Biology

Conventional wisdom considers deserts stark, harsh regions that support few living things. Most people also believe that water alone makes the desert bloom....

How do we understand the world? While some look to the heavens for intelligent design, others argue that it is determined by information encoded in DNA. S...

A knowledge of how plants have responded to environmental change in the past is our principal source of evidence for predicting how they might respond to th...

This latest edition integrates Karen Arms' exceptional writing style with a solutions-oriented approach to emphasise the human and ecological implications o...

Exploring the shifting ways in which geographers have studied nature, this book emphasizes the relationships and differences between human geography, phys...

Why are women more verbal than men? Why do women remember details of fights that men can't remember at all? Why do women tend to form deeper bonds with the...

Edited By Richard E. Warner And Kathleen M. Hendrix. Includes Bibliographies And Index.Categories: Science & Math Biological Sciences BiologyGeneral ...

Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet...

(ASM Press) Boston Univ., MA. Textbook provides an introduction to experimental nature of contemporary research. This edition features a free companion webs...

the Father Of Cognitive Neuroscience And Author Of human Offers A Provocative Argument Against The Common Belief That Our Lives Are Wholly Determined By Ph...

Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in ...

Hailed As A Masterpiece By Scientific American And As The Greatest Of All Entomology Books By Science, Bert Holldobler And Edward O. Wilson's Monumental Tre...

A provocative exploration of the tension between our evolutionary history and our modern woes--and what we can do about it. We are living through the most p...

This text aims to establish biology as a discipline not just a collection of facts. Life develops students' understanding of biological processes with schol...

The World of the Cell, Fourth Edition, helps students understand and enjoy cell biology. Focusing on core concepts, the authors present solid information wi...

High-quality illustrations with stepped-out art to help readers visualize complex processes.* Human genetics and the role of the geneticist highlighted thr...

This bestselling text provides a practical guide to the basic concepts of structural equation modeling (SEM) and the AMOS program (Versions 17 & 18). T...

This introductory, one quarter/one-semester text takes a multidisciplinary approach to studying the relationship between plants and people. The authors st...

This classic animal physiology text focuses on comparative examples that illustrate the general principles of physiology at all levels of organization—fr...

Did Newton "unweave the rainbow" by reducing it to its prismatic colors, as Keats contended? Did he, in other words, diminish beauty? Far from it, says ac...

Sifting Through Rich Layers Of Scientific Evidence, Dawkins' The Greatest Show On Earth Is A Stunning Counterattack On Advocates Of Intelligent Design, Expl...

Molecular Cell Biology presents the key concepts in cell biology and their experimental underpinnings. The authors, all world-class researchers and teacher...

Designed for a one-semester introductory course in Animal Behavior. Animal behavior is a broad discipline with investigators and contributions from diverse ...

The Fossil Record The History Of Biological Diversity Human Evolution And Social Issues. Douglas J. Futuyma. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 557-589.Catego...

This is a thorough revision and update of the highly successful first edition, which which achieved sales in excess of 4,500. The text serves as a comprehen...

A Groundbreaking Narrative Exploration Of The Human Immune System--the Key To Human Health And Longevity--from The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Jou...

Widely praised for its comprehensive coverage and exceptionally clear writing style, this best-selling book explores how the anatomy, physiology, ecology,...

Another premiere by AQUALOG: the first reference book to show not only the well-known guppys, mollys, swordtails, platys etc., but also all others, in over ...

Based on cutting-edge science, Boost Your Brain is internationally recognized neurologist Majid Fotuhi's complete program for increasing brain size and enh...

If you change your brain, you can change your life. Great teachers like the Buddha, Jesus, Moses, Mohammed, and Gandhi were all born with brains built ess...

one Of The Most Famous And Influential Books Of Its (or Any) Time, The Origin Of Species Is, Surprisingly, Little Read. True Enough, Most People Know What...

R.c. Lewontin. Includes Bibliographical References.Categories: Science & MathHistory & Philosophy

the Next Step In Biology we Are Excited To Present To You, biology, Written By Dr. Rob Brooker, Dr. Eric Widmaier, Dr. Linda Graham, And Dr. Peter Stiling...

A bestseller in Canada and Australia, this is the incredible story of a woman who struggled with severe learning disabilities, built herself a better brain...

The New York Times bestseller that explains how groundbreaking scientific discoveries can help each of us achieve our personal best Every week, Gretchen R...

What do dogs know? How do they think? The answers will surprise and delight you as Alexandra Horowitz, a cognitive scientist, explains how dogs perceive th...

CO-PUBLISHED BY SINAUER ASSOCIATES, INC., AND W. H. FREEMAN. More than any other general biology text, Life focuses students on the experiments that led to ...

In this provocative, witty, and thoroughly researched inquiry into what we find beautiful and why, Nancy Etcoff skewers one of our culture's most enduring ...

When Celebrated Neuropsychologist Paul Broks's Wife Died Of Cancer, It Sparked A Journey Of Grief And Reflection That Traced A Lifelong Attempt To Understan...

The Brain Has Long Been A Source Of Fascination. In 1819, The Radical Thinker And Surgeon William Lawrence Put It Like This: It Is Strongly Suspected That A...

Four rival anatomists and their race to answer the age-old question: Where does life come from? Generation is the story of the exciting, largely forgotten...

Guides Reader In Choosing Among Rival Measurement Methods And To Score The Instrument Chosen.Categories: Medical BooksResearch

The Heartrending Story Of A Midcentury American Family With Twelve Children, Six Of Them Diagnosed With Schizophrenia, That Became Science's Great Hope In T...

The Author Relates How His Own Study Of Memory Converged With Four Distinct Disciplines To Give Rise To The Development Of A New Science Of The Mind That Ha...

A Masterpiece Of Science Reporting That Tracks The Animal Origins Of Emerginghuman Diseases.Categories: Science & Math Biological SciencesBacteriology ...

From the best-selling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests--from his passion for fe...

her Name Was Henrietta Lacks, But Scientists Know Her As Hela. She Was A Poor Southern Tobacco Farmer Who Worked The Same Land As Her Slave Ancestors, Yet...

The 2017 National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) Finalist, International Bestseller, and a Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book of 2017!“Marsh has retired, which mean...