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Beginning with Darwin's revolutionary theory, this seven-part series explores all facets of evolution--the changes that spawned the tree of life, the power of sex, how evolution continues to affect us every day, and the perceived conflict between science and religion.

Who were the earliest Americans? When, how, and from where did they enter and spread across the continent? And what is their relationship to modern Native Americans? Anthropologists develop theories to answer these questions based on the evidence they discover.

An illustrated introduction to how the universe was created.

"Human evolution has taken millions of years to get to this stage. But next week, we become something new. Around the world, humanity is undergoing rapid and unpredictable changes, and only three individuals seems to notice that their world is being reborn"-- Back cover.

This popular science book reaches possible conclusions while providing explanations to scientific principles through everyday situations.

Presents the latest scientific research behind artificial life, the quest for immortality, the difference between human life and animal and plant life, and other topics.

"Transports readers billions of years into the past-- when ours was a hot, lifeless world-- and takes us on a grand tour of Earth through time"--Provided by publisher.

"Robert Langdon, Harvard professor of symbology and religious iconology, arrives at the ultramodern Guggenheim Museum Bilbao to attend a major announcement--the unveiling of a discovery that 'will change the face of science forever.' The evening's host is Edmond Kirsch, a forty-year-old billionaire and futurist whose dazzling high-tech inventions and audacious predictions have made him a renowned global figure. Kirsch, who was one of Langdon's first students at Harvard two decades earlier, is about to reveal an astonishing breakthrough--one that will answer two of the fundamental questions of human existence"--Jacket flap of trade version.

"... presents a unique scientific vision for how nature's splendor contributes to a more complete understanding of evolution and of ourselves"--Amazon.

"Vilified and marginalized, the Romani people--widely referred to as gypsies, Roma, and travelers--are seen as a people without place, either geographically or socially, no matter where they live or what they do. In this new chronological history of the Romani, "Another Darkness, Another Dawn" demonstrates how their experiences provide a way to understand mainstream society's relationship with outsiders and immigrants. Becky Taylor follows the gypsies, Roma, and travelers from their roots in the Indian subcontinent to their travels across the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires"--Provided by publisher.