ISBN: 9780307270788 - angels and ages: a short book about darwin, lincoln, and modern life (23 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. In this captivating double life, Adam Gopnik searches for the men behind the icons of emancipation and evolution. Born by cosmic coincidence on the same day in 1809 and separated by an ocean, Lincoln and Darwin coauthored our sense of history and our understanding of man's place in the world. Here Gopnik reveals these two men as they really were: family men and social climbers, ambitious manipulators and courageous adventurers, grieving parents and brilliant scholars. Above all we see them as thinkers and writers, making and witnessing the great changes in thought that mark truly modern times.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. 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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. 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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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Zustand: Used.

Zustand: Good. First Edition First Printiing. 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.…

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Number of Volumes: 2 Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Includes dust jacket. Signed. First Edition. Signed and dated by the author.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Edition. 6 X 0.92 X 9.54 inches; 211 pages; few very minor foxing speckles on the top exterior edge of textblock only. Light yellowing on pages. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. DJ is not price-clipped.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Stated First Edition. 211pp. Bright, clean & tight copy, in gently read / As New condition. "On a memorable day in human history, February 12, 1809, two babies were born an ocean apart: Abraham Lincoln in a one-room Kentucky log cabin, Charles Darwin on an English country estate. It was a time of backward-seeming notions, when almost everyone still accepted the biblical account of creation as the literal truth and authoritarianism as the most natural and viable social order. But by the time both men died, the world had changed: ordinary people understood that life on earth was a story of continuous evolution, and the Civil War had proved that a democracy could fight for principles and endure. And with these signal insights much else had changed besides. Together, Darwin and Lincoln had become midwives to the spirit of a new world, a new kind of hope and faith. [] Searching for the men behind the icons of emancipation and evolution, Adam Gopnik shows us, in this captivating double life, Lincoln and Darwin as they really were: family men and social climbers; ambitious manipulators and courageous adventurers; the living husband, father, son, and student behind each myth. How do we reconcile Lincoln, the supremely good man we know, with the hardened commander who wittingly sent tens of thousands of young soldiers to certain death? Why did the relentlessly rational Darwin delay publishing his 'Great Idea' for almost twenty years? How did inconsolable grief at the loss of a beloved child change each man? And what comfort could either find--for himself or for a society now possessed of a sadder, if wiser, understanding of our existence? Such human questions and their answers are the stuff of this book." [jacket copy] "Two giants come humanly to life in these pages, and the deeds that made them giants are wisely appreciated. But, most of all, ANGELS AND AGES is a hymn to liberal thinking--its modesty, its openness, its occasional courage, its honesty about our transience, its loyalty to the pleasures and virtues of the everyday. And it is a hymn composed by a marvelous liberal thinker."--Louis Menand. "A learned treatise that worships learning . . . Gopnik offers a meditation on each man's most literary qualities: Lincoln's deceptively simple legalistic language and Darwin's crystalline powers of observation. . . a succinct, convincing, and moving account of how two men ripped mankind out of its past unreason and thrust it into a more enlightened age."--Gilbert Cruz, Time. Near-pristine hardcover w/brilliant corners & crisp deckle edges, a square & tight binding, wrapped in a Fine, intact jacket w/a very slight blemish on front; a typically beautiful Knopf production, quite presentable.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 224 pages. 9.50x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

2009, 211pp, hardcover met stofomslag, goed exemplaar / good copy , 211pp, met stofomslag, goed exemplaar / good copy , 211pp, met stofomslag, goed exemplaar / good copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. Hardcover/dust jacket Octavo. gray papered boards, silver lettering, dust jacket, 211 pp inscribed by the author on the title page.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: good. Hardcover/dust jacket Octavo. gray papered boards, silver lettering, dust jacket, 211 pp, inscribed by author on half title and signed on title page, dj lightly worn at the edges Standard shipping (no tracking or insurance) / Priority (with tracking) / Custom quote for large or heavy orders. Signed.…

Zustand: gut. Angels and Ages / A Short Book About Darwin, Lincoln, and Modern Life In englischer Sprache. pages.