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OCT. 15, 2012
A breathtaking study of “walking as enabling sight and thought rather than encouraging retreat and escape.” Full review >
MARCH 20, 2012
A candid, inspiring narrative of the author’s brutal physical and psychological journey through a wilderness of despair to a... Full review >
NOV. 13, 2012
An informative and moving book that raises profound issues regarding the nature of love, the value of human life and the... Full review >
OCT. 1, 2012
A wonderful, eye-opening account of humans versus disease that deserves to share the shelf with such classics as Microbe... Full review >
SEPT. 10, 2012
Survivors of traumatic events often do not recover without help from others, and Gonzales’ excellent book is an education... Full review >
APRIL 9, 2012
MAY 1, 2012
A report of a fascinating new theory on the Earth's origins written in a sparkling style with many personal touches. Full review >
MARCH 6, 2012
Meticulously researched and packed with not just technological details, but sociopolitical and cultural details as well—the... Full review >
MARCH 27, 2012
Keeping a critical eye on the evidence and a skeptical one on theories, Tattersall confirms his status among world... Full review >
JULY 17, 2012
In an impressive narrative, the author renders esoteric DNA concepts accessible to lay readers. Full review >
MARCH 19, 2012
Exceptional observations of the biological world worthy of any naturalist’s library. Full review >
NOV. 13, 2012
An eye-opening take on how romantic sentimentalism about nature can have destructive consequences. Full review >
JUNE 12, 2012
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