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A Skeptic's Guide to the Mind: What Neuroscience Can and Cannot Tell Us about Ourselves by Robert A. Burton, M.d. Publisher Comments What if our soundest, most reasonable judgments are beyond our control? Despite 2500 years of contemplation by the worlds greatest minds and the more recent phenomenal advances in basic neuroscience, neither neuroscientists nor philosophers have a... (read more) Your price: $24.99 New - Hardcover
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Equine Genomics by Bhanu P. Chowdhary Publisher Comments The complete mapping of the horse genome sequence makes a significant contribution to understanding equine biology. This book provides a timely comprehensive overview of equine genomic research. Chapters detail key accomplishments and the current state... (read more) Your price: $169.95 New - Hardcover
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Frankenstein's Cat: Cuddling Up to Biotech's Brave New Beasts by Emily Anthes Publisher Comments One of Barnes and Nobles Best Books of March 2013 One of Amazons Best Nonfiction Books for March 2013 One of Publishers Weeklys Top Ten Spring 2013 Science Books For centuries, we've toyed with our creature companions, breeding dogs that herd and... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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Evolution in a Toxic World: How Life Responds to Chemical Threats by Emily Monosson Publisher Comments With BPA in baby bottles, mercury in fish, and lead in computer monitors, the world has become a toxic place. But as Emily Monosson demonstrates in her groundbreaking new book, it has always been toxic. When oxygen first developed in Earth's atmosphere... (read more) Your price: $36.75 New - Trade Paper
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Evolution and Human Sexual Behavior by Peter B. Gray Publisher Comments Few things come more naturally to us than sex--or so it would seem. Yet to a chimpanzee, the sexual practices and customs we take for granted would appear odd indeed. He or she might wonder why we bother with inconveniences like clothes, why we prefer to... (read more) Your price: $47.95 New - Hardcover
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Library of America #238: Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac & Other Writings on Ecology and Conservation by Aldo Leopold Publisher Comments Since his death in 1948, Aldo Leopold has been increasingly recognized as one of the indispensable figures of American environmentalism. A pioneering forester, sportsman, wildlife manager, and ecologist, he was also a gifted writer whose farsighted land... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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How Animals Grieve by Barbara J. King Publisher Comments From the time of our earliest childhood encounters with animals, we casually ascribe familiar emotions to them. But scientists have long cautioned against such anthropomorphizing, arguing that it limits our ability to truly comprehend the lives of other... (read more) Your price: $25.00 New - Hardcover
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Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech (Synthesis) by Sally Smith Hughes Publisher Comments In the fall of 1980, Genentech, Inc., a little-known California genetic engineering company, became the overnight darling of Wall Street, raising over $38 million in its initial public stock offering. Lacking marketed products or substantial profit, the... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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Survival of the Beautiful: Art, Science, and Evolution by David Rothenberg Publisher Comments "The peacock's tail," said Charles Darwin, "makes me sick." That's because the theory of evolution as adaptation can't explain why nature is so beautiful. It took the concept of sexual selection for Darwin to explain that, a process... (read more) Your price: $19.00 New - Trade Paper
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Randomness in Evolution by John Tyler Bonner Publisher Comments "John Tyler Bonner, a distinguished developmental biologist, has long argued that a major driving force in the evolution of complexity is natural selection for large size. Here he takes a radically different view to explain the diversity of form among... (read more) Your price: $34.50 New - Hardcover
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Animal Welfare #14: Zoo Animal Welfare by Terry L. Maple Publisher Comments Zoo Animal Welfare thoroughly reviews the scientific literature on the welfare of zoo and aquarium animals. Maple and Perdue draw from the senior author's 24 years of experience as a zoo executive and international leader in the field of zoo biology. The... (read more) Your price: $189.00 New - Hardcover
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Explaining the Computational Mind by Marcin Milkowski Publisher Comments andlt;Pandgt;In this book, Marcin Milkowski argues that the mind can be explained computationally because it is itself computational -- whether it engages in mental arithmetic, parses natural language, or processes the auditory signals that allow us to... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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Wiley Series on Surface and Interfacial Chemistry #6: Proteins in Solution and at Interfaces: Methods and Applications in Biotechnology and Materials Science by Juan M. (edt) Ruso Publisher Comments Explores new applications emerging from our latest understanding of proteins in solution and at interfaces Proteins in solution and at interfaces increasingly serve as the starting point for exciting new applications, from biomimetic materials to... (read more) Your price: $195.00 New - Hardcover
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Ecosystem Services in Agricultural and Urban Landscapes by Steve D. (edt) Wratten Publisher Comments Ecosystem services are the resources and processes supplied by natural ecosystems which benefit humankind (for example, pollination of crops by insects, or water filtration by wetlands). They underpin life on earth, provide major inputs to many economic... (read more) Your price: $89.95 New - Hardcover
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Green Equilibrium: The Vital Balance of Humans and Nature by Christopher Wills Publisher Comments In Green Equilibrium, award-winning field biologist Christopher Wills explains the rules by which ecosystems thrive, shining light on a set of ecological balancing acts that he calls "green equilibria," rules which keep our world vibrant, verdant, and... (read more) Your price: $34.95 New - Hardcover
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From Groups to Individuals: Evolution and Emerging Individuality (Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology) by Frederic (edt) Bouchard Publisher Comments andlt;Pandgt;Our intuitive assumption that only organisms are the real individuals in the natural world is at odds with developments in cell biology, ecology, genetics, evolutionary biology, and other fields. Although organisms have served for centuries... (read more) Your price: $55.00 New - Hardcover
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Of Woodland Pools, Spring-Holes and Ditches: Excerpts from the Journal of Henry David Thoreau by Henry David Thoreau Synopsis Henry David Thoreau has long been revered for his writings and observations on the natural world. His words evoke his environment with stunning clarity as well as his own innate sense of wonder. His journal, from which the text of Of Woodland Pools... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Wired for Culture: Origins of the Human Social Mind by Mark Pagel Publisher Comments A unique trait of the human species is that our personalities, lifestyles, and worldviews are shaped by an accident of birth--namely, the culture into which we are born. It is our cultures and not our genes that determine which foods we eat, which... (read more) Your price: $18.95 New - Trade Paper
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Darwin Deleted: Imagining a World Without Darwin by Peter J. Bowler Publisher Comments The ideas and terminology of Darwinism are so pervasive these days that it seems impossible to avoid them, let alone imagine a world without them. But in this remarkable rethinking of scientific history, Peter J. Bowler does just that. He asks: What... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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Mosquitoes of the Southeastern United States by Nathan D. Burkett-cadena Publisher Comments Mosquitoes of the Southeastern United States is a full-color, highly illustrated guide to the sixty-four known species of mosquitoes in eleven genera that populate the South--from the Gulf Coastal states to the Carolinas. In addition to detailed and... (read more) Your price: $54.95 New - Hardcover
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