First published in 1996, Climbing Mount Improbable argues that complex biological features often assumed too intricate to have evolved — eyes, wings, spider webs — in fact arose through countless small, cumulative steps, each offering its own advantage.
Our price:AUD 75.00
including GST
10.00
% (
AUD 6.82
)
Folio Society
A specialist collection of quality used Folio Society, Easton Press and Franklin Library editions. Each of these publishers is known for producing beautifully bound, illustrated editions of classic literature and history – and while all our copies are used, we inspect every one carefully and only offer titles in genuinely good, collectible or as-described condition.
This Folio Society volume compiles a comprehensive selection of traditional British folklore, myths, and early legends, spanning from the tales of King Arthur and Robin Hood to regional ghost stories and foundational cultural fables.
First published in 1996, Climbing Mount Improbable argues that complex biological features often assumed too intricate to have evolved — eyes, wings, spider webs — in fact arose through countless small, cumulative steps, each offering its own advantage.
This beautiful Folio Society production of Easy & Not-So-Easy Pieces compiles the text from Richard Feynman’s 1961–1963 lectures at the California Institute of Technology. It includes the essays from Six Easy Pieces alongside the more advanced physics topics from Six Not-So-Easy Pieces.
This Folio Society volume presents a collection of classic medieval Icelandic narratives, edited and translated under the direction of prominent scholar Magnus Magnusson. The text provides an invaluable record of Norse history, family feuds, and early voyages, printed on premium paper and enhanced with traditional woodcut-style illustrations.
This Folio Society volume presents Steven Pinker’s foundational work on linguistics and cognitive science, The Language Instinct. The text argues that language is a human biological adaptation rather than a cultural creation, blending cognitive neurobiology with evolutionary anthropology.
This Folio Society volume presents Charles Darwin's historic journal of research into the natural history and geology of the countries visited during his five-year voyage aboard HMS Beagle. Spanning his critical field observations from South America to the Galápagos Islands, this foundational text stands as both a magnificent travel memoir and a masterpiece of scientific literature.
This 2-volume Folio Society set compiles Wilfred Thesiger’s definitive travel classics, Arabian Sands and The Marsh Arabs. Together they provide a profound account of his journeys through the Empty Quarter of Arabia and his years living among the indigenous peoples of the Iraqi marshes.
This Folio Society volume presents Dylan Thomas's classic 1954 radio play set in the fictional Welsh fishing village of Llareggub. It features the evocative lithographic illustrations of Welsh artist Ceri Richards and is printed on premium paper.
![Easy & Not-So-Easy Pieces (Richard Feynman) - Folio Society 2008 [USED]](https://onlinestore.bookcellar.com.au/images/T/easy-half-out-fhbstz.png "Easy & Not-So-Easy Pieces (Richard Feynman) - Folio Society 2008 [USED]")
