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From naked ape to superspecies
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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… |
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The promise of progress
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Daniel Noah Moses |
"A detailed presentation of Lewis Henry Morgan's life from his early work with the Iroquois to his defense of American capitalism to his strange posthumous career among international leftists up to M… |
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Communication and the evolution of society
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Jürgen Habermas |
Five essays provide an overview of the emerging research program for analyzing contemporary society from a historical and pragmatic standpoint within the rules of empirical science. |
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Sex at Dawn
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Christopher Ryan |
"A controversial, idea-driven book that challenges everything you know about sex, marriage, family, and society"--Provided by publisher.
Since Darwin's day, we've been told that sexual monogamy co… |
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Becoming human
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Ian Tattersall |
Taking the reader around the world, stopping in France to examine 30,000-year-old cave paintings, in Africa to see where our earliest ancestors left their bones, and in remote forests to spy on our c… |
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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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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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Beyond culture
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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? --… |
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The social conqeust of earth
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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… |
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Finding higher ground
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Amy Seidl |
"An ecologist takes the uniquely positive--yet realistic--position that we can adapt and persist despite the inevitable effects of climate change. In Finding Higher Ground, Amy Seidl brings us emerg… |
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Innovation in cultural systems
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O'Brien, Michael J.,Stephen Shennan |
In recent years an interest in applying the principles of evolution to the study of culture emerged in the social sciences. Archaeologists and anthropologists reconsidered the role of innovation in p… |
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Straight science?
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Jim McKnight |
A genetic basis for homosexuality has been all but proved, yet Darwinism, the most widely accepted evolutionary theory, emphasises successful reproduction. How do we explain a lifetime preference for… |
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Handbook of research on agent-based societies
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Samuel Gerald Collins |
"This volume addresses a variety of issues, in particular the emergence of societal phenomena in the interactions of systems of agents (software, robot or human)"--Provided by publisher. |
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Sex, Time and Power
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Leonard Shlain |
This book offers a tantalizing answer to an age-old question: Why did big-brained Homo sapiens suddenly emerge some 150,000 years ago? Drawing on an awesome breadth of research, Shlain shows how, lon… |
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Plasticity into power
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Roberto Mangabeira Unger |
"Variations of themes of Politics, a work in constructive social theory." |
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Human
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Don E. Wilson,Robert M. L. Winston |
Join Robert Winston on a unique journey to discover every aspect of our existence. From how we function to how we think and act, this text reveals the diversity of our lives and explores our extraord… |
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Neuropolitics
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Timothy Leary |
Timothy Leary, Ph.D. has been a world-renowned psychologist, a defrocked Harvard professor, a relentless champion of brain change, a reputed drug guru, a stand-up philosopher, and a prisoner of the N… |
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Biohistory
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Penman, Jim (Social theorist) |
"Biohistory is a revolutionary new theory that explores the biological and behavioural underpinnings of social change, including the rise and fall of civilisations. Informed by significant research i… |
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Spontannai͡a ėvoli͡ut͡sii͡a
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Bruce H. Lipton |
A world-renowned expert in the emerging science of epigenetics reveals how changing our understanding of biology will help us navigate this turbulent period in our planet's history, and how each of u… |
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The big ratchet
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Ruth S. DeFries |
"Our species' pervasive presence on the planet is the combined result of two powerful forces: earth's rich natural endowments and humanity's ability to manipulate nature. From our ability to control … |
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