Darwin's Wager (Miles James B.)(Paperback)

Darwin's Wager (Miles James B.)(Paperback)

When the father of gene-centred evolutionary biology, George C. Williams, asked the world's largest university press to publish a popular-level expos of Darwin's wager, he was told the idea was far too radical to put in front of the reading public.Because Darwin wagered in 1871 that humankind is

Wallflower Wager (Dare Tessa)(Paperback / softback)

Darwin's Dragons (Galvin Lindsay)(Paperback / softback)

Syms Covington has landed the job of a lifetime on Charles Darwin's ship. But after being shipwrecked on a Galapagos island, he makes a discovery that could change the world - and make his fortune. Should he share his find, or will it lead to the extinction of a legendary

Darwin's Most Wonderful Plants - Darwin's Botany Today (Thompson Ken)(Paperback / softback)

A rediscovery of Darwin the botanist and his theories on insectivorous and climbing

Cradle (Jackson James)(Paperback / softback)

With King James on the throne, thousands of miles away, in Virginia, the English have established Jamestown, a tiny foothold on a vast, untamed continent and a powerful symbol of their colonial ambition. The settlement has the support of Prince Henry, but is despised by his jealous father, the

Darwin's Ghosts - In Search of the First Evolutionists (Stott Rebecca)(Paperback / softback)

An electrifying account of the extraordinary untold history behind Darwin's theory of

Darwin's Fossils - Discoveries that shaped the theory of evolution (Lister Adrian)(Paperback / softback)

A fascinating account of Darwin's groundbreaking work on fossils, richly illustrated with special photography and accurate

Darwin's Black Box: The Biochemical Challenge to Evolution (Behe Michael J.)(Paperback)

Darwin's Black Box helped to launch the Intelligent Design movement: the argument that nature exhibits evidence of design, beyond Darwinian randomness. Today, with the movement stronger than ever, Michael J. Behe updates the book with an important new Afterword on the state of the debate. --Time

The Wager - David Grann

They were survivors of His Majesty's ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon, the Wager was wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. The crew, marooned for

Qualitative Data Analysis: A Methods Sourcebook (Miles Matthew B.)(Paperback)

To Wager Her Heart (Alexander Tamera)(Paperback)

Set against the real history of Nashville's Belle Meade Plantation and the original Fisk University Jubilee Singers ensemble, To Wager Her Heart is a stirring love story about seeking justice and restoring honor at a time in American history when both were tenuous and hard-won.With fates bound by a

Darwin's Notebook (Clements Jonathan)(Pevná vazba)

A full and detailed account of Darwin's life and discoveries, but written, designed and illustrated to look like a personal notebook or

Lacan to the Letter: Reading Ecrits Closely (Fink Bruce)(Paperback)

To read Lacan closely is to follow him to the letter, to take him literally, making the wager that he comes right out and says what he means in many cases, though much of his argument must be reconstructed through a line-by-line examination. And this is precisely what Bruce Fink does in this

Galapagos (Nicholls Henry)(Paperback / softback)

The full story of the extraordinary islands that gave the world Darwin's theory of

Darwin's Blade (Simmons Dan)(Paperback)

'A literary thriller like no other...A hard-charging, edge-of-the-seat tale.' -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Darwin Minor travels a dangerous road. A Vietnam veteran turned reluctant expert on interpreting the wreckage of fatal accidents, Darwin uses science and instinct to unravel the real causes of

Straight James / Gay James (Franco James)(Paperback)

Charles Darwin (Archibald J. David)(Paperback)

A fresh account of Charles Darwin's rich personal and professional lives, well beyond On the Origin of Species. In 1859 Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species. With this bedrock of biology books, Darwin carved a new origin-story for all life: evolution rather than creation. But this

Pollen: Darwin's 130 Year Prediction (Pattison Darcy)(Pevná vazba)

POLLEN: DARWIN'S 130 YEAR PREDICTION Elementary Science - POLLENHow long does it take for science to find an answer to a problem?On January 25, 1862, naturalist Charles Darwin received a box of orchids. One flower, the Madagascar star orchid, fascinated him. It had an 11.5' nectary, the place where

Evolutionary Writings: Including the Autobiographies (Darwin Charles)(Paperback)

This unique anthology brings together a marvelous collection of Darwin's most accessible and significant writings, providing the most fully rounded picture of his ideas to be found in a single volume. This marvelous book presents readers with the key chapters of his most important books, including

Nonsense on Stilts (Pigliucci Massimo)(Paperback)

Recent polls suggest that fewer than 40 percent of Americans believe in Darwin's theory of evolution, despite it being one of science's best-established findings. Parents still refuse to vaccinate their children for fear it causes autism, though this link has been consistently disproved. And about

All About Evolution (Winston Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Looks at the story of evolutionary science and the way Charles Darwin's revolutionary theories changed the world. This title shows how theories developed after Darwin, with modern scientists revealing the secrets of genes and DNA and showing what lies in the

Miles on Miles: Interviews and Encounters with Miles Davis (Maher Paul)(Paperback)

Miles on Miles collects the thirty most vital Miles Davis interviews. Essential reading for anyone who wants to know what Miles Davis thought about his music, life, and philosophy, Miles on Miles reveals the jazz icon as a complex and contradictory man, secretive at times but extraordinarily

On the Origin of Species (Darwin Charles)(Paperback / softback)

Charles Darwin's seminal formulation of the theory of Evolution, On the Origin of Species continues to be as controversial today as when it was first published. Written for a general readership, On the Origin of Species sold out on the day of its publication and has remained in print ever since

This Thing Of Darkness (Thompson Harry)(Paperback / softback)

The 15th anniversary edition of a brilliant, action-packed and gripping novel of Charles Darwin's voyage on the Beagle - longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. 'A masterpiece' Bernard