Times Arrow, Times Cycle

Myth and Metaphor in the Discovery of Geological Time

Stephen J Gould

Science

Rarely has a scholar attained such popular acclaim merely by doing what he does best and enjoys most. But such

anthropology, biology, evolution, geology

The Kiwis Egg

Charles Darwin and Natural Selection

David Quammen

Science

Evolution, during the early nineteenth century, was an idea in the air. Other thinkers had suggested it, but no

biology, evolution

Guns, Germs and Steel

A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13000 Years

Jared Diamond

Science

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and a national bestseller: the global account of the rise of civilization that is

anthropology, biology, evolution, pandemic, popular, pulitzer

Extinction

How Life on Earth Nearly Ended 250 Million Years Ago

Douglas H Erwin

Science

Some 250 million years ago, the earth suffered the greatest biological crisis in its history. Around 95% of all

biology, paleobiology

Human Evolution

A Pelican Introduction

Robin Dunbar

Science

The past 12,000 years represent the only time in the sweep of human history when there has been only one human

biology, evolution

The Origin of Species

Charles Darwin

Science

Darwins theory of natural selection issued a profound challenge to orthodox thought and belief: no being or spe

biology, evolution

The Magic of Reality

How we know what is really true

Richard Dawkins

Science

Packed with clever thought experiments, dazzling illustrations and jaw-dropping facts, The Magic of Reality exp

atheism, biology, evolution, philosophy

The Island of Doctor Moreau

H G Wells

Classic Fiction

Ranked among the classic novels of the English language and the inspiration for several unforgettable movies, t

biology, fantasy, futurist, scifi, vivisection

Animal Behaviour

A Synthesis of Ethology and Comparative Psychology

Robert A Hinde

Science

This volume deals with animal behavior on a very sophisticated level. It deals with all aspects from the very b

behaviour, biology, ethology, psychology

Evolution of Life

Catherine Jarman

Science

Life began on earth since 300 million years. the numbers of remaining living creatures are so small that we can

biology, evolution, starter, textbook

The Great Influenza

The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History

John M Barry

History

At the height of WWI, historys most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with A

biology, flu, pandemic, virus

The Rise and Fall of the Third Chimpanzee

How our animal heritage affects the way we live

Jared Diamond

Science

At some point during the last 100,000 years, humans began exhibiting traits and behavior that distinguished us

anthropology, biology, evolution, sociology

The Structure of Evolutionary Theory

Stephen Jay Gould

Science

The worlds most revered and eloquent interpreter of evolutionary ideas offers here a work of explanatory force

biology, evolution, textbook

Spillover

Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic

David Quammen

Science

Ebola, SARS, Hendra, AIDS, and countless other deadly viruses all have one thing in common: the bugs that trans

aids, biology, pandemic, virology, virus

The Mismeasure of Man

The definitive refutation to the argument of the Bell Curve

Stephen Jay Gould

Science

How smart are you? If that question doesnt spark a dozen more questions in your mind (like What do you mean by

bellcurve, biology, evolution, iq

The World Until Yesterday

Jared Diamond

Science

Most of us take for granted the features of our modern society, from air travel and telecommunications to liter

anthropology, biology, evolution, sociology