Life Sciences
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The Hidden Spring: A Journey to the Source of Consciousness
$18.95 Read moreFor Mark Solms, one of the boldest thinkers in contemporary neuroscience, discovering how consciousness comes about has been a lifetime’s quest. Scientists consider it the “hard problem” because it se
- Author: Solms, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: July 19 2022
- ISBN10: 1324021918
- Language: English
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The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration
$16.95 Read moreSweating may be one of our weirdest biological functions, but it’s also one of our most vital and least understood. In The Joy of Sweat, Sarah Everts delves into its role in the body–and in human his
- Author: Everts, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: July 12 2022
- ISBN10: 132402206X
- Language: English
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Birds of East Asia: China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Russia
$39.95 Read moreWith 234 superb color plates, and more than 950 color maps, Birds of East Asia makes it easy to identify all of the region’s species. The first single-volume field guide for eastern Asia, the book cov
- Series: Princeton Field Guides #46
- Author: Brazil, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 528
- Publish Date: February 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0691139261
- Language: English
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The Self Delusion: The New Neuroscience of How We Invent–And Reinvent–Our Identities
$30.00 Read moreA New York Times-bestselling author reveals how the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves, are critical to our lives
We all know we tell stories about ourselves. But as psychiatrist and neuroscie
- Author: Berns, Gregory
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1541602293
- Language: English
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How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
$18.00 Read moreGovernments, businesses, and individuals around the world are thinking about what happens after the COVID-19 pandemic. Can we hope to not only ward off another COVID-like disaster but also eliminate a… [more below]
- Author: Gates, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0593467701
- Language: English
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Monarchs and Milkweed: A Migrating Butterfly, a Poisonous Plant, and Their Remarkable Story of Coevolution
$35.00 Read moreThe fascinating and complex evolutionary relationship of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plant
Monarch butterflies are one of nature’s most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors- Author: Agrawal, Anurag
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: March 28 2017
- ISBN10: 0691166358
- Language: English
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Animals and Psychedelics: The Natural World and the Instinct to Alter Consciousness
$12.95 Read moreAn Italian ethnobotanist explores the remarkable propensity of wild animals to seek out and use psychoactive substances.
– Throws out behaviorist theories that claim animals have no consciousness. – O- Author: Samorini, Giorgio
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0892819863
- Language: English
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Aquatic Plants of Northern and Central Europe Including Britain and Ireland
$191.67 Read moreThe first comprehensive guide to the aquatic plants of the region
Beneath the surface of bodies of freshwater–springs, streams, rivers, ponds and lakes–there is a world of plants of great variety an- Series: Wildguides #118
- Author: Schou, Jens Christian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0691251010
- Language: English
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Anatomy of Exercise for 50+: A Trainer’s Guide to Staying Fit Over Fifty
$24.95 Read moreOver 35,000 sold of this essential guide for the burgeoning over 50 population.
The exercises in Anatomy of Exercise for 50+ will support good health at any age, but for those over fifty they can he
- Series: Anatomy of
- Author: Liebman, Hollis Lance
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: October 20 2020
- ISBN10: 0228103088
- Language: English
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From Extraterrestrials to Animal Minds: Six Myths of Evolution
$32.95 Read moreIn this learned romp of science writing, Cambridge professor Simon Conway Morris cheerfully challenges six assumptions–what he calls ‘myths’–that too often pass as unquestioned truths amongst the e
- Author: Morris, Simon Conway
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 28 2022
- ISBN10: 1599475286
- Language: English
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Scent: A Natural History of Fragrance
$28.00 Read moreA fascinating exploration of the natural history of scent and human perceptions of fragrance from the viewpoint of plant and pollinator
“An evocative journey that awakens one’s curiosity to an oft-for- Author: Pearlstine, Elise Vernon
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: May 24 2022
- ISBN10: 030024696X
- Language: English
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Kew Pocketbooks: Mexican Plants
$14.95 Read moreA richly illustrated guide to the botanical biodiversity of Mexico.
The geography of Mexico takes in a sprawling variety of environments–from mountains to tropical beaches, and from rainforests to d- Series: Kew Pocketbooks
- Author: Langley, Bryony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: November 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1842467670
- Language: English
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The Oldest Cure in the World: Adventures in the Art and Science of Fasting
$30.00 Read moreA journalist delves into the history, science, and practice of fasting, an ancient cure enjoying a dynamic resurgence.
When should we eat, and when shouldn’t we? The answers to these simple questions- Author: Hendricks, Steve
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1419748475
- Language: English
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Life Through the Ages II: Twenty-First Century Visions of Prehistory
$28.00 Read moreWhat was life like on our planet long before the early humans emerged?
Paleontologist Dr. Mark P. Witton draws on the latest twenty-first century discoveries to re-create the appearances and lifestyles
- Series: Life of the Past
- Author: Witton, Mark P.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: April 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0253048117
- Language: English
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The Intermittent Fasting Revolution: The Science of Optimizing Health and Enhancing Performance
$21.95 Add to cartHow intermittent fasting can enhance resilience, improve mental and physical performance, and protect against aging and disease.
- Author: Mattson, Mark P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0262545985
- Language: English
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The Memory Thief: And the Secrets Behind How We Remember–A Medical Mystery
$17.95 Read more“Extensively researched. Aguirre writes clearly, concisely, and often cinematically. The book succeeds in providing an accessible yet substantive look at memory science and offering glimpses of the of… [more below]
- Author: Aguirre, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 09 2022
- ISBN10: 1639362193
- Language: English
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Fascinating Shells: An Introduction to 121 of the World’s Most Wonderful Mollusks
$22.50 Add to cartA New Scientist Best Book of the Year
Beautiful photographs of stunning shells from London’s Natural History Museum, home to one of the most significant and comprehensive collections in the world. C- Author: Salvador, Andreia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 17 2022
- ISBN10: 0226819132
- Language: English
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Dementia: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAs more of us live longer, the fear of an old age devastated by brain diseases like dementia is growing. Many people are already facing the challenges posed by these progressive and terminal condition… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Taylor, Kathleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0198825781
- Language: English
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Inmensidad del Mundo, La
$35.95 Read moreThe Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every kind of animal, including humans, is enclosed within its own unique sensory … [more below]
- Author: Yong, Ed
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 496
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 8492917091
- Language: Spanish
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Shark
$25.00 Read moreGet closer to the beauty and power of sharks with award-winning National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry as he illustrates their remarkable evolutionary adaptations and their huge importance to m… [more below]
- Author: Skerry, Brian
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: June 13 2017
- ISBN10: 1426219105
- Language: English
