The Evolved Apprentice: How Evolution Made Humans Unique (Sterelny Kim)(Paperback)

Transcendence - How Humans Evolved through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time (Vince Gaia)(Paperback / softback)

Human: The Science Behind What Makes Your Brain Unique (Gazzaniga Michael S.)(Paperback)

What happened along the evolutionary trail that made humans so unique? In his accessible style, Michael Gazzaniga pinpoints the change that made us thinking, sentient humans different from our predecessors. He explores what makes human brains special, the importance of language and art in defining

How Religion Evolved: And Why It Endures - Robin Dunbar

A fascinating analysis of the evolution of religion from the internationally renowned evolutionary psychologistWhen did humans develop spiritual thought? What is religion's evolutionary purpose? And in our increasingly secular world, why has it endured?Every society in the history of humanity has

Lone Survivors: How We Came to Be the Only Humans on Earth (Stringer Chris)(Paperback)

A leading anthropology researcher on human evolution proposes a new and controversial theory of how our species came to be In this groundbreaking and engaging work of science, world-renowned paleoanthropologist Chris Stringer sets out a new theory of humanity's origin, challenging both the

Domesticated: Evolution in a Man-Made World (Francis Richard C.)(Paperback)

Since that fateful day when the first wolf decided to stay close to human hunters, humans and their various animal companions have thrived far beyond nearly all wild species on earth. Tameness is the key trait in the domestication of cats, dogs, horses, cows, and other mammals, from rats to

Darwin's Unfinished Symphony: How Culture Made the Human Mind (Laland Kevin N.)(Paperback)

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for culture, from the arts and language to science and technology. But how did the human mind-and the uniquely human ability to devise and transmit culture-evolve from its roots in animal behavior? Darwin's Unfinished Symphony presents a captivating new

The Importance of Small Decisions (O'Brien Michael J.)(Pevná vazba)

How people make decisions in an era of too much information and fake news.Humans originally evolved in a world of few choices. Prehistoric, preindustrial, and predigital eras required fewer decisions than today's all-access, always-on world of too much information. Economists have largely discarded

How Humans Learn to Think Mathematically: Exploring the Three Worlds of Mathematics (Tall David)(Paperback)

How Humans Learn to Think Mathematically describes the development of mathematical thinking from the young child to the sophisticated adult. Professor David Tall reveals the reasons why mathematical concepts that make sense in one context may become problematic in another. For example, a child's

Astrology for the Light Side of the Brain (Rogers-Gallagher Kim)(Paperback)

Laugh while looking ahead with astrology Kim Rogers-Gallagher takes you on a unique tour of the planets-with a kit for each one. For example, your Mars kit includes a sword, a copy of Rambo, a Swiss army knife, a chip for your shoulder and health insurance for yourself and your victims. With this

Diversity of Life (Wilson Edward O.)(Paperback / softback)

Tells the great story of how life on earth evolved. This work describes how the species of the world became diverse, and why the threat to this diversity is beyond the scope of anything we have known before. It also addresses the explosion of the field of conservation biology and takes a look at

Goodness Paradox - How Evolution Made Us Both More and Less Violent (Wrangham Richard)(Paperback / softback)

Frankenstein, based on the novel by Mary Shelley (Dear Nick)(Paperback / softback)

Slowly I learnt the ways of humans: how to ruin, how to hate, how to debase, how to humiliate. And at the feet of my master I learnt the highest of human skills, the skill no other creature owns: I finally learnt how to lie. Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's

Consciousness Explained (Dennett Daniel C.)(Paperback / softback)

Explores how consciousness has evolved, and how a modern understanding of the human mind is radically different from conventional explanations of consciousness. This title explains how science has exploded the classic mysteries of consciousness: the nature of introspection, and the level of

How to Argue with a Cat - A Human's Guide to the Art of Persuasion (Heinrichs Jay)(Paperback / softback)

Darwin's Pharmacy: Sex, Plants, and the Evolution of the Noosphere (Doyle Richard M.)(Paperback)

Are humans unwitting partners in evolution with psychedelic plants? Darwin's Pharmacy shows they are by weaving the evolutionary theory of sexual selection and the study of rhetoric together with the science and literature of psychedelic drugs. Long suppressed as components of the human tool kit,

The Creative Spark: How Imagination Made Humans Exceptional (Fuentes Agustn)(Pevná vazba)

A bold new synthesis of paleontology, archaeology, genetics, and anthropology that overturns misconceptions about race, war and peace, and human nature itself, answering an age-old question: What made humans so exceptional among all the species on Earth? Creativity. It is the secret of what makes

The Law Machine (Dyer Clare)(Paperback)

The authors explain and discuss how the justice system evolved, the way it operates - including vivid descriptions of the trial process - and how lawyers work. Revised and updated throughout for this fifth edition, THE LAW MACHINE surveys recent developments in the workings of justice and the

The Evolution of Plants (Willis Kathy)(Paperback)

Plants first colonized the land over 430 million years ago, having evolved from some of the most primitive forms of life. Since then, plants have played a major role in supplying the atmospheric oxygen we all need to survive. But how did plants evolve, how has their distribuion and diversity been

Mad Apprentice (Wexler Django)(Paperback / softback)

They're not supposed to die. But they can be murdered. When an ancient Reader is killed, seemingly by his own apprentice, the hierarchy of the magical world tumbles and its spider web of alliances begin to unravel. Now it's up to Alice and the remaining apprentices to sort out the mess and

What Your Cat Is Thinking (Sderstrm Bo)(Paperback)

How perceptive are cats to the good (or bad) behavior of humans? How do they differ from breed to breed? Are some left handed and some right-handed? How can you tell if your pet is lonely? And just how similar is your cat to a tiger? In WHAT YOUR CAT IS THINKING the researcher, biologist and author

What Your Dog Is Thinking (Sderstrm Bo)(Paperback)

How perceptive are dogs to the good (or bad) behavior of humans? How do they differ from breed to breed? Are some left handed and some right-handed? How can you tell if your pet is lonely? And just how similar is your dog to a wolf? In WHAT YOUR DOG IS THINKING the researcher, biologist and author

Auschwitz (Rees Laurence)(Paperback / softback)

We discover how Auschwitz evolved from a concentration camp for Polish political prisoners into the site of the largest mass murder in history - part death camp, part concentration camp, where around a million Jews were

The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made (Williams Mark)(Paperback)

The inside track on how champions are made, written by one of the world's top sports scientists and an award-winning sports

Art and Intimacy: How the Arts Began (Dissanayake Ellen)(Paperback)

To Ellen Dissanayake, the arts are biologically evolved propensities of human nature: their fundamental features helped early humans adapt to their environment and reproduce themselves successfully over generations. In Art and Intimacy she argues for the joint evolutionary origin of art and