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Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live
Paleofantasy: What Evolution Really Tells Us about Sex, Diet, and How We Live
by Marlene Zuk
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An exposé of pseudoscientific myths about our evolutionary past and how we should live today. We evolved to eat berries rather than bagels, to live in mud huts rather than condos, to sprint barefoot rather than play football — or did we?... (read more)

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Social Conquest of Earth (13 Edition)
Social Conquest of Earth (13 Edition)
by Edward O. Wilson
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Sparking vigorous debate in the sciences, The Social Conquest of Earth upends “the famous theory that evolution naturally encourages creatures to put family first” (Discover). Refashioning the story of human evolution, Wilson draws on his... (read more)

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The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary
The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary
by Caspar Henderson
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From medieval bestiaries to Borges’s Book of Imaginary Beings, we’ve long been enchanted by extraordinary animals, be they terrifying three-headed dogs or asps impervious to a snake charmer’s song. But bestiaries are more than just zany... (read more)

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Odd Couples: Extraordinary Differences Between the Sexes in the Animal Kingdom
Odd Couples: Extraordinary Differences Between the Sexes in the Animal Kingdom
by Daphne J. Fairbairn
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"Odd couples indeed! Fairbairn takes us on a journey through oceans, grasslands, beaches, and backyards, plunging us into the worlds of nature's most weird and wonderful creatures, all to answer one question: why are males and females different? By... (read more)

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Studies in Rhetoric & Religion #14: After the Genome: A Language for Our Biotechnological Future
Studies in Rhetoric & Religion #14: After the Genome: A Language for Our Biotechnological Future
by Michael J. (edt) Hyde
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Biotechnological advancements during the last half-century have forced humanity to come to grips with the possibility of a post-human future. The ever-evolving opinions about how society should anticipate this biotechnological frontier demand a language... (read more)

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Concealing Coloration in Animals
Concealing Coloration in Animals
by Judy Diamond
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The biological functions of coloration in animals are sometimes surprising. Color can attract mates, intimidate enemies, and distract predators. But color patterns can also conceal animals from detection. Concealing coloration is unusual because it is an... (read more)

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Antarctic Wildlife: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species of the Antarctic Continent and Subantarctic Environments (Pocket Naturalist Guides)
Antarctic Wildlife: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar Species of the Antarctic Continent and Subantarctic Environments (Pocket Naturalist Guides)
by James Kavanagh
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Familiar species, common plants, and natural phenomena are introduced in these beautifully illustrated guides to nature and the outdoors. Printed on laminated, water-resistant paper in a folded format, Pocket Naturalist® Guides are highly durable... (read more)

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Beyond Human?: Science and the Changing Face of Humanity
Beyond Human?: Science and the Changing Face of Humanity
by John Bryant
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An exploration of what the most significant scientific advances of recent years mean for us as humans Recent scientific advances have made it possible to do the unthinkable—clone, design one's own babies, "genetically enhance" soldiers, and... (read more)

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Genomes and What to Make of Them
Genomes and What to Make of Them
by Barry Barnes
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In 2003 the Human Genome Project announced that it had achieved a stunning scientific breakthrough: the full map of the human genome, and with it our first complete picture of the basic building block of human life. Since then, boasts about the benefits... (read more)

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What on Earth?: 100 of Our Planet's Most Amazing New Species
What on Earth?: 100 of Our Planet's Most Amazing New Species
by Quentin Wheeler
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A chameleon so tiny it can fit on your thumbnail? A spider named after David Bowie? A fungus that turns ants into zombies? What on Earth? What on Earth? is a compendium of the 100 coolest, weirdest, and most intriguing new species of this century as... (read more)

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The Big, Bad Book of Beasts: The World's Most Curious Creatures
The Big, Bad Book of Beasts: The World's Most Curious Creatures
by Michael Largo
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The world's wildest collection of animal knowledge and lore! Lions, and tigers, and bears . . . and dinosaurs, dragons, and monsters. Oh my! For hundreds of years, the most popular books in the Western world next to the Bible were "bestiaries... (read more)

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Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter
Incomplete Nature: How Mind Emerged from Matter
by Terrence W. Deacon
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As scientists study the minutiae of subatomic particles, neural connections, and molecular compounds, their attempts at a "theory of everything" harbor a glaring omission: they still cannot explain us, the thoughts and perceptions that truly make us what... (read more)

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Willapa National Wildlife Refuge: An Introduction to Common Plants & Animals (Pocket Naturalist Guides)
Willapa National Wildlife Refuge: An Introduction to Common Plants & Animals (Pocket Naturalist Guides)
by James Kavanagh
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Familiar species, common plants, and natural phenomena are introduced in these beautifully illustrated guides to nature and the outdoors. Printed on laminated, water-resistant paper in a folded format, Pocket Naturalist® Guides are highly durable... (read more)

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Seashells: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar North American Species (Pocket Naturalist Guides)
Seashells: A Folding Pocket Guide to Familiar North American Species (Pocket Naturalist Guides)
by James Kavanagh
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Familiar species, common plants, and natural phenomena are introduced in these beautifully illustrated guides to nature and the outdoors. Printed on laminated, water-resistant paper in a folded format, Pocket Naturalist® Guides are highly durable... (read more)

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The Last Lost World: Ice Ages, Human Origins, and the Invention of the Pleistocene
The Last Lost World: Ice Ages, Human Origins, and the Invention of the Pleistocene
by Stephen J. Pyne
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An enthralling scientific and cultural exploration of the Ice Age—from the author of How the Canyon Became Grand From a remarkable father-daughter team comes a dramatic synthesis of science and environmental history—an exploration of the... (read more)

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The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human
by Jonathan Gottschall
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“A jaunty, insightful new book . . . [that] draws from disparate corners of history and science to celebrate our compulsion to storify everything around us.”—New York Times Humans live in landscapes of make-believe. We spin fantasies... (read more)

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My Beloved Brontosaurus Signed Edition
My Beloved Brontosaurus Signed Edition
by Brian Switek
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One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Spring Science Books Dinosaurs, with their awe-inspiring size, terrifying claws and teeth, and otherworldly abilities, occupy a sacred place in our childhoods. They loom over museum halls, thunder through movies, and... (read more)

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The Unpredictable Species: What Makes Humans Unique
The Unpredictable Species: What Makes Humans Unique
by Philip Lieberman
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"In this wonderfully readable book, Lieberman argues that evolution has equipped humans with the most marvelous gift in the animal kingdom--the freedom to be unpredictable. The Unpredictable Species is educational, entertaining, challenging, aggravating,... (read more)

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The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism among the Primates
The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism among the Primates
by Frans de Waal
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For many years, de Waal has observed chimpanzees soothe distressed neighbors and bonobos share their food. Now he delivers fascinating fresh evidence for the seeds of ethical behavior in primate societies that further cements the case for the biological... (read more)

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Thrive in Cell Biology
Thrive in Cell Biology
by Qiuyu Wang
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The Thrive in Bioscience guides are written to help students achieve exam success in all core areas of bioscience. Each title in the series encourages students to follow four simple steps to maximize learning potential: Step 1: Review the facts The... (read more)

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