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Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning by Gary Marcus Publisher Comments On the eve of his 40th birthday, Gary Marcus, a renowned scientist with no discernible musical talent, learns to play the guitar and investigates how anyone—of any age —can become musical. Do you have to be born musical to become musical? Do... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Hardcover 
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Cave Life of Oklahoma and Arkansas: Exploration and Conservation of Subterranean Biodiversity (Animal Natural History) by G..o. Graening Publisher Comments Speleobiology, the study of cave life, is a relatively new science. The diversity of species that live in caves, springs, and aquifers is just beginning to be documented, and much of the underground world has yet to be explored. The surveys of cave life... (read more) Your price: $70.75 New - Hardcover
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Campbell Essential Biology with Physiology with Masteringbiology(tm) by Eric J Simon Publisher Comments Intended for those interested in learning the essentials of... (read more) List Price $169.75 Your price: $116.58 New - Trade Paper
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The Complete World of Human Evolution by Chris Stringer Publisher Comments The earliest apes evolved around twenty million years ago, yet Homo sapiens has existed for a mere 160,000 years. In the intervening period, dozens of species of early ape and human have lived and died out, leaving behind the fossilized remains that have... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Trade Paper
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Environmental Physiology of Livestock by R. J. Collier Publisher Comments Environmental stress is one of the most significant factors affecting livestock performance and health, and it is only expected to increase with effects of global warming. Environmental Physiology of Livestock brings together the latest research on... (read more) Your price: $199.95 New - Hardcover
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The Tell-Tale Brain: A Neuroscientist's Quest for What Makes Us Human by V. S. Ramachandran Publisher Comments In this landmark work, V. S. Ramachandran investigates strange, unforgettable cases -- from patients who believe they are dead to sufferers of phantom limb syndrome. With a storyteller's eye for compelling case studies and a researcher's flair for new... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $12.57 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Happiness of Pursuit: What Neuroscience Can Teach Us about the Good Life by Shimon Edelman Publisher Comments When fishing for happiness, catch and release. Remember these seven words—they are the keys to being happy. So says Shimon Edelman, an expert on psychology and the mind. In The Happiness of Pursuit, Edelman offers a fundamental understanding of... (read more) Your price: $25.99 New - Hardcover
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Psychiatry in the Scientific Image (Philosophical Psychopathology) by Dominic Murphy Publisher Comments In Psychiatry in the Scientific Image, Dominic Murphy looks at psychiatry from the viewpoint of analytic philosophy of science, considering three issues: how we should conceive of, classify, and explain mental illness. If someone is said to have a mental... (read more) List Price $22.50 Your price: $21.25 New - Trade Paper
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The Animal Kingdom: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Peter Holland Publisher Comments The animal world is immensely diverse, and our understanding of it has been greatly enhanced by molecular biology and the study of evolution and development ("evo-devo"). Moreover, groundbreaking research on genes, and especially key families of genes... (read more) Your price: $11.95 New - Trade Paper
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Arthropod Brains: Evolution, Functional Elegance, and Historical Significance by Nicholas James Strausfeld Publisher Comments In The Descent of Man, Charles Darwin proposed that an ant’s brain, no larger than a pin’s head, must be sophisticated to accomplish all that it does. Yet today many people still find it surprising that insects and other arthropods show... (read more) List Price $79.75 Your price: $76.25 New - Hardcover
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Dog, Inc.: How a Collection of Visionaries, Rebels, Eccentrics, and Their Pets Launched the Commercial Dog Cloning Industry by John Woestendiek Publisher Comments What Stiff did for the dead and Fast Food Nation did for the burger, Dog, Inc. does for the stranger-than-fiction world of commercial dog cloning. It all began with a pit bull named Booger. Former Miss Wyoming Bernann McKinney was so distraught over the... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Handbook of Marine Macroalgae: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology by Se-kwon Kim Publisher Comments The Handbook of Macroalgae: Biotechnology and Applied Phycology describes the biological, biotechnological and the industrial applications of seaweeds. Vast research into the cultivation of seaweeds is currently being undertaken but there is a lack of... (read more) Your price: $249.25 New - Hardcover
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Chicken (Animal) by Annie Potts Publisher Comments No creature has been subject to such extremes of reverence and exploitation as the chicken. Hens have been venerated as cosmic creators and roosters as solar divinities. Many cultures have found the mysteries of birth, healing, death and... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Lipases: Their Structure, Biochemistry and Application by Paul Woolley Publisher Comments This 1994 book provides a fascinating account of the fast-moving field of lipase research. The contributions, written by active research workers, summarise developments in the field and give access to recent literature. It covers both the lipases proper (... (read more) Your price: $58.95 New - Trade Paper
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Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach with Masteringa&p(r) by Dee Unglaub Silverthorn Publisher Comments Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach broke ground with its thorough coverage of molecular physiology seamlessly integrated into a traditional homeostasis-based systems approach. The newly revised Sixth Edition introduces a major reorganization of the... (read more) Your price: $208.75 New - Hardcover 
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Social Neuroscience: People Thinking about Thinking People (Social Neuroscience) by John T. (edt) Cacioppo Publisher Comments Social neuroscience uses the methodologies and tools developed to measure mental and brain function to study social cognition, emotion, and behavior. In this collection John Cacioppo, Penny Visser, and Cynthia Pickett have brought together contributions... (read more) List Price $26.75 Your price: $25.25 New - Trade Paper
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The Evolved Apprentice: How Evolution Made Humans Unique (Jean Nicod Lectures) by Kim Sterelny Publisher Comments Over the last three million years or so, our lineage has diverged sharply from those of our great ape relatives. Change has been rapid (in evolutionary terms) and pervasive. Morphology, life history, social life, sexual behavior, and foraging patterns... (read more) List Price $38.25 Your price: $36.25 New - Hardcover
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Genome Organization and Function in the Cell Nucleus by Karsten (edt) Rippe Publisher Comments By way of its clear and logical structure, as well as abundant high-resolution illustrations, this is a systematic survey of the players and pathways that control genome function in the mammalian cell nucleus. As such, this handbook and reference ties... (read more) List Price $153.95 Your price: $149.95 New - Hardcover
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Out of Nature: Why Drugs from Plants Matter to the Future of Humanity by Kara Rogers Publisher Comments About half of all species under threat of extinction in the world today are plants. The loss of plant biodiversity is disturbing for many reasons, but especially because it is a reflection of the growing disconnect between humans and nature. Plants have... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Chimpanzees of Mahale: Natural History and Local Culture by Toshisada Nishida Publisher Comments Chimpanzees are humanity's closest living relations and are of enduring interest to a range of sciences, from anthropology to zoology. In the West, many know of the pioneering work of Jane Goodall, whose studies of these apes at Gombe in Tanzania are... (read more) List Price $129.25 Your price: $125.00 New - Hardcover
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