Science

Humanimal: How Homo sapiens Became Nature’s Most Paradoxical Creature—A New Evolutionary History (Hardcover)

By Adam Rutherford

$25.95

ISBN: 9781615195312

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Published: The Experiment - March 19th, 2019

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Humans: the most intelligent, creative species to ever walk the planet. How did that happen? In delightful, often droll prose, Rutherford charts our staggered, still incomplete evolution. Along the way he discovers that rats, dolphins, chimps, crows, and a host of other animals share some savory or unsavory human characteristics, and we, for all our wonderful sophistication, share some of theirs. ~ Reviewed by Mike Hare

Spineless (Hardcover)

By Susan Middleton, Sylvia A. Earle (Foreword by)

$50.00

ISBN: 9781419710070

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Published: Harry N. Abrams - October 21st, 2014

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Simply stunning. Spineless features large, high-quality photos of invertebrate marine life. From starfish to jellyfish, sea snails to squid, Middleton’s photography is breathtakingly vibrant, with descriptive insights into each animal’s world and behavior. Not your average coffee table book, this one will fascinate for hours at a time. ~ Reviewed by Joe Michon-Huneau

The Dinosaur Artist: Obsession, Betrayal, and the Quest for Earth's Ultimate Trophy (Hardcover)

By Paige Williams

$28.00

ISBN: 9780316382533

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Published: Hachette Books - September 11th, 2018

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This deftly wrought book almost defies a category. While it is a book of Paleontology this book reads like an old fashioned "Who Dunnit" but throw in international espionage, Mongolian History and a solid dose of psychology and you've got a great read. If you liked Grann's Killers of the Flower Moon this is for you. I love this book. ~ Reviewed by Maeve Noonan

Aroused: The History of Hormones and How They Control Just about Everything (Hardcover)

By Randi Hutter Epstein

$26.95

ISBN: 9780393239607

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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - June 26th, 2018

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A historical review of how endocrinology came to be a cohesive branch of science and medicine rather than a disjointed study of various glands and secretions by scientists who focused only on individual parts of the body, rather than the whole. Epstein startles and delights with tales of parents collecting pituitaries and university basements full of brains. ~ Reviewed by Hanna Yost