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Big Coal: The Dirty Secret Behind America's Energy Future
Given the recent assertions made by the Bush administration, it would seem that coal is a glistening new energy alternative, the answer to the current oil crisis. Few of us realize that coal is ... > read more -
The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature
Evolutionary psychology has been called the "new black" of science fashion, though at its most controversial, it more resembles the emperor's new clothes. Geoffrey Miller is one of the Young Turks ... > read more -
College Physics (with PhysicsNow)
COLLEGE PHYSICS provides students with a clear and logical presentation of the basic concepts and principles of physics. The authors include a broad range of contemporary applications to motivate ... > read more -
The Most Important Fish in the Sea: Menhaden and America
In this brilliant portrait of the oceans’ unlikely hero, H. Bruce Franklin shows how menhaden have shaped America’s national—and natural—history, and why reckless overfishing ... > read more -
The Family That Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery
For two hundred years a noble Venetian family has suffered from an inherited disease that strikes their members in middle age, stealing their sleep, eating holes in their brains, and ending their ... > read more -
The Cell: A Molecular Approach, Fourth Edition
Courses in molecular and cellular biology are a cornerstone of undergraduate programs in the life sciences. The material is not only fundamental to all of biology, but also represents an exciting and ... > read more -
The Cartoon Guide to Genetics (Updated Edition)
Having trouble deciphering your genetic code? Do dominant genes make you feel recessive? Let reigning nonfiction cartoonist Larry Gonick and microbiologist Mark Wheelis ease your way through ... > read more -
Losing My Mind : An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer's
This first-person account of Alzheimer's ties several powerful stories together. Losing My Mind blends personal history with the fear and pain of developing the disease at the age of 57; it is both ... > read more -
Evolution for Everyone: How Darwin's Theory Can Change the Way We Think About Our Lives
What is the biological reason for gossip?For laughter? For the creation of art?Why do dogs have curly tails?What can microbes tell us about morality?These and many other questions are tackled by ... > read more -
The Origins of Genome Architecture
With official genomic blueprints now available for hundreds of species, and thousands more expected in the near future, the field of biology has been forever transformed. Such readily accessible ... > read more
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