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Politically Incorrect Guide to Darwin and Intelligent Design by Jonathan Wells Publisher Comments A battle-hardened veteran of the culture war over Darwin and intelligent design explains who is fighting whom, the roots of the conflict, and the evidence for and against each viewpoint. Unabridged. 6 CDs.... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Compact Disc
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The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins Publisher Comments The Selfish Gene caused a wave of excitement among biologists and the general public when it was first published in 1976. Its vivid rendering of a gene's eye view of life, in lucid prose, gathered together the strands of thought about the nature of... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Compact Disc
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The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease by Daniel Lieberman Publisher Comments A landmark book of popular science—a lucid, engaging account of how the human body evolved over millions of years and of how increasingly the disparity between the evolutionary design of our "hunter-gatherer" bodies and the world in which we live... (read more) Available October 1, 2013 Your price: $40.00 New - Compact Disc
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The Origin of Species with eBook by Charles Darwin Publisher Comments On December 27, 1831, the young naturalist Charles Darwin left Plymouth Harbor aboard the HMS Beagle. For the next five years, he conducted research on plants and animals from around the globe, amassing a body of evidence that would culminate in one of... (read more) Your price: $72.99 New - Compact Disc
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The Wisdom of Your Cells: How Your Beliefs Control Your Biology by Bruce H. Lipton, Ph.d. Publisher Comments An internationally recognized authority on cellular biology takes listeners on an in-depth exploration into the microscopic world, where new discoveries and research are revolutionizing the way we understand life, evolution, and consciousness. 8 CDs.... (read more) Your price: $79.95 New - Compact Disc
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Walden by Henry David Thoreau Publisher Comments Walden is the classic account of two years spent by Henry David Thoreau living at Walden Pond near Concord, Massachusetts. The story is detailed in its accounts of Thoreau's day-to-day activities, observations, and undertakings to survive out in the... (read more) Your price: $32.99 New - Compact Disc
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The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution by Sean Carroll Publisher Comments DNA evidence not only solves crimes-in Sean Carroll's hands it will now end the Evolution Wars.DNA is the genetic material that defines us as individuals. Over the last two decades, it has emerged as a powerful tool for solving crimes and determining... (read more) Your price: $69.99 New - Compact Disc
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Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness by Edward Abbey Publisher Comments When Desert Solitaire was first published in 1968, it became the focus of a nationwide cult. Rude and sensitive. Thought-provoking and mystical. Angry and loving. Both Abbey and this book are all of these and more. Here, the legendary author of The... (read more) Your price: $83.99 New - Compact Disc
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Cro-Magnon: How the Ice Age Gave Birth to the First Modern Humans by Brian M. Fagan Publisher Comments Bestselling author Brian Fagan brings early humans out of the deep freeze with his trademark mix of erudition, cutting-edge science, and vivid storytelling. Cro-Magnon reveals human society in its infancy, facing enormous environmental challenges... (read more) Your price: $69.99 New - Compact Disc
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The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time by Jonathan Weiner Publisher Comments The Beak of the Finch tells the story of two Princeton University scientists ? evolutionary biologists ? engaged in an extraordinary investigation. They are watching, and recording, evolution as it is occurring ? now ? among the very species of Gal?pagos... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Compact Disc
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The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism by Michael J. Behe Publisher Comments Michael J. Behe launched the intelligent design movement with his first book, Darwin's Black Box, by demonstrating that Darwinism could not account for the complexity of biochemistry. Now he takes a giant leap forward. In The Edge of Evolution, Behe uses... (read more) Your price: $69.99 New - Compact Disc
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The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins Publisher Comments The Selfish Gene caused a wave of excitement among biologists and the general public when it was first published in 1976. Its vivid rendering of a gene's eye view of life, in lucid prose, gathered together the strands of thought about the nature of... (read more) Your price: $79.97 New - Compact Disc
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The Youth Pill: Scientists at the Brink of an Anti-Aging Revolution by David Stipp Publisher Comments The promise of a longer life has captivated humans for centuries, even before the first person set out to find the Fountain of Youth. But promises of life extension have long reeked of snake oil, and despite our wishful thinking, most of us regard it as... (read more) Your price: $83.99 New - Compact Disc
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Adam's Curse: A Future Without Men by Bryan Sykes Publisher Comments From the author of "The Seven Daughters of Eve," this work covers a wealth of controversial topics, including whether there is a genetic cause for male greed, aggression, and promiscuity; the possible existence of a male homosexual gene; and what, if... (read more) Your price: $29.99 New - Compact Disc
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The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time by Jonathan Weiner Publisher Comments The Beak of the Finch tells the story of two Princeton University scientists ? evolutionary biologists ? engaged in an extraordinary investigation. They are watching, and recording, evolution as it is occurring ? now ? among the very species of Gal?pagos... (read more) Your price: $49.97 New - Compact Disc
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The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins Publisher Comments The Selfish Gene caused a wave of excitement among biologists and the general public when it was first published in 1976. Its vivid rendering of a gene's eye view of life, in lucid prose, gathered together the strands of thought about the nature of... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Compact Disc
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On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin Publisher Comments On the Origin of the Species ranks as one of the most important and influential books ever written, and one that remains as controversial today as upon its initial publication 150 years ago. Here, eminent biologist and staunch Darwinist Richard Dawkins... (read more) Your price: $27.25 New - Compact Disc
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The Voyage of the Beagle with eBook by Charles Darwin Publisher Comments Charles Darwin was just twenty-two when he went on his first voyage around the world in 1831. Darwin's father at first refused to allow his young son to go on the voyage. Fortunately, his father relented, and Darwin's journal is now considered by many to... (read more) Your price: $27.99 New - Compact Disc
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The Earth Moved: On the Remarkable Achievements of Earthworms by Amy Stewart Publisher Comments They destroy plant diseases. They break down toxins. They plough the earth. They transform forests. They’ve survived two mass extinctions, including the one that wiped out the dinosaur. Not bad for a creature that’s deaf, blind, and spineless.... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Compact Disc
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Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are by Frans De Waal Publisher Comments We have long attributed man's violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to cooperation, empathy, and morality by virtue of our genes? What if our behavior actually makes us apes? What kind of apes... (read more) Your price: $69.99 New - Compact Disc
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