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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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Atlas of Oregon Wildlife: Distribution, Habitat, and Natural History
by Blair A Csuti
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A standard reference for anyone interested in Oregon's wildlife and natural areas.... ( read more)
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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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The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry
by Bryan Sykes
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One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix, The Seven Daughters of Eve reveals the remarkable story behind a groundbreaking scientific discovery. After being summoned in 1997 to an archaeological site to... ( read more)
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The Mismeasure of Man
by Stephen Jay Gould
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A renowned teacher and writer of science and history of science at
Harvard, Gould (1941-2002) challenges assertions of biological
determinism in a volume first published in 1981 and in a revised
edition in 1996 that specifically addressed claims... ( read more)
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Climbing Mount Improbable
by Richard Dawkins
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It's a treat when a scientist is able to convey the significance of a
subject while at the same time commanding a reader's attention with
intelligence, wit, and style. Dawkins (Chair, Public Understanding
of Science, Oxford U.) manages to make the... ( read more)
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Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors: A Search for Who We Are
by Carl Sagan
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"Dazzling...A feast. Absorbing and elegantly written, it tells of theorigins of life on earth, describes its variety and charaacter, and culminates in a discussion of human nature and teh complex traces ofhumankind's evolutionary past...It is an amazing... ( read more)
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The Demon in the Freezer
by Richard Preston
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The first major bioterror event in the United States — the anthrax attacks in October 2001 — was a clarion call for scientists who work with "hot" agents to find ways of protecting civilian populations against biological weapons. In The Demon... ( read more)
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Homework Helpers Biology (Homework Helpers)
by Matthew Distefano
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Biology is a science full of terms and concepts that range from the hard-to-imagine, such as the structure of an atom, to those we see every day, such as the structure of our own face in the mirror. How are these ideas and concepts related? What's the... ( read more)
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Readers of the Book of Life: Contextualizing Developmental Evolutionary Biology
by Anton Markos
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This is a wide ranging and deeply learned examination of evolutionary developmental biology, and the foundations of life from the perspective of information theory. Hermeneutics was a method developed in the humanities to achieve understanding, in a... ( read more)
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The Anatomy of Insects & Spiders: Over 600 Exquisite Forms
by Claire Beverley
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-281) and index.... ( read more)
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Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream: A Day in the Life of Your Body
by Jennifer Ackerman
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The acclaimed science writer Jennifer Ackerman lends her keen eye and lively voice to this marvelous exploration of the human body. Taking us through a typical day, from the arousal of the senses in the morning to the reverie of sleep and dreams... ( read more)
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Riddled with Life: Friendly Worms, Ladybug Sex, and the Parasites That Make Us Who We Are
by Marlene Zuk
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We think of disease as our enemy, something we try to eradicate; germs and infections are things we battle. But in this witty, engaging book, evolutionary biologist Marlene Zuk reveals that, in fact, disease is our partner, not our foe, and is... ( read more)
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Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
by Edward O. Wilson
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"A dazzling journey across the sciences and humanities in search of deep laws to unite them." The Wall Street Journal One of our greatest living scientists — and the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes for On Human Nature and The Ants — gives us a... ( read more)
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Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny
by Robert Wright
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In his bestselling The Moral Animal, Robert Wright applied the principles of evolutionary biology to the study of the human mind. Now Wright attempts something even more ambitious: explaining the direction of evolution and human history-and discerning... ( read more)
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Human Evolution Coloring Book
by Adrienne L Zihlman
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An authoritative, visual presentation by a highly respected anthropologist, the second edition of this popular classic is entirely rewritten, with 40% new drawings, and includes the latest discoveries in human and primate evolution.... ( read more)
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Fruit Key and Twig Key to Trees and Shrubs
by William Harlow
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One of the handiest and most widely used identification aids. Fruit key covers 120 deciduous and evergreen species; twig key covers 160 deciduous species. Easily used. Over 300 photographs. "Students in the field . . . can get accurate identifications... ( read more)
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The Origin of Species (Enriched Classics)
by Charles Darwin
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This classic work of scientific literature, presenting the theory of evolution by means of natural selection, is still both relevant and controversial in the twenty-first century. THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: A concise introduction that gives... ( read more)
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The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
by Matt Ridley
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Citing the Red Queen from "Through the Looking Glass, " who has to keep running to stay in the same place, Ridley demonstrates why sex is humanity's best strategy for outwitting its constantly mutating internal predators, and answers dozens of other... ( read more)
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Microbe Hunters
by Paul De Kruif
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In this classic bestseller, Paul de Kruif dramatizes the pioneering bacteriological work of such scientists as Leeuwenhoek, Spallanzani, Koch, Pasteur, Reed, and Ehrlich. This seventieth anniversary edition features a new introduction by F. Gonzalez... ( read more)
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