Human biology

In this acclaimed bestseller, an explorer and Neanderthal hunter takes us on a riveting journey of discovery'With the style of a poet and imagination of a philosopher, Ludovic Slimak probes the minds of Neanderthals.

Do you want to know about nine popular hair styles from history, how digestion works in six easy steps, and eight questions about the human body that have no answers?

Get your sports-loving kid excited about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math By integrating the thrill of learning into the context of basketball,Learning STEM from Basketballpresents an educational slam dunk.

Get your sports-loving kid excited about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math By integrating the thrill of learning into the context of baseball,Learning STEM from Baseball presents a whole new ball game.

This book is a great asset to all men who need to make their own health a priority.

A clear and straightforward explanation of genetics in this new edition of the popular 101 series.

Learn about the elements that make up our world and the science that defines them.

We all want to be healthy and live well so take charge of your health by learning the connection between our evolutionary past and our future well-being with this practical guide to personalized health and nutritionfrom distinguished physician Dr.

Sleep has hardly changed since Paleolithic humans snoozed soundly in their caves.

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How to be more humanFor 95 per cent of our time on earth, Homo sapiens were hunter gatherers.

'Promises a new route through the parenting wilds' Sunday Times'Powerful, honest and reassuring' Professor Gina Rippon'A vital new narrative .

Can we give Grandma a Viking funeral?

'A thought-provoking and worthwhile read' THE TIMES'A timely, challenging book' GUARDIAN'[A] rich, intriguing book' NATUREWE ARE MUCH MORE CONNECTED TO NATURE AND EACH OTHER THAN WE REALISE .

'A lively study of the Big C, which makes the case that cancer is the price we pay for our marvellously complicated bodies.

We like to think of ourselves as highly evolved.

As a practising mortician, Caitlin Doughty has long been fascinated by our pervasive terror of dead bodies.

Evolution, during the early nineteenth century, was an idea in the air.

Anatomy & Physiology: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place.

Discover the second volume of an epic, beautifully illustrated graphic history of humankind, based on Yuval Noah Harari's multi-million copy bestselling phenomenon.

What if the most serious personal and global challenges won't be solved with more thinking or talking?

**A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 and FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK OF 2023***Shortlisted for the Royal Society Trivedi Science Book Prize 2023*From the author of Spillover, the book that predicted the pandemic, Breathless is the story of Covid-19 and its fierce journey through the human population, as seen by the scientists tasked with fighting it.

The first volume of the graphic adaptation of Yuval Noah Harari's global phenomenon and smash SUNDAY TIMES #1 BESTSELLER.

'Informative, powerful' VOGUE'A fascinating and friendly guide for you to understand you better' MELISSA HEMSLEY'Amy's book is everything I should have learned at school' EMMA GANNONHormones were something Amy Thomson, founder and CEO of leading women's health app and tech service Moody, never paid attention to, until one day her periods stopped.

'Marvellously clear.

THE PERFECT READ FOR TROUBLED TIMESFrom the bestselling author of The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places comes this inspiring and beautifully written meditation on the wisdom inherited from our ancestors.

'Searingly honest and important' RACHEL CLARKEHonest, intelligent and unsentimental, Patient 1 is a startling self-portrait written with wit and vulnerability, and a unique testament to the power of hope in the face of illness.

'A big-picture forecast of how medicine stands on the threshold of a revolution that will radically change all of our lives' The TimesWelcome to a revolution in the science of you.

Understand how our immune system fights disease and enables the body to heal itself.

No one illuminates the wonderful workings of the natural world as perceptively and enjoyably as Stephen Jay Gould.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE WINNER OF THE 2021 PULITZER PRIZEYour body is teeming with tens of trillions of microbes.

Leading scholars take stock of Darwin's ideas about human evolution in the light of modern scienceIn 1871, Charles Darwin published The Descent of Man, a companion to Origin of Species in which he attempted to explain human evolution, a topic he called "e;the highest and most interesting problem for the naturalist.

#1 Bestseller in both hardback and paperback: SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2020 ROYAL SOCIETY INSIGHT INVESTMENT SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE _______'A directory of wonders.

Dieses fundierte Vitamin D Buch bietet einen detaillierten Einblick in die Welt der Vitamin D3 Supplementierung.

Futureproof your body and relieve chronic pain resulting from sitting, slouching, and other bad lifestyle habits with this easy-to-perform set of daily stretching and exercise routines - from an innovative physical therapist who coaches dozens of celebrity clients.

Kaplan's MCAT Biology Review 2026-2027 offers an expert study plan, detailed subject review, and hundreds of online and in-book practice questionsall authored by the experts behind Kaplans score-raising MCAT prep course.

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'This book could not be more timely' OBSERVERGot endometriosis?

The discovery of the remains of 'Boxgrove Man', a 'Missing Link' hominid half a million years old in chalk pits in Sussex made world headlines in May 1994.

Why do human beings behave as they do?

In his characteristically iconoclastic and original way, Stephen Jay Gould argues that progress and increasing complexity are not inevitable features of the evolution of life on Earth.

John, aged sixty, suffered a stroke and recovered fully, except in one respect: although he can see perfectly, he can no longer recognise faces, even his own reflection in a mirror.

How did the human brain evolve?

Described by Oliver Sacks as 'one of the best scientist-writers of our time', Robert M.

The human female form is the brilliant end-point of millions of years of evolution, loaded with amazing adjustments and subtle refinements.

In this remarkable book Jonathan Miller considers the functioning of the body as a subject of private experience.

A Companion to Medical Anthropology examines the current issues, controversies, and state of the field in medical anthropology today.

A Companion to Medical Anthropology examines the current issues, controversies, and state of the field in medical anthropology today.

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This comprehensive A to Z encyclopedia provides extensive coverage of important scientific terms related to improving our understanding of how we evolved.