Life Sciences - Biology
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Monarchs and Milkweed: A Migrating Butterfly, a Poisonous Plant, and Their Remarkable Story of Coevolution
$37.00 Add to cartThe fascinating and complex evolutionary relationship of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant
Monarch butterflies are one of nature’s most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors- Author: Agrawal, Anurag
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: March 28 2017
- ISBN10: 0691166358
- Language: English
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Scent: A Natural History of Fragrance
$28.00 Read moreA fascinating exploration of the natural history of scent and human perceptions of fragrance from the viewpoint of plant and pollinator
“An evocative journey that awakens one’s curiosity to an oft-for- Author: Pearlstine, Elise Vernon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 030024696X
- Language: English
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Inmensidad del Mundo, La
$37.95 Read moreThe Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory … [more below]
- Author: Yong, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 8492917091
- Language: Spanish
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Life Time: Your Body Clock and Its Essential Roles in Good Health and Sleep
$20.00 Read moreA guide to using the science of the body clock to promote better sleep, better health, and better thinking
“Full of surprising and useful facts. . . . Unlike many science books with similar subtitles- Author: Foster, Russell
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: August 22 2023
- ISBN10: 030027405X
- Language: English
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Evolution: The Human Story, 2nd Edition
$30.00 Read moreTravel back in time eight million years to explore the roots of the human family tree.
Interweaving latest discoveries, maps, and incredible illustrations, Evolution tells the story of our origins an- Author: Roberts, Alice
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 10 2018
- ISBN10: 1465474013
- Language: English
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Determined: A Science of Life without Free Will
$21.00 Add to cartThe instant New York Times bestseller
“Excellent…Outstanding for its breadth of research, the liveliness of the writing, and the depth of humanity it conveys.” – Wall Street Journal One of our great- Author: Sapolsky, Robert M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 0525560998
- Language: English
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Friendly Biology Student Workbook
$9.99 Add to cartThe Friendly Biology Student Workbook accompanies the Friendly Biology student textbook. This workbook includes worksheet pages which provide practice and mastery of the concepts presented in the stud
- Author: Hajda, Joey a.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 92
- Publish Date: March 10 2017
- ISBN10: 1087946131
- Language: English
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The Sauropod Dinosaurs: Life in the Age of Giants
$39.95 Add to cartThe best illustrated and most comprehensive book ever published on the largest land animals the world has ever known.
From The Land Before Time to Jurassic Park, images of fantastically large, long-ne
- Author: Hallett, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1421420287
- Language: English
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What about Evolution?
$20.00 Add to cartIt can be a shock in our culture for a Christian to encounter evolutionary biology and conversely for a Darwinian to encounter biblical Christianity. Can a devout Christian with a high view of scriptu… [more below]
- Author: Cordero, April Maskiewicz
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 29 2022
- ISBN10: 1666712949
- Language: English
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Extinction: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartMost people are familiar with the dodo and the dinosaur, but extinction has occurred throughout the history of life, with the result that nearly all the species that have ever existed are now extinct…. [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Wignall, Paul B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: August 27 2019
- ISBN10: 0198807287
- Language: English
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Biology Essentials for Dummies
$12.99 Add to cartBiology Essentials For Dummies (9781119589587) was previously published as Biology Essentials For Dummies (9781118072677). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is th
- Author: Kratz, Rene Fester
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 14 2019
- ISBN10: 1119589584
- Language: English
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Live Long and Evolve: What Star Trek Can Teach Us about Evolution, Genetics, and Life on Other Worlds
$16.95 Add to cartAn engaging journey into the biological principles underpinning a beloved science-fiction franchise
In Star Trek, crew members travel to unusual planets, meet diverse beings, and encounter unique civi- Author: Noor, Mohamed A. F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 0691203938
- Language: English
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Transcendence: How Humans Evolved Through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time
$30.00 Read moreIn the tradition of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Sapiens, a winner of the Royal Society Prize for Science Books shows how four tools enabled has us humans to control the destiny of our species
“A wondrou- Author: Vince, Gaia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: January 21, 2020
- ISBN10: 0465094902
- Language: English
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Blood: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartBlood is vital to most animals. In mammals it transports oxygen and food, carries away waste, and contains the white cells that attack invading microbes. Playing a central role in life, it has had pro… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Cooper, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: October 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0199581452
- Language: English
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Unique: The New Science of Human Individuality
$30.00 Read moreInspired by the abundance of unique personalities available on dating websites, a renowned neuroscientist examines the science of what makes you, you.
David J. Linden has devoted his career to understa- Author: Linden, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 29, 2020
- ISBN10: 1541698886
- Language: English
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The Shock Of Change that understanding the human condition brings
$10.95 Add to cartAs biologist Jeremy Griffith explains in THE Interview (which psychiatrist Professor Harry Prosen described as “the most important interview of all time”), while we humans lacked the explanation for o
- Author: Griffith, Jeremy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 52
- Publish Date: August 31 2022
- ISBN10: 1741290775
- Language: English
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The Wisdom of the Body
$25.99 Add to cartThe first detailed account of the way in which our bodies preserve their stability against the many disturbing forces they encounter, suggesting that the lessons to be derived from the body’s wisdom m… [more below]
- Author: Cannon, Walter B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 340
- Publish Date: September 08 2008
- ISBN10: 0393002055
- Language: English
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Tragedy in Mouse Utopia: An Ecological Commentary on Human Utopia
$18.70 Add to cartIndifference to behavioral needs of the young caused Mouse Utopia to self-destruct. Can Human Utopia avoid a similar fate? Yes. How? By confronting the Sorcerer. Will we? In time?
- Author: Vallentyne, J. R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 212
- Publish Date: November 02 2006
- ISBN10: 1412056330
- Language: English
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Stem Cells: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartThe topic of stem cells has a high profile in the media. We’ve made important advances in our scientific understanding, but despite this the clinical applications of stem cells are still in their infa… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Slack, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: December 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0198869290
- Language: English
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Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City
$27.95 Read more“This little gem fills you in on everything finned, furred, feathered, or leafed, and how to find it, in all five boroughs.”–House and Garden
Second place for scholarly/reference books (design), Bookb
- Author: Day, Leslie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 356
- Publish Date: December 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0801886821
- Language: English
