The evidence for the ancestry of the human species among the apes is overwhelming. But the facts are never “just” facts. Human evolution has always been a value-laden scientific theory and, as anthropology makes clear, the ancestors are always sacred. They may be ghosts, or corpses, or fossils, or a naked couple in a garden, but the idea that you are part of a lineage is a powerful and universal one. Meaning and morals are at play, which most certainly transcend science and its quest for m...

MINISERIES PREMIERE From SEAN LEWIS (KING SPAWN) comes a blood-splattered story of conquest. Bears. Pirates. Vikings. And Queens—all battling for their claim to determine what the world will become. Rendered in stunning watercolor by artist JONATHAN MARKS BARRAVECCHIA, it's a gorgeous story of the blood spilled to make countries. And what's cooler than bears, pirates, vikings, and queens??? With 72 stunning pages, it's sure to be one of the most beautiful and thought-provoking books of the...

This book presents the proceedings of the Third IMA Conference on Mathematics of Robotics, held in Manchester in September 2025. It brings together a diverse collection of contributions that reflect the increasing role of mathematics in addressing fundamental problems in robotics.This book covers a wide range of methods including algebraic geometry, control theory, numerical optimisation, and topological data analysis, applied to topics such as kinematics, motion planning, soft rob...

Enter once more the world of Roland Deschain—and the world of the Dark Tower…presented in this stunning third graphic novel of The Drawing of the Three series that will unlock the doorways to terrifying secrets and bold storytelling as part of the dark fantasy masterwork and magnum opus from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King.“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed....

Enter once more the world of Roland Deschain—and the world of the Dark Tower…presented in this stunning fourth graphic novel of The Drawing of the Three story arc that will unlock the doorways to terrifying secrets and bold storytelling as part of the dark fantasy masterwork and magnum opus from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King.“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”With these unfor...

The groundbreaking three-issue miniseries is collected in its entirety. A tale of the sea, of Pirates, Vikings, Queens, and bears, we follow each as they war with each other and try to assert dominance over the past and future of our world. Written by bestselling creator SEAN LEWIS KING SPAWN , ABOVE SNAKES ), and with mind-blowing hand-painted art by newcomer JONATHAN MARKS BARRAVECCHIA, the book is unlike anything you've read. Beautiful, poignant, and daring—a fever dream unlike any comi...

The Viking has taken control of the boat, and through the tempest, he heads to England. It's a land he has ancient history with, and a land whose queen is dressing for war with him. With the Bear, he stalks its streets destroying British soldiers. Until he finds a home—and a whole other story to take out on the British flag.

MINISERIES FINALE **THE END OF THE ROAD. ** The incredible and formdefining miniseries comes to a close. As the Viking and Queen finally go to war, the Bear's true purpose emerges.

Every arena of science has its own flash-point issues—chemistry and poison gas, physics and the atom bomb—and genetics has had a troubled history with race. As Jonathan Marks reveals, this dangerous relationship rumbles on to this day, still leaving plenty of leeway for a belief in the basic natural inequality of races.The eugenic science of the early twentieth century and the commodified genomic science of today are unified by the mistaken belief that human races are naturalistic ...

No two people are the same, and no two groups of people are the same. But what kinds of differences are there, and what do they mean? What does our DNA say about race, gender, equality, or ancestry? Drawing on the latest discoveries in anthropology and human genetics, Understanding Human Diversity looks at scientific realities and pseudoscientific myths about the patterns of diversity in our species, challenging common misconceptions about genetics, race, and evolution and their role in sh...

Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists, and writers across era and ideologies, helping another generation of students, scholars, and citizens to understand more fully the meaning of America.This new second edition of the b...

Collects Wolverine (2014) #1-12, Wolverine Annual (2014) #1. The beginning of the end for Wolverine! With his healing factor gone, Logan has something to prove. Before he can face Sabretooth again, he’ll need to build himself back up, better and stronger than ever - but it’s not that easy anymore, and Wolverine will soon find himself turning to other means of revenge. What could make Logan turn his back on the Jean Grey School and his friends in the X-Men? Has he really joined a group of v...