books about: evolutions
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Evolutions
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
Richard Dawkins
W. W. Norton
, 1996
The Blind Watchmaker
Not an easy book to read, but well worth the effort. Understanding the evidence and arguments for evolution requires effort and thought, whereas believing in invisible and untestable gods is easy, which is why most people choose the latter. Dawkins explains clearly why ...
The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature
Matt Ridley
Harper Perennial
, 2003
Superb Book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This book gives us a glimpse of our true nature. It explains us many urges that we have and destroys many myths that we have. Matt Ridley have made a significant contribution toward mankind. Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology
Ray Kurzweil
Penguin (Non-Classics)
, 2006
upon reading it a second time...
In my opinion, this is an exceptional book. I was astonished to read some of the criticisms it has received on amazon.com. I truly could not put this book down. The depth of the subjects covered is great. For anyone who is interested in futurism, this should be on ...
iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind
Gary Small
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Gigi Vorgan
Collins Living
, 2008
iBrain: A Must Read for Parents
iBrain by Gary Small, M.D. and Gigi Vorgan 1st Edition, New York, N.Y. 2008 Collins Living, an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13:978-0-06-134033-8 $24.95 iBrain is a fascinating foray into the world of neuroscience. While it does deal with ...
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
W. W. Norton
, 2005
A profound and lasting classic
This is a truly profound book, and quite elegantly written. The central insight is how geography has been a main driving factor in the development of civilizations. Diamond comes at this thesis from several different angles, most importantly after looking at how ...
Eat Right 4 Your Type: The Individualized Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer & Achieving Your ...
Peter J. D'Adamo
Putnam Adult
, 1996
Finally! Relief from stomach distress and inflammation!
I was recommended to this book from my naturopath. I have suffered almost three years with chronic stomach distress, inflammation, and all around random stomach aches. I always ate extremely healthy, unprocessed foods, worked out, etc but no doctor ever was able to ...
The Selfish Gene: 30th Anniversary Edition--with a new Introduction by the Author
Richard Dawkins
Oxford University Press, USA
, 2006
Possibly my favorite read of all time
Wow. When I finished this book, I did something I had never done before: I read the same book again. The second time through, I underlined things and scribbled thoughts on the inside covers and in the margins and wrote emails to friends about questions forming in my ...
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
Michael Lewis
W. W. Norton
, 2007
This is not just a sports book
First to give you full disclosure I'm a University of Georgia (UGA)Ball Fan. In the South "Ball" means just one thing, football. Does your son play ball has only one meaning, unless you are a Tech fan, then it could mean basketball, but those guys still carry slide ...
Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
Neil Shubin
Pantheon
, 2008
Ayurveda, Science, and History
Reading this book reminded me of the new book by Frank John Ninivaggi, MD at Yale. Ayurveda: A Comprehensive Guide To Traditional Indian Medicine for the West says similar things. It broadens one's views on health, evolution, our biological selves, and ecological ...
Biology
Neil A. Campbell
,
Jane B. Reece
Benjamin Cummings
, 2004
Great Book
This book is way more informative than my professor. Also, since introductory biology doesn't change within a couple of years, I'm really glad I saved money and purchased the seventh edition rather than the eighth.
Thank God for Evolution: How the Marriage of Science and Religion Will Transform Your Life and Our World
Michael Dowd
Viking Adult
, 2008
Thank God for Evolution--Michael Dowd
This is an excellent book for the person who wants to to better understand how scientific advances can be integrated with religious beliefs. Dowd effectively outlines the over-arching history of the cosmos, with proof of evolutionary progression to the present human ...
On the Origin of Species: The Illustrated Edition
Charles Darwin
Sterling
, 2008
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin?s On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection , or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life . In his landmark study, Darwin theorized that populations evolve over the course of generations through a process of natural selection. These ideas ...
The Darwin Awards Next Evolution (Darwin Awards)
Wendy Northcutt
Dutton Adult
, 2008
the award was received posthumously....
A fool and his life can be quickly parted. Since 1993, Wendy Northcutt has memorialized hundreds of anonymous idiots with her Darwin Awards. If you go to her website at www.DarwinAwards.com you can see the criteria that she uses for honoring these unfortunates. This ...
The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal (P.S.)
Jared M. Diamond
Harper Perennial
, 2006
Diamond is Brilliant
A good read for anyone who's interested in anthropology or evolution. One of Diamond's main points in this book is that humans are not so different from our biological cousins, the apes. In fact, he says, we are more genetically close to chimpanzees than some species ...
Human: The Science Behind What Makes Us Unique
Michael S. Gazzaniga
Ecco
, 2008
Essential to Understanding Human Behavior
To understand human social behavior it is necessary to be familiar with most (if not all) of the material Michael Gazzaniga covers in this seminal summary of how humans are alike and different from other animals. Since Dr. Gazzaniga is not only a pioneering ...
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