Graham Phillips Presents compelling evidence that civilizations worldwide became warlike and monotheistic after Earth passed through the tail of a comet in 1500 B.C.• Explores the violent effect of debris...

Bob Torres Suggest to the average leftist that animals should be part of broader liberation struggles and—once they stop laughing—you'll find yourself casually dismissed.With a focus on labor, property, and...

Thomas L White Have humans been sharing the planet with other intelligent life for millions of years without realizing it? In Defense of Dolphins combines accessible science and philosophy, surveying the latest...

Simon L Lewis and Mark A Maslin Meteorites, methane, mega-volcanoes and now human beings; the old forces of nature that transformed Earth many millions of years ago are joined by...

Diana Reiss "One comes away from Reiss’s book agreeing that ‘dolphins are among the smartest creatures on the planet’ and that they merit not just our attention but our care...

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson This national bestseller exploring the complex emotional lives of animals was hailed as "a masterpiece" by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and as "marvelous" by Jane Goodall.The popularity of When...

NewScientist In this latest bumper collection of questions and answers from the popular "Last Word" column:- Why does Weetabix cling like cement?- What is earwax for?- Why are there only...

Carl L Hart   High Price is the harrowing and inspiring memoir of neuroscientist Carl Hart, a man who grew up in one of Miami's toughest neighborhoods and, determined to...

Paul R Ehrlich Why do we behave the way we do? Biologist Paul Ehrlich suggests that although people share a common genetic code, these genes "do not shout commands at...

Henry Marsh What is it like to be a brain surgeon? How does it feel to hold someone's life in your hands, to cut into the stuff that creates thought,...

Katherine S Newman Examines the decreasing likelihood of achieving the American dream, as shifting social and economic conditions force a middle-class loss of earnings and self-respect June 27, 1988 by...

Bill Bryson From one of the most beloved authors of our timeâ more than six million copies of his books have been sold in this country aloneâ a fascinating excursion...