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Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues (4th Edition) (The Human Biology Place Series)
Human Biology: Concepts and Current Issues, Fourth Edition sparks interest among non-science readers by encouraging them to connect basic biology concepts to real-world issues that are relevant to ... > read more -
Exploring Prehistory: How Archaeology Reveals Our Past
This new introduction to archaeology integrates world prehistory with discussion of archeological methods and techniques. It introduces archaeological methods gradually and in context through the use ... > read more -
The Hazards of Space Travel: A Tourist's Guide
“I didn’t think about the dangers before going into space, but now I realize how hazardous it is!”–Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, first person to walk in spaceWith the opening of ... > read more -
The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples
Reading The Eternal Frontier might be the closest you'll get to taking a class from Tim Flannery--and that alone makes it an opportunity just too good to pass up. This ambitious retelling of North ... > read more -
The Great Human Diasporas: The History of Diversity and Evolution (Helix Books)
The title The Great Human Diasporas implies that this book is a history of human migration, but it is much more. It is a readable, accessible summary of the lifework of Luca Cavalli-Sforza, who has ... > read more -
Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids
Probablistic models are becoming increasingly important in analyzing the huge amount of data being produced by large-scale DNA-sequencing efforts such as the Human Genome Project. For example, ... > read more -
History Begins at Sumer: Thirty-Nine Firsts in Recorded History
Which civilization had the first system of law? The first formal educational system? The first tax cut? The first love song? The answers were found in excavations of ancient Sumer, a society so ... > read more -
Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain: How a New Science Reveals Our Extraordinary Potential to Transform Ourselves
Is it really possible to change the structure and function of the brain, and in so doing alter how we think and feel? The answer is a resounding yes. In late 2004, leading Western scientists joined ... > read more -
The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
The breathtakingly beautiful art created deep inside the caves of western Europe has the power to dazzle even the most jaded observers. Emerging from the narrow underground passages into the chambers ... > read more
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