Alexander von Humboldt was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, whether climbing the highest volcanoes in the world or racing through anthrax-infested Siberia. He came up with a radical vision of...
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Unthinkably good things: Three best friends make important decisions on life and love when they reunite in Tuscany, Italy.
"From the best-selling author of The Invention of Nature comes an exhilarating story about a remarkable group of young rebels--poets, novelists, philosophers--who, through their epic quarrels, passionate love stories, heartbreaking grief, and radical ideas launched Romanticism on...
The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalistwhose ideas changed the way we see the natural world--and in the process created modern environmentalism.NATIONAL BEST SELLEROne of the ;New York Times ...
"Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age. His restless life was packed with adventure and discovery, but his most revolutionary idea was a radical vision of nature as a complex and interconnected global force that does ...
"Seit wann genau kreist unser Denken und Handeln um uns selbst, um unser Ich? Seit wann erwarten wir, dass wir allein über unser Leben bestimmen? ...In ihrem inspirierenden Buch erzählt Bestsellerautorin Andrea Wulf deswegen nicht nur von dem wohl turbulentesten Freundeskreis d...
The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world-and in the process created modern environmentalism. NATIONAL BEST SELLER One of the New York...
From the best-selling author of The Invention of Nature comes an exhilarating story about a remarkable group of young rebels--poets, novelists, philosophers--who, through their epic quarrels, passionate love stories, heartbreaking grief, and radical ideas launched Romanticism ont...
Zum 250. Geburtstag des grössten deutschen Naturforschers am 14. September 2019 legt die preisgekrönte Humboldtexpertin Andrea Wulf ein farbenprächtiges, opulent illustriertes Buch über Humboldts berühmte Südamerikaexpedition vor. Angeregt von seinen Tagebüchern, Kupfersti...
From the bestselling author of The Invention of Nature , a fascinating look at the Founding Fathers like none you've seen before. For the Founding Fathers, gardening, agriculture, and botany were elemental passions: a conjoined interest as deeply ingrained in their characters a...
"From the best-selling author of The Invention of Nature comes an exhilarating story about a remarkable group of young rebels-poets, novelists, philosophers-who, through their epic quarrels, passionate love stories, heartbreaking grief, and radical ideas launched Romanticism onto...
"Re-centers and gives voice to a diversity of women naturalists and writers across time." - Cultivating Place In Writing Wild , Kathryn Aalto celebrates 25 women whose influential writing helps deepen our connection to and understanding of the natural world. These inspirin...