Biological Sciences

Streptococcus is a diverse genus of Gram-positive bacteria commonly found in multiple locations of their human and animal hosts e.g. the oral cavity and the...

Peter J. Bowler's comprehensive, fascinating account of the history of evolutionary theories introduces specialist and nonspecialist alike to one of the mos...

Don't let emotions—your own, or someone else's—control your life! Feeling extreme emotion is part of being human. We may feel overwhelming joy at the b...

Perhaps the most readable and accessible of the great works of scientific imagination, The Origin of Species sold out on the day it was published in 1859....

Learn about 318 species of Ontario birds in fascinating detail. Descriptions of each bird, illustrations and range maps help you identify birds and understa...

A "playful, enlightening," and "effervescent exposé" (Scientific American) on the queens of the animal kingdom Studying zoology made Lucy Cooke feel lik...

Following an "external to internal" presentation, each chapter of this atlas begins by describing the anatomical structure of the organs in a systematic man...

A provocative, intellectually vibrant, eloquently written look at recent advances in the war on cancer that will challenge everything you thought you knew ...

part Odyssey, Part Pilgrimage, This Epic Personal Narrative Follows The Author's Exploration Of Coasts, Islands, Reefs, And The Sea's Abyssal Depths. Scie...

"Holding brain science in one hand and rich emotional presence in the other, this book feels timely and necessary."--Shauna Niequist, New York Times bestsel...

In perhaps the most creative and authoritative book on sensory branding ever written, international business legend Martin Lindstrom reveals what the world...

As exemplified by Madame Butterfly, East-West relations have often been expressed as the relations between the masculine, dominant West and the feminine, s...

In 1999, Photojournalist Gary Braasch Began A Journey Around The World To Observe And Document Environmental Changes Resulting From The Warming Of Our Plane...

A manual for relating to the brain in a revolutionary new way, Super Brain shows you how to use your brain as a gateway for achieving health, happiness, an...

“[This] book will convince you that forgetting helps you remember and distractions can make you more creative.” —Adam Grant, New York Times bestsellin...

“Bruce Perry is both a world-class creative scientist and a compassionate therapist.” —Mary Pipher, author of Reviving Ophelia Born for Love is the d...

The remarkable story of an ordinary man who was transformed when a traumatic injury left him with an extraordinary giftNo one sees the world as Jason Padge...

From Roger Rosenblatt, author of the bestsellers Making Toast and Unless It Moves the Human Heart, comes a moving meditation on the passages of grief, the ...

In the spring of 2005, cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz was called to consult on an unusual patient: an Emperor tamarin at the Los Angeles Zoo. Whil...

In This Remarkable Groundbreaking Book, A Documentarian And Conservationist, Determined To Dispel Misplaced Fear And Correct Common Misconceptions, Explores...

Snyder Transports Us To The Streets, Inns, And Guildhalls Of Seventeenth-century Holland, Where Artists And Scientists Gathered, And To Their Studios And La...

"Some say it's the genes we inherit at conception. Others are sure it's the environment we experience in childhood. But could it be that many of our individ...

In Clean Gut, Alejandro Junger, M.D, New York Times bestselling author of Clean and creator of the world-famous Clean Program, delivers a complete toolkit ...

'grunt' Tackles The Science Behind Some Of A Soldier's Most Challenging Adversaries -- Panic, Exhaustion, Heat, Noise -- And Introduces Us To The Scientists...

With the 2006 publication of The God Delusion, the name Richard Dawkins became a byword for ruthless skepticism and "brilliant, impassioned, articulate, im...

Everybody loves to be encouraged - a pat on the back, a helping hand, a kind word. Not everyone can be a great preacher or Bible class teacher. But everyone...

In 1637, one Dutchman paid as much for a single tulip bulb as the going price of a town house in Amsterdam. Three and a half centuries later, Amsterdam is ...

From bestselling author and beloved social media star Dr. Anthony Youn comes a revolutionary step-by-step guide to reversing the effects of aging at any st...

From the author of the #1 national bestselling Musicophilia comes a truly visionary book: an exploration of the remarkable, unpredictable ways that our brai...

Two Berkeley Scientists Explore The Potential Of A Revolutionary Genetics Technology Capable Of Easily And Affordably Manipulating Dna In Human Embryos To P...

Neil Shubin, A Leading Paleontologist And Professor Of Anatomy Who Discovered Tiktaalik--the Missing Link That Made Headlines Around The World In April 2006...

From The New York Times Bestselling Author Of The Hidden Life Of Trees, An Eye-opening Exploration Of The Extraordinary Range Of Emotions Animals Experience...

With more than 100,000 copies sold of his self-published book, The Biology of Belief, Bruce Lipton teams up with Hay House to bring his message to an even w...

sacred Lessons From Heaven To Help Us Fulfill Our True Purpose, From The Bestselling Author Of saved By The Light in 1975, Dannion Brinkley Was Struc...

If we lose our memories, are we still ourselves? Is identity merely a collection of electrical impulses? What separates us from animals, or from computers? ...

Organized By The Mind And Life Institute, This Discussion Addresses Some Of The Most Troublesome Questions That Have Driven A Wedge Between Western Science ...

Product Description "An inspiring and informative page-turner." –Walter IsaacsonLonglisted for the FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award The au...

This rich and beautiful book takes readers from tropical forests to deserts, and from alpine mountains to English country gardens as it tours the most mag...

With Quirky Charm, Rising Science Star Giulia Enders Explains The Gut's Magic, Answering Questions Like: Why Does Acid Reflux Happen? What's Really Up With ...

From the award-winning NPR religion correspondent comes a fascinating investigation of how science is seeking to answer the question that has puzzled human...

This book is a comprehensive manual on the bulk cultivation of psilocybin mushrooms, using do-it-yourself equipment made of common materials wherever possi...

A groundbreaking work that reveals how the instinct to "tend and befriend" is vital for human society. In times of crisis and upheaval, our responses to s...

The superb researcher, humanist, and author of Descartes' Error binds the body to the spirit in an exploration of consciousness The publication of this boo...

An Account Of The Worst Cholera Outbreak In Victorian London--and An Exploration Of How Dr. John Snow's Solution Revolutionized The Way We Think About Disea...

Wet Mind/dry Mind -- Computation In The Brain -- Visual Perception -- Visual Cognition -- Reading -- Language -- Movement -- Memory -- Gray Matters -- Epilo...

For many marketing professionals, "science" is a four-letter word. They see brand-building as an unteachable art guided by their intuition and experience. ...

nature's Most Beautiful Works Of Art, Flowers Have Reigned For Centuries As Symbols Of Love, Gratitude, Friendship, And Remembrance. In bloom A Day, Celebra...

in Every Major Field Of Biology, From Molecular Genetics And Neurobiology, Through Animal Behavior And Ecology, To Evolution, Extinction, And Economics, Th...