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1	Mind, Life, and Universe: Conversations with Great Scientists of Our Time more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis (Editor), Eduardo Punset (Editor), David T Suzuki (Foreword by) add to wishlist Nearly forty of the world's most esteemed scientists discuss the big questions that drive their illustrious careers. Coeditor Eduardo Punset - one of Spain's most loved personages for his popularization of the sciences - interviews an impressive collection of characters, drawing out their seldom-seen personalities. In "Mind, Life and Universe", ... see all copies from $10.08! new only from $10.96! \| SVS
2	Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Evolution from Our Microbial Ancestors more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis add to wishlist BACK IN PRINT WITH A REVISED PREFACE Microcosmos brings together the remarkable discoveries of microbiology of the past two decades and the pioneering research of Dr. Margulis to create a vivid new picture of the world that is crucial to our understanding of the future of the planet. Addressed to general readers, the book provides a beautifully ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.25! \| first editions
3	Acquiring Genomes: A Theory of the Origins of Species more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan, Ernst Mayr (Foreword by) add to wishlist From one of the great iconoclasts of modern biology, a groundbreaking work that sets out, for lay and scientific readers alike, a new theory of the origins of species How do new species evolve? Although Darwin identified inherited variation as the creative force in evolution - the raw source for the origin of new species - he never figured out ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Symbiotic Planet: A New Look at Evolution more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis add to wishlist Although Charles Darwins theory of evolution laid the foundations of modern biology, it did not tell the whole story. Most remarkably, The Origin of Species said very little about, of all things, the origins of species. Darwin and his modern successors have shown very convincingly how inherited variations are naturally selected, but they leave ... see all copies from $3.57! new only from $4.70! \| SVS
5	What is life? more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan, Professor Niles Eldredge (Foreword by) add to wishlist Half a century ago the Austrian physicist and philosopher Erwin Schrodinger inspired a generation of scientists by rephrasing the philosophical question: "What is life?". This text revisits this question in a narrative which combines rigorous science with philosophy, history and poetry. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $21.14! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Spirit in the Gene: Humanity's Proud Illusion and the Laws of Nature more books like this by Reg Morrison, Professor Lynn Margulis (Foreword by) add to wishlist Reg Morrison's search for answers led him to ponder our species' astonishing evolutionary success. His extraordinary book describes how a spiritual outlook combined with a capacity for rational thought have enabled Homo sapiens to prosper through the millennia. It convincingly depicts these traits as part of our genetic makeup -- and as the likely ... see all copies from $4.78! new only from $4.98! \| first editions
7	Microcosmos: Four Billion Years of Microbial Evolution more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan, Lewis Thomas (Foreword by) add to wishlist Addressed to general readers, this text provides a view of evolution as a process based on interdependancy and the interconnectedness of all life on the planet. It brings together discoveries in microbiolgy since the mid-1970s with the research of the author to create a picture of the world that is relevant to our understanding of the future of ... see all copies from $10.85! new only from $17.51! \| SVS
8	Animate Earth: Science, Intuition and Gaia more books like this by Stephan Harding, Professor Lynn Margulis (Foreword by) add to wishlist Modern science and western culture both teach that the planet we inhabit is a dead and passive lump of matter, but as Stephan Harding points out, this wasnt always the prevailing sentiment and in Animate Earth he sets out to explain how these older notions of an animate earth can be explained in rational, scientific terms. In this astounding book ... see all copies from $13.95! new only from $13.95! \| signed copies \| SVS
9	The Ice Chronicles: The Quest to Understand Global Climate Change more books like this by Paul Andrew Mayewski, Frank White, Professor Lynn Margulis (Foreword by) add to wishlist Almost a decade ago, Paul Andrew Mayewski, an internationally recognized leader in climate change research, was chosen to lead the National Science Foundation's Greenland Ice Sheet Project Two (GISP2). The Ice Chronicles tells the story behind GISP2 and its product, 100,000 years of climate history. These frozen records document major ... see all copies from $9.45! new only from $9.45!
10	Kingdoms & Domains: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis, Michael J Chapman add to wishlist Now published by "Academic Press" and revised from the author's previous "Five Kingdoms, Third Edition", this extraordinary, all inclusive catalogue of the world's living organisms describes the diversity of the major groups, or phyla, of nature's most inclusive taxa. Developed after consultation with specialists, this modern classification scheme ... see all copies from $60.24! new only from $75.32!
11	Origins of Sex: Three Billion Years of Genetic Recombination more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan add to wishlist see all copies from $3.82! new only from $23.86! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	What is Sex? more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis, Dorion Sagan, Dorian Sagan (From an idea by) add to wishlist In this lavishly illustrated work of extraordinary range and originality, one of the world's most accomplished life scientists and a gifted science writer examine that "sine qua non" of human existence--sex--the profoundly mysterious procreative force that is the root of our very being. 80 color photos. 15 charts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $28.00! \| first editions
13 view cover	Luminous Fish: Tales of Science and Love more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis add to wishlist This collection of linked stories by internationally renowned evolutionist Lynn Margulis reveals science from the inside?its thrills, disappointments, and triumphs. A largely fictional account, it draws on her decades of experience to portray the poor judgment, exhaustion, and life-threatening dedication of real scientists?their emotional ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $2.95! \| SVS
14 view cover	Environmental Evolution, 2nd Edition: Effects of the Origin and Evolution of Life on Planet Earth more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis (Editor), Aaron Haselton (Editor), Clifford N Matthews (Editor) add to wishlist This text provides an accessible introduction to critical changes in the biosphere that have occurred since life's origin. Based on a course developed by Lynn Margulis and colleagues over many years, it presents an integrated view of how our planet evolved. "Environmental Evolution" differs from Earth-science textbooks in its consideration of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $26.44!
15 view cover	Dazzle Gradually: Reflections on the Nature of Nature more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis (Editor), Dorion Sagan (Editor) add to wishlist At the crossroads of philosophy and science, the sometimes-dry topics of evolution and ecology come alive in this new collection of essays - many never before anthologized. Learn how technology may be a sort of second nature, how the systemic human fungus Candida albicans can lead to cravings for carrot cake and beer, how the presence of life may ... see all copies from $11.97! new only from $14.93!
16 view cover	Symbiosis as a Source of Evolutionary Innovation: Speciation and Morphogenesis more books like this by Rene Fester (Editor), Professor Lynn Margulis (Editor), Rena(c) Fester (Editor) add to wishlist These original contributions by symbiosis biologists and evolutionary theorists address the adequacy of the prevailing neo-Darwinian concept of evolution in the light of growing evidence that hereditary symbiosis, supplemented by the gradual accumulation of heritable mutation, results in the origin see all copies from $20.00! new only from $53.12! \| first editions
17	The Illustrated Five Kingdoms: A Guide to the Diversity of Life on Earth more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $23.86!
18 view cover	The Ice Chronicles more books like this by Paul Andrew Mayewski, Frank White, Professor Lynn Margulis (Foreword by) add to wishlist see all copies from $3.62! new only from $12.00! \| first editions
19	Illustrated Glossary of Protoctista: Vocabulary of Algae, Apicomplexa, Ciliates, Foraminifera, Microspora and Other Protoctists more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis add to wishlist see all copies from $22.09! new only from $76.47!
20 view cover	Ian McHarg: Conversations with Students: Dwelling in Nature more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis (Editor), James Corner (Editor), Brian Hawthorne (Editor) add to wishlist One of the legendary ﬁgures in twentieth-century landscape design, Ian McHarg transformed the fields of landscape architecture and planning through his personal methodology, his unique curriculum at the University of Pennsylvania, and his own inspired writing. In classic texts such as his landmark 1969 book "Design with Nature," McHarg ... see all copies from $7.93! new only from $7.98!
21 view cover	Early Life, 2nd Edition more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis, Michael F Dolan add to wishlist Early life attempts to tell the stories of primitive life. The text conveys some of the excitement in the current attempts to reconstruct the opening chapters of life on the planet Earth, long before the appearance of the simplest animal or plant. see all copies from $35.06! new only from $35.06!
22	Early Life more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis, Julia Gecha (Illustrator), Laszlo Meszoly (Illustrator) add to wishlist see all copies from $2.66! first editions
23 view cover	Garden of Microbial Delights: A Practical Guide to the Subvisible World more books like this by Dorion Sagan, Professor Lynn Margulis add to wishlist see all copies from $30.00! first editions
24	Symbiosis in Cell Evolution: Life and Its Environment on the Early Earth more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis add to wishlist see all copies from $18.82!
25 view cover	The Lost Tapes of Ian McHarg: Collaboration with Nature, Ecological Planning Lecture more books like this by Professor Lynn Margulis (Editor), Adam MacConnell (Editor), James MacAllister (Editor) add to wishlist Experience the wisdom of this life-long environmental activist as he clarifies his vision with unprecendented articulateness, brutal honesty, and humor in his own booming voice. Attention ecologists, environmentalists, and the intellectually curious: we now have available the immortal voice of the legendary landscape architect, Ian McHarg. A self ... see all copies from $20.29! new only from $20.29! \| SVS

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