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1	Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson add to wishlist Harvard scientist Edward O. Wilson argues that the entire world is orderly and can be explained by a number of natural laws. Wilson maintains that the ideas and goals of the Enlightenment have not been discredited and, in fact, are surging back to life. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Future of Life more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson add to wishlist Harvard biologist E.O. Wilson paints a graphic picture of the human disregard for nature through examinations of the hunting habits of our forebears and the modern-day technological destruction of our environment. But despite the bleak view, Wilson is hopeful that, through science, we will come to our senses and make the right choices about how to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies more books like this by Bert Holldobler, Edward O Wilson, Margaret C Nelson (Illustrator) add to wishlist Based on remarkable research, eighteen years after the publication of "The Ants", this new volume expands our knowledge of social insects (among them, ants, bees, wasps and termites). Superorganisms - tightly knit colonies of individuals, formed by altruistic co-operation, complex communication and division of labour - represent one of the basic ... see all copies from $25.00! new only from $35.13! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Diversity of Life more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson add to wishlist "Not since Darwin has an author so lifted the science of ecology with insight and delightful imagery" - Richard Dawkins. In this book a master scientist tells the great story of how life on earth evolved. E.O. Wilson eloquently describes how the species of the world became diverse, and why the threat to this diversity today is beyond the scope of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.14! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity more books like this by Eric Chivian (Editor), Aaron Bernstein (Editor), Edward O Wilson (Foreword by) add to wishlist The Earth's biodiversity-the rich variety of life on our planet-is disappearing at an alarming rate. And while many books have focused on the expected ecological consequences, or on the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, or economic dimensions of this loss, Sustaining Life is the first book to examine the full range of potential threats that ... see all copies from $18.12! new only from $25.03! \| SVS
6	Biophilia more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson add to wishlist The eminent biologist reflects on his own response to nature and the aesthetic aspects of his exploration of natural systems in an intensely personal essay that examines the essential links between mankind and the rest of the living world. see all copies from $4.93! new only from $15.18! \| first editions
7	The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth more books like this by Edward O Wilson add to wishlist In this daring work, E.O. Wilson proposes an alliance between science and religion to save Earth's vanishing biodiversity. The book is written in the form of a letter to a Southern Baptist Minister with personal anecdotes from Wilson's life. "Pastor, we need your help. The Creation - living Nature - is in deep trouble. Scientists estimate that if ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	On Human Nature: Revised Edition more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson add to wishlist In his new Preface E.O. Wilson reflects on how he came to write this book: how "The Insect Societies" led him to write "Sociobiology," and how the political and religious uproar that engulfed that book persuaded him to write another book that would better explain the relevance of biology to the understanding of human behavior. see all copies from $17.35! new only from $17.35! \| SVS
9	Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson add to wishlist When this classic work was first published in 1975, it created a new discipline and started a tumultuous round in the age-old nature versus nurture debate. This book is widely known as the object of bitter attacks by social scientists and other scholars who opposed its claim that human social behaviour, indeed human nature, has a biological ... see all copies from $17.95! new only from $35.88! \| first editions \| SVS
10	On Human Nature more books like this by Edward O. Wilson add to wishlist Human nature is genetically determined, but to what extent? And does the acceptance of evolutionary theory as the basis for social behaviour diminish our humanity? In this volume, first published in 1978, Edward Wilson argues that science offers us true liberation. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $22.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Naturalist, C* more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson add to wishlist E.O. Wilson's life is a subject of great curiosity to those who respect and admire his work as our most eloquent champion of biodiversity. Wilson provides fascinating insights into the making of a scientist--a scientist who brings both mind and heart to the task of understanding the intricacies and mysteries of life. Photos throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Naturalist more books like this by Edward O Wilson add to wishlist For the past four decades, Edward O. Wilson "the father of biodiversity", has been at the forefront of the natural sciences. This autobiography traces his fascination with insects from his childhood in Alabama and Florida, through to his professorship at Harvard, and his disagreements with the molecular biologists, led by James Watson, the co ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.32! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	In search of nature more books like this by Edward O. Wilson add to wishlist This is a collection of short essays that addresses the themes of Wilson's scientific career--biophilia, sociobiology, and biodiversity. see all copies from $2.49! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration more books like this by Bert Holldobler, Bert Hlldobler, Bert Halldobler add to wishlist This title combines autobiography and scientific lore to convey the excitement and pleasure of the study of ants. The authors interweave their personal adventures with the social lives of ants, building, from the first minute observations of childhood, a remarkable account of these abundant insects' evolutionary achievements. see all copies from $5.85! new only from $16.48! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Insect Societies more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson add to wishlist This book is a work of major importance for the development of environmental and behavioral biology; it covers the classification, evolution, anatomy, physiology, and behavior of the higher social insects--ants, social wasps and bees, and termites. Mr. Wilson reinterprets the knowledge of these insects through the concepts of modern biology, from ... see all copies from $20.00! first editions
16 view cover	The New Atlas of Planet Management more books like this by Norman Myers (Editor), Jennifer Kent (Editor), Edward O Wilson (Foreword by) add to wishlist "The New Atlas of Planet Management" was regarded as the most groundbreaking survey of the state of our planet when it was first published in 1984. After over twenty years in print, it has become the bible of the environmental movement and the definitive guide to a planet in critical transition. Regularly featured among the top ten books on the ... see all copies from $8.45! new only from $44.48! \| SVS
17	Sociobiology more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson add to wishlist View a video on Professor Wilson entitled "On the Relation of Science and the Humanities" see all copies from $7.83! first editions
18 view cover	Nature Revealed: Selected Writings, 1949-2006 more books like this by Edward O Wilson add to wishlist Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson is one of the leading biologists and philosophical thinkers of our time. In this compelling collection, Wilson's observations range from the tiny glands of ants to the nature of the living universe. Many of the pieces are considered landmarks in evolutionary biology, ecology, and behavioral biology. ... see all copies from $11.45! new only from $24.35! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Evolution: The First Four Billion Years more books like this by Professor Michael Ruse (Editor), Joseph Travis (Editor), Edward O Wilson (Foreword by) add to wishlist Spanning evolutionary science from its inception to its latest findings, from discoveries and data to philosophy and history, this book is the most complete, authoritative, and inviting one-volume introduction to evolutionary biology available. Clear, informative, and comprehensive in scope, "Evolution" opens with a series of major essays dealing ... see all copies from $23.00! new only from $27.27! \| SVS
20	A Primer of Population Biology more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson, William H. Bossert add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $46.84! \| first editions
21 view cover	Hispaniola: A Photographic Journey Through Island Biodiversity/Bioversidad a Traves de Un Recorrido Fotografico more books like this by Eladio Fernandez, Edward O Wilson (Prologue by), Philippe Bayard (Introduction by) add to wishlist First, there is a soft rustle in the underbrush, then a low-slung, utterly bizarre-looking insectivore dashes in front of Eladio Fernandez. With a reflexive click of digital shutter, he's captured the reclusive Solenodon paradoxus - a living fossil. A Dominican-based conservationist and photographer, Fernandez is documenting the efforts of a ... see all copies from $24.44! new only from $30.47! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Sociobiology: Abridged Edition more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson, Sarah Landry (Photographer) add to wishlist In this text, Wilson's work on the biological basis of social behavior in all species from amoeba colonies to human societies has been trimmed to its essential argument and most compelling examples. see all copies from $15.00! new only from $43.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Genes, Mind, and Culture: The Coevolutionary Process more books like this by Charles J Lumsden, Edward O Wilson add to wishlist Long considered one of the most provocative and demanding major works on human sociobiology, "Genes, Mind, and Culture" introduces the concept of gene-culture coevolution. It has been out of print for several years, and in this volume Lumsden and Wilson provide a much needed facsimile edition of their original work, together with a major review of ... see all copies from $14.33! new only from $167.04!
24 view cover	Caste & Ecology in the Social Insects more books like this by George F Oster, Edward Osborne Wilson add to wishlist see all copies from $3.84! new only from $38.99! \| first editions \| SVS
25	Insect Societies C more books like this by Edward Osborne Wilson, Charles D Michener (Photographer) add to wishlist View a collection of videos on Professor Wilson entitled "On the Relation of Science and the Humanities" This book is a work of major importance for the development of environmental and behavioral biology; it covers the classification, evolution, anatomy, physiology, and behavior of the higher social insects--ants, social wasps and bees, and ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $116.00! \| first editions

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