evolution

Richard Dawkins presents a defense of the theory of evolution, examining evidence from science in support of the theory, and explaining why he believes advocates of "intelligent design" are wrong.

Examines the mysteries of the natural world where living things appear to be miraculously designed for the lives they lead, offering as an explanation a gradual evolution that enabled the bodies of flightless animals to sprout wings and the eye to evolve at least forty times.

A collection of essays by scientist Stephen Jay Gould about how humans learned to study and understand nature.

"Offers two ... books in one. The first is a fictional biography of Dr. Spencer Black, from a childhood spent exhuming corpses through his medical training, his travels with carnivals, and the mysterious disappearance at the end of his life. The second book is Black's magnum opus: The Codex Extinct Animalia, a Gray's Anatomy for mythological beasts, dragons, centaurs, Pegasus, Cerberus, all rendered in meticulously detailed anatomical illustrations"--Dust jacket.

Explores the relationship between science and religion and details the history and theological meaning of the book of Genesis, discussing why Genesis is not the literal explanation for the nature and history of the natural world.

An illustrated guide to the one hundred most influential species in the history of the planet, exploring their impact in two eras--Before Man and After Man.

Explores the infamous trial of John Scopes, which started the ongoing battle between Darwinism and Creationism.

Examines what prehistoric animals looked like, why dinosaurs and others creatures became extinct, and how animals evolved.