books by Carl Zimmer     books:       The Descent of Man: The Concise Edition1 review Charles Darwin Plume, 2007 Charles Darwin and his perceptive insight into the evoluition of life Through Darwin's, "The Descent of Man" and his earlier "The Origin of Species" the reader is introduced to the power of the observations and the conclusions of this remarkable man. In what might have been the greatest "a ha" moments in the history of man, Charles Darwin gave us biological science and quite, literally, changed the way we understand the evolution of life on earth. He overcame the ...             Cerebrum 2008: Emerging Ideas in Brain Science1 review Dana Press, 2008 Thoughts for the day The way cognitive studies are going, this book's subtitle: "Emerging Ideas in Brain Science" suggest it should be published on a continuous roll of paper. New ideas in neurosciences seem to be occurring on a monthly, if not a weekly basis. This noteworthy collection is indicative of the challenge readers face in the effort to maintain the pace set by research in this field. These sixteen ...             At the Water's Edge : Fish with Fingers, Whales with Legs, and How Life Came Ashore but Then Went Back to Sea15 reviews Carl Zimmer Free Press, 1999 A Whale of A Tale! This is one of my favourite books. Not just about whales, mind you, but about evolution of life in the oceans, then up onto land and, in some cases, back to sea again. The author takes the reader through a complete yet understandable history of the evolution of whales. For my part, I knew that whales had once been terrestrial, but I didn't know even a tenth of the entire story. I learned that ...             Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life6 reviews Carl Zimmer Pantheon, 2008 Biology as Seen from E. coli, a mere Bacterium, Courtesy of Carl Zimmer With the trained eyes of a scientist and the soul of poet, eminent science writer Carl Zimmer takes us on an all too brief, yet fascinating, trek into contemporary biology, as seen from the perspective of the bacterium Escherichia coli, in his latest book, "Microcosm: E. coli and the New Science of Life". More than a mere recounting of decades of elegant scientific research from the likes of ...             "T. rex" and the Crater of Doom (Princeton Science Library)36 reviews Walter Alvarez Princeton University Press, 2008 Fascinating Great account of the evolution of the meteor impact theory of mass extinction. He provides a detailed account of the scientific processes involved in the discovery of the Chixulub crater and its relation to the end of the Cretaceous period. As a scientist in another field, I found it to be very informative for the lay reader (non-paleontologist/geologist, etc.).             Soul Made Flesh: The Discovery of the Brain and How It Changed the World17 reviews Carl Zimmer Heinemann, 2004 What Willis was talking about For about a thousand years, the smartest people of every European generation tried to understand the world around them by reading texts based on scriptures and the works of ancient philosophers. At the end of the thousand years, the living conditions of the average person were the same as they were at the beginning of the thousand years. Life expectancy was around 40, and most people lived in ...             Parasite Rex52 reviews The Free Press, 2004 A Jarring Read, but Absolutely Enthralling I don't know why, but I find parasites interesting. However, I wasn't exactly looking for a book on this particular subject; rather I merely stumbled upon it. When I go to the book store I typically peruse my favorite sections, one of which is science. On the shelf I came across the title "Parasite Rex"... so I picked it up "King Parasite...huh." Then I made the mistake of reading the back of ...             Evolution64 reviews Carl Zimmer Arrow Books Ltd, 2003 the FACT of evolution Everyone who disagrees with Evolution almost invariably says "it's just a theory". Well, the word "theory" in the scientific community is different than how it is (usually falsely) used in the "secular" world. Since Darwin published "On the Origin of Species" in 1859. MOUNDS of evidence supporting Darwins Theory have been amassed. This book does a fantastic job describing every facet of ...             At the Water's Edge : Macroevolution and the Transformation of Life9 reviews Carl Zimmer Free Press, 1998 Awesome!!!! This book does a remarkable job of covering two major transitions in evolution. First the transition from fish to the first terrestrial tetrapods and secondly from terrestrial mammals to whales. A kind of out of the water and back in scenario. The book covers the transitional specimens that have been found to date very well and goes over most of the difficulties of changing from one extreme ...             Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins18 reviews Carl Zimmer Collins, 2007 A short but very interesting overview "Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins" is a lively and very readable presentation of mankind's prehistory. Although it is rather short and several details of what is known today about the topic are not mentioned, you will enjoy reading it and find a lot of new and fascinating facts and ideas even if you already own a number of books about the emergence of humans. The language is clear ...             Die Quelle des Lebens. Von Darwin, Dinos und Delphinen. Carl Zimmer Deuticke, 1998              search for books ashore, cerebrum, changed, concise, crater, darwin, delphinen, descent, dinos, discovery, edition, emerging, evolution, fingers, guide, human, ideas, intimate, lebens, library, macroevolution, microcosm, origins, parasite, princeton, quelle, science, smithsonian, transformation, whales books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: The Caribbean Pantry Cookbook: Condiments and Seasonings from the Land of ... Impressum - about us get your own shout box