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Sleeping Beauties: The Mystery of Dormant Innovations in Nature and CultureCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780861548064 Format: Trade paperback (UK) Year: 2024 Publisher: Bloomsbury Description: Life innovates constantly, producing perfectly adapted species but there's a catch. Many animals and plants eke out seemingly unremarkable lives. Passive, constrained, modest, threatened. Then, in a blink of evolutionary time, they flourish spectacularly. Once we start to look, these 'sleeping beauties' crop up everywhere. But why?
Condition: BRAND NEWISBN: 9780861548064
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury
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Life innovates constantly, producing perfectly adapted species but there's a catch.
Many animals and plants eke out seemingly unremarkable lives. Passive, constrained, modest, threatened. Then, in a blink of evolutionary time, they flourish spectacularly. Once we start to look, these 'sleeping beauties' crop up everywhere. But why?
Looking at the book of life, from apex predators to keystone crops, and informed by his own cutting-edge experiments, renowned scientist Andreas Wagner demonstrates that innovations can come frequently and cheaply to nature, well before they are needed. We have found prehistoric bacteria that harbour the remarkable ability to fight off 21st-century antibiotics. And human history fits the pattern too, as life-changing technologies are invented only to be forgotten, languishing in the shadows before they finally take off.
In probing the mysteries of these sleeping beauties, Wagner reveals a crucial part of nature's rich and strange tapestry.
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★★★★★ 5
Adorable book!
Format: Hardcover
Purchased this book as a Christmas gift for my husband’s little cousin, who is two years old. He adores Mickey and Minnie Mouse and his mother was the one who suggested it. I would recommend this book for all little readers.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2026
★★★★★ 5
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Format: Hardcover
Nice book. Interactive learning. Worth the money
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Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2026
★★★★★ 5
Adorable and interactive—perfect for early readers! 📚🐭🔊
Format: Hardcover
This book is perfect for any Mickey-loving kiddo! It’s fun, colorful, and the matching sounds make it super engaging for early readers.
The buttons line up with the pictures, which helps build confidence and keeps little ones interested. My kid absolutely loves following along and pressing the sounds—it’s a win-win for learning and playtime!
📖 Great for beginner readers
🔊 Interactive and fun
❤️ A must-have for Mickey fans!
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Reviewed in the United States on June 30, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Great Quality and a joy for Mickey lovers
Format: Hardcover
Great quality and my 3 year old loved it. You press the relevant buttons as Mickey reads out the story. It's simple, cute and fun and encourages the kiddos to read along.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2025
★★★★★ 4
Great book, just wish it was more durable for toddlers
Format: Hardcover
My kiddo LOVES these Ready to Read books because she can "read" them herself and she likes the sound effects with each button. She easily figured out how they worked with me only showing her 2 pages. The pages are short so after only a day she's memorized what each page/button says, which will help with her reading skills. Love these!
This Mickey book is a little boring compared to the Minnie book I also got her and she loses interest a little faster. Also, my kiddo is not quite 3, so I wish the books were a little more durable. The binding isn't very strong and the pages are very thin, so I've had to tape up multiple pages because she turned the pages a little too enthusiastically and they tore. I can already tell that unless I can convince her to be more gentle she'll probably end up ripping the main part of the book completely away from the cover within the next few weeks.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2021
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