Evolution category: 1570 books
by Elspeth Michaels
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK In a 2006 interview with Meet the Author, the year when The Selfish Gene celebrated its 30th anniversary, Richard Dawkins had this to say: “...If I had to write it again, I wouldn’t write it very differently. It has been described as a revolutionary book, in one respect...
6th Grade Ancient History: Dawn of Early Man
Prehistoric Man Encyclopedia Sixth Grade Books
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2015
How did early men live? What did they eat and how different were they from us today? You will find the answers to these questions within the pages of this educational book. The use of pictures is a welcome change as it provides relief from the boring texts. Picture are considered universal languages because they are understood regardless of reading and comprehension levels. Buy a copy now!
by Lisa Mullan
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2019
You are unique and fabulous.
But have you ever wondered why, or how?
Let the Dinky Amigos explain exactly what DNA is, where you get it from and why it makes you different from anyone else.
A gentle introduction to DNA and genetics for unique 9-12 year olds and their favourite adults.
The Truth About Animals
Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2018
Mary Roach meets Bill Bryson in this "surefire summer winner" (Janet Maslin, New York Times), an uproarious tour of the basest instincts and biggest mysteries of the animal world
Humans have gone to the Moon and discovered the Higgs boson, but when it comes to understanding animals,...
Against the Grain
A Deep History of the Earliest States
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
An account of all the new and surprising evidence now available for the beginnings of the earliest civilizations that contradict the standard narrative
Why did humans abandon hunting and gathering for sedentary communities dependent on livestock and cereal grains, and governed by precursors...
She Has Her Mother's Laugh
The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2018
2019 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Finalist
"Science book of the year"—The Guardian
One of New York Times 100 Notable Books for 2018
One of Publishers Weekly's Top Ten Books of 2018
One of Kirkus's Best Books of 2018
One of Mental Floss's Best Books of 2018
One of Science...
The Reign of Christ the King
In Both Public and Private Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1992
Proves that Christ, being God, has an absolute right to reign in our social and political lives, as well as in our personal lives. This book is easy to read and important for our times, in which secularism and pluralism reign supreme. Provocative on every page!
The Believing Brain
From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies---How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths
Language: English
Release Date: May 24, 2011
The Believing Brain is bestselling author Michael Shermer's comprehensive and provocative theory on how beliefs are born, formed, reinforced, challenged, changed, and extinguished.
In this work synthesizing thirty years of research, psychologist, historian of science, and the world's best-known...
Genome
The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
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. Questions that will profoundly impact the...
by Bryan Sykes
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
The national bestseller that reveals how we are descended from seven prehistoric women.
One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix, The Seven Daughters of Eve reveals the remarkable story behind a groundbreaking scientific discovery. After...
Scatter, Adapt, and Remember
How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
In its 4.5 billion–year history, life on Earth has been almost erased at least half a dozen times: shattered by asteroid impacts, entombed in ice, smothered by methane, and torn apart by unfathomably powerful megavolcanoes. And we know that another global disaster is eventually headed our way. Can...
Before the Dawn
Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2007
Nicholas Wades articles are a major reason why the science section has become the most popular, nationwide, in the New York Times. In his groundbreaking Before the Dawn, Wade reveals humanitys origins as never before-a journey made possible only recently by genetic science, whose incredible findings...
The Moral Animal
Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2010
Are men literally born to cheat? Does monogamy actually serve women's interests? These are among the questions that have made The Moral Animal one of the most provocative science books in recent years. Wright unveils the genetic strategies behind everything from our sexual preferences to our office...
Who We Are and How We Got Here
Ancient DNA and the New Science of the Human Past
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
A groundbreaking book about how ancient DNA has profoundly changed our understanding of human history.
Geneticists like David Reich have made astounding advances in the field of genomics, which is proving to be as important as archeology, linguistics, and written records as a means to understand...