Bioethics Books

• Vaccines
  Mumps, Measles, Rubella
  Infectious Diseases
  Diseases and Conditions
  Healthy Aging
  Origin of Life
   
  

  Vaccinated: One Man's Quest to Defeat the World's Deadliest Diseases

  Maurice Hilleman's mother died a day after he was born and his twin sister stillborn. As an adult, he said that he felt he had escaped an appointment with death. He made it his life's work to see ...  > read more
• Space Station
  Space Policy
  Space Missions
  NASA
  Space Exploration
  Space Probes
   
  

  Into That Silent Sea: Trailblazers of the Space Era, 1961-1965 (Outward Odyssey: A People's History of S)

  It was a time of bold new technology, historic moments, and international jousting on the final frontier. But it was also a time of human drama, of moments less public but no less dramatic in the ...  > read more
• Space Station
  NASA
  Space Policy
  Space Exploration
  Astronomy
  Space Probes
   
  

  Riding Rockets: The Outrageous Tales of a Space Shuttle Astronaut

  In 1978, the first group of space shuttle astronauts was introduced to the world -- twenty-nine men and six women who would carry NASA through the most tumultuous years of the space shuttle program. ...  > read more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Nature
  Zoology
  Biology
  Scientific Conduct
  Ocean Policy
   
  

  The Insects: An Outline of Entomology

  This established and popular textbook is the definitive guide to the study of insects - a group of animals that represent over half of the planet 's biological diversity. In this new, third edition ...  > read more
• Earth Science
  Cultures
  Nature
  Environmental Issues
  Physics
  Environmental Policies
   
  

  We Have Never Been Modern

  With the rise of science, we moderns believe, the world changed irrevocably, separating us forever from our primitive, premodern ancestors. But if we were to let go of this fond conviction, Bruno ...  > read more
• Wildfires
  Natural Disasters
  Invasive Species
  Construction
  Exotic Species
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire

  Colorado and its neighboring states battle thousands of wildfires every year, scrub and sagebrush blazes often ignited by lightning strikes in the dry, hot days of summer. A vast, intertwined ...  > read more
• Medical Imaging
  Bioethics
  Ethics
   
  

  Fundamentals of Biostatistics (with CD-ROM)

  FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOSTATISTICS (WITH CD-ROM) leads you through the methods, techniques, and computations necessary for success in the medical field. Every new concept is developed systematically ...  > read more
• Cosmology
  Space Policy
  Space Station
  Space Exploration
  Astrophysics
  Space Probes
   
  

  Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

  "FASCINATING . . . MEMORABLE . . . REVEALING . . . PERHAPS THE BEST OF CARL SAGAN'S BOOKS."--The Washington Post Book World (front page review)In Cosmos, the late astronomer Carl Sagan cast his gaze ...  > read more
• Extrasolar Planets
  Ethics
  Popular Culture
  Anger Management
  Asteroids, Comets and Meteors
  Math Puzzles
   
  

  Contact with Alien Civilizations: Our Hopes and Fears about Encountering Extraterrestrials

  What are the implications for Humankind of alien civilizations that may be "out there?" In thinking about contact with extraterrestrials, we have to grapple with a host of philosophical, religious, ...  > read more
• Cosmology
  Big Bang
  Environmental Policy
  Energy Policy
  Ethics
  Religion
   
  

  Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium

  In the final book of his astonishing career, Carl Sagan brilliantly examines the burning questions of our lives, our world, and the universe around us. These luminous, entertaining essays travel both ...  > read more

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