Life Sciences
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Valley of Forgetting: Alzheimer’s Families and the Search for a Cure
$30.00 Add to cartThe riveting account of a community from the remote mountains of Colombia whose rare and fatal genetic mutation is unlocking the secrets of Alzheimer’s disease
In the 1980s, a neurologist named Franci- Author: Smith, Jennie Erin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 0525536078
- Language: English
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Pacific Harvest: A Northwest Coast Foraging Guide
$26.95 Add to cart- Highlights 70-plus edible species including seaweeds, beach vegetables, shellfish, mushrooms, berries, trees, ferns, and wild and weedy greens
- Includes more than 60 recipes, plus tips for enjoying th
- Author: Hahn, Jennifer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: April 01 2025
- ISBN10: 168051668X
- Language: English
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White Light: The Elemental Role of Phosphorus-In Our Cells, in Our Food, and in Our World
$30.00 Add to cartA profound and lyrical reflection on the cyclical nature of life, what happens when we break that cycle, and how to repair it–told through the fate of phosphorus
“There would be no life without const- Author: Lohmann, Jack
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 18 2025
- ISBN10: 0593316614
- Language: English
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Adaptable: How Your Unique Body Really Works and Why Our Biology Unites Us
$32.00 Add to cartA new understanding of how our bodies work, how to keep them healthy, and how our biological diversity unites us rather than divides us
How does the body work–and why does it seem to work so differen- Author: Pontzer, Herman
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0593539303
- Language: English
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Birds, Sex and Beauty: The Extraordinary Implications of Charles Darwin’s Strangest Idea
$30.00 Add to cart“Matt Ridley is one of our finest science writers. This book is a treat for bird lovers and evolutionary biologists alike.” –Richard Dawkins, author of The Genetic Book of The Dead and The God Delusi
- Author: Ridley, Matt
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 25 2025
- ISBN10: 0063342987
- Language: English
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On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters
$29.00 Add to cartFrom the bestselling author of Why We Swim comes a mind-expanding exploration of muscle–from our ancient obsession with the ideal human form to the modern science of this amazing and adaptable tissue… [more below]
- Author: Tsui, Bonnie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: April 22 2025
- ISBN10: 1643753088
- Language: English
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Dogpedia: A Brief Compendium of Canine Curiosities
$16.95 Add to cartAn enchanting, fact-filled treasury for the dog lover in all of us, from A to Z
Dogpedia is your gateway into the astonishing world of dogs. Featuring dozens of alphabetical entries on topics ranging- Series: Pedia Books #9
- Author: Pierce, Jessica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 10 2024
- ISBN10: 0691241082
- Language: English
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The Immune Mind: The Hidden Dialogue Between Your Brain and Immune System.
$20.00 Add to cart“Superbly written with excellent insights…One of the best nonfiction books I’ve read!”
–Dr. Rupy Aujla, author of The Doctor’s Kitchen
Until a decade ago, we misunderstood a fundamental aspect of hum
- Author: Lyman, Monty
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1635769876
- Language: English
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Imprinting and Early Learning for The Newborn Foal
$29.95 Add to cartIMPRINT & EARLY LEARNING FOR THE NEWBORN FOAL offers an easy-to-follow, step-by-step approach to handling and training newborn foals, as well as numerous techniques and exercises that aid the foal in
- Author: Miller, Robert M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 01 2023
- ISBN10: 0983462577
- Language: English
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Tooth and Claw: Top Predators of the World
$45.00 Read moreA marvelously illustrated look at the most deadly predators on the planet
Tooth and Claw presents the world’s top predators as you have never seen them before, from big cats and wild dogs to sharks, r- Author: Johnson, Robert M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 0691240280
- Language: English
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Florida’s Waters
$24.95 Add to cartTaken from the earlier book Priceless Florida (and modified for a stand-alone book), this volume discusses the fresh- and saltwater systems of Florida, including lakes and ponds; rivers and streams; s… [more below]
- Series: Florida’s Natural Ecosystems and Native Species #3
- Author: Whitney, Ellie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: October 01 2014
- ISBN10: 156164868X
- Language: English
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The Deep: The Hidden Wonders of Our Oceans and How We Can Protect Them
$17.99 Read moreThere’s so much we don’t know about what lies deep beneath the ocean’s surface – and the time to find out is growing increasingly precious . . .
Professor Alex Rogers is one of the world’s leading exp- Author: Rogers, Alex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 1472253930
- Language: English
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Human Physiology: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartVery Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring
Physiology is the science of life, and sets out to understand how living things work and what makes them distinct from the non-living. It consider- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Davies, Jamie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: August 03 2021
- ISBN10: 0198869886
- Language: English
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The Story Paradox: How Our Love of Storytelling Builds Societies and Tears Them Down
$28.00 Add to cartStorytelling, a tradition that built human civilization, may soon destroy it
Humans are storytelling animals. Stories are what make our societies possible. Countless books celebrate their virtues. But
- Author: Gottschall, Jonathan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1541645960
- Language: English
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Hummingbirds: Marvels of the Bird World
$19.95 Add to cartMarvel at the lives of hummingbirds with this collection of photographs and information by award-winning author and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela.
Their beauty captivates us. Their aerial acrobat
- Series: Favorite Wildlife
- Author: Tekiela, Stan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 164755246X
- Language: English
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Inventing Ourselves: The Secret Life of the Teenage Brain
$18.99 Add to cartA tour through the groundbreaking science behind the enigmatic, but crucial, brain developments of adolescence and how those translate into teenage behavior
The brain creates every feeling, emotion, a- Author: Blakemore, Sarah-Jayne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 14 2020
- ISBN10: 1541742745
- Language: English
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Below the Edge of Darkness: A Memoir of Exploring Light and Life in the Deep Sea
$29.00 Read moreA pioneering marine biologist takes us down into the deep ocean to understand bioluminescence–the language of light that helps life communicate in the darkness–and what it tells us about the future … [more below]
- Author: Widder, Edith
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: July 27 2021
- ISBN10: 0525509240
- Language: English
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Mutual Aid: An Illuminated Factor of Evolution
$30.00 Add to cartOne hundred years after his death, Peter Kropotkin is still one of the most inspirational figures of the anarchist movement. It is often forgotten that Kropotkin was also a world-renowned geographer w
- Series: Kairos
- Author: Kropotkin, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 1629638749
- Language: English
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Sharks of the World: A Complete Guide
$63.00 Add to cartThe most comprehensive reference guide to the world’s sharks–now fully revised and updated
Sharks of the World is the essential illustrated guide for anyone interested in these magnificent creatures.- Series: Wild Nature Press #19
- Author: Ebert, David A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: July 20 2021
- ISBN10: 069120599X
- Language: English
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The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health
$18.99 Add to cartPrepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. The Hidden Half of Nature reveals why good health–for people and for plants–depends on Earth’s smallest creatures. Restoring
- Author: Montgomery, David R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: November 15 2016
- ISBN10: 0393353370
- Language: English
