On the Origin of Species (Csa Word Classic) by Csa Word Ltd $35.00
In 2009, "On The Origin of Species" celebrates 150 years since first publication in 1859. A non-fiction phenomenon, the book, which appears to question the fundamentals of religion and belief through its scientific reasoning, is still controversial in the present day. Introducing concepts such as the Theory of Evolution and Survival of the Fittest, Darwin's book has become like a sacred text...

The Burgess Animal Book for Children by $0.00
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We Bought a Zoo: The Amazing True Story of a Young Family, a Broken Down Zoo, and the 200 Wild Animals That Change Their Lives Forever by Gildart Jackson $29.95
[This touching memoir is set to be a major motion picture starring Scarlett Johansson and Matt Damon, in theaters December 23, 2011.] Already a BBC documentary miniseries and excerpted in the Guardian, We Bought a Zoo is a profoundly moving portrait of an unforgettable family living in the most extraordinary circumstances. When Benjamin Mee decided to uproot his family and move them to an...

Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Scribner $16.00
The answers will surprise and delight you as Alexandra Horowitz, a cognitive scientist, explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human. Horowitz introduces the reader to dogs’ perceptual and cognitive abilities and then draws a picture of what it might be like to be a dog. What’s it like to be able to smell not just every bit of open food in...

The Mountains of California by John Muir $5.95
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Voyage of the Beagle (Harvard Classics, Part 29) REPRINT by Charles W. Eliot $42.95
The text of the present volume shows without further comment the nature of Darwin's labors and their results on his momentous voyage. A few sentences gathered from his autobiography will, however, throw some additional light upon the more personal aspects of the expedition. "The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life, and has determined my whole career. I have...

Life Together by HarperSanFrancisco $7.00
After his martyrdom at the hands of the Gestapo in 1945, Dietrich Bonhoeffer continued his witness in the hearts of Christians around the world. His Letters and Papers from Prison became a prized testimony to Christian faith and courage, read by thousands. Now in Life Together we have Pastor Bonhoeffer's experience of Christian community. This story of a unique fellowship in an underground...

Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Library Reprints $137.00
On the occasion in question Father Zahm had just returned from a trip across the Andes and down the Amazon and came in to propose that after I left the presidency he and I should go up the Paraguay into the interior of South America.

Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals by Mariner Books $15.95
How can we give animals the best life-- for them? What does an animal need to be happy? In her groundbreaking, best-selling book Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with autism as well as her experience as an animal scientist to deliver extraordinary insights into how animals think, act, and feel. Now she builds on those insights to show us how to give our animals...

The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, Definitive Edition by Paul Ekman $32.50
Why do dogs wag their tails and cats purr? Why do we get embarrassed, and why does embarrassment make us blush? Why do we frown when we're disappointed? These any many other questions about the emotional life of humans and animals are answered in this remarkable book. The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals was an immediate best-seller when it was first published in 1872 and still...