The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God12 reviews
Carl Sagan

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Carl Sagan Knows How To Reason Effectively

+ Why Dr. Sagan Was a Fulfilled Agnostic
+ The Varieties of Sagan's Experience
+ read it
+ Excellent Reading.
  
  











  



  
The Diversity of Life36 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

A Good Introduction to the Tapestry Of Life

+ Great Book
+ The Diversity of Life
+ Second time round
  
  











  



  
The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth45 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

W. W. Norton, 2006

Hey Mr. Wilson!!

+ Tells it like it is
+ A good, quick read.

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. ...
  
  











  



  
Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science37 reviews
Carl Sagan

Ballantine Books, 1986

The antidote to science class

+ For the Love of Knowledge Sagan is simply the best!
+ An Endorsement of the Rational
+ Excellent
  
  











  



  
Ecology of a Cracker Childhood (World As Home, The)37 reviews
Janisse Ray

Milkweed Editions, 2000

Thoughts from a Transplanted Cracker

+ Ecology of a Cracker Childhood
+ Musings on our many environments from a kindred spirit
+ LITERATE LOOK AT A TIME-WARP CHILDHOOD
  
  











  



  
The Art of Natural History: Illustrated Treatises and Botanical Paintings, 1400-1850 (Studies in the History ...

NGW-Stud Hist Art, 2008

“Making knowledge visible” is how one 16th-century naturalist described the work of the illustrator of botanical treatises. His words reflected the growing role played by illustrators at a time when the study of nature had been assuming new authority in the world of learning. An absorbing exploration of the relationship between image and text, this collection considers how both aided ...
  
  











  



  
Sociobiology: The Abridged Edition2 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

Belknap Press, 1980

Impressive

+ must read if intrested in zoology or evolution

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 ...
  
  











  



  
Nature Revealed: Selected Writings, 1949-20064 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006

A Superb Collection ...

+ What an amazing scientist!
+ The Ultimate Naturalist

This is a superb collection of over sixty original scientific papers, book extracts and other articles by Ed Wilson, one of the all-time great scientists. Each article is placed into historical context with a new introduction by Wilson. Organized by major theme area rather than chronologically, the ...
  
  











  



  
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence65 reviews
Carl Sagan

Ballantine Books, 1986

The Dragons of Sagan

+ A must read book
+ One fo the best, and most important books ever written
+ Great Book
+ A Great Book by Carl Sagan
  
  











  



  
Ever Since Darwin: Reflections on Natural History13 reviews
Stephen Jay Gould

W. W. Norton, 1992

His first essays were his best

+ Pretty good popular science for a Marxist
+ Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History
+ Stephen Jay Gould's First Great Natural History Essay Tome
  
  











  



  
The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God12 reviews
Carl Sagan

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Carl Sagan Knows How To Reason Effectively

+ Why Dr. Sagan Was a Fulfilled Agnostic
+ The Varieties of Sagan's Experience
+ read it
+ Excellent Reading.
  
  











  



  
Ever Since Darwin: Reflections on Natural History13 reviews
Stephen Jay Gould

W. W. Norton, 1992

His first essays were his best

+ Pretty good popular science for a Marxist
+ Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History
+ Stephen Jay Gould's First Great Natural History Essay Tome
  
  











  



  
The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence65 reviews
Carl Sagan

Ballantine Books, 1986

The Dragons of Sagan

+ A must read book
+ One fo the best, and most important books ever written
+ Great Book
+ A Great Book by Carl Sagan
  
  











  



  
Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science37 reviews
Carl Sagan

Ballantine Books, 1986

The antidote to science class

+ For the Love of Knowledge Sagan is simply the best!
+ An Endorsement of the Rational
+ Excellent
  
  











  



  
Ecology of a Cracker Childhood (World As Home, The)37 reviews
Janisse Ray

Milkweed Editions, 2000

Thoughts from a Transplanted Cracker

+ Ecology of a Cracker Childhood
+ Musings on our many environments from a kindred spirit
+ LITERATE LOOK AT A TIME-WARP CHILDHOOD
  
  











  



  
The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth45 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

W. W. Norton, 2006

Hey Mr. Wilson!!

+ Tells it like it is
+ A good, quick read.

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. ...
  
  











  



  
Nature Revealed: Selected Writings, 1949-20064 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006

A Superb Collection ...

+ What an amazing scientist!
+ The Ultimate Naturalist

This is a superb collection of over sixty original scientific papers, book extracts and other articles by Ed Wilson, one of the all-time great scientists. Each article is placed into historical context with a new introduction by Wilson. Organized by major theme area rather than chronologically, the ...
  
  











  



  
Sociobiology: The Abridged Edition2 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

Belknap Press, 1980

Impressive

+ must read if intrested in zoology or evolution

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 ...
  
  











  



  
The Diversity of Life36 reviews
Edward O. Wilson

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

A Good Introduction to the Tapestry Of Life

+ Great Book
+ The Diversity of Life
+ Second time round
  
  











  



  
The Art of Natural History: Illustrated Treatises and Botanical Paintings, 1400-1850 (Studies in the History ...

NGW-Stud Hist Art, 2008

“Making knowledge visible” is how one 16th-century naturalist described the work of the illustrator of botanical treatises. His words reflected the growing role played by illustrators at a time when the study of nature had been assuming new authority in the world of learning. An absorbing exploration of the relationship between image and text, this collection considers how both aided ...