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2 reviews
James T. Costa

Belknap Press, 2006

The Other Insect Societies
Deeply satisfying, well researched, detailed and fascinating review. I recommend it enthusiastically and without reservation.

The Best American Science & Nature Writing 2001

4 reviews
Edward O Wilson

Houghton Mifflin, 2001

Truth in packaging
Ed Wilson has added another brick to the edifice he's been constructing. For years he's struggled to enlighten us on our place in Nature. His building is a market where Nature's bounty and wonders are displayed. If we shop carefully, these goods will continue to be supplied. We must learn to read the labels with care and use what we take wisely. This collection of essays is part of the ...

Biodiversity II: Understanding and Protecting Our Biological Resources

3 reviews

National Academy Press, 1996

An invaluable addition to the "biodiversity" bookshelf
"Biodiverity II" is a fascinating and important collection of essays on nearly every facet of biodiversity. What makes this book so rich is that each essay is written by the leading expert in his or her field. And you don't need to be a scientist to enjoy Biodiversity II--I'm not, and I found it very accessible.

Cockroaches: Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History

1 review
William J. Bell, Louis M. Roth, ...

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007

A specialty pick well suited for any collection delving into insect natural history.
College-level collections strong in entomological references will find an invaluable detail to COCKROACHES, a review of the approximately 4,000 species within the suborder Blattaria. Chapters explore the history and behavior of cockroaches, describing their colors, shapes, diet, reproduction habits and more, and including analysis of the ecology and evolution of the species. Over 100 ...

Biodiversity

2 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

Topeka Bindery, 1989

First Class Service
I don't know anything about the book or E. O. Wilson. But the service I received from the vendor was first class, it arrived on-time and I saved a ton of money on this book.

For Love of Insects

26 reviews
Thomas Eisner

Belknap Press, 2003

For the Love of Insects, Indeed!
Thomas Eisner is J. G. Schurman Professor of Chemical Ecology at Cornell University and his life long fascination of the insect world has blessed us with an extraordinary, in-depth knowledge of bugs and their awesome capabilities, esp., in chemical defenses which have led to the discovery of many helpful medicines, etc. Eisner's many beautiful color photos and micro-photography turn this book ...

FISHES ALABAMA

5 reviews
Herbert T., Boschung, Richard L. Mayden, ...

Smithsonian, 2004

Amazing illusrations, packed with information
This is an excellent reference book. Joe Tomelleri is a remarkable artist with a talent I have never seen before. His illustrations are so close to looking at the fish in a stream. He is a master at capturing life. The information in this book is very complete and concise. A great buy for the money and just a beautiful book to look at even if you are not extremely interested in fish.

Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration

24 reviews
Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson

Belknap Press, 1998

Truly a fascinating adventure to another world
Journey to the Ants is a shorter version of the authors' monumental The Ants (1990), a 732-page tome aimed at professional biologists with a lot of technical language and a clear encyclopedic intent. This book, as Holldobler and Wilson explain in the Preface, is of "a more manageable length, with less technical language and with an admitted and unavoidable bias toward those topics and species on ...

Sociobiology: Abridged Edition

2 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

Belknap Press, 1980

Impressive
Wilson really is one of the "twentieth centuries greatest thinkers." This is a dense and demanding publication requiring a scientifically literate audience. It covers basic concepts from altruism, selfishness, and spite; including communication, aggression, social roles, sex, and parenting from "invertebrates" to vertebrates. Now, in 2007, this is really more of a 'classic'. For intro ...

In Search of Nature

4 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

Island Press, 1996

excellent in every way
Among all of E.O. Wilson's spectacular books, this one is one of my favorites - not just for the substantial content - but for one of the best cover-designed and illustrated books I have ever seen. Everything about this book is top notch and all who were involved should be applauded. This book is an enduring collection of ideas expressed with lucidity and wisdom. Bravo.

The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth

45 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

W. W. Norton, 2006

Hey Mr. Wilson!!
Thanks for writing this book. It was truly inspiration for me. I don't write many reviews so I'm going to make this short and sweet. I'm about to start my last semester of college and will soon be receiving my B.A. in Psychology. However, I had no idea what I wanted to do with it afterwards. Typically students try to go to grad school, but I didn't know what field interested me enough to ...

On Human Nature

31 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

Harvard University Press, 1988

Evolutionary determinism
In 1975 Wilson published 'Sociobiology' which proposed the idea that social structures in the animal kingdom could be explained by biological evolution. The last chapter in that book dealt with humans and created a wave of praise and critic. Many detractors, including influential evolutionists such as Stephen J. Gould, saw Wilson as crossing the fine between the science of evolution and Social ...

From So Simple a Beginning: Darwin's Four Great Books (Voyage of the Beagle, The Origin of Species, The ...

20 reviews
Charles Darwin

W. W. Norton, 2005

Fabolous
This book is excellent! It has all of the four greatest works by Darwin, all facsimile editions (exact original) and written by Wilson, a great evolutionary biologist. If you are looking to read some of Darwin's books, here is the place to do it. It also features introductions by the editor to put the book in its scientific, cultural and historical context.

The Diversity of Life

36 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

W W Norton & Co Inc, 1993

A Good Introduction to the Tapestry Of Life
This is a very eye-opening book which shows how important the diversity of life forms is to all of us. It demonstrates how even when we think we are conserving nature by setting aside small areas to remain undeveloped, we are still dooming many species of life to extinction. With the loss of some species, others are threated and in the end, all of us are threatened. I would recommend this ...

Naturalist

15 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

Island Press, 1994

Excellent
An engaging and well-written account of the famous biologist's intellectual development from his early to his mature years and most important achievements. Nice discussions of some of his most interesting and important ideas punctuate this history. For example, there's a good section on the origin and development of his ecological ideas and the theory of island biogeography. Wilson is always a ...

The Future of Life

62 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

Alfred A. Knopf, 2002

We are drawn to the natural world--but why?
This remarkable volume is one of a series of books in which Wilson sets forth the nature of life on earth, the preciousness of biodiversity and the significance of its loss to the planet. He also tries to suggest value systems and pathways for humanity to surmount its present environmental crises and achieve sustainability. E. O. Wilson has won many prizes for his scientific accomplishments. ...

The Ants

21 reviews
Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson

Belknap Press, 1990

Outstanding achievement
This book is truly remarkable. Written in the cool, precise, and accessible language of a traditional biological monograph, the text presents a comprehensive understanding of myrmecology. It is difficult to imagine a relevant topic which is not touched upon in the work. The large-format book runs to 732 pages, is divided into 20 chapters, and includes a glossary and an extensive annotated ...

The Evolution Wars: A Guide to the Debates (Controversies in Science)

8 reviews
Michael Ruse

ABC-Clio Ltd

Excellent book for its purpose which is...
...to provide an INTRODUCTION to the multiple debates spawned by the introduction of Darwinian theory...it is clear, concise, and interesting...more to the point it provides excellent references to allow readers to further pursue those debates and controversies which they find most interesting.

The High Frontier: Exploring the Tropical Rainforest Canopy

1 review
Mark Moffett

Harvard University Press, 1994

solid science, unforgettable images
This is a great popular science book, written by an adventurer/explorer who also has a Harvard PhD in biology. He travels all over the world for National Geographic, taking nature photos as well as reporting on cutting-edge discoveries in the rainforests. As such, he succeeds at mixing art and science in this book, which is somewhat technical, but explained in clear language that laymen can ...

Promethean Fire: Reflections on the Origin of the Mind

1 review
Charles J. Lumsden, Edward O. Wilson

Harvard University Press, 1983

Gene-culture coevolution.
This book proves that there is no division between culture and biology, but that both are intertwined. As the authors state: Gene-culture coevolution is "a complicated interaction in which culture is generated and shaped by biological imperatives while biological traits are simultaneously altered by genetic evolution in response to cultural innovation." (p.20) The authors illustrate this ...

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