Evolution category: 1570 books
by Charles Darwin
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2015
Charles Darwin's Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex (1871) was the single most important European or American nineteenth-century statement that man is an integral part of the animal kingdom. As a work of science, Descent of Man mattered more, and was more coherent, rigorous, and in tune...
The Book That Changed America
How Darwin's Theory of Evolution Ignited a Nation
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
**A compelling portrait of a unique moment in American history when the ideas of Charles Darwin reshaped American notions about nature, religion, science and race
“A lively and informative history.” – The New York Times Book Review**
Throughout its history America has been torn...
Human Errors
A Panorama of Our Glitches, from Pointless Bones to Broken Genes
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
An illuminating, entertaining tour of the physical imperfections that make us human
We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution’s greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often—two hundred times...
Was Hitler a Darwinian?
Disputed Questions in the History of Evolutionary Theory
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2013
In tracing the history of Darwin’s accomplishment and the trajectory of evolutionary theory during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, most scholars agree that Darwin introduced blind mechanism into biology, thus banishing moral values from the understanding of nature. According to...
My Cousin & Me
And Other Animals
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2016
We left paradise when I was five and moved to the city to live with my mother’s sister. I later learned, there were two reasons for this move: so that my parents could find work and I could attend school. My mother was sympathetic toward my desire to return to the farm, so every
July 1 she took...
by Michael Bradford
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2017
Is the ‘Big Bang’ the real genesis of the universe? What is the origin of life, and how can its amazing properties be explained? Why has evolution proceeded over time from simple to more complex forms of life, and what direction will it take in the future? Is what we perceive with our senses really...
by Colin Makin
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
This book draws parallels between evolution in the natural world and the continuously changing and competitive nature of American business and society in general. History shows us that America has always stayed ahead of the pack because it has retained certain deeply held convictions but been sufficiently...
Faith Versus Fact
Why Science and Religion Are Incompatible
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2015
The New York Times bestselling author explains why any attempt to make religion compatible with science is doomed to fail.
What we read in the news today is full of subjectivity, half-truths, and blatant falsehoods; and thus it is more necessary now than ever to safeguard the truth with facts....
Fossils, Finches and Fuegians: Charles Darwin’s Adventures and Discoveries on the Beagle (Text Only)
Fossils, Finches and Fuegians: Charles Darwin’s Adventures and Discoveries on the Beagle (Text Only)
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2017
A narrative account of Darwin’s historic 4-year voyage on the Beagle to South America, Australia and the Pacific in the 1830s that combines the adventure and excitement of Alan Moorehead’s famous (and now out of print) account with an expert assessment of the scientific discoveries of that journey....
Richard Dawkins
How a scientist changed the way we think
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2006
This sparkling collection explores the impact of Richard Dawkins as scientist, rationalist, and one of the most important thinkers alive today. Specially commissioned pieces by leading figures in science, philosophy, literature, and the media, such as Daniel C. Dennett, Matt Ridley, Steven Pinker,...
Power, Sex, Suicide
Mitochondria and the meaning of life
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2018
Mitochondria are tiny structures located inside our cells that carry out the essential task of producing energy for the cell. They are found in all complex living things, and in that sense, they are fundamental for driving complex life on the planet. But there is much more to them than that. Mitochondria...
The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene
The Long Reach of the Gene
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 1999
By the best selling author of The Selfish Gene 'This entertaining and thought-provoking book is an excellent illustration of why the study of evolution is in such an exciting ferment these days.' Science 'The Extended Phenotype is a sequel to The Selfish Gene . . . he writes so clearly it could be...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
These chapters provide up-to-date information on nematophagous fungi, particularly those of the Orbiliaceae in Ascomycota, whose asexual states produce nematode-trapping devices. The authors consider fungal-nematode interactions, fossil fungi, the biodiversity, ecology and geographical distribution...
The Ancient Origins of Consciousness
How the Brain Created Experience
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2016
How consciousness appeared much earlier in evolutionary history than is commonly assumed, and why all vertebrates and perhaps even some invertebrates are conscious.
How is consciousness created? When did it first appear on Earth, and how did it evolve? What constitutes consciousness, and which...