DescriptionHidden away in foggy, uncharted rain forest valleys in Northern California are the largest and tallest organisms the world has ever sustained: the coast redwood trees, Sequoia sempervirens . The biggest redwoods are over 1, 000 years old, rising more…
DescriptionCharles Darwin's foremost biographer, Janet Browne, delivers a vivid and accessible introduction to the book that permanently altered our understanding of what it is to be human. A sensation on its publication in 1859, The Origin of the Species pro…
DescriptionThis marvelously readable yet sumptuously erudite work traces the development of the scientific theory of evolution. From Darwin's essential trip to the Galapagos, to the most contemporary studies in sociobiology, this audiobook takes listeners both into the field and into the laboratories of the world's greatest evolutionary scientists - and explains how the theory of evolution has itself evolved. Edward J. Larson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and eminent science historian.
DescriptionFor 200 years, a noble Venetian family has suffered from an inherited disease that strikes their members in middle age, stealing their sleep, eating holes in their brains, and ending their lives in a matter of months. In Papua New Guinea, a primitive trib…
DescriptionFrom one of the world's leading experts on reading and dyslexia comes the most comprehensive, up-to-date, and practical book yet to help one understand, identify, and overcome the reading problems that plague American children today. For the one in every five children who has dyslexia and the millions of others who struggle to read at their own grade levels, as well as for their parents, teachers, and tutors, this book can make a difference. Dr. Shaywitz's book is a trusted source to turn to for information, advice, guidance, and explanation. Her cutting-edge research is translated into an easy-to-follow plan of action offering help and hope to all who have reading problems and to their families as well.
DescriptionFifty years ago, James D. Watson, then just 24, helped launch the greatest ongoing scientific quest of our time. Now, with unique authority and sweeping vision, he gives us the first full account of the genetic revolution - from Mendel's garden to the dou…
DescriptionIn this enthralling blend of adventure and science, veteran travel and outdoor sports writer Peter Stark ( Outdoor magazine) reenacts the drama of what happens inside our bodies, our minds, and our souls in the precarious last moments of life when w…
DescriptionHow is Animals in Translation different from every other animal book ever published? Animals in Translation is like no other animal book because of Temple Grandin. As an animal scientist and a person with autism, her professional training an…
DescriptionBrilliantly exploring today's cutting edge brain research, Mind Wide Open allows readers to understand themselves and the people in their lives as never before. Using a mix of experiential reportage, personal storytelling, and fresh scientific disc…
