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John Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and creative biologists, here offers a completely new perspective on the role of size in biology. In his hallmark friendly style, he explores the universal impact of being the right size. By examining stories ranging from Alice in Wonderland to Gulliver's Travels, he shows that humans have always been fascinated by things big and small. Why then does size always reside on the fringes of science and never on the center stage? Why do biologists and others ponder size only when studying something else--running speed, life span, or metabolism? Why Size Matters, a pioneering book of big ideas in a compact size, gives size its due by presenting a profound yet lucid overview of what we know about its role in the living world. Bonner argues that size really does matter--that it is the supreme and universal determinant of what any organism can be and do. For example, because tiny creatures are subject primarily to forces of cohesion and larger beasts to gravity, a fly can easily walk up a wall, something we humans cannot even begin to imagine doing. Bonner introduces us to size through the giants and dwarfs of human, animal, and plant history and then explores questions including the physics of size as it affects biology, the evolution of size over geological time, and the role of size in the function and longevity of living things. As this elegantly written book shows, size affects life in its every aspect. It is a universal frame from which nothing escapes.

I LOVE clogs. I went to school with a Belgian girl who wore them. She clip-clopped along in purple leather one summer, dusty pink the next. Everything about them -- the extra heel height, the sweetie colours -- seemed the height of fabulousness for an eight-year-old such as myself, who was stuck in Mary-Janes. But when clogs hit the fashion radar last summer, I hesitated to buy a pair. It had nothing to do with my 38 years. I hate to admit it -- and perhaps this is the real sign of my age -- but my clog qualms were less about style and altogether more comfort-driven.

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MARY-JANES are the big shoe trend for autumn...

With their 17cm solid leather wedge, bridle-like straps and clodhopper shape, the Balenciaga ankle boots are about as aggressive as they come. They will, however, set you back nearly Pounds 700 and are possibly the ugliest shoes ever made. Yet they've received Vogue approval - Kate Hudson wears them in July's US edition and no, they don't even look good on her. This is the same Balenciaga whose name is synonymous with the magical transformation of women's bodies and is still one of the most coveted brands in the fashion world. Now that last year's Uggs are no longer a viable option, I took a chance on the Balenciaga platform ankle boots, instantly adding almost 7 in to my height. And being 17cm above puddle level seems as good a way as any of keeping my feet warm and dry this winter.

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Noted biologist and author John Tyler Bonner has experimented with cellular slime molds for more than sixty years, and he has done more than anyone else to raise these peculiar collections of amoebae from a minor biological curiosity to a major model organism--one that is widely studied for clues to the development and evolution of all living things. Now, five decades after he published his first pioneering book on cellular slime molds, Bonner steps back from the proliferating and increasingly specialized knowledge about the organism to provide a broad, nontechnical picture of its whole biology, including its evolution, sociobiology, ecology, behavior, and development.The Social Amoebaedraws the big lessons from decades of research, and shows how slime molds fit into and illuminate biology as a whole. Slime molds are very different from other organisms; they feed as individual amoebae before coming together to form a multicellular organism that has a remarkable ability to move and orient itself in its environment. Furthermore, these social amoebae display a sophisticated division of labor; within each organism, some cells form the stalk and others become the spores that will seed the next generation. InThe Social Amoebae, Bonner examines all these parts together, giving a balanced, concise, and clear overview of slime mold biology, from molecules to cells to multicells, as he advances some unconventional and unexpected insights.

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In 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy declared that the State Department was a haven for communists and traitors.Among famous targets, like Alger Hiss, the senator also named librarian Mary Jane Keeney and her husband Philip, who had been called before the House UnAmerican Activities Committee to account for friendships with suspected communists.