Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach, Tenth Edition

Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach, Tenth Edition
John Alcock (Author)

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The tenth edition features a major reorganisation, focusing first on the evolutionary basis of behaviour followed by the underlying proximate mechanisms. Enduring features of previous editions also remain; the clear engaging writing style, the beautifully illustrated text with many new photographs and numerous references to new scientific articles.

• Rank: #6051 in Books
• Published on: 2013-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 11.26" h x 9.49" w x .0" l, 3.24 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 522 pages

Evolution: The First Four Billion Years

Evolution: The First Four Billion Years
Michael Ruse (Editor), Joseph Travis (Editor), Edward O. Wilson (Foreword)
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Spanning evolutionary science from its inception to its latest findings, from discoveries and data to philosophy and history, this book is the most complete, authoritative, and inviting one-volume introduction to evolutionary biology available. Clear, informative, and comprehensive in scope, Evolution opens with a series of major essays dealing with the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology, with major empirical and theoretical questions in the science, from speciation to adaptation, from paleontology to evolutionary development (evo devo), and concluding with essays on the social and political significance of evolutionary biology today.

A second encyclopedic section travels the spectrum of topics in evolution with concise, informative, and accessible entries on individuals from ­Aristotle and Linneaus to Louis Leakey and Jean Lamarck; from T. H. Huxley and E. O. Wilson to Joseph Felsenstein and Motoo Kimura; and on subjects from altruism and amphibians to evolutionary psychology and Piltdown Man to the Scopes trial and social Darwinism. Readers will find the latest word on the history and philosophy of evolution, the nuances of the science itself, and the intricate interplay among evolutionary study, religion, philosophy, and ­society.

Appearing at the beginning of the Darwin Year of 2009—the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species—this volume is a fitting tribute to the science Darwin set in motion.

• Rank: #521016 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.84" h x 7.01" w x 2.48" l, 3.88 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 1008 pages

Darwin: Portrait of a Genius

Darwin: Portrait of a Genius
Paul Johnson (Author)
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Darwinism and its Discontents

Darwinism and its Discontents
Michael Ruse (Author)
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This book presents an ardent defense of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution against its many critics by one of the leading experts on this subject. Offering a clear and comprehensive exposition of the thinking of Darwin, Michael Ruse brings the story up to day, examining important issues such as the origins of life, the fossil record, the mechanism of natural selection, and rival theories such as punctuated equilibrium, the story of human evolution (including the recently found "hobbits," Homo floresiensis), fraud in biological science, literary approaches to evolution, and the philosophical and religious implications of Darwinism, notably a discussion of Creationism and its modern day offshoot, Intelligent Design Theory. Ruse draws upon the most recent discoveries, but writes with a minimum of jargon. His book will appeal to many readers, from professional biologists to concerned citizens who worry that Darwinism is a naturalistic religion that is forced on school children in face of their own deeply held Christian convictions. Openly revealing his own beliefs, Ruse 's aim throughout is to present information and critical tools so that the reader can make informed decisions for him or herself.

• Rank: #566771 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.85" h x 5.90" w x .79" l, 1.05 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 326 pages

What Darwin Got Wrong

What Darwin Got Wrong
Jerry Fodor (Author), Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini (Author)
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With a New Afterword

What Darwin Got Wrong is a remarkable book, one that dares to challenge the theory of natural selection as an explanation for how evolution works--a devastating critique not in the name of religion but in the name of good science. Combining the results of cutting-edge work in experimental biology with crystal-clear philosophical arguments, Fodor and Piattelli-Palmarini mount a reasoned and convincing assault on the central tenets of Darwin’s account of the origin of species. This is a concise argument that will transform the debate about evolution and move us beyond the false dilemma of being either for natural selection or against science. 

• Rank: #101183 in Books
• Published on: 2011-03-01
• Released on: 2011-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.11" h x 5.39" w x .83" l, .64 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution

The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
Richard Dawkins (Author)
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With unparalleled wit, clarity, and intelligence, Richard Dawkins, one of the world's most renowned evolutionary biologists, has introduced countless readers to the wonders of science in works such as The Selfish Gene. Now, in The Ancestor's Tale, Dawkins offers a masterwork: an exhilarating reverse tour through evolution, from present-day humans back to the microbial beginnings of life four billion years ago. Throughout the journey Dawkins spins entertaining, insightful stories and sheds light on topics such as speciation, sexual selection, and extinction. The Ancestor's Tale is at once an essential education in evolutionary theory and a riveting read.

• Rank: #18165 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
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• Binding: Paperback
• 688 pages

An Easy-to-Understand Guide for Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds

An Easy-to-Understand Guide for Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds
Phillip E. Johnson (Author)
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Voted one of 1998 Books of the Year!

For decades, Christians have felt voiceless in the critical debate over evolution. Until now. Finally, ordinary Christians have the opportunity and the resources to defeat the false claims of Darwinism.

With all of the complicated scientific debate swirling around the topic of evolution, Christians need an easy way to understand the basic issues without oversimplifying. Phillip Johnson has the answer: the key to defeating the false claims of Darwinism is to open our minds to good thinking habits. Here is first-rate advice on avoiding common mistakes in discussions about evolution, understanding the legacy of the Scopes trial, spotting deceptive arguments, and grasping the basic scientific issues without getting bogged down in unnecessary details.

In the bestselling and critically acclaimed Darwin on Trial and Reason in the Balance, Phillip Johnson took on the academic elites and exposed the misleading claims of evolutionary naturalism. provides a new and powerful treatment of these issues for high-school students, parents, teachers, pastors, youth advisors and ordinary readers. Johnson aims not just to defeat a bad theory, but to defeat it in the right way-by opening minds to the truth.

• Rank: #23918 in Books
• Brand: Spring Arbor/Ingram
• Published on: 1997-08-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.07" h x 5.43" w x .39" l, .40 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 131 pages