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FATHER'S DAY

City of Fortune, How Venice Ruled the Seas

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PROVENCE & THE COTE D'AZUR

A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France

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The Log from the Sea of Cortez

John Steinbeck

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The Causes of Evolution


by John S. Haldane

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 1990
  • PAPER
  • 222 PAGES

The 1932 classic of science about population biology and evolution. (NAT17, $26.95)

Charles Darwin

Charles Darwin


by Adrian Desmond

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 136 PAGES

A volume in the the Very Interesting People series by Oxford University Press. (NAT123, $9.99)

Charles Darwin: The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle

Charles Darwin: The Origin of Species and the Voyage of the Beagle


by Charles Darwin

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2003
  • HARD COVER

A dual publication of two of the author's influential works includes his nineteenth-century discussion of his revolutionary theory of evolution by means of natural selection and his 1839 account of his journeys to South America and the Pacific Islands. (NAT142, $32.00)

Darwin Desk Diary 2009

Darwin Desk Diary 2009


by Natural History Museum

  • SCIENCE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 112 PAGES

365 days of Darwin. (SCI246, $14.95)

Darwin on Evolution, The Development of the Theory of Natural Selection


by Thomas F. Glick | Charles Darwin | David Kohn

  • SCIENCE
  • 1996
  • PAPER
  • 350 PAGES

The editors, both historians of science, present excerpts from Darwin's many books in this choice reader on the development of the idea of evolution. (NAT103, $14.95)

Darwin, Discovering the Tree of Life

Darwin, Discovering the Tree of Life


by Niles Eldredge

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2005
  • HARD COVER
  • 288 PAGES

A companion book to an exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History (November 19, 2005 - May 29, 2006), this richly illustrated celebration of Darwin, his life and ideas, brings together manuscripts, artifacts and materials collected by Darwin aboard the Beage with curator Eldredge's illuminating essays on natural selection. (NAT82, $35.00)

Demonic Males, Apes and the Origins of Human Violence


by Richard Wrangham

  • SCIENCE
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

Harvard anthropologist Wrangham and Dale Peterson, who has logged many hours in the field with chimpanzees, make a connection between the violence of male chimps and human tendency to warfare and violence in this provocative book. (SCI293, $15.95)

Endless Forms Most Beautiful, The New Science of Evo Devo and The Making of the Animal Kingdom


by Sean B. Carroll

  • SCIENCE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 368 PAGES

Evolutionary developmental biology explained by a leader in the field. (SCI177, $16.95)

Evolution for Everyone, Making Darwin's Theory the New Common Sense

Evolution for Everyone, Making Darwin's Theory the New Common Sense


by David Sloan Wilson

  • SCIENCE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 304 PAGES

This witty approach to evolution refutes the myths and misconceptions and demonstrates how evolutionary principles can be applied to almost every aspect of human life. (NAT113, $16.00)

Evolutionary Writings, Including the Autobiographies

Evolutionary Writings, Including the Autobiographies


by Charles Darwin

  • SCIENCE
  • 2009
  • HARD COVER
  • 496 PAGES

This hefty collection includes the full text of Darwin's autobiography, recollections and significant excerpts from his most significant scientific writings. Editor James Secord also included illuminating critical reactions from Darwin's 19th-century contemporaries. (SCI245, $25.00)

The Evolving World, Evolution in Everyday Life

The Evolving World, Evolution in Everyday Life


by David P. Mindell

  • SCIENCE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 270 PAGES

An approachable and fascinating overview of evolutionary theory and its principles, which grounds itself firmly in the context of the modern world and explains how the scientific theories of Darwin and other scientists have become regular practice in everyday life. (SCI163, $24.95)

Headless Males Make Great Lovers and Other Unusual Natural Histories

Headless Males Make Great Lovers and Other Unusual Natural Histories


by Marty Crump

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 199 PAGES

A collection of essays celebrating the many interesting and just plain weird ways of evolution. Crump is an engaging writer, conveying both the wonder and science of sexual selection, raising young, avoiding predators, feeding and communication. Her examples are outstanding. (NAT90, $14.00)

Human Origins, What Bones and Genomes Tell Us About Ourselves

Human Origins, What Bones and Genomes Tell Us About Ourselves


by Rob Desalle | Ian Tattersall

  • SCIENCE
  • 2007
  • HARD COVER

The companion book by the co-curators of the Hall of Human Origins at the American Museum of Natural History. (ATP19, $29.95)

The Making of the Fittest, DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution


by Sean B. Carroll

  • SCIENCE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Carroll shows, in elegant detail, how changes in DNA demonstrate evolution by natural selection. (SCI176, $17.95)

Monkeyluv, and Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals

Monkeyluv, and Other Essays on Our Lives as Animals


by Robert M. Sapolsky

  • SCIENCE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 20224 PAGES

Sapolsky tackles big questions of what makes us what we are with humor and deft prose in this collection of 18 short magazine articles. (ATP17, $15.00)

Mr. Darwin's Shooter


by Roger McDonald

  • LITERATURE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 364 PAGES

A New York Times Notable Book from one of Australia's most acclaimed authors, this novel presents the dilemma of Syms Covington, who assists aboard the HMS Beagle as a youth but later must grapple with the worldwide moral crises resulting from Darwin's claims. (AUS201, $14.00)

The Naked Brain, How the Emerging Neurosociety Is Changing How We Live, Work, and Love


by Richard, M.D. Restak

  • SCIENCE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 272 PAGES

The renowned neurologist writes with flair and wit about the field he calls "social neuroscience," the study of how the workings of our brains affect our emotions and social interactions—and how we might control them. (SCI237, $13.95)

Natural Acts, A Sidelong View of Science and Nature

Natural Acts, A Sidelong View of Science and Nature


by David Quammen

  • SCIENCE
  • 2009
  • PAPER
  • 352 PAGES

Quammen augments this new edition of his debut collection of essays with a section of his best work since 1985. (NAT134, $15.95)

Neptune's Ark, From Ichthyosaurs to Orcas

Neptune's Ark, From Ichthyosaurs to Orcas


by David Wallace

  • NATURAL HISTORY
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 313 PAGES

A collection of essays on the wonders, evolution and nature of marine life. (NAT120, $21.95)

On the Origin of Species, The Illustrated Edition


by Charles Darwin

  • SCIENCE
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 560 PAGES

David Quammen edited and selected the archival prints, drawings and other illustrations for this handsome 200th-anniversary edition of Darwin's eminently readable, landmark book. (SCI244, $35.00)

The Origin of Species

The Origin of Species


by Charles Darwin

  • SCIENCE
  • 1998
  • PAPER
  • 720 PAGES

This reissue of this Modern Library edition coincides with the 150th anniversary of its 1859 publication -- and the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birth. (GPS85, $12.00)

Origins: Selected Letters of Charles Darwin 1821-1859


by Frederic Burkhardt

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2008
  • HARD COVER
  • 280 PAGES

This special anniversary edition of Burkhardt's bestselling work, "Origins: Charles Darwin's Letters: A Selection 1825-1859," now includes previously unpublished letters. (NAT153, $30.00)

The Plausibility of Life, Resolving Darwin's Dilemma


by Marc W. Kirschner | John Gerhart

  • SCIENCE
  • 2006
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

A lucid explanation of the evolution of diversity of life on Earth and, in particular, the relation between natural selection and development. (NAT121, $18.00)

What Evolution Is


by Ernst W. Mayr

  • SCIENCE
  • 2002
  • PAPER
  • 336 PAGES

An overview of evolution by natural selection by a key figure (SCI86, $17.99)

Why Darwin Matters, The Case Against Intelligent Design


by Michael Shermer

  • SCIENCE
  • 2007
  • PAPER
  • 224 PAGES

A primer on evolution by natural selection. (SCI178, $14.99)

 

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