Charles J. Lockwood Livres

Compiled from newspaper archives and richly illustrated with historic images, this fascinating chronicle traces the city's growth from Wall Street to Harlem during the period between 1783 and the early 20th century.

"In 2009, while thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail, Robert Moor began to wonder about the paths that lie beneath our feet: How do they form? Why do some improve over time while others fade? What makes us follow or strike off on our own? Over the course of the next seven years, Moor traveled the globe, exploring trails of all kinds, from the miniscule to the massive. He learned the tricks of master trail-builders, hunted down long-lost Cherokee trails, and traced the origins of our road networks and the Internet. In each chapter, Moor interweaves his adventures with findings from science, history, philosophy, and nature writing--combining the nomadic joys of Peter Matthiessen with the eclectic wisdom of Lewis Hyde's The Gift. Throughout, Moor reveals how this single topic--the oft-overlooked trail--sheds new light on a wealth of age-old questions: How does order emerge out of chaos? How did animals first crawl forth from the seas and spread across continents? How has humanity's relationship with nature and technology shaped the world around us? And, ultimately, how does each of us pick a path through life? With a breathtaking arc that spans from the dawn of animal life to the digital era, On Trails is a book that makes us see our world, our history, our species, and our ways of life anew"--Book jacket flap.

A completely revised and updated edition of America’s pregnancy bible, the longest-running New York Times bestseller ever. With 18.5 million copies in print, What to Expect When You’re Expecting is read by 93% of women who read a pregnancy book and was named one of the “Most Influential Books of the Last 25 Years” by USA Today. This cover-to-cover (including the cover!) new edition is filled with must-have information, advice, insight, and tips for a new generation of moms and dads. With What to Expect’s trademark warmth, empathy, and humor, it answers every conceivable question expecting parents could have, including dozens of new ones based on the ever-changing pregnancy and birthing practices and choices they face. Advice for dads is fully integrated throughout the book. All medical coverage is completely updated, including the latest on Zika virus, prenatal screening, and the safety of medications during pregnancy, as well as a brand-new section on postpartum birth control. Current lifestyle trends are incorporated, too: juice bars, raw diets, e-cigarettes, push presents, baby bump posting, the lowdown on omega-3 fatty acids, grass-fed and organic, health food fads, and GMOs. Plus expanded coverage of IVF pregnancy, multiple pregnancies, breastfeeding while pregnant, water and home births, and cesarean trends (including VBACs and “gentle cesareans”).

Warum wählen wir im Zweifel lieber befestigte Wege statt Trampelpfade? Warum finden Ameisen scheinbar mühelos ihren Weg durch unbekanntes Terrain? Und warum haben Lebewesen überhaupt begonnen, sich von einem Ort fortzubewegen? Als Robert Moor den Appalachian Trail entlangwanderte und endlose Kilometer auf den Weg vor seinen Füßen starrte, trieb ihn mehr und mehr die Frage um, warum es überhaupt so etwas wie Wege gibt und wie sie entstehen. Er reiste sieben Jahre lang rund um den Globus, beschritt große Routen ebenso wie schmale Cherokee-Pfade – und setzte sich der Wildnis aus. Seine eigenen Erlebnisse verbindet er aufschlussreich mit Erkenntnissen aus Wissenschaft, Geschichte und Philosophie. Ein inspirierendes erzählendes Sachbuch, ein wunderbares Stück Nature Writing, eine Entdeckung! – Aus diesem Buch »geht« man anders heraus, als man eingetreten ist.