Genome: the Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
By: Matt Ridley
3.83
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
The human genome, the complete set of genes housed in twenty-three pairs of chromosomes, is nothing…
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1. Why Evolution Is True
By: Jerry A. Coyne
4.19
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
Why evolution is more than just a theory: it is a fact. In all the current highly publicized de… read more
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- history
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- evolution
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"These mysteries about how we evolved should not distract us from the indisputable fact that we did evolve."-Jerry A. Coyne, Why Evolution Is True
"Now, science cannot completely exclude the possibility of supernatural explanation. It is possible - though very unlikely - that our whole world is controlled by elves."-Jerry A. Coyne, Why Evolution Is True
"If the entire course of evolution were compressed into a single year, the earliest bacteria would appear at the end of March, but we wouldn't see the first human ancestors until 6 a.m. on December 31…"-Jerry A. Coyne, Why Evolution Is True
"Life on earth evolved gradually beginning with one primitive life form – perhaps a self-replicating molecule – that lived more than 3.5 billion years ago; it then branched out over time, throwing off…"-Jerry A. Coyne, Why Evolution Is True
2. Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
By: Randolph M. Nesse , George C. Williams
4.11
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
The next time you get sick, consider this before picking up the aspirin: your body may be doing exa… read more
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- biology
- evolution
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- genetics
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"Paradoxically, it now is much easier to treat many mental disorders than it is to understand them."-Randolph M. Nesse, Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
"The single thing most people can do to most improve their health is to cut the fat content of their diets."-Randolph M. Nesse, Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
"The current danger for most of us is not the deprivation suffered by our ancestors but an excess of nutrition."-Randolph M. Nesse, Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
"The current danger for most of us is not the deprivation suffered bu our ancestors but an excess of nutrition."-Randolph M. Nesse, Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine
3. 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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- history
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"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
4. The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
By: Richard Dawkins , Well-illustrated
4.16
Format: 470 pages, Hardcover
Charles Darwin, whose 1859 masterpiece "On the Origin of Species" shook society to its core, would … read more
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"The best scientists can do is fail to disprove things while pointing to how hard they tried"-Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
"Of course they don't function as gills, but five-week human embryos can be regarded as little pink fishes, with gills."-Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
"Incidentally, I'm puzzled why, with so much oxygen about, thing didn't burst into flames all the time. Perhaps they did."-Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
"It is interesting to wonder whether taxonomists of the future may regret the way our generation messed around with genomes."-Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
5. 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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"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
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7. The Selfish Gene
By: Richard Dawkins
4.16
Format: 360 pages, Paperback
"The Selfish Gene" caused a wave of excitement among biologists and the general public when it was … read more
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"Chance" is just a word expressing ignorance"-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
"What shall it profit a male if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his immortal genes?"-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
"The meme for blind faith secures its own perpetuation by the simple unconscious expedient of discouraging rational inquiry."-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
"I am an enthusiastic Darwinian, but I think Darwinism is too big a theory to be confined to the narrow context of the gene."-Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
8. The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene
By: Richard Dawkins , Daniel C. Dennett
4.09
Format: 116 pages, Paperback
People commonly view evolution as a process of competition between individuals--known as "survival … read more
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9. Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst
By: Robert M. Sapolsky
4.16
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Why do we do the things we do? More than a decade in the making, this game-changing book is Robert … read more
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- biology
- nonfiction
- science
10. 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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- history
- biology
- nonfiction
- genetics
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11. Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life
By: Daniel C. Dennett
4.07
Format: 588 pages, Paperback
In a book that is both groundbreaking and accessible, Daniel C. Dennett, whom Chet Raymo of The Bos… read more
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- history
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"Problems in science are sometimes made easier by adding complications."-Daniel C. Dennett, Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life
"I'm the guy who reputedly denies that people experience colors or pains, and thinks that thermostats think — just ask my critics."-Daniel C. Dennett, Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life
"There is no such thing as philosophy-free science; there is only science whose philosophical baggage is taken on board without examination. —Daniel Dennett, Darwin's Dangerous Idea, 1995"-Daniel C. Dennett, Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life
"Science, however, is not just a matter of making mistakes, but of making mistakes in public. Making mistakes for all to see, in the hopes of getting the others to help with the corrections."-Daniel C. Dennett, Darwin's Dangerous Idea: Evolution and the Meanings of Life
12. Genome: the Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
By: Matt Ridley
3.83
Format: 496 pages, Paperback
The human genome, the complete set of genes housed in twenty-three pairs of chromosomes, is nothing… read more
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13. Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life
By: Nick Lane
3.87
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
If it weren't for mitochondria, scientists argue, we'd all still be single-celled bacteria. Indeed,… read more
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14. The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
By: Richard Dawkins
3.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
***30th Anniversary Edition*** Cover note: Each copy of the anniversary edition of The Blind Watchm… read more
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15. The Double Helix
By: James D. Watson
3.93
Format: None pages, Paperback
By identifying the structure of DNA, the molecule of life, Francis Crick and James Watson revolutio… read more
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16. The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
By: Richard Dawkins
3.83
Format: None pages, Paperback
The renowned biologist and thinker Richard Dawkins presents his most expansive work yet: a comprehe… read more
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17. The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
By: Jared Diamond
4.08
Format: 407 pages, Paperback
At some point during the last 100,000 years, humans began exhibiting traits and behavior that disti… read more
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"If our ethical code makes a purely arbitrary distinction between humans and all other species, then we have a code based on naked selfishness devoid of any higher principle."-Jared Diamond, The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
"Isn't language loss a good thing, because fewer languages mean easier communication among the world's people? Perhaps, but it's a bad thing in other respects. Languages differ in structure and vocabu…"-Jared Diamond, The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
18. The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer
By: Siddhartha Mukherjee
4.26
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
The Emperor of All Maladies is a magnificent, profoundly humane "biography" of cancer--from its fir… read more
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19. The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher
By: Lewis Thomas
3.68
Format: None pages, Paperback
Anticipates the kind of writing that will appear more frequently as scientists take on poetic langu… read more
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20. The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
By: Nick Lane
3.86
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The Earth teems with life: in its oceans, forests, skies and cities. Yet there's a black hole at th… read more
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21. Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness
By: Kenneth Schmitt
4.39
Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition
Quantum physics has shown us the way to mastery of life in our recognition of universal consciousne… read more
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"What is real for us is what we observe and recognize. We create our own experiences by our recognition and imagination, and we modulate the energies with our emotions."-Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness
"The birth of quantum physics brought science and spirituality into alignment. It was the realization by physicists that photons have consciousness, and not just limited consciousness, but awareness o…"-Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness
"This is a quantum universe. Everything in it is part of quantum theory, and universal consciousness is the first cause of it all. Everything is electromagnetic energy, and all of the energy patterns …"-Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness
"When we hold health and abundance in our self-identity, we create experiences of that quality. If we choose to be attuned to the energy of our heart and feel love and compassion, we create experience…"-Kenneth Schmitt, Quantum Energetics and Spirituality Volume 1: Aligning with Universal Consciousness
