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Evolution for Everyone
How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives
Written by David Sloan Wilson
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Press
On Sale: March 27, 2007
Price: $24.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-34021-2 (0-385-34021-4)
"This is a book of tall claims about evolution: that it can be uncontroversial; that the basic principles are easy to learn; that everyone should want to learn them, once their implications are understood; that evolution and religion...can be brought harmoniously together."--From Evolution for Everyone
Polls show that more than half of... Read more >
How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives
Written by David Sloan Wilson
Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Press
On Sale: March 27, 2007
Price: $24.00
ISBN: 978-0-385-34021-2 (0-385-34021-4)
"This is a book of tall claims about evolution: that it can be uncontroversial; that the basic principles are easy to learn; that everyone should want to learn them, once their implications are understood; that evolution and religion...can be brought harmoniously together."--From Evolution for Everyone
Polls show that more than half of... Read more >
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Bats in Question
The Smithsonian Answer Book
Written by Don E. Wilson
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
On Sale: May 17, 1997
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-56098-739-0 (1-56098-739-1)
Long the subject of myth and superstition, bats have been among the most misunderstood of mammals due to their nocturnal habits, capacity for flight, and strange appearance. Seeking to dispel the myths associated with these remarkable creatures and arguing for their key role in a balanced ecosystem, Bats in Question covers... Read more >
The Smithsonian Answer Book
Written by Don E. Wilson
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
On Sale: May 17, 1997
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-56098-739-0 (1-56098-739-1)
Long the subject of myth and superstition, bats have been among the most misunderstood of mammals due to their nocturnal habits, capacity for flight, and strange appearance. Seeking to dispel the myths associated with these remarkable creatures and arguing for their key role in a balanced ecosystem, Bats in Question covers... Read more >
Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity
Standard Methods for Mammals
Edited by Don E. Wilson, James D. Nichols, Mercedes Foster, F. Russell Cole and Rasanayagam Rudran
Format: Trade Paperback, 440 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
On Sale: August 17, 1996
Price: $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-56098-637-9 (1-56098-637-9)
Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity: Standard Methods for Mammals provides a comprehensive manual for designing and implementing inventories of mammalian biodiversity anywhere in the world and for any group, from rodents to open-country grazers. The book emphasizes formal estimation approaches, which supply data that can be compared across habitats and over... Read more >
Standard Methods for Mammals
Edited by Don E. Wilson, James D. Nichols, Mercedes Foster, F. Russell Cole and Rasanayagam Rudran
Format: Trade Paperback, 440 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
On Sale: August 17, 1996
Price: $36.95
ISBN: 978-1-56098-637-9 (1-56098-637-9)
Measuring and Monitoring Biological Diversity: Standard Methods for Mammals provides a comprehensive manual for designing and implementing inventories of mammalian biodiversity anywhere in the world and for any group, from rodents to open-country grazers. The book emphasizes formal estimation approaches, which supply data that can be compared across habitats and over... Read more >
Consilience
The Unity of Knowledge
Written by Edward O. Wilson
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: March 30, 1999
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-76867-8 (0-679-76867-X)
In this groundbreaking book, American biologist Edward O. Wilson, argues for the fundamental unity of all knowledge and the need to search for consilience--the proof that everything in our world is organized in terms of a small number of fundamental natural laws that comprise the principles underlying every branch of learning... Read more >
The Unity of Knowledge
Written by Edward O. Wilson
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: March 30, 1999
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-76867-8 (0-679-76867-X)
In this groundbreaking book, American biologist Edward O. Wilson, argues for the fundamental unity of all knowledge and the need to search for consilience--the proof that everything in our world is organized in terms of a small number of fundamental natural laws that comprise the principles underlying every branch of learning... Read more >
The Future of Life
Written by Edward O. Wilson
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: March 11, 2003
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-76811-1 (0-679-76811-4)
One of the world’s most important scientists, Edward O. Wilson is also an abundantly talented writer who has twice won the Pulitzer Prize. In this, his most personal and timely book to date, he assesses the precarious state of our environment, examining the mass extinctions occurring in our time and the... Read more >
Written by Edward O. Wilson
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: March 11, 2003
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-76811-1 (0-679-76811-4)
One of the world’s most important scientists, Edward O. Wilson is also an abundantly talented writer who has twice won the Pulitzer Prize. In this, his most personal and timely book to date, he assesses the precarious state of our environment, examining the mass extinctions occurring in our time and the... Read more >
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The Hand
How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture
Written by Frank R. Wilson
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: September 14, 1999
Price: $17.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-74047-6 (0-679-74047-3)
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"The human hand is so beautifully formed, its actions are so powerful, so free and yet so delicate that there is no thought of its complexity as an instrument; we use it as we draw our breath... Read more >
How Its Use Shapes the Brain, Language, and Human Culture
Written by Frank R. Wilson
Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: September 14, 1999
Price: $17.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-74047-6 (0-679-74047-3)
VISIT OUR RELATED LINKS TO VIEW VIDEO EXAMPLES OF THE PHYSICAL MANIFESTATIONS OF HAND DYSTONIA
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"The human hand is so beautifully formed, its actions are so powerful, so free and yet so delicate that there is no thought of its complexity as an instrument; we use it as we draw our breath... Read more >
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Red-Tails in Love
PALE MALE'S STORY--A True Wildlife Drama in Central Park
Written by Marie Winn
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: March 30, 1999
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-75846-4 (0-679-75846-1)
Updated Edition—Ten Years Later
The scene of this enchanting (and true) story is the Ramble, an unknown wilderness deep in the heart of New York's fabled Central Park. There an odd and amiable band of nature lovers devote themselves to observing and protecting the park's rich wildlife. When a pair of red-tailed... Read more >
PALE MALE'S STORY--A True Wildlife Drama in Central Park
Written by Marie Winn
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: March 30, 1999
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 978-0-679-75846-4 (0-679-75846-1)
Updated Edition—Ten Years Later
The scene of this enchanting (and true) story is the Ramble, an unknown wilderness deep in the heart of New York's fabled Central Park. There an odd and amiable band of nature lovers devote themselves to observing and protecting the park's rich wildlife. When a pair of red-tailed... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
The Moral Animal
Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
Written by Robert Wright
Format: Trade Paperback, 496 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 29, 1995
Price: $18.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-76399-4 (0-679-76399-6)
The Moral Animal is one of the most provocative science books in recent years, as well as one of the most genuinely important. As Wright presents the latest findings in the emerging field of evolutionary psychology--which views human behavior in light of Darwinian theory--Wright unveils the unconscious strategies that shape our... Read more >
Why We Are, the Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology
Written by Robert Wright
Format: Trade Paperback, 496 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: August 29, 1995
Price: $18.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-76399-4 (0-679-76399-6)
The Moral Animal is one of the most provocative science books in recent years, as well as one of the most genuinely important. As Wright presents the latest findings in the emerging field of evolutionary psychology--which views human behavior in light of Darwinian theory--Wright unveils the unconscious strategies that shape our... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Nonzero
The Logic of Human Destiny
Written by Robert Wright
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: January 9, 2001
Price: $17.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-75894-5 (0-679-75894-1)
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 where history will lead us next.
In Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, Wright... Read more >
The Logic of Human Destiny
Written by Robert Wright
Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: January 9, 2001
Price: $17.00
ISBN: 978-0-679-75894-5 (0-679-75894-1)
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 where history will lead us next.
In Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny, Wright... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Raccoons
A Natural History
Written by Samuel I. Zeveloff
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
On Sale: February 17, 2002
Price: $17.95
ISBN: 978-1-58834-033-7 (1-58834-033-3)
The word raccoon is drawn from the Native American Algonquian language. Their term arakun roughly translates to “he who scratches with his hands.” Anyone who has found a raccoon rummaging around in a once securely closed trash container can attest to how skillful raccoons are with their front paws. In fact... Read more >
A Natural History
Written by Samuel I. Zeveloff
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
On Sale: February 17, 2002
Price: $17.95
ISBN: 978-1-58834-033-7 (1-58834-033-3)
The word raccoon is drawn from the Native American Algonquian language. Their term arakun roughly translates to “he who scratches with his hands.” Anyone who has found a raccoon rummaging around in a once securely closed trash container can attest to how skillful raccoons are with their front paws. In fact... Read more >
Microcosm
E. Coli and the New Science of Life
Written by Carl Zimmer
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-27686-5 (0-307-27686-4)
A Best Book of the Year
Seed Magazine • Granta Magazine • The Plain-Dealer
In this fascinating and utterly engaging book, Carl Zimmer traces E. coli's pivotal role in the history of biology, from the discovery of DNA to the latest advances in biotechnology. He reveals the many surprising and alarming parallels between... Read more >
E. Coli and the New Science of Life
Written by Carl Zimmer
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Vintage
On Sale: July 14, 2009
Price: $15.00
ISBN: 978-0-307-27686-5 (0-307-27686-4)
A Best Book of the Year
Seed Magazine • Granta Magazine • The Plain-Dealer
In this fascinating and utterly engaging book, Carl Zimmer traces E. coli's pivotal role in the history of biology, from the discovery of DNA to the latest advances in biotechnology. He reveals the many surprising and alarming parallels between... Read more >
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eBook.
Snakes in Question, Second Edition
The Smithsonian Answer Book
Written by George R. Zug and Carl H. Ernst
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
On Sale: September 17, 2004
Price: $55.00
ISBN: 978-1-58834-113-6 (1-58834-113-5)
This new edition of Snakes in Question has been completely updated to take into account the most recent research available, offering useful scientific information about snakes while dispelling many widely-circulated myths and common fears. Accompanied by 100 stunning color photographs and written in the popular question-and-answer format of Smithsonian’s “In Question”... Read more >
The Smithsonian Answer Book
Written by George R. Zug and Carl H. Ernst
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
On Sale: September 17, 2004
Price: $55.00
ISBN: 978-1-58834-113-6 (1-58834-113-5)
This new edition of Snakes in Question has been completely updated to take into account the most recent research available, offering useful scientific information about snakes while dispelling many widely-circulated myths and common fears. Accompanied by 100 stunning color photographs and written in the popular question-and-answer format of Smithsonian’s “In Question”... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
Snakes in Question, Second Edition
The Smithsonian Answer Book
Written by George R. Zug and Carl H. Ernst
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
On Sale: September 17, 2004
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-58834-114-3 (1-58834-114-3)
This new edition of Snakes in Question has been completely updated to take into account the most recent research available, offering useful scientific information about snakes while dispelling many widely-circulated myths and common fears. Accompanied by 100 stunning color photographs and written in the popular question-and-answer format of Smithsonian’s “In Question”... Read more >
The Smithsonian Answer Book
Written by George R. Zug and Carl H. Ernst
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
On Sale: September 17, 2004
Price: $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-58834-114-3 (1-58834-114-3)
This new edition of Snakes in Question has been completely updated to take into account the most recent research available, offering useful scientific information about snakes while dispelling many widely-circulated myths and common fears. Accompanied by 100 stunning color photographs and written in the popular question-and-answer format of Smithsonian’s “In Question”... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
