Michael Shermer

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Missouri

The Case Against Intelligent Design

Shermer, a creationist-turned-scientist, argues that Intelligent Design proponents are invoking a combination of bad science, political antipathy, and flawed theology. He decodes the scientific evidence to show that evolution is not "just a theory" and illustrates how it achieves the design of life through the bottom-up process of natural selection.

Why Darwin Matters

e18e65c1-b8b1-4c62-8228-3cdb724a2b2b-1

#karma #reincarnation #patterns #influences #ethos #evolution #spiritual #karmicresearch #karmiclaws

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Maryland

Working With Destiny II

Randy Leffingwell

Rod Beemer

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

The green and yellow John Deere tractors are surely recognizable, but they also spurred major advancements in the agricultural world, transforming prairie and plains into farms that provided for the entire world. Classic John Deere tracks the evolution of these farmstead staples, which have faithfully tended to America's soil for nearly a century. Full-color photography, timelines and notable moments in John Deere history combine to tell the story of these tractors, known for their performance just as much as they are for their appearance.Combine's Randy Leffingwell's Classic John Deere Tractors and Rod Beemer's John Deere Two-Cylinder Tractors from MBI's bestselling paperback Enthusiast Color Series into one value-priced hardcover book.

Classic John Deere

3b53d331-3ba3-4344-966c-20daad3a2c1f-0

New Jersey

Theism or Evolutionism

Is The Emperor Dressed?

Eugene P. Odum

Texas

The Link Between the Natural and the Social Sciences

Ecology

a4f96167-db5b-4ac7-ad02-405ab41cb8fe-0

Answers to one of the biggest mysteries of the creation of the world. God versus science.￼ A thoughtful look at the evidence that a master designer created our planet.  see last picture for table of contents.  Paperback book in very good condition.

Creation and Evolution

#hardcover #nonfiction #AtlasoftheBody #educational #evolution #time #illustrated

Florida

Time Presents the Rand McNally Atlas of the Body

Jerry A. Coyne

Ohio

Why evolution is more than just a theory: it is a fact

In all the current highly publicized debates about creationism and its descendant "intelligent design," there is an element of the controversy that is rarely mentioned-the evidence, the empirical truth of evolution by natural selection. Even Richard Dawkins and Stephen Jay Gould, while extolling the beauty of evolution and examining case studies, have not focused on the evidence itself. Yet the proof is vast, varied, and magnificent, drawn from many different fields of science. Scientists are observing species splitting into two and are finding more and more fossils capturing change in the past-dinosaurs that have sprouted feathers, fish that have grown limbs.

Why Evolution Is True weaves together the many threads of modern work in genetics, paleontology, geology, molecular biology, and anatomy that demonstrate the "indelible stamp" of the processes first proposed by Darwin. In crisp, lucid prose accessible to a wide audience, Why Evolution Is True dispels common misunderstandings and fears about evolution and clearly confirms that this amazing process of change has been firmly established as a scientific truth.



Why Evolution Is True

df3ff224-9083-4ce1-a168-81f8388f6ea1-1

James Perloff

Why the Evidence Should Be Examined

"Much of the material in this book appeared in the July 2001 edition of Whistleblower magazine"--T.p. verso.

The Case Against Darwin

6de49a31-dd4c-4b9d-b628-da418ef806b0-1

Has some wear to the edges but is still in good condition.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Pennsylvania

Mutant

#paperback #vintage #science #homeschool #christian #tyndalepublishing #theory #evolution #creationism #livingbook vintage Christian published book refuting theory of evolution. 

Oregon

Science

Evolution and the High School Student 

Greg Bear

Arizona

A Novel

Greg Bear’s Nebula Award–winning novel, Darwin’s Radio, painted a chilling portrait of humankind on the threshold of a radical leap in evolution—one that would alter our species forever. Now Bear continues his provocative tale of the human race confronted by an uncertain future, where “survival of the fittest” takes on astonishing and controversial new dimensions. Eleven years have passed since SHEVA, an ancient retrovirus, was discovered in human DNA—a retrovirus that caused mutations in the human genome and heralded the arrival of a new wave of genetically enhanced humans. Now these changed children have reached adolescence . . . and face a world that is outraged about their very existence. For these special youths, possessed of remarkable, advanced traits that mark a major turning point in human development, are also ticking time bombs harboring hosts of viruses that could exterminate the “old” human race. Fear and hatred of the virus children have made them a persecuted underclass, quarantined by the government in special “schools,” targeted by federally sanctioned bounty hunters, and demonized by hysterical segments of the population. But pockets of resistance have sprung up among those opposed to treating the children like dangerous diseases—and who fear the worst if the government’s draconian measures are carried to their extreme. Scientists Kaye Lang and Mitch Rafelson are part of this small but determined minority. Once at the forefront of the discovery and study of the SHEVA outbreak, they now live as virtual exiles in the Virginia suburbs with their daughter, Stella—a bright, inquisitive virus child who is quickly maturing, straining to break free of the protective world her parents have built around her, and eager to seek out others of her kind. But for all their precautions, Kaye, Mitch, and Stella have not slipped below the government’s radar. The agencies fanatically devoted to segregating and controlling the new-breed children monitor their every move—watching and waiting for the opportunity to strike the next blow in their escalating war to preserve “humankind” at any cost.

Darwin's Children

d2d7f736-bcce-4e79-944b-b34074b9ab87-1

John Darnton

Illinois

From the author of the bestselling Neanderthal comes this novel of gripping suspense and scientific conquest–a page-turning historical mystery that brilliantly explores the intrigue behind Darwin and his theory of evolution.It’s 1831, and aboard HMS Beagle the young Charles Darwin sets off down the English Channel for South America. More than 150 years later, two ambitious scholars pursuing their obsession with Darwin (and with each other) come across the diaries and letters of Darwin’s daughter. What they discover is a maze of violent rivalries, petty deceptions, and jealously guarded secrets, and the extraordinary story of an expedition embarked upon by two men. Only one returned–and changed history forever.

The Darwin Conspiracy

2410c3c0-a800-4c5c-8ee7-907a670999b9-1

Ken Ham

Luther Sunderland

Evolution

An eye-opening look at the harmful effects of evolutionary thought on modern culture and religion. Author Ken Ham uses his years of teaching and ministry experience to expose false teaching that is destroying children and families.

The Lie

40a441cf-6781-49b3-bfdb-446928f6f02d-1

Virginia

Evolution and the Science of Creation

Revealing the mechanics of evolutionary theory, the scientist, engineer and inventor presents a compelling argument for the scientific unviability of creationism and insists that creationism's place in the science classroom is harmful not only to our children, but to the future of the greater world as well.

Undeniable

c4ea17f1-4f73-4c06-a613-b9f313978e6d-1

John S. Allen

Human Evolution and the Organ of Mind

Though we have other distinguishing characteristics (walking on two legs, for instance, and relative hairlessness), the brain and the behavior it produces are what truly set us apart from the other apes and primates. And how this three-pound organ composed of water, fat, and protein turned a mammal species into the dominant animal on earth today is the story John S. Allen seeks to tell. Adopting what he calls a “bottom-up” approach to the evolution of human behavior, Allen considers the brain as a biological organ; a collection of genes, cells, and tissues that grows, eats, and ages, and is subject to the direct effects of natural selection and the phylogenetic constraints of its ancestry. An exploration of the evolution of this critical organ based on recent work in paleoanthropology, brain anatomy and neuroimaging, molecular genetics, life history theory, and related fields, his book shows us the brain as a product of the contexts in which it evolved: phylogenetic, somatic, genetic, ecological, demographic, and ultimately, cultural-linguistic. Throughout, Allen focuses on the foundations of brain evolution rather than the evolution of behavior or cognition. This perspective demonstrates how, just as some aspects of our behavior emerge in unexpected ways from the development of certain cognitive capacities, a more nuanced understanding of behavioral evolution might develop from a clearer picture of brain evolution.

The Lives of the Brain

58f3452d-9615-4e10-b327-53c7d465a0c6-1

Hanne Strager

Sarah Darwin

Minnesota

The Story of Darwin's Life and How His Ideas Changed Everything

Part biography, part popular science, A Modest Genius provides a lively, engaging account of Darwin's life and the events that inspired his groundbreaking theory. Science writer and biologist Hanne Strager brings Darwin to life while offering the essential elements of evolution and how they affect us today. Much has been written on Darwin's life, his groundbreaking work, and the influence he has had on modern scientific thought and advancements, but most books assume a certain level of scientific knowledge. A Modest Genius changes that, offering an accessible, easy-to-understand discussion of Darwin's work. Readers follow Darwin from his early years through his travels. Hanne Strager explains how Darwin assembled the pieces of a fascinating puzzle while also describing the fundamental principles of evolution. Darwin's theory, by necessity, was incomplete when he proposed it. He lacked modern knowledge of the fossil record, DNA, and genetics. Strager explains how advances in these and other scientific areas expanded on Darwin's original work. She also discusses the ongoing conflict between religion and evolution, including the famous Scopes Monkey Trial and the battle Darwin himself fought between faith and intellect. Bold, exciting, and easily understood, A Modest Genius offers an opportunity to understand one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs of the modern age.

A Modest Genius

d7fec33b-a37c-478f-8b60-9e8308935b3d-1

The Step to Man

A glorious, sweeping novel of desire, ambition, and the thirst for knowledge, from the # 1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat Pray Love, Big Magic, and City of Girls In The Signature of All Things, Elizabeth Gilbert returns to fiction, inserting her inimitable voice into an enthralling story of love, adventure and discovery. Spanning much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the novel follows the fortunes of the extraordinary Whittaker family as led by the enterprising Henry Whittaker—a poor-born Englishman who makes a great fortune in the South American quinine trade, eventually becoming the richest man in Philadelphia. Born in 1800, Henry’s brilliant daughter, Alma (who inherits both her father’s money and his mind), ultimately becomes a botanist of considerable gifts herself. As Alma’s research takes her deeper into the mysteries of evolution, she falls in love with a man named Ambrose Pike who makes incomparable paintings of orchids and who draws her in the exact opposite direction—into the realm of the spiritual, the divine, and the magical. Alma is a clear-minded scientist; Ambrose a utopian artist—but what unites this unlikely couple is a desperate need to understand the workings of this world and the mechanisms behind all life. Exquisitely researched and told at a galloping pace, The Signature of All Things soars across the globe—from London to Peru to Philadelphia to Tahiti to Amsterdam, and beyond. Along the way, the story is peopled with unforgettable characters: missionaries, abolitionists, adventurers, astronomers, sea captains, geniuses, and the quite mad. But most memorable of all, it is the story of Alma Whittaker, who—born in the Age of Enlightenment, but living well into the Industrial Revolution—bears witness to that extraordinary moment in human history when all the old assumptions about science, religion, commerce, and class were exploding into dangerous new ideas. Written in the bold, questing spirit of that singular time, Gilbert’s wise, deep, and spellbinding tale is certain to capture the hearts and minds of readers.

The Signature of All Things

f605c771-f5ff-4f82-b368-81f8f5c944ee-1

Mark Derr

California

From Wolves to Our Best Friends

That the dog evolved from the wolf is an accepted fact of evolution and history, but the question of how wolf became dog has remained a mystery, obscured by myth and legend.

How the Dog Became the Dog

6763cc92-52e1-4633-a78c-09372697a0e9-0

Human Instincts and the Evolution of Cooperation

Matt Ridley explores such perplexing conundrums as why, if humans are such egoistical beings, don't they behave as rational fools and forego the benefits of cooperation. He uses the findings of new research to look afresh at "Mankind".

The Origins of Virtue

78eb5f2c-38ff-4ec3-8350-b31b1bb82344-1

Charles Robert Darwin

George Levine

Georgia

The Origin of Species, by Charles Darwin, is part of theBarnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: New introductions commissioned from today''s top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader''s viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriate All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader''s understanding of these enduring works. On December 27, 1831, the young naturalist Charles Darwin left Plymouth Harbor aboard the HMS Beagle. For the next five years, he conducted research on plants and animals from around the globe, amassing a body of evidence that would culminate in one of the greatest discoveries in the history of mankind--the theory of evolution. Darwin presented his stunning insights in a landmark book that forever altered the way human beings view themselves and the world they live in. In The Origin of Species, he convincingly demonstrates the fact of evolution: that existing animals and plants cannot have appeared separately but must have slowly transformed from ancestral creatures. Most important, the book fully explains the mechanism that effects such a transformation: natural selection, the idea that made evolution scientifically intelligible for the first time. One of the few revolutionary works of science that is engrossingly readable, The Origin of Species not only launched the science of modern biology but also has influenced virtually all subsequent literary, philosophical, and religious thinking. George Levine, Kenneth Burke Professor of English Literature at Rutgers University, has written extensively about Darwin and the relation of science and literature, particularly in Darwin and the Novelists. He is the author of many related books, including The Realistic Imagination, Dying to Know, and his birdwatching memoirs, Lifebirds.

The Origin of Species

dd9fa329-1cfe-4391-9147-ff3da3673217-1

Hawaii

A Story of Evolution in Our Time

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize On a desert island in the heart of the Galapagos archipelago, where Darwin received his first inklings of the theory of evolution, two scientists, Peter and Rosemary Grant, have spent twenty years proving that Darwin did not know the strength of his own theory.  For among the finches of Daphne Major, natural selection is neither rare nor slow: it is taking place by the hour, and we can watch. In this dramatic story of groundbreaking scientific research, Jonathan Weiner follows these scientists as they watch Darwin's finches and come up with a new understanding of life itself.  The Beak of the Finch is an elegantly written and compelling masterpiece of theory and explication in the tradition of Stephen Jay Gould.

The Beak of the Finch

dd543f34-a28b-4733-8ec3-d98872c3055f-1

Colorado

In The Pattern of Evolution, Niles Eldredge -- one of the world's most accomplished scientific thinkers -- examines the history of ideas on evolution from the beginning of the modern scientific era about two centuries ago to the present. Seizing on evidence of similar patterns across disciplines, he shows how key issues and events have brought us to the brink of a more comprehensive understanding of the Earth. Eldredge believes that exploring these similarities will lead to the realization that biological evolution is driven by the same underlying forces that shape the geology of our planet.Full of fascinating events, from global geologic catastrophes and mass extinctions to the fine-scale events of day-to-day ecology, The Pattern of Evolution explores the Earth's past to explain its present, and to light the way toward the future. But it also tells the story of modern science itself -- an intellectual "system" that has had to diversify and subdivide in order to advance. The result is a fascinating exploration of the way we investigate and understand the evolution of Earth and the life on it.

The Pattern of Evolution

98b42300-9d4a-47eb-a213-9d6dd45c736f-1

Browse by categories

Save this search

Michael Shermer

Why Darwin Matters

..

Working With Destiny II

Randy Leffingwell; Rod Beemer

Classic John Deere

Fuwan Yang

Is The Emperor Dressed?

Eugene P. Odum

Ecology

Dwight K. Nelson

Creation and Evolution

Time Books

Time Presents the Rand McNally Atlas of the Body

Jerry A. Coyne

Why Evolution Is True

James Perloff

The Case Against Darwin

Roland Smith

Mutant

Kenneth N. Taylor

Evolution and the High School Student

Greg Bear

Darwin's Children

John Darnton

The Darwin Conspiracy

Ken Ham; Luther Sunderland

The Lie

Bill Nye; Corey S. Powell (Editor)

Undeniable

John S. Allen

The Lives of the Brain

Hanne Strager; Sarah Darwin

A Modest Genius

John Rader Platt

The Step to Man

Elizabeth Gilbert

The Signature of All Things

Mark Derr

How the Dog Became the Dog

Matt Ridley

The Origins of Virtue

Charles Robert Darwin; George Levine

The Origin of Species

Jonathan Weiner

The Beak of the Finch

Niles Eldredge; Eldredge Eldredge

The Pattern of Evolution