Collects forty-four key segments from the late renowned paleontologist and evolutionary biologist's best-selling and award-winning books, papers, and essays, in a collection that includes an assortment of previously unpublished articles and speeches.

An exploration of how far neuroscience may go to help provide understanding of the structure, workings, and possibilities of the human brain.

The human brain is the most complex structure in the known universe.

Product Description: A distinct voice in the nature/nurture debate, Rose's series of essays are a response to the biological reductionism of Richard Dawkins's book, The Selfish Gene (OUP, 1990), which insists that all aspects of human life are in our genes, and everything arises as a consequence of natural selection...read more

Product Description: Reductionism--understanding complex processes by breaking them into simpler elements--dominates scientific thinking around the world and has certainly proved a powerful tool, leading to major discoveries in every field of science...read more

Product Description: The human brain weighs, on average, just over two pounds, is wrinkled like a walnut and has the colour and something of the consistency of porridge. Yet somehow the interactions of the ten billion cells that comprise it produce our capacity to think, hope, believe, imagine, and also to remember - to learn and recall, perhaps years later, a face, a tune, a poem or a telephone number...read more

A critical look at the biological determinism promulgated by Richard Dawkins, E. O. Wilson, and others argues that genetics do not dictate every aspect of human life and shows how organisms of all types contribute to their fate. UP. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Poultry are farmed and are important sources of protein throughout the world. All students of agriculture are likely to be required to study poultry science to at least an introductory level. However, hitherto there has been no suitable textbook serving the needs of students taking a general introductory course in poultry science...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A leading brain researcher explores the biological basis for the mysteries of memory, discussing the cellular mechanisms of learning, memory, and other brain functions and analyzing the interconnections between brain and mind. Original.

Product Description: Using lay terms, Rose presents a new context for understanding and influencing human consciousness as the sum of all the activities of the brain. B/W illustrations. Glossary. References. Indices. Appendices. 463p.

Describes current stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, examines the international laws guiding the use of these weapons, and discusses U.S. policy on chemical weapons production