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The Rise of Superman: Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human
A razor-sharp analysis of how record-breaking exploits in extreme sport are redefining the limits of being human.Right now, more people are risking their lives for their sports then ever before...
Mean Genes: Can We Tame Our Primal Instincts?
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Why Us?: How Science Rediscovered the Mystery of Ourselves
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A lucid, compelling, and provocative account of how science in the recent past has come face-to-face with two seemingly unanswerable questions concerning the nature of genetic information and the workings...
Anthropology and Development
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Earthly Remains: History and Science
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How to Sleep Like a Caveman: Ancient Wisdom for a Better Night's Rest
Sleep has hardly changed since Paleolithic humans snoozed soundly in their caves. While sabre-toothed tigers were their biggest night-time worry, today it's stress and social media that keep us awake,...
Mother Brain: Separating Myth from Biology - the Science of the
'Promises a new route through the parenting wilds' Sunday Times'Powerful, honest and reassuring' Professor Gina Rippon'A vital new narrative . . . Meticulously researched, compelling and compassionate' Elinor Cleghorn'A compelling...
The Good Virus: The Untold Story of Phages: The Most Abundant Life
CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 BY WATERSTONES AND THE TIMES'The book that might change the world ... This is luxury-class science writing'TELEGRAPH'One of the best books of...
The Language of the Genes
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Upgrade Your Brain: Unlock Your Life's Full Potential
Discover the 8 steps you can take to optimise your brain for better mood, memory, sleep and stress resilience. The results are in: our mental health, memory and intelligence are...
The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being: Evolution and the Making of Us
'From your brain to your fingertips, you emerge from her book entertained and with a deeper understanding of yourself' Richard Dawkins'A masterful account of why our bodies are the way...
Human Origins: A Short History
Humans are the dominant species on the planet. But how did we get here? Human Origins takes the reader on a fascinating 7-million-year journey from our earliest primordial ape-like roots...
Human Origins: 7 million years and counting
Where did we come from? Where are we going?Homo sapiens is the most successful, the most widespread and the most influential species ever to walk the Earth. In the blink...
Living on Earth: Life, Consciousness and the Making of the [...]
The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith's three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Minds in 2018 and continued with Metazoa in...
Living on Earth: Life, Consciousness and the Making of the Natural World
The eagerly anticipated conclusion to Peter Godfrey-Smith's three-part exploration of the origins of intelligence on Earth, which began with the bestselling Other Minds in 2018 and continued with Metazoa in...
Children of Prometheus: The Accelerating Pace of Human Evolution
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The Origin Of Humankind
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Life at the Extremes
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As We Know It: Coming To Terms With An Evolved Mind
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Life's Grandeur: The Spread of Excellence From Plato to Darwin
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The Fossil Trail
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The Runaway Brain: The evolution of human uniqueness
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The Origin of Humankind
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The Spirit in the Gene: Humanity's Proud Illusion and the Laws of Nature
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The Better Half: On the Genetic Superiority of Women
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The Rise And Fall Of The Third Chimpanzee: how our animal heritage affects the way we live
Author: Jared Diamond Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 How our animal heritage affects the way we live From the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Guns, Germs and Steel More...
Follow Your Gut: a story from the microbes that make you
Author: Briony BarrFormat: Paperback, 169mm x 232mm, 505g, 240 pagesPublished: Scribe Publications, Australia, 2024Meet the ecosystem inside you ... A timid Bifidobacterium named Biffy is forced to leave their family...
The Weight of Nature: How a Changing Climate Changes Our Minds, Brains and Bodies
Author: Clayton Aldern Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 A riveting, revelatory account of how the climate emergency is changing us from the inside out It is now inarguable that...
A Most Interesting Problem: What Darwin's Descent of Man Got Right and Wrong about Human Evolution
Author: Jeremy DeSilva Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 Leading scholars take stock of Darwin's ideas about human evolution in the light of modern science In 1871, Charles Darwin published...
Descent of Man
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The Self Delusion: The Surprising Science of Our Connection to Each Other and the Natural World
Author: Tom Oliver Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'A thought-provoking and worthwhile read' THE TIMES 'A timely, challenging book' GUARDIAN '[A] rich, intriguing book' NATURE WE ARE MUCH MORE...
What Do You Think You Are?: The Science of What Makes You You
Author: Brian Clegg Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 Popular science master Brian Clegg's new book is an entertaining tour through the science of what makes you you. From the...
The Self Delusion: The Surprising Science of Our Connection to Each Other and the Natural World
Author: Tom Oliver Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 'A thought-provoking and worthwhile read' THE TIMES 'A timely, challenging book' GUARDIAN '[A] rich, intriguing book' NATURE WE ARE MUCH MORE...
Genetic Variation and Disorders in Peoples of African Origin
Author: James E. Bowman (Professor of Pathology and Medicine, University of Chicago, USA) Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 488 This study argues that the misuse of genetic differences among human...