New Releases by Jeffrey Bennett

Únete al perro Max y a su amiga Tori en una emocionante aventura de ciencia. En su afán de ayudar a los habitantes de la Tierra a regresar a la Luna, Max y Tori inspiran en nosotros el amor por la aventura y el respeto por la Tierra, nuestro hogar y planeta. Los "Cuadros Educativos" en cada página had sido diseñados con propósito educativo y acompañan al cuento principal que está claramente narrado y hermosamente ilustrado.

Blarney, Common and Quiggin (1995) (BCQ) suggest that responses to contingent valuation (CV) questionnaires may be framed either according to the extent of individual benefits received, or according to wider views about ethical frameworks, impacts on other people, or desired societal levels. They characterise the individual benefit approach as a consumer model, and responses indicating wider concerns as citizen preferences. Citizen value responses are held to invalidate the economic assumptions underlying the use of CV. Hence, they hypothesize that the incorporation of CV results into benefit-cost analysis is problematic. In this comment we suggest that there are several flaws with the citizen value hypothesis. These can be grouped into arguments about the existence of citizen values based on ethical or altruistic grounds, and arguments about the identification of citizen values.

Diego daydreams of being a wizard with magical powers that can make the world a better place, and in particular to fight global warming. When he snaps out of his daydream and remembers that he can''t really do magic, he wonders whether there is anything he can do in real life to help save the world.

"¿Has pensado lo que tú puedes hacer para ayudar a salvar al mundo? Únete a Diego mientras sueña que es un mago y luego descubre las muchas maneras en las que, cuando sea grande, podrá causar un cambio verdadero."--Publisher''s description.

The quest for extraterrestrial life doesn''t happen only in science fiction. This book describes the startling discoveries being made in the very real science of astrobiology, an intriguing new field that blends astronomy, biology, and geology to explore the possibility of life on other planets. Jeffrey Bennett takes readers beyond UFOs to discuss some of the tantalizing questions astrobiologists grapple with every day: What is life and how does it begin? What makes a planet or moon habitable? Is there life on Mars or elsewhere in the solar system? How can life be recognized on distant worlds? Is it likely to be microbial, more biologically complex--or even intelligent? What would such a discovery mean for life here on Earth? Come along on this scientific adventure and learn the astonishing implications of discoveries made in this field for the future of the human race. Bennett, who believes that "science is a way of helping people come to agreement," explains how the search for extraterrestrial life can help bridge the divide that sometimes exists between science and religion, defuse public rancor over the teaching of evolution, and quiet the debate over global warming. He likens humanity today to a troubled adolescent teetering on the edge between self-destruction and a future of virtually limitless possibilities. Beyond UFOs shows why the very quest to find alien life can help us to grow up as a species and chart a course for the stars. In a new afterword, Bennett shares the most recent developments in extrasolar research, and discusses how they might further our quest to find alien life.

Join Max the dog as he visits Jupiter and discovers all it''s unique qualities.

Dieses einzigartige Buch - herausgegeben von Professor Harald Lesch - behandelt die komplette klassische und moderne Astronomie - von Beobachtungsmethoden bis zur Kosmologie - in einem einzigen Band. Seine lebendige und bilderreiche Darstellung (über 1000 farbige Abbildungen) der Thematik weckt im Leser die Faszination für die Astronomie und die Freude am Lernen naturwissenschaftlicher Zusammenhänge. Dieses Buch wird in der Lehre an Schulen und Universitäten auf der ganzen Welt seit Jahren erfolgreich eingesetzt. Seine anschauliche und verständliche Darstellung auch komplexer Inhalte macht es.

The story of how Max the dog and his friend Tori time traveled to the Ice Age and learned important lessons for our own time.

Max the dog and his friend Tori take the first trip to the Moon since the Apollo missions, inspiring the nations of the world to build a Moon colony. Scientific principles that support the story are clearly explained in "Big Kid Boxes" appearing on each page.

Add some fresh arrangements to your upcoming services with this wonderfully compiled collection of solid sacred hymns. Featuring these harder-to-find, challenging-to-play favorites, you''ll find selections suitable for special occasions, concerts and general worship hours. Medium to Difficult.