Carl Coon (32 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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

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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. A Short History of Evolution. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. NF/NF. Very light pushing to spine ends. A couple of minuscule spots of soiling to covers. Corners are square. Pages are white and unmarked. No writing, no underlining, no highlighting. Dust jacket shows only minor shelf wear. Not ex-library.…

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

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 72 pages. 8.40x5.50x0.20 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition. First Printing of the First Edition. A thoughtful survey of the increasingly global super-culture spanning the world, coming together economically and politically but still riven with various religious, racial, ethnic, etc. endemic conflicts. Author posits that human evolutionary heritage mandates group allegiances and conflict and that understanding this part of humanity's being is essential to defusing international tensions; contains glossy illustrations, index. Hardcover with dust jacket, 256pp. A beautiful pristine copy, unused and unread, the jacket nicely encased in a plastic protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. …

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

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Very Good +. First Edition. "A diplomat's perspective" on the 21st century culture wars among the global village, written by this career diplomat. 256 pages, illustrated. INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the flyleaf. INSCRIBED & SIGNED BY AUTHOR. Book.

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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 149 pages. 9.75x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 393 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.99 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 365 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.92 inches. In Stock.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Carl Coon distills billions of years of natural and human history into a few beautifully-written pages in his new book, 'A Short History of Evolution'. Coon demonstrates why there is no need to believe in any magical force at work to explain how things came to be the way they are, and how everything has happened in accordance with a natural order of change. Not content to stop with the emergence of homo sapiens 50,000 years ago, Coon shows how processes akin to those of biological natural selection have shaped the growth of our civilization. Even war, with all its horrors, has had beneficial effects on our species as a whole (if not on the individuals immediately affected). At least as important as war, though, is 'altruism' - a naturally occurring phenomenon without which our species would never have survived. Treat yourself to a view from 50,000 feet of how we came to be the way we are.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In this succinct, highly readable overview of the evolution of human society, the author argues that the 21st century will witness a crucially important and difficult transition for the human race. Blending the disciplines of anthropology and evolutionary psychology with over thirty years of experience in the diplomatic corps, Coon traces the evolution of the human tendency to divide others into two groups, 'us versus them.' People tend instinctively to behave altruistically toward members of their own in-group, and to react with suspicion, or even hostility, toward outsiders. He points out that complex human societies became possible only when cultural attitudes and mechanisms became accepted that encouraged individuals to define their in-groups in more expansive ways. Thus small kin-based bands grew into villages, kingdoms, and, eventually, the modern nation-state. Today, he argues, we have reached a stage where the whole world must be viewed as 'us,' for only a united world community can cope with today's global challenges.…

Condition: Very Good. Signed Copy . Signed by author on title page.