Chance in Evolution
Grant Ramsey and Charles H. Pence
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Humans, however much we would care to think otherwise, do not represent the fated pinnacle of ape...
Evolutionary Theory: A Hierarchical Perspective
Niles Eldredge, Telmo Pievani, Emanuele Serrelli and Ilya T mkin
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The natural world is infinitely complex and hierarchically structured, with smaller units forming...
Life on Ice: A History of New Uses for Cold Blood
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After the atomic bombing at the end of World War II, anxieties about survival in the nuclear age led...
Sequel to Suburbia: Glimpses of America's Post-Suburban Future
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In the years after World War II, a distinctly American model for suburban development emerged. The...
The Enigma of the Aerofoil: Rival Theories in Aerodynamics, 1909-1930
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Why do aircraft fly? How do their wings support them? In the early years of aviation, there was an...
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner... Life!: Recipes and Adventures from My Home Kitchen
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Missy Robbins had been on an upward trajectory through the ranks of chefdom, racking up accolades in...
Piet Oudolf: Landscapes in Landscapes
Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingsbury
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A leading figure in the New Perennial planting movement, garden and landscape designer Piet Oudolf...
Rooftops: Islands in the Sky
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As urban living intensifies in density and numbers, the city landscape expands both outwards and...
Madison's Nightmare: How Executive Power Threatens American Democracy
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The George W. Bush administration's ambitious--even breathtaking--claims of unilateral executive...
Neighboring Faiths: Christianity, Islam, and Judaism in the Middle Ages and Today
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Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are usually treated as autonomous religions, but in fact across the...