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Unnatural Selection
A lavishly illustrated look at how evolution plays out in selective breedingUnnatural Selection is a stunningly illustrated book about selective breeding—the ongoing transformation of animals at the hand of man.More important, it's a book about selective breeding on a far, far grander scale—a scale that encompasses all life on Earth.We'd call it evolution. A unique fusion of art, science, and history, this book is intended as a tribute to what Charles Darwin might have achieved had he possessed that elusive missing piece to the evolutionary puzzle—the knowledge of how individual traits are passed from one generation to the next.With the benefit of a century and a half of hindsight, Katrina van Grouw explains evolution by building on the analogy that Darwin himself used—comparing the selective breeding process with natural selection in the wild, and, like Darwin, featuring a multitude of fascinating examples. This is more than just a book about pets and livestock, however.The revelation of Unnatural Selection is that identical traits can occur in all animals, wild and domesticated, and both are governed by the same evolutionary principles.As van Grouw shows, animals are plastic things, constantly changing.In wild animals, the changes are usually too slow to see—species appear to stay the same.When it comes to domesticated animals, however, change happens fast, making them the perfect model of evolution in action. Featuring more than four hundred breathtaking illustrations of living animals, skeletons, and historical specimens, Unnatural Selection will be enjoyed by anyone with an interest in natural history and the history of evolutionary thinking.
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Cultural Selection
Humans learn in ways that are influenced by others.As a result, cultural items of many types are elaborated over time in ways that build on the achievements of previous generations.Culture therefore shows a pattern of descent with modification reminiscent of Darwinian evolution.This raises the question of whether cultural selection-a mechanism akin to natural selection, albeit working when learned items are passed from demonstrators to observers-can explain how various practices are refined over time.This Element argues that cultural selection is not necessary for the explanation of cultural adaptation; it shows how to build hybrid explanations that draw on aspects of cultural selection and cultural attraction theory; it shows how cultural reproduction makes problems for highly formalised approaches to cultural selection; and it uses a case-study to demonstrate the importance of human agency for cumulative cultural adaptation.
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Selection Day
'Novel of the year was Aravind Adiga’s Selection Day . . . Cricket never fails to bring out the best in novelists . . . and this is a fine study of the very different fates of two Indian boys blessed with supreme talent.Everything (the dialogue, psychological analysis, social portrayal) is done in a wonderful pacy narrative style.’ – Declan Kiberd, The Irish Times ‘Books of the Year’From the Booker Prize winning author of The White Tiger'The most exciting novelist writing in English today' – A.N. WilsonManjunath Kumar is fourteen. He knows he is good at cricket – if not as good as his elder brother Radha.He knows that he fears and resents his domineering and cricket-obsessed father, admires his brilliantly talented sibling and is fascinated by the world of CSI and by curious and interesting scientific facts.But there are many things, about himself and about the world, that he doesn't know . . . Sometimes it seems as though everyone around him has a clear idea of who Manju should be, except Manju himself. When Manju begins to get to know Radha's great rival, a boy as privileged and confident as Manju is not, everything in Manju's world begins to change and he is faced with decisions that will challenge both his sense of self and of the world around him . . .
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The Selection
Thirty-five beautiful girls. Thirty-five beautiful rivals… It’s the chance of a lifetime and 17-year-old America Singer should feel lucky.She has been chosen for The Selection, a reality TV lottery in which the special few compete for gorgeous Prince Maxon’s love. Swept up in a world of elaborate gowns, glittering jewels and decadent feasts, America is living a new and glamorous life. And the prince takes a special interest in her, much to the outrage of the others. Rivalry within The Selection is fierce and not all of the girls are prepared to play by the rules.But what they don’t know is that America has a secret – one which could throw the whole competition… and change her life forever.
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Flaws of Nature : The Limits and Liabilities of Natural Selection
Species evolve over time to become perfectly adapted to their environments, right?Well, sometimes. Consider that an elephant will not grow a seventh set of teeth, even though wearing down the sixth will condemn it to starvation; that hosts of the European cuckoo seem unable to tell that the overgrown monster in their nest is not their own chick; and that whales are fully aquatic mammals who, millions of years after first abandoning the land, still cannot breathe underwater. This book is about evolution, but not its greatest hits.Instead, it explores everything in the animal kingdom that is self-defeating, ill-made, uneconomical, or downright weird – and explains how natural selection has favoured it.In the grand struggle for survival, some surprising patterns emerge: animals are always slightly out-of-date; inefficiency tends to increase over time; predators usually lose, and parasites usually win.With equal parts humour and scientific insight, Andy Dobson is here to explain the how and why of evolution’s limits and liabilities.
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HiLife Cat Luxury Selection 12 x 70g - Meat Selection
HiLife Cat Luxury Selection 12 x 70g is a tasty complete wet food suitable for adult cats. These delicious recipes contain either protein-rich chicken or tuna - perfect for maintaining your feline's muscle mass. The HiLife Cat Luxury Selection also contains a LifePlus Blend, which includes ingredients to support immunity, brain function and joint health. The relationship between you and your cat is simple- you love them and they love you. Your feline shows you through purrs and you can show them by providing them with the finest nutrition packed HiLife Cat Luxury Selection. The Meat Selection contains: 4 x Chicken Breast in Sauce 4 x Chicken Breast with Duck in Sauce 4 x Chicken Breast with Beef in Sauce The Fish Selection contains: 4 x Tuna Loin in Sauce 4 x Tuna Loin and Sardine in Sauce 4 x Tuna Loin and Mackerel in Sauce HiLife Cat Luxury Selection 12 x 70g at a glance: Delicious wet food for adult cats: nutritionally complete recipes Made with 100% natural ingredients Rich in protein: with chicken or tuna Grain-free: suitable for cats with sensitive tummies Supports immunity, aids heart health, promotes urinary health
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Throughout history, some books have changed the world.They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other.They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution.They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted.They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are.
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