Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, in which he writes of his theories of evolution by natural selection, is one of the most important works of scientific study ever published.
An Oliver Sacks Foundation Best Book of the Year Selection, Finalist for the Books for a Better Life "e;Best First Book"e; Award, and a People Magazine Pick in nonfiction.
The World's Most Pointless Animals is a witty, quirky, colorfully-illustrated book featuring fascinating facts about some very silly animalswho we find are perhaps not so pointless after all.
This best-selling introduction to the physical and life sciences emphasises concepts over computation and treats equations as a guide to thinking so the reader can connect ideas.
The traditional medicines of Middle Asia are rich and varied - from the Ayurveda and Siddha medicines of India, to the Unani and Sufi healing practices of the Middle East.
Basic Medical Endocrinology, Fourth Edition provides up-to-date coverage of rapidly unfolding advances in the understanding of hormones involved in regulating most aspects of bodily functions.
Atlas of Human Anatomy, Sixteenth Edition presents several illustrations of human anatomy with cross-references to enable students to gain a three-dimensional impression of the subject matter.
Blast off on an exploration of outer space with this colorful solar system book for kids 3-5Get little astronomers excited about the cosmos from the bright and burning sun, to our own blue Earth, stormy Neptune, and every planet in between.
Bien des siècles avant l'Antiquité classique, on admettait déjà un étroit rapport entre les hémisphères cérébraux et les fonctions mentales supérieures : sensation consciente, motricité volontaire, mémoire, etc.