Carl Zimmer: 15 books
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...
At the Water's Edge
Fish with Fingers, Whales with Legs, and How Life Came Ashore but Then Went Back to Sea
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
Everybody Out of the Pond
At the Water's Edge will change the way you think about your place in the world. The awesome journey of life's transformation from the first microbes 4 billion years ago to Homo sapiens today is an epic that we are only now beginning to grasp. Magnificent and bizarre, it...
A Planet of Viruses
Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2015
The past year has been one of viral panic—panic about viruses, that is. Through headlines, public health warnings, and at least one homemade hazmat suit, we were reminded of the powerful force of viruses. They are the smallest living things known to science, yet they can hold the entire planet in...
Science Ink
Tattoos of the Science Obsessed
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Body art meets popular science in this elegant, mind-blowing collection, written by renowned science writer Carl Zimmer. This fascinating book showcases hundreds of eye-catching tattoos that pay tribute to various scientific disciplines, from evolutionary biology and neuroscience to mathematics and...
Parasite Rex
Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2000
IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites control the minds of their hosts, sending them to their destruction.
IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites are masters of chemical warfare and camouflage, able to cloak themselves with their hosts' own molecules.
IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE parasites steer the course of evolution,...
Microcosm
E. coli and the New Science of Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2008
A Best Book of the YearSeed Magazine • Granta Magazine • The Plain-DealerIn this fascinating and utterly engaging book, Carl Zimmer traces E. coli's pivotal role in the history of biology, from the discovery of DNA to the latest advances in biotechnology. He reveals the many surprising and alarming...
Brain Cuttings
Fifteen Journeys Through the Mind
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2010
The human brain has long been a mystery, but twenty-first century science is beginning to reveal some of its inner workings. With microscopes and brain scans, with psychological experiments and breakthroughs in genetics, neuroscientists are developing new theories about every aspect of our minds-from...
by Carl Zimmer
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2012
Viruses are the smallest living things known to science, yet they hold the entire planet in their sway. Rabbits with Horns and Other Astounding Viruses explores the bizarre places viruses dwell, and considers the often unexpected ways they influence our world. From agricultural production and crystal...
Soul Made Flesh
The Discovery of the Brain--and How it Changed the World
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2014
In this unprecedented history of a scientific revolution, award-winning author and journalist Carl Zimmer tells the definitive story of the dawn of the age of the brain and modern consciousness. Told here for the first time, the dramatic tale of how the secrets of the brain were discovered in seventeenth-century...
The Descent of Man
The Concise Edition
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2007
Applying his controversial theory of evolution to the origins of the human species, Charles Darwin's The Descent of Man was the culmination of his life's work.
In The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin refused to discuss human evolution, believing the subject too 'surrounded with prejudices'....
Evolution
The Triumph of an Idea
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2010
This remarkable book presents a rich and up–to–date view of evolution that explores the far–reaching implications of Darwin's theory and emphasizes the power, significance, and relevance of evolution to our lives today. After all, we ourselves are the product of evolution, and we can tackle...
Feathers
Displays of Brilliant Plumage
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Exquisite images from award-winning National Geographic photographer Robert Clark offer a captivating perspective on the vast beauty and myriad functions of a seemingly simple thing: the bird feather. Each detailed close-up is paired with informative text about the utility and evolution of the feather...
More Brain Cuttings
Further Explorations of the Mind
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2011
by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Alan E. Nourse, Philip José Farmer
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Fantastic Universe started publishing in 1953 and continued until March 1960. It was one of the better magazines to launch during the boom in science fiction magazines publishing. It published many important stories' by some of the fields best known writers. This is our third Fantastic universe Superpack....
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