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Neil Shubin

The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People

This book shows how human evolution connects to the origins of the universe.

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Hali Felt

Soundings: The Story of the Remarkable Woman Who Mapped the Ocean Floor

Despite barriers to professional advancement for women scientists in the mid-1900s, Marie Tharp was a pioneer in the mapping of ocean-floor territory.

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Jim Holt

Why Does the World Exist?: An Existential Detective Story

The author draws on ancient and modern sages to help answer the age-old question: What makes the universe and how did we get here?

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Ian Tattersall

Masters of the Planet: The Search for Our Human Origins

The noted paleoanthropologist offers a succinct history of human evolution.

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Cameron M. Smith

The Fact of Evolution

A scientist offers practical examples from the natural world to improve public understanding of evolution.

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Roger Penrose

Cycles of Time: An Extraordinary New View of the Universe

Respected physicist Roger Penrose theorizes on the beginning and end of our universe.

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By Frank Ryan

The Mystery of Metamorphosis: A Scientific Detective Story

This look at a fascinating subject takes a wrong path.

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