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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain
by Oliver Sacks

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Revised and Expanded With the same trademark compassion and erudition he brought to The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sacks explores the place music occupies in the brain and how it affects the human condition. In Musicophilia, he shows us a... (read more)

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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
by Jared Diamond

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A global account of the rise of civilization that is also a stunning refutation of ideas of human development based on race. Until around 11,000 b.c., all peoples were still Stone Age hunter/gatherers. At that point, a great divide occurred in the... (read more)

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Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body
by Jennifer Ackerman

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Be ready to geek out over your own body. A delightful and engaging book, Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream will fill you with wonder. Science writer Jennifer Ackerman lays out the latest developments and theories about the human body in a way that will keep you... (read more)

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The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies
by Bert Holldobler

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The Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of The Ants render the extraordinary lives of the social insects in this visually spectacular volume. The Superorganism promises to be one of the most important scientific works published in this decade. Coming eighteen... (read more)

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Why We Run: A Natural History Why We Run: A Natural History
by Bernd Heinrich

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.... (read more)

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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson

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One of the most revealing, readable books about the mind to come along in years. A simply fascinating glimpse into animal behavior — on the farm, at home, and even in the mirror. Recommended by Kyle, Powells.com... (read more)

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Your Brain Is (Almost) Perfect: How We Make Decisions Your Brain Is (Almost) Perfect: How We Make Decisions
by Read Montague

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One of the leading thinkers in the computational neuroscience revolution offers a brilliant new perspective on the minds decision-making process. Why do we make the choices we make? How can science explain free will? If our brains are like slow... (read more)

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The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution
by David Quammen

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A fresh look at Darwin's most radical idea, and the mysteriously slow process by which he revealed it. Evolution, during the early nineteenth century, was an idea in the air. Other thinkers had suggested it, but no one had proposed a cogent... (read more)

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Woman: An Intimate Geography Woman: An Intimate Geography
by Natalie Angier

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With the clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language that make her one of "The New York Times's premier stylists, Pulitzer Prize-winner Natalie Angier lifts the veil of secrecy from that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces, the female body.... (read more)

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A Natural History of the Senses A Natural History of the Senses
by Diane Ackerman

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If Colette had studied science and spent time listening to icebergs in Antarctica and interviewing a professional nose in New York, she might have written a book as luscious and erudite as A Natural History of the Senses. In the course of this grand tour... (read more)

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The Hot Zone The Hot Zone
by Richard Preston

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"Popular science writing at its best and the years most infectious page-turner" (People), this two-million-copy bestseller is "a top-drawer horror story...the best literary roller coaster of the fall" (Newsweek).... (read more)

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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders (Audubon Society Field Guide) National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders (Audubon Society Field Guide)
by Lorus Milne

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Spiders, bugs, moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and many other insects are detailed in more than 700 full-color photographs visually arranged by shape and color. Descriptive text includes measurements, diagnostic... (read more)

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Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science Panic in Level 4: Cannibals, Killer Viruses, and Other Journeys to the Edge of Science
by Richard Preston

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Bizarre illnesses and plagues that kill people in the most unspeakable ways. Obsessive and inspired efforts by scientists to solve mysteries and save lives. From The Hot Zone to The Demon in the Freezer and beyond, Richard Preston’s bestselling... (read more)

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Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human Nim Chimpsky: The Chimp Who Would Be Human
by Elizabeth Hess

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An adorable baby chimp, a loving family, and an experiment that changed the lives of all it touched... Project Nim, the brainchild of a Columbia University psychologist, was designed to refute Noam Chomsky's claim that language is an exclusively human... (read more)

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Cartoon Guide To Genetics Updated Edition Cartoon Guide To Genetics Updated Edition
by Larry Gonick

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Illustrates, simplifies, and humor-coats the important principles of classical and modern genetics and their experimental bases, with amusing anecdotes about how the ancients tried to explain inheritance and sex determination.... (read more)

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Voyage of the Beagle (89 Edition) Voyage of the Beagle (89 Edition)
by Charles R. Darwin

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This richly readable book is the product of Charles Darwin's amazing journey aboard the Beagle where he made observations that led to his revolutionary theory of natural selection. Complete and unabridged.... (read more)

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The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment
by Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich

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In humanity's more than 100,000 year history, we have evolved from vulnerable creatures clawing sustenance from Earth to a sophisticated global society manipulating every inch of it. In short, we have become the dominant animal. Why, then, are we... (read more)

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The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition Into the Forces of History The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition Into the Forces of History
by Howard K Bloom

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The Lucifer Principle is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture to put forth the thesis that "evil" is a by-product of nature's strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most... (read more)

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The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism
by Michael J Behe

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When Michael J. Behe's first book, Darwin's Black Box, was published in 1996, it launched the intelligent design movement. Critics howled, yet hundreds of thousands of readers -- and a growing number of scientists -- were intrigued by Behe's claim that... (read more)

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The Jesuit and the Skull: Teilhard de Chardin, Evolution, and the Search for Peking Man The Jesuit and the Skull: Teilhard de Chardin, Evolution, and the Search for Peking Man
by Amir D Aczel

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Aczel presents the powerful and dramatic story of how French Jesuit priest-scientist Teilhard de Chardins scientific research forced him to confront the eternal struggle between science and faith.... (read more)

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