Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for ...
Frans de WaalAn engrossing, lucid exploration of the origins of human morality that challenges our most basic assumptions, from the world's leading primatologist.
The Chimp and the River: How AIDS Eme...
David QuammenThe true origin of HIV/AIDS, from the New York Times best-selling science writer David Quammen. The real story of AIDS—how it originated with a virus in a chimpanzee, jumped to one human, and then infected more than 60 million peopl...
The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons ...
Frans de Waal"An important and timely message about the biological roots of human kindness."—Desmond Morris, author of The Naked ApeAre we our brothers' keepers? Do we have an instinct for compassion? Or are we, as is often assumed, on...
I, Mammal: The Story of What Makes Us...
Liam DrewWhat makes a mammal a mammal? The answer is more complicated than you think!I, Mammal is a history of mammals and their ancestors and of how science came to grasp mammalian evolution. After a misdirected football left new father Liam ...
How to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog): ...
Lee Alan DugatkinTucked away in Siberia, there are furry, four-legged creatures with wagging tails and floppy ears that are as docile and friendly as any lapdog. But, despite appearances, these are not dogs—they are foxes. They are the result of the...
Ebola: The Natural and Human History ...
David Quammen"A frightening and fascinating masterpiece of science reporting that reads like a detective story." —Walter IsaacsonIn 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leaving no tr...