Northshire Bookstore Northshire Bookstore
VIEW BASKET
SHIPPING
& RETURNS
CONTACT US
Established 1976 Northshire Bookstore
Hours: Sunday - Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday - Saturday 10am - 9pm
802-362-2200 · 800-437-3700
 
  Search
Browse Advanced Search Bestsellers Staff Picks Events e-Newsletter Blog About Us Award Winners Northshire Selects Wish List
Books
Children's Books
Children's Gifts
DVD's
Gifts
Music
Print On Demand
Antiques
Architecture
Art
Audio Books
Bargain Books
Biography
Business
Computers
Cookbooks
Crafts
Diet & Nutrition
Gardening
Gender
Graphic Novels
Health
History
Horror
House & Home
Humor
Interior Design
Large Print
Literature & Fiction
Mind Body Spirit
Music
Mystery
Nature
New England
Performing Arts
Poetry
Psychology
Reference
Religion
Romance
Science
Science Fiction & Fantasy
Small Gift Books
Sports
Transportation
Travel
Vermont
Employment
Affiliates
Donations
Privacy
Security
Help
Links
  Science Books - Anthropology


 
Publisher Comments

A startling new theory that the invention of cooking led to the creation of the human species


Ever since Darwin and The Descent of Man, the existence of humans has been attributed to our intelligence and adaptability. But in Catching Fire, renowned primatologist Richard Wrangham presents a startling alternative: our evolutionary success is the result of cooking. In a groundbreaking theory of our origins, Wrangh... read more>>>

 

 
Publisher Comments

Reissued and updated ten years after its original publication, a dazzlingly original book—far ahead of its time—explains how the world’s best-known climate event affect ed the rise and fall of civilizations


In 1999, few people had thought to examine the effects of climate on civilization. Now, due in part to the groundbreaking work of archaeologist Brian Fagan, climate change is a central issue. Revised and upd... read more>>>

 

 
Publisher Comments

By the time Nate Fisher was laid to rest in a woodland grave sans coffin in the final season of Six Feet Under, Americans all across the country were starting to look outside the box when death came calling.

Grave Matters follows families who found in "green" burial a more natural, more economic, and ultimately more meaningful alternative to the tired and toxic send-off on offer at the local funeral parlor.

Eschewing chemical emb... read more>>>

 

More Science Books
Browse All Science Books

Staff Picks
Page 1

Additional Featured Science Topics
Anthropology
Archaeology
Astronomy
Biology
Environment
Forestry
General
Genetics
Geology
Mathematics
Paleontology
Philosophy & Social
Physics
Weather



Browse our Books by category:

 
©1999 - 2009 Northshire Information, Inc.
4869 Main Street Manchester Center, Vermont 05255
802-362-2200 • 800-437-3700