Darwin's Backyard: How Small Experiments Led to a Big Theory
By: James T. Costa
4.11
Format: 441 pages, Paperback
James T. Costa takes readers on a journey from Darwin’s childhood through his voyage on the HMS Bea…
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1. The Origin of Species
By: Charles Darwin
4.01
Format: 703 pages, Hardcover
Darwin's theory of natural selection issued a profound challenge to orthodox thought and belief: no… read more
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- science
- history
- biology
- evolution
- natural history
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- nature
- anthropology
"Man selects only for his own good; Nature only for that of the being which she tends."-Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species
"...Showing that they descend from common parents, and consequently must be ranked as varieties."-Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species
"I am convinced that natural selection has been the main but not exclusive means of modification."-Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species
"The expression often used by Mr. Herbert Spencer of the Survival of the Fittest is more accurate, and is sometimes equally convenient."-Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species
2. The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
By: Michael Shaara
4.33
Format: 345 pages, Mass Market Paperback
In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nation's history, two armies fought for two drea… read more
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"Never let them see you run."-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
"Southern women like their men religious and a little mad."-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
"He was one of those, like Stuart, who looked on war as God's greatest game."-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
"…[W]e have a country here where the past cannot keep a good man in chains, and that's the nature of the war."-Michael Shaara, The Killer Angels (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)
3. Almost Human: The Astonishing Tale of Homo naledi and the Discovery That Changed Our Human Story
By: Lee Berger , John Hawks , Harrison Ford , Douglas Chadwick
4.24
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
This first-person narrative about an archaeological discovery is rewriting the story of human evolu… read more
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- science
- history
- biology
- evolution
- nonfiction
- anthropology
4. The Wonder Weeks. How to Stimulate Your Baby's Mental Development and Help Him Turn His 10 Predictable, Great, Fussy Phases Into Magical Leaps Forward
By: Hetty van de Rijt , Frans X. Plooij
4.43
Format: None pages, Paperback
"The Wonder Weeks. How to stimulate your baby's mental development and help him turn his 10 predict… read more
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- nonfiction
5. The Gene: An Intimate History
By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
4.22
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Emperor of All Maladies--a magnificent h… read more
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- biology
- history
- nonfiction
- science
6. Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities
By: Amy Stewart , Briony Morrow-Cribbs , Jonathon Rosen
3.91
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes p… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- nature
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7. Paul McCartney: The Life
By: Philip Norman
4.14
Format: 864 pages, Hardcover
The definitive Paul McCartney biography, written with his approval by bestselling biographer Philip… read more
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- history
- biography
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8. The World According to Garp
By: John Irving
4.10
Format: 610 pages, Hardcover
This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields—a feminist leader ahead o… read more
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"...energy begets energy."-John Irving, The World According to Garp
"Bonkie bit Garp!" Garp bit Bonkie"-John Irving, The World According to Garp
"In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases"-John Irving, The World According to Garp
"...the demands of writing and of real life are not always similar."-John Irving, The World According to Garp
9. Voyage of the Beagle
By: Charles Darwin , Janet Browne , Michael Neve
4.12
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
s/t: Charles Darwin's Journal of Researches When the Beaglesailed out of Devonport on 27 December 1… read more
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- biology
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10. Lab Girl
By: Hope Jahren
3.81
Format: 263 pages, Hardcover
Acclaimed scientist Hope Jahren has built three laboratories in which she's studied trees, flowers,… read more
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11. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
By: James Joyce , Seamus Deane
3.64
Format: 329 pages, Paperback
The portrayal of Stephen Dedalus's Dublin childhood and youth, his quest for identity through art a… read more
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"My heart is quite calm now. I will go back."-James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
"God spoke to you by so many voices but you would not hear."-James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
"Are you not weary of ardent ways? Tell no more of enchanted days."-James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
"He thought that he was sick in his heart if you could be sick in that place."-James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
12. The Invention of Wings
By: Sue Monk Kidd
3.83
Format: 35 pages,
Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece … read more
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13. Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong
By: Paul A. Offit
3.21
Format: 192 pages,
What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrong direction? History is filled with… read more
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14. The October Country
By: Ray Bradbury
4.24
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Ray Bradbury's second short story collection is back in print, its chilling encounters with funhous… read more
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15. The Golden Apples of the Sun
By: Ray Bradbury
4.67
Format: 523 pages, Paperback
Ray Bradbury is a modern cultural treasure. His disarming simplicity of style underlies a towering … read more
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16. 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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- anthropology
17. 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
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- nature
- 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
18. In Defense of Plants: An Exploration into the Wonder of Plants (Plant Guide, Horticulture, Trees)
By: Matt Candeias
4.17
Format: 279 pages, Hardcover
“Matt Candeias succeeds in evoking the wonder of plants with wit and wisdom.” ― James T. Costa , Ph… read more
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- nonfiction
- nature
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19. All That Remains: A Life in Death
By: Sue Black
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Sue Black confronts death every day. As Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology, she focuses… read more
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- biography
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20. Close Encounters with Humankind: A Paleoanthropologist Investigates Our Evolving Species
By: Sang-Hee Lee
3.89
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
“Deftly weaving together science and personal observation, Lee proves an engaging, authoritative gu… read more
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- history
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- evolution
- nonfiction
- nature
- anthropology
21. Darwin's Backyard: How Small Experiments Led to a Big Theory
By: James T. Costa
4.11
Format: 441 pages, Paperback
James T. Costa takes readers on a journey from Darwin’s childhood through his voyage on the HMS Bea… read more
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- nonfiction
- history of science
- nature
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