Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves
By: Michael J. Benton
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A journey through the great mass extinction events that have shaped our Earth. This timely and orig…
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1. Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
By: Stephen Jay Gould
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Bu… read more
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"Alter any event, ever so slightly and without apparent importance at the time, and evolution cascades into radically different channel."-Stephen Jay Gould, Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
"Thus, physics and astronomy relegated our world to a corner of the cosmos, and biology shifted our status from a simulacrum of God to a naked, upright ape."-Stephen Jay Gould, Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
"Algunas transformaciones son manifiestas y heroicas; otras son tranquilas y sin acontecimientos notables en su devenir, pero no menos importantes en su resultado."-Stephen Jay Gould, Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
"Some fifteen to twenty Burgess species cannot be allied with any known group, and should probably be classified as separate phyla. Magnify some of them beyond the few centimeters of their actual size…"-Stephen Jay Gould, Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
2. Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness
By: Peter Godfrey-Smith
3.66
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A philosopher dons a wet suit and journeys into the depths of consciousness Peter Godfrey-Smith is … read more
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3. T. Rex and the Crater of Doom
By: Walter Álvarez
4.71
Format: None pages, Paperback
"The story of one of the greatest adventures of twentieth-century science, told by the central figu… read more
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4. The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
By: Riley Black
3.95
Format: 287 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books! "This is top-drawer science writi… read more
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- dinosaurs
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"That's the goal of paleontology, after all - to start with the offerings of death and work back towards life."-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
"It's an extension of how we often cope in the wake of our own personal traumas, remembering the wounds as we struggle to see the growth stimulated by terrible events. Resilience has no meaning withou…"-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
"In time, extinction comes for all species. Some leave descendants. Others do not. Beautiful as the image is, there is no tree of life. The shape of biodiversity is more like a chaotic blanket, indivi…"-Riley Black, The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World
5. 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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- history
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6. 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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7. White Holes
By: Carlo Rovelli
4.10
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A mesmerizing trip to the strange world of white holes from the bestselling author of Seven Brief L… read more
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8. A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
By: Kelly Weinersmith
4.06
Format: 448 pages, ebook
Earth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away—no climate change, no … read more
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"For now, if leaving Earth is humanity leaving the cradle, well, humanity is going straight to its neighbor's basement."-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
"The Moon isn't just sort of a gray Sahara without air. Its surface is made of jagged, electrically charged microscopic glass and stone, which clings to pressure suits and landing vehicles. Nor is Mar…"-Kelly Weinersmith, A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
9. Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
By: Cat Bohannon
4.32
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR SPECIES: a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved,… read more
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10. 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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"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
11. 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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12. Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World
By: Mary Beard
4.11
Format: 493 pages, Hardcover
A sweeping account of the social and political world of the Roman emperors by “the world’s most fam… read more
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13. Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos
By: Lisa Kaltenegger
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Riveting and timely, a look at the research that is transforming our understanding of the cosmos in… read more
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14. Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.
By: Sy Montgomery
4.07
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award finalist for The Soul of an Octopus and New York Times bestseller Sy Montgome… read more
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"Never give up on a turtle. Because turtles never give up."-Sy Montgomery, Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell: A heartwarming compassionate portrait of injured turtles, perfect for nature lovers.
15. Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
By: Thor Hanson
4.06
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
*A New York Times Editor's Choice pick *Shortlisted for the 2022 Pacific Northwest Book Awards … read more
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16. Extinctions: How Life Survives, Adapts and Evolves
By: Michael J. Benton
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A journey through the great mass extinction events that have shaped our Earth. This timely and orig… read more
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17. Fire and Ice: The Volcanoes of the Solar System
By: Natalie Starkey
4.07
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The volcano – among the most familiar and perhaps the most terrifying of all geological phenomena. … read more
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18. Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America
By: Peter Wohlleben
3.84
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
When you walk in the woods, do you use all five senses to explore your surroundings? For most of us… read more
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19. 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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20. Mountains of Fire: The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes
By: Clive Oppenheimer
4.15
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Meeting with volcanoes around the world, a volcanologist interprets their messages for humankind. … read more
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21. Dinosaur Behavior: An Illustrated Guide
By: Mike Benton OBE FRSE
4.58
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A stunningly illustrated guide to these extraordinary creatures from a world-renowned paleontologis… read more
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