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Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hardcover. No jacket. VG. Light wear. Previous ownership on ffep. Text is clean.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Brochure about the church laid in. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 108 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; corrections sheet laid in; illustrated end papers; rust c w/gilt decorations/titles; 108 clean, unmarked pages/index; dj w/lite wear, in mylar. Elizabeth Pyle Jones Beatty (illustrator).

unknown_binding. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. Inscribed by the past owner.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. No Dust Jacket. Gilt-decorated red cloth covers bright w/minimal wear; underlining/marginalia. Previous owner's name/address label. 108 pages with index, illustrations, pictorial endpapers. .

Condition: New.

Condition: New. Confidentiality in Social Work (Paperback or Softback).

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. In English.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good with no dust jacket. Sound binding. Clean, bright pages. Wrappers have light shelf wear and address label on back. Contents: Welch, President's Notes. Wouk, Sadness and Hope: Some Thoughts on Modern Warfare. Lautenschläger, Theater Nuclear Forces and Grey Area Weapons. Garrity, South African Strategy: The Strategy of an International Pariah. Dunn, Power Porjection or Influence: Soviet Capabilities for the 1980s. Silverstein, Energy Security an dthe Hydrogen Economy. Alves, The Resupply of Malta in World War II. MacDonald, Regionalism and the Law of the Sea: The Persian Gulf Perspective. Weisberger, The Danger of Ambiguity: Graduation Address. The Barometer. Reviews. 9.0" tall; 132 pages.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 108 pages with maps and photos.History of the Falls Church in Northern Virginia. Elizabeth Pyle Jones Beatty (illustrator).

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Como foi possivel que a materia se organizasse ate adquirir metabolismo, reproducao, adaptacao, memoria genetica e, por fim, consciencia? Em que momento uma simples combinacao de moleculas deixou de ser apenas quimica e passou a constituir aquilo que chamamos vida? E por que, depois do aparecimento das primeiras formas unicelulares, a natureza demorou bilhoes de anos para atravessar a fronteira que conduziria a multicelularidade, aos organismos complexos e, finalmente, ao ser humano?Este livro mergulha em alguns dos maiores enigmas da existencia biologica e investiga, de forma profunda, critica e provocadora, as transicoes extraordinariamente improvaveis que parecem separar a materia inerte da vida, a molecula da celula e a celula isolada do organismo multicelular.Ao longo destas paginas, o leitor e conduzido por uma viagem que comeca nos primordios da Terra, atravessa o misterioso surgimento das primeiras moleculas autorreplicantes, a formacao das membranas celulares, o aparecimento do metabolismo, do DNA, do codigo genetico e da organizacao celular, e chega a um dos momentos mais intrigantes da historia da vida: a passagem de organismos unicelulares independentes para estruturas multicelulares integradas, capazes de cooperacao, diferenciacao, especializacao e construcao de corpos complexos.Mas a obra nao se limita a repetir explicacoes convencionais.Ela confronta perguntas que permanecem abertas e incomodas. Como surgiu um sistema genetico capaz de armazenar e transmitir informacao? Como apareceu a primeira celula funcional, ja dependente de inumeras estruturas interligadas? Como celulas inicialmente autonomas aprenderam a cooperar, renunciar parcialmente a propria independencia e constituir organismos nos quais cada unidade passou a trabalhar em beneficio de um todo maior? O que permitiu o aparecimento da diferenciacao celular, da comunicacao quimica, dos tecidos, dos orgaos e dos sistemas integrados?Entre quimica, biologia evolutiva, genetica, teoria da informacao, filosofia da ciencia e reflexao espiritual e cosmica, este livro examina o extraordinario problema da complexidade biologica sem reduzir o misterio a respostas faceis.Aqui, a evolucao e apresentada nao apenas como transformacao, mas como travessia de sucessivos limiares de organizacao. Cada grande transicao parece exigir nao somente novas estruturas, mas novos niveis de coordenacao, comunicacao, regulacao e informacao. A vida nao apenas muda: ela aprende, integra, coopera e constroi sistemas cada vez mais capazes de preservar a propria continuidade.E talvez esteja justamente ai o verdadeiro enigma.Por que o universo produziu materia capaz de organizar materia? Por que moleculas comecaram a conservar informacao? Por que celulas passaram a formar comunidades? Por que organismos passaram a desenvolver percepcao, comportamento e consciencia?Seria tudo consequencia inevitavel das leis naturais? Resultado de contingencias extremamente raras? Produto de mecanismos ainda incompletamente compreendidos? Ou existiria na propria natureza uma tendencia mais profunda para a organizacao, a integracao e a emergencia de niveis crescentes de complexidade?Este livro nao oferece respostas dogmaticas. Oferece algo talvez mais importante: perguntas suficientemente profundas para obrigar o leitor a reconsiderar aquilo que pensa saber sobre a vida.Porque compreender a vida nao significa apenas perguntar de onde ela veio.Significa perguntar por que ela conseguiu continuar.E, sobretudo, perguntar como foi possivel que, a partir de moleculas dispersas num planeta pr Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. (Falls Church, Episcopal Church, Virginia, History) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. N/A. 1st Edition. First edition. 108pp, some black and white photograph and in-text illustrations. Red cloth-covered boards, gilt illustration and titles on front, illustrated endpapers. 8vo. Lightly rubbed spine ends. Top text block edge starting to tan, fore edge starting to fox. Endpapers starting to tan, gift inscription on front free endpaper. Otherwise, internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket tanned, has some staining, 4cm closed tear to top rear. Typed errata slip loosely laid in.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Condition: As New. Softcover; as new.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 50 Pp Card Covers. Nea Fine, Also With The Program For The Centennial Service, May 7, 1944.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - We explore the fundamental foundations that structure reality. Is consciousness an emergent phenomenon or the creative principle of the universe How do information and energy intertwine to form what we call reality The answer may change your perception of existence forever. Here, the big question is: did the universe come from nothing or is it the result of an intelligent design What is reality Is it an objective and independent construction or an interconnected manifestation of consciousness, information and energy The first volume of the 'Enigma of Existence' trilogy delves deeply into these three fundamental forces that, together, seem to compose the structure of the universe. This book investigates the hypotheses of simulation, the universe as a Quantum Computer, and the ancestral mythologies that point to a creative intelligence. It takes the reader on a transformative journey, exploring the mysteries of reality from the perspective of science, metaphysics and esoteric traditions. The truth may be beyond what we imagine. Consciousness, Information and Energy may be the keys to deciphering and understanding reality.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hardcover with illustrated DJ. Burgundy cloth boards with gold lettering on front board. Title and copyright pages dated 1969. 108 pages. Spine of DJ toned with a 1/2 inch tan stain near top edge. Illustration of the Falls Church on front cover of DJ is tidy and legible. Very minor rubbing to DJ. Gold lettering on front board is shiny and legible. Map of Northern Virginia and The Seal of Diocese on front and rear endpapers. Pages are in excellent condition with black and white photographs of the Falls Church and its members throughout. Binding strong and with no missing pages. Very Good condition. Signed by both authors opposite the title page with a short 1 line inscription from each. Please contact us with questions or if you would like to see photographs. Signed by Author(s).…

Condition: New. Print on Demand.