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Mind of the Raven : Investigations and Adventures With Wolf-birds (99 Edition) by Bernd Heinrich Publisher Comments Heinrich involves us in his quest to get inside the mind of the raven. But as animals can only be spied on by getting quite close, Heinrich adopts ravens, thereby becoming a "raven father," as well as observing them in their natural habitat. He studies... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks Publisher Comments With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. In Musicophilia, he shows us a variety of what he... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Snoring Bird: My Family's Journey Through a Century of Biology (P.S.) by Bernd Heinrich Publisher Comments Although Gerd Heinrich, a devoted naturalist, specialized in wasps, Bernd Heinrich tried to distance himself from his "old-fashioned" father, becoming a hybrid: a modern, experimental biologist with a naturalist's sensibilities. In this extraordinary... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (P.S.) by Jared Diamond Publisher Comments The Development of an Extraordinary Species We human beings share 98 percent of our genes with chimpanzees. Yet humans are the dominant species on the planet -- having founded civilizations and religions, developed intricate and diverse forms of... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Cactus Eaters: How I Lost My Mind -- and Almost Found Myself -- on the Pacific Crest Trail (P.S.) by Dan White Publisher Comments The Pacific Crest Trail stretches from Mexico to Canada, a distance of 2,650 grueling, sun-scorched, bear-infested miles. When Dan White and his girlfriend announced their intention to hike it, Dan's parents — among others — thought they were... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Remaking Eden (Rev 08 Edition) by Lee M. Silver Publisher Comments Could a child have two genetic mothers? Will parents someday soon be able to choose not only the physical characteristics of their children-to-be, but their personalities and talents as well? Will genetic enhancement ultimately lead to a split in the... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Moral Minds: The Nature of Right and Wrong (P.S.) by Marc Hauser Publisher Comments In his groundbreaking book, Marc Hauser puts forth a revolutionary new theory: that humans have evolved a universal moral instinct, unconsciously propelling us to deliver judgments of right and wrong independent of gender, education, and religion... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution (P.S.) by Kenneth R. Miller Publisher Comments Written by a distinguished professor at Brown University, this compelling and provocative book demolishing claims that belief in God is incompatible with evolution.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Challenging Nature: The Clash Between Biotechnology and Spirituality (Ecco) by Lee M. Silver Publisher Comments Stem cell research, genetically modified crops, animals developed with personalized human organs for transplantation, and other previously inconceivable biotech applications could increase the quality of all human lives and maximize the health of the... (read more) Your price: $15.99 New - Trade Paper
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Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (P.S.) by Matt Ridley Publisher Comments The genome's been mapped. But what does it mean? Arguably the most significant scientific discovery of the new century, the mapping of the twenty-three pairs of chromosomes that make up the human genome raises almost as many questions as it answers... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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His Brother's Keeper: One Family's Journey to the Edge of Medicine by Jonathan Weiner Publisher Comments Stephen Heywood was twenty-nine years old when he learned that he was dying of ALS -- Lou Gehrig's disease. Almost overnight his older brother, Jamie, turned himself into a genetic engineer in a quixotic race to cure the incurable. His Brother's Keeper... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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