false 25051 0 0 391966 0345422775 9780345422774 6 <![CDATA[Darwin's Ghost: The Origin of Species Updated]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174401086m/391966.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174401086s/391966.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/391966.Darwin_s_Ghost_The_Origin_of_Species_Updated 3.46 54
Jones is a writer of engaging wit and dazzling erudition and has been called "the British Carl Sagan." Using modern examples--the AIDS virus, the puzzles of sexual selection, the physiology and psychology of pets, and the unparalleled genetic success of our own species--he shows the power and immediacy of Darwin's great argument and makes us appreciate how it makes life make sense. Eye-opening and entertaining, filled with astonishing facts, amusing anecdotes, and the very latest research, Darwin's Ghost is contemporary science writing at its very best.
]]> 25051 3.82 193 29 1999 447408 0618565612 9780618565610 6 <![CDATA[Y: The Descent of Men]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174855922m/447408.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174855922s/447408.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/447408.Y_The_Descent_of_Men 3.87 23 25051 3.82 193 29 2002 597067 0385474288 9780385474283 1 <![CDATA[The Language of Genes]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176144181m/597067.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176144181s/597067.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/597067.The_Language_of_Genes 4.13 15 K. ]]> 25051 3.82 193 29 1993 266005 1840466367 9781840466362 1 <![CDATA[Introducing Genetics, New Edition]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173264074m/266005.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173264074s/266005.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/266005.Introducing_Genetics_New_Edition 4.50 6 25051 3.82 193 29 1994 828874 0316729388 9780316729383 3 <![CDATA[Coral: A Pessimist in Paradise]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178737316m/828874.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178737316s/828874.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828874.Coral_A_Pessimist_in_Paradise 4.60 5 Almost Like A Whale, he took on the extraordinary task of updating The Origin of Species, which he described as the “most original book of the millennium”. His latest book, Coral, follows once more in the footsteps of Darwin, who also wrote a detailed study of coral reefs.

For a book with such a humble title, Coral covers a lot of ground, including Captain Cook’s bones; French nuclear tests; in-vitro fertilization; the De Beers’ diamond cartel; color blindness; chaos; immortality; and, of course, Charles Darwin himself. In the hands of a lesser author, such a seemingly disparate range of topics would result in a disjointed and rambling mess. But Jones weaves them around his theme to create a coherent and well-formed whole.

Jones explores what coral can teach us about life on Earth, from the survival and decline of species to the role of cooperation in inter-species relationships. Drawing not only on biology, but also on history, politics, literature, economics and mythology, he leads the reader on a wide-ranging and always interesting exploration.

He adds that if you have never visited a coral reef, now might be a good time. The book is subtitled A Pessimist in Paradise, and Jones foresees a grim future for the world’s reefs. Today, less than one fifth are protected. He argues that “greenhouse gases have proved impossible to control and marine pollution has been almost as intractable”. The decline of the world’s reefs has already begun and within about fifty years, Jones believes that many more will be gone.

Jones is one of the best popularizers of science writing today and this book matches the high standards set by his earlier work. Despite the deeply pessimistic message, at times he still manages to elicit an almost Carl Sagan-esque sense of awe about the natural world.

The threat to coral reefs from global warming and damage caused by agricultural runoff have become common topics of media reports. Yet, no matter how much you think you know about coral and coral reefs, you will learn plenty more from this book. (COSMOS Magazine)]]> 25051 3.82 193 29 2007 2167276 0349119406 9780349119403 1 <![CDATA[The Single Helix: A Turn Around the World of Science]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2167276.The_Single_Helix_A_Turn_Around_the_World_of_Science 3.67 6 Y: The Descent of Men, In the Blood, and Darwin’s Ghost.

Steve Jones’ barnstorming survey is science writing at its best, veering nimbly from the chemistry of gold to the failures of funding, the chaos in the heavens to the fight against creationism, the optical illusions of tartan plaid to the mathematics of elections. Witty and packed with human interest, it also features interviews with playwrights, poets, and film directors, along with plenty on the Double Helix and the author’s own specialty, the Snail Helix. In a hundred succinct pieces, he reveals the extraordinary breadth and the profound shallowness of scientific knowledge. Educational and entertaining, this is a brilliant meditation on modern science.

]]> 25051 3.82 193 29 2005 803260 1841191671 9781841191676 0 <![CDATA[The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178511138m/803260.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178511138s/803260.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/803260.The_Mammoth_Book_of_Best_New_Horror 4.67 3 25051 3.82 193 29 2000 1512525 0002555123 9780002555128 0 <![CDATA[In the Blood: God, Genes and Destiny]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184512877m/1512525.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184512877s/1512525.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1512525.In_the_Blood_God_Genes_and_Destiny 3.25 4 25051 3.82 193 29 1996 1461992 1870000013 9781870000017 0 <![CDATA[Wicked London]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183853252m/1461992.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183853252s/1461992.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1461992.Wicked_London 5.00 2 25051 3.82 193 29 1989 779733 0761927085 9780761927082 1 <![CDATA[Society Online: The Internet in Context]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178286033m/779733.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178286033s/779733.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/779733.Society_Online_The_Internet_in_Context 3.33 3 "These editors have the respect, visibility, and track-record to make this volume a contribution to the field of Internet studies. It will be adopted as an upper-division text and can also serve as a valuable reference work for doctoral students. Given its broad mix of qualitative and quantitative approaches, this work should have wide appeal across the Social Sciences and Information Studies."

-- Sandra J. Ball-Rokeach, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern
California

Within the developed world, much of society experiences political, economic, and cultural life through a set of communication technologies barely older than many citizens. Society Online: The Internet in Context examines how new media technologies have not simply diffused across society, but how they have rapidly and deeply become embedded in our organizations and institutions.

Society Online is not exclusively devoted to a particular technology, or specifically the Internet, but to a range of technologies and technological possibilities labeled "new media." Rather than trying to cover every possible topic relating to new communication technologies, this unique text is organized by how these new technologies mediate the community, political, economic, personal, and global spheres of our social lives. Editors Philip N. Howard and Steve Jones explore the multiple research methods that are required to understand the embeddedness of new media.

Society Online discusses the findings of the Pew Internet and American Life Project and is the first book to bring together leading social scientists to provide the most comprehensive and far-reaching Internet research data sets and to contextualize Internet use in modern life. The book features contributions by leading scholars from across the social sciences using a range of research techniques including systematic content analysis; comparative methods; quasi-experimental methods; probit; ordinary least squares and logistic regression analysis; small focus groups; historical, archival, and survey methods; ethnographic and auto-ethnographic work; and comparative analyses of policy traditions to probe, analyze, and understand the Internet in the context of everyday life.

Society Online is designed for undergraduate and graduate students taking media studies courses in the areas of Communication, Sociology, Political Science, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Information Sciences, and American Studies.

For more information about Society Online, please visit www.societyonline.net.
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