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1. The Art and Politics of Science

   Harold Varmus

   A Nobel Prize–winning cancer biologist, leader of major scientific institutions, and scientific adviser to President Obama reflects on his remarkable career.More

2. The Autobiography of Charles Darwin: 1809-1882

   Charles Darwin, Nora Barlow

   The only complete edition.More

3. The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe without Design

   Richard Dawkins

   "The best general account of evolution I have read in recent years."--E. O. Wilson. With a new introduction.More

4. Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex

   Mary Roach

   “Rich in dexterous innuendo, laugh-out-loud humor and illuminating fact. It’s compulsively readable.” —Los Angeles Times Book ReviewMore

5. The Book of Life: An Illustrated History of the Evolution of Life on Earth

   Stephen Jay Gould

   Second Edition

   A new edition of the beautifully illustrated depiction of the dramatic story of survival and extinction.More

6. Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History

   Stephen Jay Gould

   "Provocative and delightfully discursive essays on natural history. . . . Gould is the Stan Musial of essay writing. He can work himself into a corkscrew of ideas and improbable allusions paragraph after paragraph and then, uncoiling, hit it with such power that his fans know they are experiencing the game of essay writing at its best."--John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review
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7. Cell of Cells: The Global Race to Capture and Control the Stem Cell

   Cynthia Fox

   Positioned at the cutting edge of science, Cell of Cells charts the international race to utilize the stem cell.More

8. Climbing Mount Improbable

   Richard Dawkins, Lalla Ward

   A brilliant book celebrating improbability as the engine that drives life, by the acclaimed author of The Selfish Gene and The Blind Watchmaker.More

9. Clones and Clones: Facts and Fantasies About Human Cloning

   Martha C. Nussbaum, Cass R. Sunstein

   "These two dozen essays by experts ranging from Stephen Jay Gould to Andrea Dworkin are an excellent guide to the post-Dolly world." --Chicago Tribune, Choice Selections of 1998More

10. The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth

    E. O. Wilson

    Reprint

    The book that launched a movement: “Wilson speaks with a humane eloquence which calls to us all” (Oliver Sacks).
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11. Darwin: Discovering the Tree of Life

    Niles Eldredge

    A riveting tribute to Charles Darwin's life and ideas in celebration of his 200th birthday.More

12. Darwin: The Life of a Tormented Evolutionist

    Adrian Desmond, James Moore

    "Unquestionably the finest [biography] ever written about Darwin. . . . Darwin has now become, and properly, the quintessentially socially embedded scientist. Desmond and Moore are brilliant in their pursuit of this truly unifying theme."—Stephen Jay GouldMore

13. Darwin

    Charles Darwin, Philip Appleman

    Third Edition

    "The best Darwin anthology on the market" (Stephen Jay Gould, Harvard) has just become better, in this newly revised version of the now classic Norton Critical Edition, first published in 1970.More

14. Darwin and the Barnacle: The Story of One Tiny Creature and History's Most Spectacular Scientific Breakthrough

    Rebecca Stott

    Reprint

    "In Darwin and the Barnacle...ideas light up like matches on each page."—John Leonard, Harper's
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15. The Darwin Reader

    Charles Darwin, Mark Ridley

    Second Edition