Oxford University Press

This novel book is the first to properly address the controversial issue of plant intelligence, arguing convincingly that cells and whole plants growing in competitive wild conditions exhibit aspects of plant behaviour that can be accurately described as &'intelligent&'. The author expands on three main insights drawn by the Nobel Prize winning...

Perspectives from psychology, philosophy, and sociologyAlthough collective emotions have a long tradition in scientific inquiry, for instance in mass psychology and the sociology of rituals and social movements, their importance for individuals and the social world has never been more obvious than in the past decades. The Arab Spring revolution,...

Epidendroideae (Part 3)For centuries orchids have been among the most popular of plant families, with thousands of species and hybrids cultivated worldwide for the diversity, beauty, and intricacy of their flowers.  The Genera Orchidacearum series represents a robust and natural classification of the orchids, something that has eluded plant...

How Music Plays the MindOn Repeat offers an in-depth inquiry into music's repetitive nature. Drawing on a diverse array of fields, it sheds light on a range of issues from repetition's use as a compositional tool to its role in characterizing our behavior as listeners, and considers related implications for repetition in language,...

Oxford Worldas Classics brings you a collection of the best voyages in literature. Take a journey of your own through the eyes of beloved literary characters in this set, which includes Gulliveras Travels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Robinson Crusoe, Moby Dick, and Three Men on the Brummel. Catch-up on the classics you will remember for a...

The Long Reach of the GeneThis is a revised edition with a new afterword by Daniel Dennett. The Extended Phenotype carries on from where The Selfish Gene takes off. It is a fascinating look at the evolution of life and natural selection. Dawkins's theory is that individual organisms are replicators that have extended phenotypic effects on...