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Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society
Nicholas A. Christakis · Little, Brown Spark
Pages: 544
Format: Hardcover
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A cutting-edge exploration of the ancient roots of goodness in civilization, arguing that our genes have shaped societies for our welfare and that, in a feedback loop stretching back many thousands of years, societies have shaped, and are still shaping, our genes today. For too long, scientists... |
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The Last Elephants
Don Pinnock · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback
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Amazing photographs of elephants accompany narratives from researchers, scientists, and conservationists celebrating elephants and calling for their preservationAfrican savanna elephants--among the most magnificent and beloved of our fellow mammals--are an extraordinary, social, and intelligent... |
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Our Universe: An Astronomer's Guide
Jo Dunkley · Belknap Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Jo Dunkley combines her expertise as an astrophysicist with her talents as a teacher and writer in this lively and exceptionally clear introduction to the structure and history of the universe and its enduring mysteries.Most of us have heard of black holes and supernovas, galaxies and the Big Bang.... |
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Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
Bill McKibben · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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Thirty years ago Bill McKibben offered one of the earliest warnings about climate change. Now he broadens the warning: the entire human game, he suggests, has begun to play itself out.Bill McKibben's groundbreaking book The End of Nature -- issued in dozens of languages and long regarded... |
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Bats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species
Marianne Taylor · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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The ultimate illustrated guide to all known bat speciesBats: An Illustrated Guide to All Species explores bats and their fundamental role in our ecosystems through lavish full-color photographs and lively narrative. From the Giant Golden Crowned Flying Fox, a megabat with a wingspan of more... |
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Elemental: How the Periodic Table Can Now Explain
Tim James · Abrams Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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What is the chemical symbol for a human? What's the strongest acid ever made? Can human beings really spontaneously combust? An exploration of the periodic table in its final form, Elemental answers these questions and more.If you want to understand how our world works, the periodic... |
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The Universe Explained: A Cosmic Q and A
HEATHER COUPER · Firefly Books
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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Answers to the most popular astronomy questions of today. Over the course of their illustrious work in astronomy, Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest collected hundreds of the most popular astronomy questions that they've been asked. In this book they explain the scientific answers to these... |
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