Nearly 200 years after his birth in 1809, and nearly 150 years after the publication of his groundbreaking book The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin remains a controversial figure in science and society.

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From one of the world's leading neuroscientists; a succinct, illuminating, wholly engaging investigation of the phenomenon of consciousness and its relation to life.

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Charles Darwin found much in Australia to challenge and inform his thinking. This book explores the impact that Darwin's short visit to Australia in 1836 had on the man himself and on the emerging nation. Now, more than 170 years later, Darwin continues to infl uence Australian attitudes to life and living.

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A definitive account of habitat loss or degradation caused by humans and the ecological consequences.

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Acclaimed New York Times science writer Carl Zimmer investigates what current science has to say on the most fundamental of questions: What is life What does it mean to be alive

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Forest ecology experts analyse the ecological and economic costs and benefits of salvage logging.

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Award-winning, celebrated New York Times columnist and science writer Carl Zimmer presents a history of our understanding of heredity in this sweeping, resonating overview of a force that shaped human society - a force set to shape our future even more radically.

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How fifty years of genetic engineering have brought us to the brink of a profound and disturbing future, from Baille Gifford-shortlisted scientist Matthew Cobb.

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What plants and animals call rocky mountain peaks home Find out what lives in mountain habitats.

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The only flora for this region in the Middle East. It enables anyone documenting, studying and/or managing Iraqs vast and rich flora to identify the vascular cryptograms and flowering plants.

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The Flora of Iraq is the only flora for this region in the Middle East. Volume 6 covers the Compositae in its entirety.

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Comprehensive descriptive account of the Indigofereae native and naturalised in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and the Caprivi Strip.

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White moves from a simple proposition maintaining that all individuals seek suitable surroundings to propose a provocative approach to social and political action.

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Hooker's Icones Plantarum, 38(2). Illustrated by 24 photographic plates and 24 line drawings.

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This volume in the Greenwood Guides to Biomes of the World covers grasslands, those biomes the cover vast areas of the landmass of earth. It covers the two major types of grassland biomes: the temperate grasslands (such as the North American prairie), and the tropical grassland (e.g.

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This text sets out to prove that classic ideas of the mind, learning and memory must be re-examined through the lens of modern biology. It shows that research in the molecular and brain sciences has made it possible to develop research programmes that unravel problems like human nature and society.

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What makes us human How did we develop language, thought and culture Why did we survive, and other human species fail How did this extraordinary proliferation of species come about - and then go extinct This book shows it was our social and cognitive changes which truly made us distinct from other species.

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A comprehensive collection, this trilogy contains the official list of all approximately 56,120 living and 14,700 fossil species of New Zealand's animal, plant, fungi, and microorganism populations. Featuring photographs and illustrations, it demonstrates the value and benefits of taxonomic research in New Zealand and its applications to science, biotechnology, conservation, and biosecurity.

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Hooker's Icones Plantarum, 38(1)

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This is the first book to describe the forests of the entire tropical Asian region, based on Peter Ashton's working field experience of over 55 years.

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130 genera are listed, 731 species described and more than 700 illustrated with colour photographs.