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The Making of the Fittest: DNA and the Ultimate Forensic Record of Evolution (2007)
A geneticist discusses the role of DNA in the evolution of life on Earth, explaining how an analysis...

Guns, Germs, and Steel (1999)
Dismantles racially based theories of human history by revealing the environmental factors he feels ...

1491 (2006)
Describes how recent archaeological research has transformed long-held myths about the Americas, rev...

The Ancestor's Tale (2005)
A renowned biologist provides a sweeping chronicle of more than four billion years of life on Earth,...

Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2004)
A former consultant to the U.S. government reveals the inner workings of the high-stakes economic ga...

The Moral Animal (1995)
A study on evolutionary psychology implements Darwinian theory that identifies the inherent nature o...

John Adams (2008)
Chronicles the life of America's second president, including his youth, his career as a Massachusett...

Misquoting Jesus (2005)
The author of Lost Christianities reveals how ancient scribes erroneously or deliberately changed Ne...

How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe (2010)
In a world transformed by time-travel technology, counselor Charles Yu searches for the father who i...

The God Delusion (2006)
Argues that belief in God is irrational, and describes examples of religion's negative influences on...

Mayflower (2006)
A history of the Pilgrim settlement of New England challenges popular misconceptions, discussing suc...