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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Author: Jared Diamond RRP: USD$24.95 With a new chapter. The phenomenal bestseller—over 1.5 million copies sold—is now a major PBS special. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Guns, Germs, and Steel is a brilliant work answering the question of why the peoples of certain continents succeeded in invading other continents and conquering ...  This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession Author: Daniel J. Levitin RRP: USD$15.00 In this groundbreaking union of art and science, rocker-turned-neuroscientist Daniel J. Levitin explores the connection between music—its performance, its composition, how we listen to it, why we enjoy it—and the human brain. Drawing on the latest research and on musical examples ranging fro... ISBN: 0452288525  The Big Necessity: The Unmentionable World of Human Waste and Why It Matters Author: Rose George RRP: USD$26.00 An utterly original exploration of the world of human waste that will surprise, outrage—and entertain Produced behind closed doors, disposed of discreetly, and hidden by euphemism, bodily waste is something common to all and as natural as breathing, yet we prefer not to talk about it. But w...  Atlas of Human Anatomy: With Netteranatomy.com (Netter Basic Science) Author: Frank H. Netter RRP: USD$79.95 Netter’s Atlas of Human Anatomy is the most loved and best selling anatomy atlas in the English language. In over 540 beautifully colored and easily understood illustrations, it teaches the complete human body with unsurpassed clarity and accuracy. This new edition features 57 revised, 200 relabeled... ISBN: 1416033858  Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body Author: Neil Shubin RRP: USD$24.00 Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are breasts, sweat glands, and scales connected in some way? To better understand the inner workings of our bodies and to trace the origins of many of today's most common diseases, we have to turn to une... ISBN: 0375424474  Human Anatomy & Physiology (7th Edition) Author: Elaine N. Marieb, Katja Hoehn RRP: USD$189.33 KEY BENEFIT: With each edition of her top-selling Human Anatomy & Physiology text, Elaine N. Marieb draws on her own, unique experience as a full-time A&P professor and part-time nursing student to explain concepts and processes in a meaningful and memorable way. With the Seventh Edition, Dr.... ISBN: 0805359095  The Truth About Chuck Norris: 400 Facts About the World's Greatest Human Author: Ian Spector RRP: USD$12.00 The lowdown on the toughest, sexiest, and beardiest man to ever stalk the earth Since its emergence from the bowels of the internet, the Chuck Norris Fact has roundhouse kicked its way into the world’s consciousness with all the vim and verve of its namesake. Singing the praises of his uneq... ISBN: 1592403441  The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature Author: Steven Pinker RRP: USD$16.00 This New York Times bestseller is an exciting and fearless investigation of language Bestselling author Steven Pinker possesses that rare combination of scientific aptitude and verbal eloquence that enables him to provide lucid explanations of deep and powerful ideas. His previous books—incl... ISBN: 0143114247  Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Author: Mary Roach RRP: USD$13.95 "One of the funniest and most unusual books of the year....Gross, educational, and unexpectedly sidesplitting."—Entertainment Weekly Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers—some willingly...  Vander's Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function with ARIS (HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY (VANDER)) Author: Eric Widmaier, Hershel Raff, Kevin Strang Eric Widmaier (Boston University), Hershel Raff (Medical College of Wisconsin), and Kevin Strang (University of Wisconsin) have taken on the challenge of maintaining the strengths and reputation of Vander�s Human Physiology: The Mechanisms of Body Function. Moving beyond the listing of mere facts, i... ISBN: 0077216091  Search the web for human human pictures |