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Calvin journeys around the world to show how drastic and frequent climatic changes affected our ancient ancestors in dramatic, life- altering ways--that in matching wits with the undependable prehistoric climate, early humans first developed the capacities for society, culture, and ethics.

Draws on extensive study of primate behavior and the latest research to provide a comprehensive view of the origins and evolution of religion, linking the growing complexities among human ancestors to the dawn of religion in primitive human societies.

"The period between 1870 and 1920 was one of the most dynamic in American history. This era witnessed the invention of the automobile, the establishment of women's suffrage, and the opening of the Panama Canal. While a time of great advancement, the Gilded Age and Progressive Era were also periods of uncertainty as Americans coped with corrupt politicians, unchecked big business, and a vast influx of immigrants.SR Books offers a new approach to this...

"In addition to explaining the science of stem cells this highly readable and carefully researched book reports on the gargantuan "Big Biotech" industry and its supporters in the universities and in the science and bioethics establishments. Smith reveals how this lobby works and how the ideology of "scientism," mixed with the lure of riches, threatens to impose on society a "new eugenics" that would dismantle ethical norms and compromise the uniqueness...

"In his new book Norman F. Cantor, the brilliant author of Inventing the Middle Ages and The Civilization of the Middle Ages, profiles eight men and women who are both representative figures of the Middle Ages and led extraordinary lives. Among them are Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, often called the founder of the Middle Ages and author of the first modern autobiography; Cardinal Humbert of Lorraine, the chief political theorist of the medieval papacy;...

Scientific discoveries about the animal kingdom fuel ideological battles on many fronts, especially battles about sex and gender. We now know that male marmosets help take care of their offspring. Is this heartening news for today's stay-at-home dads? Recent studies show that many female birds once thought to be monogamous actually have chicks that are fathered outside the primary breeding pair. Does this information spell doom for traditional marriages?...

This book answers the question: What made humans human? Leakey argues that when one of our hominid ancestors acquired the ability to walk upright (called "bipedalism"), the evolution of modern humans became possible, perhaps even inevitable.

" ... A fascinating and accessible exploration of the notion of Biophilia, the idea that humans, having evolved with the rest of creation, possess a biological based attraction to nature and exhibit an innate affinity for life and lifelike processes."--Publishers description.

"This cross-disciplinary reader provides a comprehensive perspective on the major ethical issues regarding human cloning. The issues are presented from the scientific, religious (Western and non-Western), philosophical, and legal points of view. With a far-reaching appeal to a broad range of students and instructors, this new and timely anthology is important to any sound assessment of the moral questions surrounding human cloning."--Google Books...