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| Today is Darwin Day, Charles Darwin's 203rd birthday. In celebration, we offer you a selection of books about his discoveries and his influence on science. Whether you want to learn more yourself or teach others, we invite you to read online, downloaded for free, or buy a printed copy. |
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| | | | | Darwin's Gift: To Science and Religion
256 pages | Hardcover | Price: $22.46 With the publication of Darwin's Gift, a voice at once fresh and familiar brings a rational, measured perspective to the science of evolution. An acclaimed evolutionary biologist with a background in theology, Francisco Ayala offers clear explanations of the science, reviews...[more] | 
| Science, Evolution, and Creationism
88 pages | Paperback | Price: $11.65 How did life evolve on Earth? The answer to this question can help us understand our past and prepare for our future. Although evolution provides credible and reliable answers, polls show that many people turn away from science, seeking other explanations with...[more] |
| Understanding Climate's Influence on Human Evolution
128 pages | Paperback | Price: $29.25 The hominin fossil record documents a history of critical evolutionary events that have ultimately shaped and defined what it means to be human, including the origins of bipedalism; the emergence of our genus Homo; the first use of stone tools; increases in...[more] |
| Evolution in Hawaii: A Supplement to Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science
56 pages | Paperback | Price: $13.45 As both individuals and societies, we are making decisions today that will have profound consequences for future generations. From preserving Earth's plants and animals to altering our use of fossil fuels, none of these decisions can be made wisely...[more] |
| In the Light of Evolution IV: The Human Condition
428 pages | Hardcover | Price: $53.10 The Human Condition is a collection of papers by leading evolutionary biologists and philosophers of science that reflect on the Darwinian Revolution as it relates to the human condition at levels ranging from the molecular to the theological. The...[more] |
| In the Light of Evolution III: Two Centuries of Darwin
432 pages | Hardcover | Price: $53.10 Two Centuries of Darwin is the outgrowth of an Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium, sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences on January 16-17, 2009. In the chapters of this book, leading evolutionary biologists and science historians reflect on and...[more] |
| In the Light of Evolution Volume II: Biodiversity and Extinction
432 pages | Hardcover | Price: $53.10 The current extinction crisis is of human making, and any favorable resolution of that biodiversity crisis--among the most dire in the 4-billion-year history of Earth--will have to be initiated by mankind. Little time remains for the public, corporations,...[more] |
| In the Light of Evolution Volume I: Adaptation and Complex Design
380 pages | Hardcover | Price: $53.95 In December 2006, the National Academy of Sciences sponsored a colloquium (featured as part of the Arthur M. Sackler Colloquia series) on "Adaptation and Complex Design" to synthesize recent empirical findings and conceptual approaches toward understanding...[more] |
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