Lost Treasure Books

• Lost Treasures
  Internet
  Popular Culture
  World Development
  Monkeys
  Fossils
   
  

  The Medici Conspiracy: The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiquities, From Italy's Tomb Raiders to the World's Greatest Museums

  Their names are splashed all over the newspapers: Marion True, Robert Hecht, Giacomo Medici. The Medici Conspiracy tells the complete history behind the headlines. The story begins with a botched ...  > read more
• Racial Disparity
  Racial Issues
  Origin of Life
  Fossils
  Privacy Issues
  Geography
   
  

  In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life

  History is recorded in many ways. According to  author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fully  by studying the small things so often forgotten.  Objects such as ...  > read more
• Archaeology
  Racial Issues
  Anthropology
  Ancient Civilizations
  Fossils
  Exotic Species
   
  

  Skull Wars: Kennewick Man, Archaeology, and the Battle for Native American Identity

  Since its discovery in 1996, the issues surrounding Kennewick Man have grown ever more complicated and controversial. Out of this fracas comes Skull Wars, David Hurst Thomas's masterful contribution ...  > read more
• Extinction
  Environmental Policies
  Environmental Issues
  Global Warming
  Climate
  Early Climate
   
  

  Under a Green Sky: Global Warming, the Mass Extinctions of the Past, and What They Can Tell Us About Our Future

  University of Washington paleontologist Peter D. Ward demonstrates in UNDER A GREEN SKY that the ancient past is not just of academic concern. Everyone has heard about how an asteroid did in the ...  > read more
• Fossils
  Dinosaurs
  Early Mammals
  Paleontology
  Tyrannosaurus Rex
  Privacy Issues
   
  

  Discovering Fossils: How to Find and Identify Remains of the Prehistoric Past (Fossils & Dinosaurs)

  160 drawings 6 x 9 Complete beginners guide to fossil collecting Includes lesser-studied vertebrate fossils Detailed illustrations for identification and comparison Earlier life forms are buried ...  > read more
• Genetics
  Genes
  Life Sciences
  Microbiology
  Biochemistry Research
  Bioethics
   
  

  Genetics: Analysis of Genes and Genomes

  Genetics: Analysis of Genes and Genomes, Sixth Edition by Hartl and Jones presents the modern world of genetics; treating classical, molecular, and population genetics as unified subdisciplines in a ...  > read more
• Physics
  Cosmology
  Chemistry
  Earth Science
  Big Bang
  Astrophysics
   
  

  The Physical Universe

  This is an outstanding text with a long history that has been updated and given a fresh look, including worked examples pulled out of the text into numbered boxes. The text is now also accompanied by ...  > read more
• Ancient Civilizations
  Cultures
  Anthropology
  Archaeology
  Resource Shortage
  Climate
   
  

  The Incas and Their Ancestors: The Archaeology of Peru (Revised Edition)

  In 1532, when Pizarro conquered Peru, the Inca realm was one of the largest empires on earth, graced by gold masterpieces, towns with great palaces and temples, and an impressive network of roads. ...  > read more
• Origin of Life
  Healthy Aging
  Solar System
  Cosmology
  Batteries
  Charles Darwin
   
  

  Life in the Universe (2nd Edition)

  Key Message: Life in the Universe takes readers on a journey through the solar system and beyond, using a rigorous yet accessible introduction to astronomy, biology, chemistry, and geology to explain ...  > read more
• Earth Science
  Geology
  Earthquakes
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Geochemistry
  Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
   
  

  Earth Lab: Exploring the Earth Sciences

  Filled with simple experiments, EARTH LAB: EXPLORING THE EARTH SCIENCES covers a variety of topics in physical geology, environmental geology, and earth science course. Hands-on activities help you ...  > read more

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