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  • DARWIN'S CHILDREN. by Bear, Greg.
    Bear, Greg.
    DARWIN'S CHILDREN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Ballantine, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Sequel to his Nebula award-winning novel, 'Darwin's Radio.' SIGNED by the author on the title page. 387 pp including a glossary and a brief reading list. ISBN: 0-345-448359.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 49114
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  • DARWIN'S CHILDREN. by Bear, Greg.
    Bear, Greg.
    DARWIN'S CHILDREN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Ballantine, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Sequel to his Nebula award-winning novel, 'Darwin's Radio.' SIGNED by the author on the title page. 387 pp including a glossary and a brief reading list. ISBN: 0-345-448359.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (minor lamination flaw to dj.)

    Book ID: 56232
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  • DARWIN'S RADIO. by Bear, Greg.
    Bear, Greg.
    DARWIN'S RADIO.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Ballantine, (1999) dj. Hardcover first edition - A cutting edge thriller that questions everything we believe about evolution. Winner of the Nebula Award. 430 pp. ISBN: 0-345-42333x.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 75719
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  • DARWIN'S CHILDREN. by Bear, Greg.
    Bear, Greg.
    DARWIN'S CHILDREN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Ballantine, (2003.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Sequel to his Nebula award-winning novel, 'Darwin's Radio.' SIGNED by the author on the title page. 387 pp including a glossary and a brief reading list. ISBN: 0-345-448359.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 81441
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  • DRY BONES. by Coulter, Hope Norman
    Coulter, Hope Norman
    DRY BONES.

    Edition: First printing.

    Little Rock, Arkansas: August House Publishers, (1990.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Prize winning author's second novel, a look at the creation-evolution conflict in a small town in Arkansas. 280 pp. ISBN: 0-87483-1520.

    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 47523
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  • Gould, Stephen Jay.
    AN URCHIN IN THE STORM: Essays about Books and Ideas.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Norton, 1987. dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of reviews which together make provocative and entertaining reading - on Darwin, evolution, contemporary science and more. Illustrated. Index. 255 pp. ISBN: 0-393-02492x.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 33275
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  • THE LYING STONES OF MARRAKECH: Penultimate Reflections in Natural History. by Gould, Stephen Jay.
    Gould, Stephen Jay.
    THE LYING STONES OF MARRAKECH: Penultimate Reflections in Natural History.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    New York: Harmony, (2000.) dj. Hardcover - Essays on paleontology, the early years of the study of natural history as a science, Darwin, evolution and more. Illustrated with photographs. Index. 372 pp. ISBN: 0-609-601423.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 51566
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  • EIGHT LITTLE PIGGIES: Reflections in Natural History by Gould, Stephen Jay
    Gould, Stephen Jay
    EIGHT LITTLE PIGGIES: Reflections in Natural History

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: Norton, (1993) dj. Hardcover first edition - The sixth volume of his essays - 31 essays on "the disparate but related issues of time, change, and organic evolution. Gould critically explores a cascade of ideas that shed new light on ecology, human nature, vertebrate anatomy, neo-Darwinism, and mass extinctions " Illustrated with drawings. Bibliography, index. 479 pages. ISBN: 0-39303416X.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 71652
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  • CHILDREN OF THE ICE: Climate and Human Origins. by Gribbin, John and Mary.
    Gribbin, John and Mary.
    CHILDREN OF THE ICE: Climate and Human Origins.

    Edition: 2nd printing.

    Oxford, England / Cambridge, MA: Basil Blackwell,Inc., (1990) dj. Hardcover - The origins and evolution of humankind against the background of climactic change during the ice ages of the past five millions years - and speculation about possible catastrophic future changes. Appendix, bibliography, & index. vii, 199 pp. ISBN: 0-631-168176.

    Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.

    Book ID: 58366
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  • SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN. by Millet, Lydia
    Millet, Lydia
    SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN.

    Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )

    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2016). First edition - A thought-provoking novel and one of the best books by an author who "is not as popular as she should be." Although marketed as a "thriller" this is much more. Author Lisa Zeidner in reviewing this book commented on her "category-defying voice, a slippery blend of lyricism and absurdist humor. She asks profound philosophical questions, yet has a direct, confiding style that doesnÕt broadcast high seriousness. . [this novel] is part fast-paced thriller, part quiet meditation on the nature of God. If those two genres donÕt quite seem to mesh Ñ well, setting up house in such disjunctions is what Millet does best. , [her work] is exuberant…

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    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2016). First edition - A thought-provoking novel and one of the best books by an author who "is not as popular as she should be." Although marketed as a "thriller" this is much more. Author Lisa Zeidner in reviewing this book commented on her "category-defying voice, a slippery blend of lyricism and absurdist humor. She asks profound philosophical questions, yet has a direct, confiding style that doesnÕt broadcast high seriousness. . [this novel] is part fast-paced thriller, part quiet meditation on the nature of God. If those two genres donÕt quite seem to mesh Ñ well, setting up house in such disjunctions is what Millet does best. , [her work] is exuberant and playful. That Millet can smuggle her original insights into a structure featuring a rollicking kidnapping plot and deliciously well-drawn characters makes her achievement even more remarkable." 250 pp.

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    Condition: Very near fine in glossy printed wrappers.

    Book ID: 88863
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  • SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN. by Millet, Lydia
    Millet, Lydia
    SWEET LAMB OF HEAVEN.

    Edition: First printing.

    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thought-provoking novel and one of the best books by an author who "is not as popular as she should be." Although marketed as a "thriller" this is much more. Author Lisa Zeidner in reviewing this book commented on Millet's "category-defying voice, a slippery blend of lyricism and absurdist humor. She asks profound philosophical questions, yet has a direct, confiding style that doesnÕt broadcast high seriousness. . [this novel] is part fast-paced thriller, part quiet meditation on the nature of God. If those two genres donÕt quite seem to mesh Ñ well, setting up house in such disjunctions is what Millet does best. , [her work]…

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    New York: W. W. Norton & Company, (2016) dj. Hardcover first edition - A thought-provoking novel and one of the best books by an author who "is not as popular as she should be." Although marketed as a "thriller" this is much more. Author Lisa Zeidner in reviewing this book commented on Millet's "category-defying voice, a slippery blend of lyricism and absurdist humor. She asks profound philosophical questions, yet has a direct, confiding style that doesnÕt broadcast high seriousness. . [this novel] is part fast-paced thriller, part quiet meditation on the nature of God. If those two genres donÕt quite seem to mesh Ñ well, setting up house in such disjunctions is what Millet does best. , [her work] is exuberant and playful. That Millet can smuggle her original insights into a structure featuring a rollicking kidnapping plot and deliciously well-drawn characters makes her achievement even more remarkable." 250 pp. ISBN: 978-0393285543.

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    Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.

    Book ID: 88864
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  • THE SONG OF THE DODO: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions. by Quammen, David.
    Quammen, David.
    THE SONG OF THE DODO: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinctions.

    Edition: 1st trade paperback printing.

    New York: Touchstone / Simon & Schuster, (1997). A book which interweaves personal observation, scientific theory and history as it examines evolution and extinction on islands. Maps by Kris Ellingsen. Notes, bibliography, index, 702 pp. ISBN: 0-684-827123.

    Condition: Good condition overall - some wear to covers, straight spine, tight and clean.

    Book ID: 85878
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