Life Sciences - Evolution
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The Origin of Species: 150th Anniversary Edition
$7.95 Read moreCharles Darwin’s classic that exploded into public controversy, revolutionized the course of science, and continues to transform our views of the world.
Few other books have created such a lasting sto- Author: Darwin, Charles
- Binding: Mass Market Paperbound
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: September 02 2003
- ISBN10: 0451529065
- Language: English
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The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
$21.00 Add to cartRichard Dawkins transformed our view of God in his blockbuster, The God Delusion, which sold millions of copies in English alone. He revolutionized the way we see natural selection in the seminal best
- Author: Dawkins, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: August 24, 2010
- ISBN10: 1416594795
- Language: English
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Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
$19.99 Add to cartThe Earth teems with life: in its oceans, forests, skies and cities. Yet there’s a black hole at the heart of biology. We do not know why complex life is the way it is, or, for that matter, how life f
- Author: Lane, Nick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 21 2016
- ISBN10: 0393352978
- Language: English
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The Primate Myth: Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature
$21.00 Add to cartChallenging everything we thought we knew, this book takes a revolutionary look at how humans are far less like other primates than we’ve been led to believe–and uncovers what truly sets us apart.
Hu- Author: Leaf, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 21 2025
- ISBN10: 9798895650776
- Language: English
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On the Origin of Sex: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Reproduction
$32.00 Add to cartFrom split-gill mushrooms to duck-billed platypuses, the spectacular science of sexual reproduction and creation of biodiversity on Earth.
“Smart, thoughtful, and witty, this book will make you rethi- Author: Sun, Lixing
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 30 2026
- ISBN10: 1541609174
- Language: English
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Force of Nature: Understanding Evolution’s Deepest Logic-And Putting It to Use
$31.99 Read moreMost of us learned about natural selection in our school days and remember the basics of how it drives evolution, plus a few of its everyday implications, like the risks of overusing antibiotics. Yet
- Author: Jones, Owen D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 09 2026
- ISBN10: 039388192X
- Language: English
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Humans: The Evolution of a Species
$40.00 Read moreHumans – who are we?
Physically, Homo sapiens is unremarkable in the animal world – a hairless ape. But somehow, in combination, our characteristics make us remarkable. With our dexterity and brain p- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 09 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217139477
- Language: English
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Understanding the Tree of Life
$19.99 Add to cartChallenge outdated views of evolution and embrace a clearer understanding of life’s incredible diversity with this enlightening exploration of evolutionary trees. Far from being a linear ladder of pro… [more below]
- Series: Understanding Life
- Author: Omland, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 246
- Publish Date: September 18 2025
- ISBN10: 100920730X
- Language: English
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Our Human Story
$19.95 Read moreOur Human Story is a guide to our fossil relatives, from what may be the earliest hominins such as Sahelanthropus, dating back six to seven million years, through to our own species, Homo sapiens. Ove… [more below]
- Author: Humphrey, Louise
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 01 2018
- ISBN10: 0565093916
- Language: English
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Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution
$27.00 Add to cartA major new book overturning our assumptions about how evolution works
Earth’s natural history is full of fascinating instances of convergence: phenomena like eyes and wings and tree-climbing lizards- Author: Losos, Jonathan B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 07 2018
- ISBN10: 052553413X
- Language: English
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Trilobite: Eyewitness to Evolution
$19.00 Add to cartWith Trilobite, Richard Fortey, paleontologist and author of the acclaimed Life, offers a marvelously written, smart and compelling, accessible and witty scientific narrative of the most ubiquitous o… [more below]
- Author: Fortey, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 13 2001
- ISBN10: 0375706216
- Language: English
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The Last Neanderthal: Understanding How Humans Die
$29.95 Add to cartIt’s August 2015. After twenty-five years of archaeological research in a secluded cave overlooking the Rh?ne Valley in southern France, Ludovic Slimak uncovers the remains of a Neanderthal, frozen in… [more below]
- Author: Slimak, Ludovic
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: November 18 2025
- ISBN10: 1509569588
- Language: English
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Seven Decades: How We Evolved to Live Longer
$35.00 Add to cartAn anthropologist uncovers new evidence for the evolutionary origins of human longevity–and explains why growing old is an opportunity, not a burden
Our ability to live for decades may seem like a mo- Author: Gurven, Michael D.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 536
- Publish Date: September 16 2025
- ISBN10: 0691231990
- Language: English
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A Brief History of Intelligence: Evolution, Ai, and the Five Breakthroughs That Made Our Brains
$19.99 Add to cart“I found this book amazing. I read it through quickly because it was so interesting, then turned around and read much of it again.”–Daniel Kahneman, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and bestsel
- Author: Bennett, Max S.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 0063286351
- Language: English
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Epic Earth: A Wild Ride Through the History of Life on Our Planet
$19.99 Add to cartEarth’s history isn’t just ancient–it’s absolutely epic.
From viral science creator Lindsay Nikole comes a bold, hilarious, and wildly fascinating journey through the history of our planet–packed wi- Author: Nikole, Lindsay
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 1577155343
- Language: English
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Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World
$20.00 Add to cartOne of the Washington Post‘s 50 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024
If the history of the Earth were compresse
The bestselling author of Other Minds shows how we and our ancestors have reinvented our planet.- Author: Godfrey-Smith, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 02 2025
- ISBN10: 1250397537
- Language: English
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The Genetic Book of the Dead: A Darwinian Reverie
$22.00 Add to cartFrom a renowned biologist and best-selling author, a whole new way of looking at living organisms: reading them as documents describing ancient worlds
A Financial Times Best Book of 2024: Science – Na- Author: Dawkins, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 07 2025
- ISBN10: 0300286279
- Language: English
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The Tree of Life: Solving Science’s Greatest Puzzle
$29.99 Add to cartAre humans really fish? Why are we the only animals with chins? How much of our DNA do we share with the trillions of bacteria in our bodies? For centuries, scientists have chased the secrets of how l
- Author: Telford, Max
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 1324065427
- Language: English
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The Secret Life of the Universe: An Astrobiologist’s Search for the Origins and Frontiers of Life
$19.99 Add to cartOne of the world’s leading astrobiologists takes us on an awe-inspiring journey across the cosmos to investigate some of humanity’s most profound questions: Are we alone in the universe? And how did l… [more below]
- Author: Cabrol, Nathalie A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 12 2025
- ISBN10: 1668046695
- Language: English
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Why Rats Laugh and Jellyfish Sleep: And Other Enchanting Stories of Evolution
$30.00 Add to cartFor fans of accessible and fun popular science comes an exploration of evolution’s quirkiest puzzles and most enduring mysteries.
Why do cats live longer than dogs? Why do bees have yellow stripes?- Author: Stipp, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 23 2025
- ISBN10: 1643264877
- Language: English
