Life Sciences
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Around the World in 80 Trees
$19.99 Add to cart“Beautiful to behold and to read” – THE SUNDAY TIMES
“An arboreal odyssey” – NATURE “One of the most quietly beautiful books of the year” – DAILY MAIL “Jonathan Drori’s deep-seated love of nature is c- Author: Drori, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: August 11 2020
- ISBN10: 1786276062
- 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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The Suggestible Brain: The Science and Magic of How We Make Up Our Minds
$30.00 Add to cartNeuroscientist Amir Raz shares decades of research and case studies to show how suggestion changes the brain and shapes our behavior–and how we can protect ourselves from and harness suggestibility i… [more below]
- Author: Raz, Amir
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 0306833433
- Language: English
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Experimental Design for Biologists, Second Edition
$76.00 Add to cartThe effective design and analysis of experiments in biology are critical to success, yet graduate students in biological and medical sciences typically receive very little formal training in these ste… [more below]
- Author: Glass, David J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 294
- Publish Date: August 06 2014
- ISBN10: 1621820416
- Language: English
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Cruisin’ the Fossil Freeway: An Epoch Tale of a Scientist and an Artist on the Ultimate 5,000-Mile Paleo Road Trip
$30.00 Add to cart“A paleontological odyssey that manages to be informative, witty, educational—and enormous fun.” —Simon Winchester, author of The Map That Changed the World, Krakatoa, and A Crack in the Edge of the… [more below]
- Author: Johnson, Kirk
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 216
- Publish Date: June 25 2024
- ISBN10: 164160915X
- Language: English
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Living on Earth: Forests, Corals, Consciousness, and the Making of the World
$29.00 Add to cartThe bestselling author of Other Minds shows how we and our ancestors have reinvented our planet.
If the history of the Earth were compressed down to a year, our species would arise in the last thirty- Author: Godfrey-Smith, Peter
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 0374189935
- Language: English
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The Science of Why We Exist: A History of the Universe from the Big Bang to Consciousness
$35.00 Add to cartFrom the Big Bang and the evolution of the genetic code to the birth of consciousness, this is the extraordinary story of the chain of events that led to human life on earth.
Have you ever wondered wh- Author: Coulson, Tim
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: July 02 2024
- ISBN10: 1639366520
- Language: English
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Eight-Legged Wonders: The Surprising Lives of Spiders
$26.95 Read moreAn encounter with a spider will never be the same again …
This warm-hearted book offers fascinating science and captivating storytelling to persuade readers to fall in love with–or at least tolerat- Author: O’Hanlon, James
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 1778401546
- Language: English
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Chasing Shadows: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Great White Shark
$18.99 Read more“At last: the story of tracking the ocean’s most charismatic and controversial predator, compellingly told by the man who has learned more about the Atlantic great white shark than any other person al
- Author: Skomal, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: July 02 2024
- ISBN10: 0063090848
- Language: English
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Into the Great Wide Ocean: Life in the Least Known Habitat on Earth
$24.95 Add to cartA seagoing scientist explores how life thrives in one of the most mysterious environments on Earth
The open ocean, far from the shore and miles above the seafloor, is a vast and formidable habitat tha- Author: Johnsen, S?nke
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: October 15 2024
- ISBN10: 0691181748
- Language: English
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The Inner Clock: Living in Sync with Our Circadian Rhythms
$30.00 Add to cartHow the groundbreaking science of circadian rhythms can help you sleep better, feel happier, and improve your overall health
Your body contains a symphony of tiny timepieces, synchronized to the sun- Author: Peeples, Lynne
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 24 2024
- ISBN10: 0593538900
- Language: English
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Lucid Dying: The New Science Revolutionizing How We Understand Life and Death
$32.00 Add to cartFrom internationally renowned expert in resuscitation and New York Times bestselling author Sam Parnia, MD, PhD, comes a groundbreaking look at what happens to us when we die, based on the largest-eve
- Author: Parnia, Sam
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0306831287
- Language: English
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Sharkpedia: A Brief Compendium of Shark Lore
$17.95 Read moreA fun, pocket-size A-Z treasury about sharks, featuring fascinating, little-known facts and captivating illustrations
Sharkpedia is an entertaining and enlightening celebration of sharks featuring clo- Series: Pedia Books #12
- Author: Abel, Daniel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 28 2024
- ISBN10: 0691252610
- Language: English
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Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory
$20.00 Add to cart“I often said before starting, that I had no doubt I should frequently repent of the whole undertaking.” So wrote Charles Darwin aboard The Beagle, bound for the Galapagos Islands and what would argua… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library Chronicles
- Author: Larson, Edward J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: August 08 2006
- ISBN10: 0812968492
- Language: English
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Life Lessons from a Parasite: What Tapeworms, Flukes, Lice, and Roundworms Can Teach Us about Humanity’s Most Difficult Problems
$17.99 Add to cart“In nature, as in society, the parasites outnumber the hosts. John Janovy Jr. offers the parasites’ view of this situation. The result is smart, funny, and all too revealing.” – Elizabeth Kolbert, sta
- Author: Janovy Jr, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 20 2024
- ISBN10: 1728292522
- Language: English
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The Lives of Bees: A Natural History of Our Planet’s Bee Life
$35.00 Add to cartA beautifully illustrated guide to the vibrant and richly diverse world of bees
The Lives of Bees provides a one-of-a-kind look at the life and natural history of bees. Blending stunning photographs a- Series: Lives of the Natural World #9
- Author: Grozinger, Christina
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 04 2024
- ISBN10: 0691247293
- Language: English
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Shells of the World: A Natural History
$32.00 Add to cartA marvelously illustrated natural history of the world’s mollusks
Mollusks are invertebrate animals with a remarkable natural history and a rich fossil record, and their shells are prized for their br- Series: Guide to Every Family #10
- Author: Harasewych, M. G.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0691248273
- Language: English
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The Alpha Female Wolf: The Fierce Legacy of Yellowstone’s 06
$18.95 Add to cartBook Four in the Award-Winning Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone series
Following five generations of female wolves–including the famous 06–this gripping family saga set in Yellowstone National Park revea- Series: The Alpha Wolves of Yellowstone
- Author: McIntyre, Rick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: June 18 2024
- ISBN10: 1778401775
- Language: English
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Frogs of the World: A Guide to Every Family
$32.00 Add to cartA richly illustrated guide to the world’s frogs that includes species from every family
With more than 7,600 known species, frogs exhibit an extraordinary range of forms and behaviors, from those that- Series: Guide to Every Family #9
- Author: O’Shea, Mark
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 0691248303
- Language: English
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Life as No One Knows It: The Physics of Life’s Emergence
$29.00 Add to cartAn intriguing new scientific theory that explains what life is and how it emerges.
What is life? This is among the most difficult open problems in science, right up there with the nature of consciousn- Author: Walker, Sara Imari
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: August 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0593191897
- Language: English
