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From naked ape to superspecies From naked ape to superspecies David T. Suzuki,Holly Dressel From Naked Ape to Super Species takes an unflinching look at where we are at this unprecedented moment in history. Suzuki and Dressel reveal that a clear and present environmental danger is staring u… OL111002W
Cosmos, Earth, and man Cosmos, Earth, and man 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… OL1264177W
The Visual dictionary of the human body The Visual dictionary of the human body DK Publishing Text and "exploded view" photographs reveal the human body and how it works. OL15840853W
Talking drums Talking drums Véronique Tadjo A collection of traditional and twentieth-century poems from sub-Saharan Africa, written in or translated into English, that expresses the spirit and history of this region. OL16044705W
The animal connection The animal connection Pat Shipman Why do humans all over the world take in and nurture other animals? This behavior might seem maladaptive--after all, every mouthful given to another species is one that you cannot eat--but in this he… OL16149146W
Beyond culture Beyond culture Edward Twitchell Hall,Edward T. Hall TABLE OF CONTENTS: The paradox of culture -- Man as extension -- Consistency and life -- Hidden culture -- Rhythm and body movement -- Context and meaning -- Contexts, high and low -- Why context? --… OL1622239W
The social conqeust of earth The social conqeust of earth Edward Osborne Wilson Based on a lifetime of pioneering research, preeminent naturalist Edward O. Wilson gives us a new history of human evolution, presented in an elegant and provocative narrative that promises to have r… OL16495597W
The abdication of philosophy, the abdication of man The abdication of philosophy, the abdication of man G. A. Rauche "A critical study of the interdependence of philosophy as critical theory and man as a free individual."--T.p. OL17946591W
Global harms ecological crime and speciesism Global harms ecological crime and speciesism Ragnhild Aslaug Sollund The fields of environmental crime and speciesism are of increasing interest to social scientists. This increase reflects the great concern many people-academics as well as non-academics-now feel for … OL18790747W
Shaping humanity Shaping humanity John Gurche What did earlier humans really look like? What was life like for them, millions of years ago? How do we know? In this book, internationally renowned paleo-artist John Gurche describes the extraordina… OL19974693W
Evolution isn't what it used to be Evolution isn't what it used to be Walter Truett Anderson "What if everything changed and nobody noticed?" Walter Truett Anderson muses in this energetic, intelligent, and strikingly original book, examining the convergence of the biosciences with electroni… OL24198210W
Morning Girl Morning Girl Michael Dorris Morning Girl, who loves the day, and her younger brother Star Boy, who loves the night, take turns describing their life on an island in pre-Columbian America; in Morning Girl's last narrative, she w… OL2625575W
Human Human Gazzaniga, Michael S. One of the world's leading neuroscientists explores how best to understand the human condition by examining the biological, psychological, and highly social nature of our species within the social co… OL2707903W
The World Without Us The World Without Us Alan Weisman The World Without Us, an intriguing peek inside the impact homo sapiens have on the world around us and what will be left when we cease to exist. Alan Weisman intelligently intertwines the affect we … OL2746364W
The society of mind The society of mind Marvin Minsky An authority on artificial intelligence introduces a theory that explores the workings of the human mind and the mysteries of thought. OL4981641W
Why us? Why us? James Le Fanu Describes how in the recent past science has come face-to-face with two seemingly unanswerable questions concerning the nature of genetic inheritance and the workings of the brain-- questions that su… OL6044275W
Listening to whales Listening to whales Alexandra Morton "For the past twenty-five years, Alexandra Morton has been at the forefront of whale and dolphin research, dedicating her life to the study of orcas (also known as killer whales). Now in Listening to… OL669205W
White Fang White Fang Jack London The story of a wolf/dog cross, who is raised by Indians, and becomes a deadly fighter. OL74504W
Ghosts of Tsavo Ghosts of Tsavo Philip Caputo "Tsavo means "place of slaughter." The lions that prowl its plains are known for their abnormally large size, their maneless males, and their historic taste for human prey.". "Just over a century ag… OL81991W
What is truth? What is truth? John M. Rist This book studies the nature, growth and prospects of Roman Catholic culture, viewed as capable of appropriating all that is noble both from internal and external sources. John Rist tests his argumen… OL94418W
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