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The Slow Moon Climbs: The Science, History, and Meaning of Menopause by Susan Mattern 9780691216720
RRP: $35.68$25.49A surprising look at the role of menopause in human history-and why we should change the ways we think about itAre the ways we look at menopause all wrong? Susan Mattern says yes and, in The Slow Moon Climbs, reveals just how wrong we have been. From the... -
Carboniferous Giants and Mass Extinction: The Late Paleozoic Ice Age World by George McGhee
RRP: $94.50$74.17Picture a world of dog-sized scorpions and millipedes as long as a car; tropical rainforests with trees towering over 150 feet into the sky and a giant polar continent five times larger than Antarctica. That world was not imaginary; it was the earth more... -
The Gene's Eye View of Evolution by J. Arvid Agren 9780198862260
$72.47'Arvid Agren has undertaken the most meticulously thorough reading of the relevant literature that I have ever encountered, deploying an intelligent understanding to pull it into a coherent story. As if that wasn't enough, he gets it right.' (Richard... -
Delicious: The Evolution of Flavor and How It Made Us Human by Rob Dunn
RRP: $46.20$36.46A savory account of how the pursuit of delicious foods shaped human evolutionNature, it has been said, invites us to eat by appetite and rewards by flavor. But what exactly are flavors? Why are some so pleasing while others are not? Delicious is a... -
A Natural History of Human Morality by Michael Tomasello
RRP: $41.90$33.85Winner of the Eleanor Maccoby Book Award in Developmental Psychology, American Psychological AssociationWinner of a PROSE Award, Association of American PublishersShortlist, Cognitive Development Society Book AwardA Choice Outstanding Academic Title of... -
The Calculus of Selfishness by Karl Sigmund
RRP: $63.00$57.52How does cooperation emerge among selfish individuals? When do people share resources, punish those they consider unfair, and engage in joint enterprises? These questions fascinate philosophers, biologists, and economists alike, for the "invisible hand"... -
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory by Stephen Jay Gould 9780674006133
RRP: $155.30$127.55The world's most revered and eloquent interpreter of evolutionary ideas offers here a work of explanatory force unprecedented in our time--a landmark publication, both for its historical sweep and for its scientific vision.With characteristic attention... -
Do We Need Midwives? by Michel Odent
RRP: $25.18$17.70What is the future of the human capacity to give birth? What is the future of underused physiological functions? Should we expect an evolution of Homo sapiens in relation to the way babies are born? Can fast-developing scientific disciplines induce a new... -
Evolutionary Games and Population Dynamics by Josef Hofbauer
RRP: $125.98$110.65Every form of behaviour is shaped by trial and error. Such stepwise adaptation can occur through individual learning or through natural selection, the basis of evolution. Since the work of Maynard Smith and others, it has been realised how game theory... -
Faith Versus Fact by Jerry A Coyne 9780143108269
RRP: $37.80$23.21"A superbly argued book." -Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion The New York Times bestselling author of Why Evolution is True explains why any attempt to make religion compatible with science is doomed to fail In this provocative book,... -
30-Second Evolution: The 50 most significant ideas and events, each explained in half a minute by Mark Fellowes
RRP: $20.98$14.07Adapt or die: it's nature's most famous imperative. But how does evolution actually happen? It's too slow to see, but it's going on all around you, all the time. Even if you're on top of the key terms - variation? Natural selection? Parent-offspring... -
How Nature Keeps Time: Understanding Life Events in the Natural World by Helen Pilcher
RRP: $35.68$24.51An accessible and thought-provoking introduction to timespans in the natural world, featuring more than 80 beautifully designed diagrams and charts. Which organisms live the longest? How does the natural world recover from wildfires? How long do eggs... -
Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History by David Christian 9780520271449
RRP: $52.50$45.34An 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... -
The Masterpiece of Nature: The Evolution and Genetics of Sexuality by Graham Bell
RRP: $96.58$84.27Originally published in 1982, The Masterpiece of Nature examines sex as representative of the most important challenge to the modern theory of evolution. The book suggests that sex evolved, not as the result of normal Darwinian processes of natural... -
Evolutionary Ecology of Birds: Life Histories, Mating systems, and Extinction by Ian Owens
$128.73Birds show bewildering diversity in their life histories, mating systems and risk of extinction. Why do albatrosses delay reproduction for the first 12 years of their life while zebra finches breed in their first year ? Why are fairy-wrens so sexually... -
The Solitary Bees: Biology, Evolution, Conservation by Bryan N. Danforth 9780691168982
RRP: $84.00$68.31The most up-to-date and authoritative resource on the biology and evolution of solitary beesWhile social bees such as honey bees and bumble bees are familiar to most people, they comprise less than 10 percent of all bee species in the world. The vast... -
UFO Case Files of Scotland (Volume 1): Amazing Real Life Alien Encounters by Malcolm Robinson 9780244912789
RRP: $36.71$32.61Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244912789Author Malcolm RobinsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 499g -
The Cultural Nature of Human Development by Barbara Rogoff 9780195131338
RRP: $68.23$67.58The 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... -
The Real Planet of the Apes: A New Story of Human Origins by David R. Begun 9780691182803
RRP: $42.00$33.37The astonishing new story of human originsWas Darwin wrong when he traced our origins to Africa? The Real Planet of the Apes makes the explosive claim that it was in Europe, not Africa, where apes evolved the most important hallmarks of our human lineage... -
Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny by Robert Wright
RRP: $39.90$24.42Apologies 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 *... -
Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth by Avi Loeb 9780358645535
RRP: $37.78$26.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358645535Author Avi LoebFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 181gDimensions(mm) 200mm * 134mm * 18mm -
Born of Ice and Fire: How Glaciers and Volcanoes (with a Pinch of Salt) Drove Animal Evolution by Graham Shields 9780300242591
RRP: $42.00$40.74An exploration of how the Cryogenian Period, when our planet was covered in ice for millions of years, created today’s remarkable biodiversity More than half a billion years ago, our world was completely covered by glaciers, a “Snowball Earth” that... -
Reptiles: A Very Short Introduction by T. S. Kemp
RRP: $18.88$13.55For millions of years reptiles have walked, crawled, and slithered over the face of our Earth. From the mighty dinosaurs who dominated the land, the pterosaurs who took to the air, and the marine adapted ichthyosaurs, to the living reptiles today such as... -
The Smart Neanderthal: Bird catching, Cave Art, and the Cognitive Revolution by Clive Finlayson 9780198797524
RRP: $48.28$35.05Since the late 1980s the dominant theory of human origins has been that a 'cognitive revolution' (C.50,000 years ago) led to the advent of our species, Homo sapiens. As a result of this revolution our species spread and eventually replaced all existing... -
The Mutant Project: Inside the Global Race to Genetically Modify Humans Eben Kirksey (Deakin University, Australia) 9781529217292
RRP: $31.48$25.47Longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2021 An anthropologist visits the frontiers of genetics, medicine, and technology to ask: whose values are guiding gene-editing experiments, and what are the implications for humanity? At a conference in Hong... -
Evolution's Bite: A Story of Teeth, Diet, and Human Origins by Peter Ungar 9780691160535
RRP: $52.50$41.14What teeth can teach us about the evolution of the human species Whether we realize it or not, we carry in our mouths the legacy of our evolution. Our teeth are like living fossils that can be studied and compared to those of our ancestors to teach us... -
The Ascent Of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life's Unending Algorithm by Caleb Scharf
RRP: $44.08$30.16Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593087244Author Caleb ScharfFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc -
Great Adaptations: Star-Nosed Moles, Electric Eels, and Other Tales of Evolution's Mysteries Solved by Kenneth Catania 9780691228471
RRP: $29.38$21.27"The irresistible enthusiasm of Great Adaptations couldn't come at a better time."-David P. Barash, Wall Street Journal"Be very amazed."-Carl Safina, author of Beyond Words and Becoming WildHow one scientist unlocked the secrets behind some of nature's... -
Narrow Roads of Gene Land: Volume 2: Evolution of Sex by W. D. Hamilton
$182.81The second volume of the collected papers of W D Hamilton, each one introduced by an autobiographical essay. Hamilton is the most important theoretical biologist of the 20th century and his papers, not especially numerous, have had, and continue to... -
Gaian Systems: Lynn Margulis, Neocybernetics, and the End of the Anthropocene by Bruce Clarke
RRP: $44.08$38.58A groundbreaking look at Gaia theory's intersections with neocybernetic systems theory Often seen as an outlier in science, Gaia has run a long and varied course since its formulation in the 1970s by atmospheric chemist James Lovelock and microbiologist... -
Life Evolving: Molecules, Mind, and Meaning by Christian De Duve 9780195156058
RRP: $77.68$60.71In just a half century, humanity has made an astounding leap in its understanding of life. Now, one of the giants of biological science, Christian de Duve, discusses what we've learned in this half century, ranging from the tiniest cells to the future of... -
How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog): Visionary Scientists and a Siberian Tale of Jump-Started Evolution by Lee Alan Dugatkin
RRP: $37.80$29.97Tucked away in Siberia, there are furry, four-legged creatures with wagging tails and floppy ears that are as docile and friendly as any lapdog. But, despite appearances, these are not dogs-they are foxes. They are the result of the most astonishing... -
On the Prowl: In Search of Big Cat Origins by Mark Hallett
RRP: $63.00$49.75Big cats such as lions, tigers, leopards, and jaguars fascinate us like few other creatures. They are enduring symbols of natural majesty and power. Yet despite the magnetic appeal of the big cats, their origins and evolutionary history remain poorly... -
Explaining Life through Evolution by Prosanta Chakrabarty 9780262546256
RRP: $44.10$29.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262546256Author Prosanta ChakrabartyFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
The Slow Moon Climbs: The Science, History, and Meaning of Menopause by Susan Mattern
RRP: $52.50$41.98The first comprehensive look at menopause from prehistory to todayAre the ways we look at menopause all wrong? Historian Susan Mattern says yes, and The Slow Moon Climbs reveals just how wrong we have been. Taking readers from the rainforests of Paraguay... -
Victorian Sensation: The Extraordinary Publication, Reception and Secret Authorship of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation by James A. Secord
RRP: $58.80$58.36Fiction or philosophy, profound knowledge or shocking heresy? When "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" was published anonymously in 1844, it sparked one of the greatest sensations of the Victorian era. Thousands of readers were spellbound by... -
A Dog's World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans by Jessica Pierce 9780691196183
RRP: $39.88$31.75From two of the world's leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative journey into a future of dogs without peopleWhat would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog's World imagines a... -
Tree Thinking: An Introduction to Phylogenetic Biology by David A. Baum 9781936221165
$107.52Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936221165Author David A. BaumFormat HardbackPage Count 496Imprint Roberts & Company PublishersPublisher Macmillan Learning -
The Edge of Evolution: The Search for the Limits of Darwinism by Michael J. Behe 9780743296229
$25.24Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780743296229Author Michael J. BeheFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint The Free PressPublisher Simon & Schuster -
Domesticated: Evolution in a Man-Made World by Richard C. Francis 9780393353037
RRP: $52.50$43.39The wolf evolved into the Pekingese, the wildcat into the tabby cat and the auroch into the milk-producing cow. This happened through the process called "domestication". Domesticated creatures have served us well- without them, civilisation as we know it...