The ants by holldobler, bert wilson, edward o hardcover available at half price books s. Bowen theory resource store center for the study of natural. View a collection of videos on professor wilson entitled on the relation of science and the humanitiesthis landmark work, the distillation of a lifetime of research by the worlds leading. Wilson interweave their personal adventures with the social lives of ants, building, from the first minute observations of childhood, an account of these abundant insects evolutionary achievement. Each colony of leafcutters contains as many as five million workers, all the daughters of a single queen that can live. Making up nearly 15% of the entire terrestrial animal biomass, ants are impressive not only in quantitative terms, they also fascinate by. Wilson interweave their personal adventures with the social lives of ants, building, from the first minute observations of childhood, a. Wilson, honorary curator in entomology and university research professor emeritus edward o wilson harvard university press, 1990 science 732 pages. The future of life is a magisterial accomplishment. Bowen theory resource store center for the study of. Most of the books selected are suitable for a well educated layman with only a few being for a more serious reader. Wilson is the author of more than thirty books, including anthill, a novel, and the meaning of human existence, a finalist for the national book award. John paul vann and america in vietnam by neil sheehan 1988 the making of the atomic bomb by richard rhodes 1987 arab and jew.
Journey to the ants gives an outstanding overview of the enormous variety and fascination of myrmecology, from the primitive bulldog ants of australia to the complexities of weaver ant societies. The swcc library has several collections of thousands of ebooks available for your use. The ants is a zoology textbook by the german entomologist bert holldobler and the american entomologist e. Ebook download the ants, by bert holldobler, edward.
Hailed as a masterpiece by scientific american and as the greatest of all entomology books by science, bert holldobler and edward o. Readers who enjoyed journey to the ants bert holldobler and e. Harvard university press, cambridge, massachusetts, 1990. It takes you inside the ants universe and reveals it to be a highly organised world, as complex and relentless as human society and even more brutal. Im now down to five hard copy library books and an ebook, which. Getting started ebooks libguides at cincinnati state. Susanjs 75 books challenge thread 3 75 books challenge. View a collection of videos on professor wilson entitled on the relation of science and the humanitiesthis landmark work, the distillation of a lifetime of research by the worlds leading myrmecologists, is a thoroughgoing survey of one of the largest and most diverse groups of animals on the planet. It is packed with the findings of the lifetime of research by the myremecologists holldobler and wilson, ranging across all aspects of ants life cycle, from how ants communicate, to how members of a colony interact with each other, other colonies, and other species. Empire of the ants is an extraordinary achievement. Imagine pumping tons of cement into a colony, letting it harden, and then digging it up to see what it looks like. In large format, with almost a thousand line drawings, photographs, and paintings, it is one of the most visually rich and allencompassing views of any group of. Wilson interweave their personal adventures with the social lives of ants, building.
Apr 30, 2020 what ebooks does rose library subscribe to. The library book is a collection of library themed bits of writing, fiction and nonfiction, some of them republished from elsewhere, some of them just extracts from something else. For a complete listing of resources available to you, see ebook collections by title below. Buy the ants by bert holldobler, edward o wilson online at alibris.
The ants by bert holldobler, edward o wilson alibris. It would be difficult to overstate the significance of ants. Susanjs 75 books challenge thread 5 75 books challenge. From the arctic to south africa one finds them everywhere. Some may take offense at the books liberal use of anthropomorphic.
Berry library room 170 main building 3520 central parkway, cincinnati, oh 452232690 55691606. Choes interesting and easy to understand writing style. Download the ants pdf by bert holldobler, edward o. Empire of the ants by bernard werber overdrive rakuten. I had to bookhorn this one in because its a library ebook. Wilson is the author of two pulitzer prizewinning books, on human nature 1978 and the ants 1990, with bert holldobler, as well as many other. View a collection of videos on professor wilson entitled on the relation of science and the humanitiesthis landmark work, the distillation of a lifetime of.
The ants bert holldobler, foundation professor of biology bert. Civilization by instinct by holldobler, bert, wilson, edward o. Richly illustrated and delightfully written, journey to the ants combines autobiography and scientific lore to convey the excitement and pleasure the study of ants can offer. You can print a limited amount of pages of an ebook. Wilson and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The future of life free pdf, chm, djvu, txt books library. Journey to the ants is a short book that has the feel of a long book. The library book is a collection of librarythemed bits of writing, fiction and nonfiction, some of them republished from elsewhere, some of them just extracts from something else. Wilson richly illustrated and delightfully written, journey to the ants combines autobiography and scientific lore to. Edward o wilson the leafcutter ants provides a tour of earths most evolved animal societies. We offer you the best offer by getting the incredible book the ants, by bert holldobler, edward o. Im now down to five hard copy library books and an ebook. Wounded spirits in a promised land by david k shipler. Making up nearly 15% of the entire terrestrial animal biomass, ants are impressive not only in quantitative terms, they also fascinate by their highly organized and complex social system.
Hes been taking it out of the library for years and always wanted a copy for himself. Wilsons monumental treatise the ants also was praised in the popular press and won a pulitzer prize. Ebooks can be read online anytime and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from computers with internet access. Its an interesting enough little collection to flip through, and i rather liked kate mosses story and given i paid 99p for it, it wasnt a waste of money. This is a continuation of the topic susanjs 75 books challenge. Journey to the ants gives an outstanding overview of the enormous variety and fascination of myrmecology, from the primitive bulldog ants of australia to the complexities of weaver ant societies, slavemaking ants and agriculture, army ants, and the social parasites concealed within anthills. There are stories of deception, cooperation and slavery. Wilson bring the colony right to you, including a quite creative way of showing what a colony looks like. This is it guide the ants, by bert holldobler, edward o. Getting started libguides at cincinnati state library. The jim and patsy rose library subscribes to over 200,000 ebooks through different collections. It won the pulitzer prize for general nonfiction in 1991. The makers of the sacred harp david warren steel with richard h.
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