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  • Evolution and Belief

    Confessions of a Religious Paleontologist

    by Robert J. Asher ...
    Can a scientist believe in God? Does the ongoing debate between some evolutionists and evangelicals show that the two sides are irreconcilable? As a paleontologist and a religious believer, Robert Asher constantly confronts the perceived conflict between his occupation and his faith. In the course of his scientific work, he has found that no other theory comes close to Darwin's as an explanation ... Read more

    $31.19 USD

  • From Clone to Bone

    The Synergy of Morphological and Molecular Tools in Palaeobiology

    Edited by Robert J. Asher, Johannes Müller ...
    Series Book 4 - Cambridge Studies in Morphology and Molecules: New Paradigms in Evolutionary Bio
    Since the 1980s, a renewed understanding of molecular development has afforded an unprecedented level of knowledge of the mechanisms by which phenotype in animals and plants has evolved. In this volume, top scientists in these fields provide perspectives on how molecular data in biology help to elucidate key questions in estimating paleontological divergence and in understanding the mechanisms ... Read more

    $108.29 USD

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  • Riveted

    The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe

    by Jim Davies ...
    Why do some things pass under the radar of our attention, but other things capture our interest? Why do some religions catch on and others fade away? What makes a story, a movie, or a book riveting? Why do some people keep watching the news even though it makes them anxious?The past 20 years have seen a remarkable flourishing of scientific research into exactly these kinds of questions. Professor ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

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  • Wired for Culture: Origins of the Human Social Mind

    Origins of the Human Social Mind

    by Mark Pagel ...
    “Does an excellent job of using evolutionary biology to discuss the origins of religion, music, art, and . . . morality.”—Publishers Weekly, starred reviewA unique trait of the human species is that our personalities, lifestyles, and worldviews are shaped by an accident of birth—namely, the culture into which we are born. It is our cultures and not our genes that determine which foods we eat, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Accidental Species

    Misunderstandings of Human Evolution

    by Henry Gee ...
    "With a delightfully irascible sense of humor, Henry Gee reflects on our origin . . . an excellent primer on how—and how not—to think about human evolution." —Carl Zimmer, author of Parasite RexThe idea of a missing link between humanity and our animal ancestors predates evolution and popular science and actually has religious roots in the deist concept of the Great Chain of Being. Yet, the ... Read more

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  • The Ascent Of Man

    by Henry Drummond ...
    Though its stand-point is Evolution and its subject Man, this book is far from being designed to prove that Man has relations, compromising or otherwise, with lower animals. Its theme is Ascent, not Descent. It is a History, not an Argument. And Evolution, in the narrow sense in which it is often used when applied to Man, plays little part in the drama outlined here. So far as the general scheme ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Human Bone Manual

    by Tim D. White, Pieter A. Folkens ...
    Building on the success of their previous book, White and Folkens' The Human Bone Manual is intended for use outisde the laboratory and classroom, by professional forensic scientists, anthropologists and researchers. The compact volume includes all the key information needed for identification purposes, including hundreds of photographs designed to show a maximum amount of anatomical information.* ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • Extinction

    Evolution and the End of Man

    by Michael Boulter ...
    How long do humans have left on Earth? Using cutting-edge science that revolutionises our understanding of evolution, Michael Boulter explains how we may be closer to our own extinction than we imagined.Sixty-five million years ago the dinosaurs were destroyed in a mass extinction event that could not have been predicted. Out of the devastation, new life developed and the world regained its ... Read more

    $0.99 USD

  • The Invaders

    How Humans and Their Dogs Drove Neanderthals to Extinction

    by Pat Shipman ...
    A Times Higher Education Book of the WeekApproximately 200,000 years ago, as modern humans began to radiate out from their evolutionary birthplace in Africa, Neanderthals were already thriving in Europe—descendants of a much earlier migration of the African genus Homo. But when modern humans eventually made their way to Europe 45,000 years ago, Neanderthals suddenly vanished. Ever since the first ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

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  • The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species

    by Charles Darwin ...
    Charles Darwin was an English scientist best known for his contributions to the theory of evolution and his belief in natural selection. Darwin’s writings remain popular and influential in science today. This edition of The Different Forms of Flowers on Plants of the Same Species includes a table of contents. ... Read more

    $2.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Life on a Young Planet

    The First Three Billion Years of Evolution on Earth - Updated Edition

    by Andrew H. Knoll, Andrew H. Knoll ...
    Series series Princeton Science Library
    Australopithecines, dinosaurs, trilobites--such fossils conjure up images of lost worlds filled with vanished organisms. But in the full history of life, ancient animals, even the trilobites, form only the half-billion-year tip of a nearly four-billion-year iceberg. Andrew Knoll explores the deep history of life from its origins on a young planet to the incredible Cambrian explosion, presenting a ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

  • The Story of Life

    by Southwood ...
    How did life begin? What really was 'snowball earth'? Why did the dinosaurs go extinct? Are we all descended from 'African Eve'? Will humans be responsible for the next major extinction? All these are addressed in this fascinating book. The story unfolds with the formation of the earth around four thousand million years ago, though it took until after massive bombardment by asteroids a hundred ... Read more

    $14.29 USD