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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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Survival of the Sickest: The Surprising Connections Between Disease and Longevity (P.S.) by Sharon Moalem Publisher Comments Joining the ranks of modern myth busters, Dr. Sharon Moalem turns our current understanding of illness on its head and challenges us to fundamentally change the way we think about our bodies, our health, and our relationship to just about every other... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $8.00 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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Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science by Werner Heisenberg Synopsis The seminal work by one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century, Physics and Philosophy is Werner Heisenberg's concise and accessible narrative of the revolution in modern physics, in which he played a towering role. The outgrowth of a... (read more) Your price: $14.99 New - Trade Paper
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Better Off: Flipping the Switch on Technology by Eric Brende Publisher Comments What happens when a graduate of MIT, the bastion of technological advancement, and his bride move to a community so primitive in its technology that even Amish groups consider it antiquated? Eric Brende conceives a real-life experiment: to see if, in... (read more) List Price $13.99 Your price: $3.95 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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The Ethical Brain: The Science of Our Moral Dilemmas (P.S.) by Michael S. Gazzaniga Publisher Comments Widely considered to be the father of cognitive neuroscience, the author examines "lifespan neuroethics." He also addresses the medical ethics challenges confronting modern society at the dawn of the 21st century.... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen & Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean (P.S.) by Trevor Corson Publisher Comments In this intimate portrait of an island lobstering community and an eccentric band of renegade biologists, journalist Trevor Corson escorts the reader onto the slippery decks of fishing boats, through danger-filled scuba dives, and deep into the churning... (read more) List Price $13.99 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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Head Case: How I Almost Lost My Mind Trying to Understand My Brain (P.S.) by Dennis Cass Publisher Comments When journalist Dennis Cass was nineteen years old his stepfather, Bill, suffered from a psychotic break. Cass tried to commit him to a mental institution only to watch Bill escape from a cab en route to a Harlem hospital and run raving down the streets... (read more) List Price $13.50 Your price: $5.95 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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