Evolution

Genomes 5 has been completely revised and updated. It is a thoroughly modern textbook about genomes and how they are investigated. As with previous Genomes editions, techniques come first, then genome anatomies, followed by genome function, and finally...

Plants first colonized the land over 430 million years ago, having evolved from some of the most primitive forms of life. Since then, plants have played a major role in supplying the atmospheric oxygen we all need to survive. But how did plants evolve,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143106241Author Peter MatthiessenFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Penguin ClassicsPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 215gDimensions(mm) 196mm...

In the early 1890s, the theory of evolution gained an unexpected ally: the Edison phonograph. An amateur scientist used the new machine - one of the technological wonders of the age - to record monkey calls, play them back to the monkeys, and watch their...

An exploration of the key aspects of life on Earth - now and in the future - through the study of 10 and a half species. 'Entertaining and intellectually stimulating... The book highlights the wonderfully interconnected nature of our fragile planet. If...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780143117230Author Geoffrey MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

Rudolph Zallinger's 110-foot (33.5-meter) fresca secco painting of The Age of Reptiles is one of the largest natural history murals in the world. Completed in 1947, it is an overview of prehistoric life told through the principal features and concepts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781637120262Author David BerlinskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint Discovery InstitutePublisher Discovery InstituteWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm)...

The first vertebrate animals appear in the fossil record over 520 million years ago. These lineages diversified and eventually crept ashore leading to further evolutionary divergence and the appearance of the familiar charismatic vertebrates of today...

A new framework for the neuroscientific study of emotions in humans and animalsThe Neuroscience of Emotion presents a new framework for the neuroscientific study of emotion across species. Written by Ralph Adolphs and David J. Anderson, two leading...

Beyond The Survival of the Fittest: Why Cooperation, not Competition, is the Key to LifeIf life is about survival of the fittest, then why would we risk our own life to jump into a river to save a stranger? Some people argue that issues such as charity,...

The newest addition to John Brockman's Edge.org series explores life itself, bringing together the world's leading biologists, geneticists, and evolutionary theorists-including Richard Dawkins, Edward O. Wilson, J. Craig Venter, and Freeman Dyson. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781528771580Author Charles DarwinFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 694gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 29mm

“A lively tale of dog domestication and migration.”—Nature“When, where, and how did the partnership between dogs and humans begin? Was it an accident? Was it inevitable?…A tour de force drawing together under one proverbial roof what science can tell us...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735223851Author Joseph LeDouxFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Prentice Hall PressPublisher Prentice Hall Press

Are humans a galactic oddity, or will complex life with human abilities develop on planets with environments that remain habitable for long enough? In a clear, jargon-free style, two leading researchers in the burgeoning field of astrobiology critically...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679758945Author Robert WrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 374gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Religious fundamentalists and biblical literalists present any number of arguments that attempt to disprove evolution. Those with a sympathetic ear often fail to critically examine these creationist claims, leading to an ill-informed public and, perhaps...

The Blind Watchmaker is the seminal text for understanding evolution today. In the eighteenth century, theologian William Paley developed a famous metaphor for creationism: that of the skilled watchmaker. In The Blind Watchmaker, Richard Dawkins crafts...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063051331Author Yuval Noah HarariFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Harper PerennialPublisher Harper PerennialWeight(grams) 885g

The predators that can hunt, kill and eat us occupy a unique place in the human psyche - and for good reason. Whether it's lions in Africa, tigers in India or sharks in the world's oceans, we are fascinated by - and often terrified of - predators...

Winner of the Aventis Science Book Prize. 'A scientific detective story, a brilliant cross between Edgar Allan Poe and Gray's anatomy' J G Ballard, New Stateman Books of the Year'Fascinating' New Scientist'Wonderful' Nature- What is the connection...

A New York Times Notable Book of 2012Whether it's in a cockpit at takeoff or the planning of an offensive war, a romantic relationship or a dispute at the office, there are many opportunities to lie and self-deceive- but deceit and self-deception carry...

Deceit, lying, and falsehoods lie at the very heart of our cultural heritage. Even the founding myth of the Judeo-Christian tradition, the story of Adam and Eve, revolves around a lie. We have been talking, writing and singing about deception ever since...

This is a tale of human obsession, one intrepid tuna, the dedicated fisherman who caught and set her free, the promises and limits of ocean science and the big truth of how our insatiable appetite for bluefin transformed a cottage industry...

A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 'Bracing and enlightening' Science Culture is something exclusive to human beings, isn't it? Not so, says intrepid researcher Carl Safina. Becoming Wild reveals the rich cultures that survive in some of...

This is a tale of human obsession, one intrepid tuna, the dedicated fisherman who caught and set her free, the promises and limits of ocean science and the big truth of how our insatiable appetite for bluefin transformed a cottage industry...

Does there exist, deep within the earth's crust, a second biosphere-- composed of very primitive, thermophilic (heat-loving) bacteria, and containing more living matter than the entire surface? This idea, first proposed by the author in the early 1980s,...

John Tyler Bonner, one of our most distinguished and creative biologists, here offers a completely new perspective on the role of size in biology. In his hallmark friendly style, he explores the universal impact of being the right size. By examining...

'One of the key feminist texts' Guardian The Descent of Woman is a pioneering work, the first to argue for the equal role of women in human evolution. On its first publication in 1972 it sparked an international debate and became a rallying-point for...

This beautiful volume introduces the incredible animals that populated the planet before the Age of the Dinosaurs. Readers voyage to a time, beginning about 370 million years ago, when the first four-footed vertebrates appeared, and ending 200 million...

This book marks an exciting convergence towards the idea that human culture and cognition are rooted in the character of human social interaction, which is unique in the animal kingdom. Roots of Human Sociality attempts for the first time to explore the...

An epic story of the emergence of the universe and of the community of life, with a new vision for how we might bring forth a vibrant Earth Community Today we know what no previous generation knew: the history of the universe and of the unfolding of...

The Cultural Nature of Human Development presents an account of human development that looks at both the differences and similarities among cultures. Beyond demonstrating that 'culture matters', Rogoff focuses on how culture matters in human development...

An introduction to a new way of looking at history, from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time to the present day, "Maps of Time" is world history on an unprecedented scale. Beginning with the Big Bang, David Christian views the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262513678Author Massimo PigliucciFormat PaperbackPage Count 504Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 680gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

How genes are not the only basis of heredity-and what this means for evolution, human life, and diseaseFor much of the twentieth century it was assumed that genes alone mediate the transmission of biological information across generations and provide...

Recent advances that allow scientists to quickly and accurately sequence a genome have revolutionized our view of the structure and function of genes as well as our understanding of evolution. A new era of genetics is underway, one that allows us to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807055038Author Richard HofstadterFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 346gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594773174Author Rupert SheldrakeFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Park Street Press,U.S.Publisher Inner Traditions Bear and Company