Paleontology: An Illustrated History
By: David Bainbridge
4.27
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An illustrated look at the art and science of paleontology from its origins to today Humans have b…
Want to Read $ 16.17"Peut-être y a-t-il dans l'étude du vieux et des morts quelque chose qui maintient jeune et vivant."-David Bainbridge, Paleontology: An Illustrated History
"Peut-être y a-t-il dans l'étude du vieux et des morts quelque chose qui maintient jeune et vivant."-David Bainbridge, Paleontology: An Illustrated History
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1. The Edge of the Sea
By: Sue Hubbell , Rachel Carson , Bob Hines
4.21
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring, writes this book focusing on the plants and invertebrates s… read more
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- biology
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"In the lowest pools the Laminarias begin to appear, called variously the oarweeds, devil’s aprons, sea tangles, and kelps. The Laminarias belong to the brown algae, which flourish in the dimness of d…"-Sue Hubbell, The Edge of the Sea
"Hearing the rising tide, I think how it is pressing also against other shores I know — rising on a southern beach where there is no fog, but a moon edging all the waves with silver and touching the w…"-Sue Hubbell, The Edge of the Sea
2. Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
By: Neil Shubin
4.03
Format: 229 pages, Hardcover
Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are b… read more
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- history
- biology
- evolution
- palaeontology
- nonfiction
- science
"We were not designed rationally, but are products of a convoluted history."-Neil Shubin, Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
"Look at the first arch in a human and a shark, and you find a very similar state of affairs: jaws."-Neil Shubin, Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
"In a perfectly designed world —one with no history— we would not have to suffer everything from hemorrhoids to cancer."-Neil Shubin, Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
"Many of the molecules that microbes use to cause us misery are primitive versions of the molecules that make our own bodies possible."-Neil Shubin, Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
3. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes
By: Steele Savage , Edith Hamilton
4.20
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
The world-renowned classic that has enthralled and delighted millions of readers with its timeless … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
4. Close Range
By: Annie Proulx
4.00
Format: 139 pages, Paperback
Short-story collection from the Pulitzer Prize-winning and bestselling author of The Shipping Newsa… read more
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5. My Beloved Brontosaurus: On the Road with Old Bones, New Science, and Our Favorite Dinosaurs
By: Brian Switek
3.98
Format: None pages,
Dinosaurs, with their awe-inspiring size, terrifying claws and teeth, and otherworldly abilities, o… read more
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- history
- biology
- palaeontology
- dinosaurs
- nonfiction
- science
6. The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: The History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra
By: Toby Wilkinson
4.20
Format: 406 pages, Hardcover
Toby Wilkinson combines grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconog… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
7. Dragons at Crumbling Castle
By: Terry Pratchett
3.78
Format: 584 pages,
Dragons have invaded Crumbling Castle, and all of King Arthur's knights are either on holiday or vi… read more
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8. Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes
By: Svante Pääbo
3.71
Format: 436 pages, Hardcover
What can we learn from the genomes of our closest evolutionary relatives? Neanderthal Man tells the… read more
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9. Dark Emu
By: Bruce Pascoe
3.36
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Dark Emu puts forward an argument for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer tag for precolonial … read more
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10. All Yesterdays: Unique and Speculative Views of Dinosaurs and Other Prehistoric Animals
By: None , C.M. Kosemen , Darren Naish
3.07
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
All Yesterdays is a book about the way we see dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals. Lavishly ill… read more
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11. Quantum Supremacy
By: Michio Kaku
3.79
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievement—quantum computing—which may… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- science
12. Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
By: Lynne Olson
4.26
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
In the 1960s, the world’s attention was focused on a nail-biting race against the international ca… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"He demonstrated a feminism very unusual for his time by encouraging her in all her undertakings and helping her overcome the obstacles that arose with her projects,"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
"Above all, she talked about the great debt she owned her parents for encouraging her to do what she wanted and for providing her with unstinting support, not to mention stellar education, that enable…"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
"My parents were humanists,“ Desroches later told an interviewer. “They taught me humanist values such as respect for one another, for your neighbors, for people in general, respect for civilizations.…"-Lynne Olson, Empress of the Nile: The Daredevil Archaeologist Who Saved Egypt's Ancient Temples from Destruction
13. The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
By: Steve Brusatte
4.38
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
In his acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs, American paleontologist Steve Brusa… read more
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- history
- biology
- evolution
- palaeontology
- nonfiction
- science
14. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
By: Steve Brusatte
4.20
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
The dinosaurs. Sixty-six million years ago, the Earth’s most fearsome creatures vanished. Today the… read more
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- history
- biology
- palaeontology
- dinosaurs
- nonfiction
- science
"There is a dinosaur outside my window. I'm watching it as I write this."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"The Great Hall of Dinosaurs at Yale's Peabody Museum may not bill itself as a place of spiritual pilgrimage, but that's sure what it feels like to me."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"...let's not forget about those birds--they are dinosaurs, they survived, they are still with us. The dinosaur empire may be over, but the dinosaurs remain."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
"...another trove of spectacular fossils, found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia...provide unprecedented insight into the lifestyles of dinosaurs and early birds."-Steve Brusatte, The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
15. Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
By: Thomas Halliday
4.13
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
A stirring, eye-opening journey into deep time, from the Ice Age to the first appearance of microb… read more
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- history
- biology
- evolution
- palaeontology
- nonfiction
- science
"In their own sweepstake fashion, hippopotamuses will reach Malta, Sicily and Crete over the water, and become dwarfed to tiny forms. In many islands, dwarf elephants will roam. With a single, large n…"-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
"To talk of the first humans is to hammer a signpost into an ancient river saying 'no humans beyond this point', no matter the ever flowing stream around it's base. There is nothing essential to human…"-Thomas Halliday, Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds
16. The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
By: James Patterson
3.92
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
Booksellers and librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, … read more
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- nonfiction
- history
"Different books speak to us at different times."-James Patterson, The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: True Stories of the Magic of Reading
17. Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science
By: Erika Engelhaupt
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Science reporter Erika Engelhaupt investigates the gross, strange, and morbid absurdities of our bo… read more
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- biology
- history
- nonfiction
- science
"This kind of scientific boldness is something the world could use more of. All too often, we’re hemmed in by our fears and our sense of propriety. Some subjects simply aren’t discussed, or aren’t tak…"-Erika Engelhaupt, Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science
18. A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters
By: Andrew H. Knoll
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Odds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering… read more
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- history
- geology
- evolution
- nonfiction
- science
19. The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth
By: Zoë Schlanger
4.37
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning environment and science reporter Zoë Schlanger delivers a groundbreaking work of popu… read more
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- biology
- nonfiction
- science
20. Terminal Boredom: Stories
By: Izumi Suzuki
3.59
Format: 218 pages, Paperback
Seven punky and pitch-black stories offer English-language readers an overdue introduction to Izumi… read more
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"INSUFFICIENT VEGETABLE OIL,’ quoth the replicator."-Izumi Suzuki, Terminal Boredom: Stories
"And having four kids? Giving birth to them naturally? What is she, an animal?"-Izumi Suzuki, Terminal Boredom: Stories
"When we first met, Reiko still had something of a wrecked beauty. Now, not even those ruins remained."-Izumi Suzuki, Terminal Boredom: Stories
"I’m a sucker for trends. I don’t have much in the way of agency. I always want to try whatever’s popular."-Izumi Suzuki, Terminal Boredom: Stories
21. Lakota America: A New History of Indigenous Power (The Lamar Series in Western History)
By: Pekka Hämäläinen
4.26
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
The first comprehensive history of the Lakota Indians and their profound role in shaping America’s … read more
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- history
22. A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World’s Smartest Birds of Prey
By: Jonathan Meiburg
4.18
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An enthralling account of a modern voyage of discovery as we meet the clever, social birds of prey … read more
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- history
- nonfiction
- science
23. Fossil Men: The Quest for the Oldest Skeleton and the Origins of Humankind
By: Kermit Pattison
4.13
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
A behind-the-scenes account of the discovery of the oldest skeleton of a human ancestor, named "Ard… read more
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- history
- biology
- evolution
- palaeontology
- nonfiction
- science
24. Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art
By: Rebecca Wragg Sykes
4.02
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Since their discovery more than 160 years ago, Neanderthals have metamorphosed from the losers of t… read more
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- history
- biology
- evolution
- nonfiction
- science
25. Dinosaurs Rediscovered: The Scientific Revolution in Paleontology (The Rediscovered Series)
By: Michael J. Benton
4.39
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Over the past twenty years, the study of dinosaurs has transformed into a true scientific disciplin… read more
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- biology
- evolution
- palaeontology
- dinosaurs
- nonfiction
- science
26. Paleontology: An Illustrated History
By: David Bainbridge
4.27
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
An illustrated look at the art and science of paleontology from its origins to today Humans have b… read more
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- history
- biology
- geology
- evolution
- palaeontology
- dinosaurs
- nonfiction
- science
"Peut-être y a-t-il dans l'étude du vieux et des morts quelque chose qui maintient jeune et vivant."-David Bainbridge, Paleontology: An Illustrated History
27. Some Assembly Required: Decoding Four Billion Years of Life, from Ancient Fossils to DNA
By: Neil Shubin
4.14
Format: 267 pages, Hardcover
In Some Assembly Required, Neil Shubin takes readers on a journey of discovery spanning centuries, … read more
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- biology
- evolution
- nonfiction
- science
28. The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy
By: Paige Williams
3.58
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
New Yorker staff writer Paige Williams delves into the world of the international fossil trade thro… read more
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- history
- palaeontology
- dinosaurs
- nonfiction
- science
29. Dinosaurs: 10 Things You Should Know
By: Dean R. Lomax
4.45
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Travel back to the prehistoric world and discover the most fascinating parts of the lives of Earth'… read more
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- history
- biology
- palaeontology
- dinosaurs
- nonfiction
- science
30. Beasts Before Us: The Untold Story of Mammal Origins and Evolution
By: Elsa Panciroli
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
For most of us, the story of mammal evolution starts after the asteroid impact that killed the dino… read more
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- biology
- evolution
- palaeontology
- nonfiction
- science
