Demons In Eden

Author : Jonathan Silvertown
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226757773
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Demons in Eden written by Jonathan Silvertown and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of evolution lies a bewildering paradox. Natural selection favors above all the individual that leaves the most offspring—a superorganism of sorts that Jonathan Silvertown here calls the "Darwinian demon." But if such a demon existed, this highly successful organism would populate the entire world with its own kind, beating out other species and eventually extinguishing biodiversity as we know it. Why then, if evolution favors this demon, is the world filled with so many different life forms? What keeps this Darwinian demon in check? If humankind is now the greatest threat to biodiversity on the planet, have we become the Darwinian demon? Demons in Eden considers these questions using the latest scientific discoveries from the plant world. Readers join Silvertown as he explores the astonishing diversity of plant life in regions as spectacular as the verdant climes of Japan, the lush grounds of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, the shallow wetlands and teeming freshwaters of Florida, the tropical rainforests of southeast Mexico, and the Canary Islands archipelago, whose evolutionary novelties—and exotic plant life—have earned it the sobriquet "the Galapagos of botany." Along the way, Silvertown looks closely at the evolution of plant diversity in these locales and explains why such variety persists in light of ecological patterns and evolutionary processes. In novel and useful ways, he also investigates the current state of plant diversity on the planet to show the ever-challenging threats posed by invasive species and humans. Bringing the secret life of plants into more colorful and vivid focus than ever before, Demons in Eden is an empathic and impassioned exploration of modern plant ecology that unlocks evolutionary mysteries of the natural world.

Author : Jonathan Silvertown
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN 13 : 1459627385
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Demons in Eden written by Jonathan Silvertown and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on 2011-08-22 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jonathan Silvertown here explores the astonishing diversity of plant life in regions as spectacular as the verdant climes of Japan, the lush grounds of the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, the shallow wetlands and teeming freshwaters of Florida, the tropical rainforests of southeast Mexico, and the Canary Islands archipelago, whose evolutionary n...

Author : Cynthia Eden
Publisher : Kensington Books
ISBN 13 : 1617738743
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Midnight Sins written by Cynthia Eden and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2014-05-16 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Edgy and compelling...sizzles." --Alyssa Day Eyeing the gorgeous blond nightclub singer, Atlanta detective Todd Brooks feels sure there's a higher power somewhere. But a twisted killer is leaving a trail of bodies in seedy hotel rooms across town. The male victims show no wounds--it's as if the life was simply drained from them. And right now, the mysterious Cara Firon is Todd's only suspect. Cara knows it's foolish to be so drawn to a man who thinks she's a murderer. She also knows Detective Brooks would find the truth even harder to swallow. Cara is one of the Others, a race of powerful, paranormal creatures who live among humans. Cara's particular abilities make men putty in her hands--all except this rugged, sexy-as-hell detective. But now someone, or something, has singled Cara out for serious payback. . .

Author : James Axler
Publisher : Gold Eagle
ISBN 13 : 9780373625376
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Demons of Eden written by James Axler and published by Gold Eagle. This book was released on 1997 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Debra Dunbar
Publisher : Debra Dunbar
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book California Demon written by Debra Dunbar and published by Debra Dunbar. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In New Hell, only the monsters survive. Eden Alvaro is a licensed Vulture, picking through the aftermath of violence in demon-plagued LA, and fencing her finds to help support her family. But when a crooked cop reports her for a salvage she didn’t take, all hell breaks loose. Stripped of her license, Eden finds herself with a price on her head. When the mercenaries hunting her raid her home, brutalize her family and abduct one of her sisters, Eden turns to the enigmatic Bishop—a man with a reputation for violence who, for the right price, can find just about anything or anyone. With time running out to find her sister before she’s sold into slavery, Eden is determined to get her back—even if she has to slaughter her way through a gang affiliated with the traffickers and face down one of the powerful demons in control of the city. She’ll need every bit of her burgeoning magical powers to bring her sister back alive—and she’ll need to put herself in debt to Bishop. But when it comes to her family, no price is too high for Eden to pay.

Author : Michelle Rowen
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101404515
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Demon in Me written by Michelle Rowen and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: View our feature on Michelle Rowen’s The Demon in Me.Hell hath no fury like a woman possessed... After her hunky police detective partner guns down a serial killer in front of her, "psychic consultant" Eden Riley realizes that she's no longer alone. A voice in her head introduces himself as Darrak. He's a demon. But not in a bad way. He was cursed 300 years ago and he wants to find a way to break free. Eden's psychic energy helps him take form during daylight, and she's going to have to learn to live with this sexy demon...like it or not.

Author : Michael S. Heiser
Publisher : Lexham Press
ISBN 13 : 1683592905
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Demons written by Michael S. Heiser and published by Lexham Press. This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The truth about demons is far stranger—and even more fascinating—than what's commonly believed. Are demons real? Are they red creatures with goatees holding pitchforks and sitting on people's shoulders while whispering bad things? Did a third of the angels really rebel with Satan? Are demons and "principalities and powers" just terms for the same entities, or are they different members of the kingdom of darkness? Is the world a chaotic mess because of what happened in Eden, or is there more to the story of evil? What people believed about evil spiritual forces in ancient biblical times is often very different than what people have been led to believe about them today. And this ancient worldview is missing from most attempts to treat the topic. In Demons, Michael Heiser debunks popular presuppositions about the very real powers of darkness. Rather than traditions, stories, speculations, or myths, Demons is grounded in what ancient people of both the Old and New Testament eras believed about evil spiritual forces and in what the Bible actually says. You'll come away with a sound, biblical understanding of demons, supernatural rebellion, evil spirits, and spiritual warfare.

Author : Cynthia Eden
Publisher : Brava
ISBN 13 : 0758234279
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Midnight's Master written by Cynthia Eden and published by Brava. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Niol Lapen is the last demon on earth most people would ask for a favor, yet the sexy little reporter who wanders into his club dares to do exactly that.

Author : Sylvia Montgomery Shaw
Publisher : Swedenborg Foundation
ISBN 13 : 9780877853411
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Paradise Misplaced written by Sylvia Montgomery Shaw and published by Swedenborg Foundation. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Benjamin Nyman Vizcarra, son of the wealthiest man in Mexico, has everything a young man could want. But in the days leading up to the Mexican Revolution of 1910, he finds himself questioning whether he can support the old regime--and more and more distracted by his brother's bewitching fiancee, Isabel. Accused and convicted of his father's murder after a fateful late-night encounter, Benjamin relives the events that led to his imprisonment. As he plots escape, a new question begins to form: will he run, or will he stay to confront his mistakes and win back the woman he loves? -- back cover.

Author : Cynthia Eden
Publisher : Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1942840144
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Devil In Disguise written by Cynthia Eden and published by Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First free in a series! Hot paranormal romance...with an even hotter hero. Get ready to do bad things with him. Don’t make the devil angry… Luke Thorne loves having one hell of a good time. As the ruler of every dark creature to walk the earth, he certainly has more than a bit of a bad side. He lives for danger and isn’t the type to lose his heart—mostly because he doesn’t have one. Then she walks into his life. Mina James is seduction in the flesh, a perfect temptation that the devil himself couldn’t pass up. Too late, Luke realizes he’s let a real siren into his life, a woman who is bent on using his dark powers to free herself from hidden enemies. Since Luke isn’t the type of man to be used, he should walk away from her, but…something about Mina draws him close. Soon he’s realizing that she isn’t who she appears to be. Not dark and cold, but burning red hot. Mina is a woman fighting for her life—and the Lord of the Dark suddenly finds himself in an unlikely role…hero. Luke isn’t going to let her enemies destroy Mina. He will fight heaven and hell to keep her. But in the end, the secrets they both carry may just rip apart a love that should never have been… There are Bad Things in the world…very, very bad. Are you ready for them? The "Bad Things" Series: THE DEVIL IN DISGUISE - Book 1 ON THE PROWL - Book 2 UNDEAD OR ALIVE - Book 3 BROKEN ANGEL (Coming December of 2016) - Book 4 Author's note: All books in this series are stand-alone titles.