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Human sciences
Genes, Cells and Brains
By Hilary Rose
Hardback
Published 22-Oct-2012
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Dissecting the hype from the frontiers of bioethics, genomics and neuroscience.
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Permanent Present Tense
By Suzanne Corkin
Hardback
Published 15-May-2013
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In 1953, at the age of twenty-seven, Molaison underwent an experimental psychosurgical procedure intended to alleviate his debilitating epilepsy. This title tells the story of the amnesiac Henry Gustave Molaison - known only as H M until his death in 2008 - and what he taught medical science, neuroscience and the world.
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Creation
By Adam Rutherford
Hardback
Published 04-Apr-2013
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Tells the story of life - where it came from and where it is going. From interplanetary collisions to the inner-workings of cells and genes, this title offers answers to the very grandest of questions before arriving at a thrilling solution to the detective story of them all.
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Paleofantasy
By Marlene Zuk
Hardback
Published 10-May-2013
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A whip-smart, brilliantly researched expos of pseudoscientific myths about the evolutionary past and how people should live today.
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Personality
By Daniel Nettle
Paperback
Published 26-Feb-2009
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Why are some people worriers and others wanderers? Why do some seem good at empathizing and others at controlling? Daniel Nettle takes us on a tour through the science of human personality, looking at the latest findings from psychology, brain science, and evolution to explore the mystery of what makes us the way we are.
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Brain
By Michael O'Shea
Paperback
Published 08-Dec-2005
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Provides an introduction to the main issues and findings in brain research. This book describes the historical developments behind our understanding of what the brain is and what it does, and explores the key questions neuroscientists face concerning the relationship between the brain and thought, memories, perceptions, and actions.
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Planet of Viruses
By Carl Zimmer
Paperback
Published 20-Apr-2012
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Viruses are the smallest living things known to science, yet they hold the entire planet in their sway. We are most familiar with the viruses that give us colds or the flu, but viruses also cause a vast range of other diseases. This book explores the hidden world of viruses - a world that we all inhabit.
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Selfish Gene
By Richard Dawkins
Paperback
Published 16-Mar-2006
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The 30th anniversary edition of the million copy international bestseller, with a new introduction from the author. As relevant and influential today as when it was first published, this classic exposition of evolutionary thought, widely hailed for its stylistic brilliance and deep scientific insights, stimulated whole new areas of research.
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Our Necessary Shadow
By Tom Burns
Hardback
Published 06-Jun-2013
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A title that attempts to explain the whole subject of psychiatry. It reviews the historical development of psychiatry, the places where there is much agreement on treatment and where there is not, throughout alert to where psychiatry helps, and where it is imperfect.
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Universe within
By Neil Shubin
Hardback
Published 08-Jan-2013
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During the past 13.7 billion years (or so) since the Big Bang, our universe has evolved, stars have formed and died and our planet congealed from the matter in space. In this title, the author reveals to us the extraordinary cosmic and evolutionary adventure of our own bodies.
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