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Physical & Biological Anthropology

1. Reconstructing Human Origins: A Modern Synthesis

   Glenn C. Conroy, Herman Pontzer

   Third Edition

   The definitive textbook for paleoanthropology courses.More

2. Essentials of Physical Anthropology: Discovering Our Origins

   Clark Spencer Larsen

   The #1 text in physical anthropology, now in a brief edition.More

3. How the Mind Works

   Steven Pinker

   “A model of scientific writing: erudite, witty, and clear.” —New York Review of BooksMore

4. How Humans Evolved

   Robert Boyd, Joan B. Silk

   Fifth Edition

   With its unique blend of evolutionary theory, population genetics and behavioral ecology, How Humans Evolved provides students with the most contemporary and complete introduction to physical anthropology available.More

5. 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

6. Reconstructing Human Origins: A Modern Synthesis

   Glenn C. Conroy

   Second Edition

   This dynamic introduction to paleoanthropology presents the fossil evidence for human evolution and demonstrates how anthropologists interpret this evidence in light of the most current research.
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7. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

   Mary Roach

   "One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year....Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting."—Entertainment WeeklyMore

8. The Quest for Immortality: Science at the Frontiers of Aging

   Bruce A. Carnes, S. Jay Olshansky

   "This is by far the best book I've read on the science of aging."—Andrew Weil, M.D.More

9. 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

10. Strange Behavior: Tales of Evolutionary Neurology

    Harold Klawans

    A master neurologist's clinical tales—both funny and profound—of the evolution of the brain.More

11. 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

12. Rosalind Franklin and DNA

    Anne Sayre

    Rosalind Franklin's research was central to the discovery of the double-helix structure of DNA. She never received the credit she was due during her lifetime.
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