to survival and reproductive success. Integration of Adaptation, Instinct, and Knowledge: The evolution of knowledge involves a Darwinian process: variation in cognitive traits, selection for traits that improve fitness, and retention of successful strategies. Instinct provides a baseline of adaptive behavior, while learning and intelligence allow for flexible responses to environmental complexity. Together, these mechanisms illustrate that knowledge is not static but emerges from the interaction between genetic inheritance, environmental challenges, and cognitive development.…

Soft cover. Condizione: Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good. 1st Edition. 171 pp. Edges lightly foxed, pages sunned. D/J scuffed. The city of women is love, Billie Shockley says. But in the city of women that is her world, love takes strange forms. The city is Sydney; from its familiar streets and gardens men have been banished. Their existence still threatens its precincts and Old Man Death moves rapaciously and relentlessly among its students.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. The dust jacket has a little wear. The page edges are somewhat foxed, and tanned. 292 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Thus. A bestseller by an ordinary man who considered himself fortunate, This is the first Allen Lane (Penguin Group) 1983 edition of the original 1981 printing. This special edition has an added afterward by Jan Carter and endpapers depicting family photographs of the author. Navy boards with silver lettering in slipcase. Appears unread, crisp and clean, giftable/collectible copy. There is some light general wear to slipcase exterior and it is possible that the book spine and matching slipcase ends have faded slightly. On the back board is a small white spot (undyed thread in the cloth?) which appears to be a production flaw and there is very slight wear to boards in general. Binding and corners intact. A special copy of a special and very Australian book. Juniper, Robert (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fair in New Archival Sleeve. First Edition. A firm straight unmarked book and dust jacket. Just out of long-term storage, appears unread.

First thus. [x], 470 pages, illustrated with map and photographic illustrations, a very good copy. Brilliantly written, compelling and highly original, The Looming Tower is the first book to tell the full story of al-Qaeda from its roots up to 9/11. Drawing on astonishing interviews and first-hand sources, it investigates the extraordinary group of idealogues behind this organization - and those who tried to stop them. ; 230 x 150mm.…

Condizione: VG/VG+ (see notes). 1st. small 4to. 324pp. Signed by the author (see notes). Couple minor tape remnants on covers. from where old mylar was put on, bit of foxing top edge. 7 line inscription to ".and .", signed Richard. P O name stamp. on title page.

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. 671 pages with black/white picture section.