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The wonderful world of life
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Julian Huxley |
Book about evolution. Full color illustrations. Quote from Charles Darwin on the title page.
Contents:
page 6 The Fact of Evolution
page 22 The How of Evolution
page 38 The Course of Evolution |
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Toward consilience
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Gerald A Cory |
"This book is a comprehensive effort to establish a framework for consilience - the unification of the natural and social sciences. Grounded in physics, molecular biology, and evolutionary neuroscien… |
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Galápagos
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John C Kricher |
"The Galapagos Islands are a paradise for birders, botanists, geologists, and snorkelers, with many islands still devoid of human habitation. As they lie more than 600 miles west of South America and… |
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Evolution
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Ruth E. Moore |
Explores the concept of the kinship of all forms of life, as well as the differences that have resulted from adaptation to various environmental elements. |
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The Science of Evolution and the Myth of Creationism
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Ardea Skybreak |
In today's world, without the science of evolution there would be no science. Written for both the scientifically-minded as well as those who are not familiar with science at all, this book details t… |
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Cosmos, Earth, and man
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Preston Cloud |
The story of the do-development of Earth's ir, water, crustal rocks, climate, and life in cosmic prespective as a vantage point from which to view the present and future prospects of mankind. Earth h… |
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The Neanderthal legacy
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Stan Gooch |
"A direct appeal for a revolution in our educational system to restore the connection with our Neanderthal heritage"--Provided by publisher. |
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Instinct and revelation
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Alondra Yvette Oubré |
xvi,299p. : 23cm |
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The first people
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Henri de Saint-Blanquat |
Traces the evolution of human beings from the creation of the universe to the advent of the Neanderthals. Also discusses how archaeologists use available evidence to reconstruct the past. |
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The evolutionary biology of human body fatness
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Jonathan C. K. Wells |
"This comprehensive synthesis of current medical and evolutionary literature addresses key questions about the role body fat plays in human biology. It explores how body energy stores are regulated, … |
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God and the evolving universe
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Michael Murphy,Sylvia Timbers,James Redfield |
In a world racked by violence and conflict, James Redfield and Michael Murphy-leading cocreators of today's spiritual boom-present a message of hope and a vision for the future.It is no accident, the… |
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The Cambridge Companion to Darwin
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Jonathan Hodge |
The naturalist and geologist Charles Darwin (1809-82) ranks as one of the most influential scientific thinkers of all time. In the nineteenth century his ideas about the history and diversity of life… |
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Light elements in the universe
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International Astronomical Union. Symposium |
IAU Symposium 268 presents an overview of the most recent observational and theoretical research on the formation and evolution of light elements in the Universe: H, He, Li, Be, B, and their isotopes… |
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Conceiving God
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J. David Lewis-Williams |
This book is a controversial exploration of the origin of religion in the neurology of the human brain. The author first describes how science developed within the cocoon of religion and then shows h… |
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Human natures
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Paul R. Ehrlich |
"A hallmark of Human Natures in Paul Ehrlich's ability to convey lucidly that understanding in the course of presenting an engrossing history of our species. Using personal anecdote, vivid example, a… |
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The riddled chain
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Jeffrey Kevin McKee |
"Jeffrey K. McKee argues that if we were to turn back the clock to our split from ancestral apes, evolution would proceed differently. Ever since our ancestors first stood up on two feet, natural sel… |
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Before the dawn
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Nicholas Wade |
Nicholas Wade's 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 humanity's orig… |
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Physics of relativistic objects in compact binaries
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Monica Colpi |
This book provides a comprehensive, authoritative and timely review of the astrophysical approach to the investigation of gravity theories. Particular attention is paid to strong-field tests of gener… |
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The Scopes trial
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Michael Burgan |
"Provides comprehensive information on the Scopes trial, evolution, fundamentalism, and American education and the differing perspectives accompanying them"--Provided by publisher. |
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The neurobiology of Australian marsupials
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Ken W. S. Ashwell |
"Australian marsupials represent a parallel adaptive radiation to that seen among placental mammals. This great natural experiment has produced a striking array of mammals with structural and behavio… |
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