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The Diversity of Life
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Edward Osborne Wilson
Watching from the edge of the Brazilian rain forest, Wilson reflects on the crucible of evolution--how the living world became diverse and how humans are destroying that diversity. Cutting through the tangle of environment issues, he makes a plea for specific actions that will enhance not just diversity but the quality of life on earth. 60 full ...
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Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge
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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.
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The Future of Life
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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 ...
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On Human Nature
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Edward Osborne Wilson
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.
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The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth
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Edward O Wilson
With his usual eloquence, patience, and humor, the Pulitzer Prize-winning entomologist pleads for the salvation of biodiversity, arguing that both secular humanists like himself and believers in God acknowledge the glory of nature and can work together to save it. Illustrated.
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Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration
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Bert Holldobler, Bert Hlldobler, Bert Halldobler
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.
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Biophilia
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Edward Osborne Wilson
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Naturalist
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Edward O. Wilson
Recalling his life from a childhood exploring the Gulf Coast of Alabama to a career as a Harvard professor, Pulitzer Prize-winner Wilson details how a boyhood enchantment with nature became a lifelong calling. He provides insight into the origin and development of the ideas that have shaped his biological research and defines the central ...
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In search of nature
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Edward O. Wilson
This is a collection of short essays that addresses the themes of Wilson's scientific career--biophilia, sociobiology, and biodiversity.
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Naturalist, C*
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Edward Osborne Wilson
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.
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Sociobiology
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Edward Osborne Wilson
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Caste and Ecology in the Social Insects
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George F Oster, Edward Osborne Wilson
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Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Edition
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Edward Osborne Wilson
For its still fresh and beautifully illustrated descriptions of animal societies, and its importance as a crucial step forward in the understanding of human beings, this anniversary edition will be welcomed by a new generation of students and scholars. 31 halftones. 209 line illustrations.
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Nature Revealed: Selected Writings, 1949-2006
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Edward O Wilson
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.
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A Primer of Population Biology
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Edward Osborne Wilson, William H. Bossert
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Sociobiology: Abridged Edition
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Edward Osborne Wilson, Sarah Landry (Photographer)
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Insect Societies C
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Edward Osborne Wilson, Charles D Michener (Photographer)
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 ...
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The Insect Societies
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Edward Osborne Wilson
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Diversity of Life with Study Materials
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Edward Osborne Wilson
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Genes, Mind, and Culture: The Coevolutionary Process
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Charles J Lumsden, Edward O Wilson
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 ...
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Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity
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Eric Chivian (Editor), Aaron Bernstein (Editor), Edward O Wilson (Foreword by)
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 ...
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Hispaniola: A Photographic Journey Through Island Biodiversity/Bioversidad a Traves de Un Recorrido Fotografico
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Eladio Fernandez, Edward O Wilson (Prologue by), Philippe Bayard (Introduction by)
Showcased in nearly 400 spectacular color photographs, the natural beauty of Hispaniola is unveiled in this volume of essays--in both English and Spanish--that make known the islands fungi, plants, and animals by the experts who know them best.
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The New Atlas of Planet Management
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Norman Myers (Editor), Jennifer Kent (Editor), Edward O Wilson (Foreword by)
A graphics-driven state-of-the-planet survey of natural systems, human impact on those systems, and how to manage them for a sustainable future.
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Promethean Fire: Reflections on the Origin of Mind
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Charles J Lumsden, Edward Osborne Wilson, Whitney Powell (Illustrator)
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Ecology, Evol & Pop Bio: Heredity & Envr
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Edward Osborne Wilson
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