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Adam's Curse: A Future Without Menby Bryan SykesISBN 0593050053 (0-593-05005-3)
Softcover, Bantam Press
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Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestorsby Nicholas WadeISBN 1594200793 (1-59420-079-3)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors'Book summary:Based on a groundbreaking synthesis of recent scientific findings, an acclaimed New York Times science reporter tells a bold and provocative new story of the history of our ancient ancestors and the evolution of human nature
Just in the last three years a flood of new scientific findings-driven by revelations discovered in the human genome-has provided compelling new answers to many long-standing mysteries about our most ancient ancestors-the people who first evolved in Africa and then went on to colonize the whole world. Critically acclaimed New York Times science reporter Nicholas Wade weaves this host of news-making findings together for the first time into an intriguing new history of the human story before the dawn of civilization. Sure to stimulate lively controversy, he makes the case for novel arguments about many hotly debated issues such as the evolution of language and race and the genetic roots of human nature, and reveals that human evolution has continued even to today.
In wonderfully lively and lucid prose, Wade reveals the answers that researchers have ingeniously developed to so many puzzles: When did language emerge? When and why did we start to wear clothing? How did our ancestors break out of Africa and defeat the more physically powerful Neanderthals who stood in their way? Why did the different races evolve, and why did we come to speak so many different languages? When did we learn to live with animals and where and when did we domesticate man's first animal companions, dogs? How did human nature change during the thirty-five thousand years between the emergence of fully modern humans and the first settlements?
Wade takes readers to the forefront of research in a sweeping and engrossing narrative unlike any other, the first to reveal how genetic discoveries are helping to weave together the perspectives of archaeology, paleontology, anthropology, linguistics, and many other fields. This will be the most talked about science book of the season. [via]More editions of Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors:
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Blood of Heavenby Bill MyersISBN 0310201195 (0-310-20119-5)
Softcover, Zondervan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blood of Heaven'Book summary:Mysterious blood has been discovered on the remains of an ancient religious artifact. Some believe it is the blood of Christ. And experiments with specific genes from the blood have brought surprising findings. Now it's time to introduce those genes into a human. Enter Michael Coleman: multiple killer, death-row resident . . . and, if he is willing, human guinea pig. There are no promises. The effects may kill Coleman or completely destroy his sanity. He agrees to the experiment, with results so astonishing that the research must continue--but not in prison. Given a new identity and new employer, Katherine Lyon, Coleman reenters society. And that's when a plot far darker than science alone could construct begins to emerge. A carefully researched science and psychological thriller, Blood of Heaven is a nonstop page turner that looks deep into the heart of man, examining the nature of good and evil, flesh versus spirit, and the ever-growing controversy over genetically determined behavior. [via]
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Blood of the Isles: Exploring the Genetic Roots of Our Tribal Historyby Bryan SykesISBN 0593056523 (0-593-05652-3)
Hardcover, Bantam
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The Bloodingby Joseph WambaughISBN 055376330X (0-553-76330-X)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Blooding'Book summary:From the author of The Onion Field and Echos in the Darkness, the historic first use of genetic fingerprint to solve two savage murders in the English Midlands. [via]
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Chasm Cityby Alastair ReynoldsISBN 0575068787 (0-575-06878-7)
Softcover, Gollancz
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chasm City'Book summary:Set in the same milieu as REVELATION SPACE, Alastair Reynolds takes the reader on another mind-bending ride through his wild universe. Tanner Mirabel was a security specialist who never made a mistake - until the day a young woman in his care was blown away during an attack by a vengeful young postmortal. Tanner's pursuit of the murderer takes him across the universe from his home planet of Sky's Edge to Chasm City, the domed human settlement on the inhospitable planet of Yellowstone. But Chasm City isn't what it was: the Melding Plague has turned it into a Gothic nightmare, the inhabitants as corrupted as the buildings and machinery. Before the chase is done, Tanner will have to confront disturbing truths which reach back centuries, towards deep space and an atrocity history barely remembers - but which has ramifications echoing down through the years. [via]
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Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledgeby Jeremy NarbyISBN 0874779642 (0-87477-964-2)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge'Book summary:This adventure in science and imagination, which the Medical Tribune said might herald "a Copernican revolution for the life sciences," leads the reader through unexplored jungles and uncharted aspects of mind to the heart of knowledge. In a first-person narrative of scientific discovery that opens new perspectives on biology, anthropology, and the limits of rationalism, The Cosmic Serpent reveals how startlingly different the world around us appears when we open our minds to it.[via]More editions of Cosmic Serpent: DNA and the Origins of Knowledge:
Deep Ancestry: Inside the Genographic Projectby Spencer WellsISBN 0792262158 (0-7922-6215-8)
Hardcover, Natl Geographic Society
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Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agencyby Douglas AdamsISBN 0671746723 (0-671-74672-3)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'Book summary:What do a dead cat, a computer whiz-kid, an Electric Monk who believes the world is pink, quantum mechanics, a Chronologist over 200 years old, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (poet), and pizza have in common? Apparently not much; until Dirk Gently, self-styled private investigator, sets out to prove the fundamental interconnectedness of all things by solving a mysterious murder, assisting a mysterious professor, unravelling a mysterious mystery, and eating a lot of pizza -- not to mention saving the entire human race from extinction along the way (at no extra charge). To find out more, read this book (better still, buy it, then read it) -- or contact Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. 'A thumping good detective-ghost-horror-whodunnit-time travel-romantic-musical-comedy epic.' The author [via]
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DNA for Beginnersby Israel RosenfieldISBN 0863160239 (0-86316-023-9)
Softcover, Writers & Readers
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Don't Panicby Neil GaimanISBN 1840235012 (1-84023-501-2)
Softcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Don't Panic'Book summary:"It's all devastatingly true - except the bits that are lies. - Douglas Adams
Don't Panic celebrates the life of an ape-descended human called Douglas Adams who, in a field in Innsbruck in 1971, had an idea.
This is also the story of what that idea became: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - the original radio series which started it all, and the five book trilogy', the TV series, almost-film, computer game, towel and website that followed. Acclaimed author Neil Gaiman also tells the whole story of Liff, the Universe of Dirk Gently, and everything else Douglas ever worked on. [via] -
The Double Helixby James D. WatsonISBN 0393950751 (0-393-95075-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Double Helix'Book summary:"Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders," writes James Watson in The Double Helix, his account of his codiscovery (along with Francis Crick) of the structure of DNA. Watson and Crick won Nobel Prizes for their work, and their names are memorized by biology students around the world. But as in all of history, the real story behind the deceptively simple outcome was messy, intense, and sometimes truly hilarious. To preserve the "real" story for the world, James Watson attempted to record his first impressions as soon after the events of 1951-1953 as possible, with all their unpleasant realities and "spirit of adventure" intact.
Watson holds nothing back when revealing the petty sniping and backbiting among his colleagues, while acknowledging that he himself was a willing participant in the melodrama. In particular, Watson reveals his mixed feelings about his famous colleague in discovery, Francis Crick, who many thought of as an arrogant man who talked too much, and whose brilliance was appreciated by few. This is the joy of The Double Helix--instead of a chronicle of stainless-steel heroes toiling away in their sparkling labs, Watson's chronicle gives readers an idea of what living science is like, warts and all. The Double Helix is a startling window into the scientific method, full of insight and wit, and packed with the kind of science anecdotes that are told and retold in the halls of universities and laboratories everywhere. It's the stuff of legends. --Therese Littleton [via]
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The Double Helixby Gunther S. Stent, James D. WatsonISBN 0684852799 (0-684-85279-9)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Double Helix'Book summary:"Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders," writes James Watson in The Double Helix, his account of his codiscovery (along with Francis Crick) of the structure of DNA. Watson and Crick won Nobel Prizes for their work, and their names are memorized by biology students around the world. But as in all of history, the real story behind the deceptively simple outcome was messy, intense, and sometimes truly hilarious. To preserve the "real" story for the world, James Watson attempted to record his first impressions as soon after the events of 1951-1953 as possible, with all their unpleasant realities and "spirit of adventure" intact.
Watson holds nothing back when revealing the petty sniping and backbiting among his colleagues, while acknowledging that he himself was a willing participant in the melodrama. In particular, Watson reveals his mixed feelings about his famous colleague in discovery, Francis Crick, who many thought of as an arrogant man who talked too much, and whose brilliance was appreciated by few. This is the joy of The Double Helix--instead of a chronicle of stainless-steel heroes toiling away in their sparkling labs, Watson's chronicle gives readers an idea of what living science is like, warts and all. The Double Helix is a startling window into the scientific method, full of insight and wit, and packed with the kind of science anecdotes that are told and retold in the halls of universities and laboratories everywhere. It's the stuff of legends. --Therese Littleton [via]
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The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNAby James D. Watson, L. BraggISBN 0689706022 (0-689-70602-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA'Book summary:"Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders," writes James Watson in The Double Helix, his account of his codiscovery (along with Francis Crick) of the structure of DNA. Watson and Crick won Nobel Prizes for their work, and their names are memorized by biology students around the world. But as in all of history, the real story behind the deceptively simple outcome was messy, intense, and sometimes truly hilarious. To preserve the "real" story for the world, James Watson attempted to record his first impressions as soon after the events of 1951-1953 as possible, with all their unpleasant realities and "spirit of adventure" intact.
Watson holds nothing back when revealing the petty sniping and backbiting among his colleagues, while acknowledging that he himself was a willing participant in the melodrama. In particular, Watson reveals his mixed feelings about his famous colleague in discovery, Francis Crick, who many thought of as an arrogant man who talked too much, and whose brilliance was appreciated by few. This is the joy of The Double Helix--instead of a chronicle of stainless-steel heroes toiling away in their sparkling labs, Watson's chronicle gives readers an idea of what living science is like, warts and all. The Double Helix is a startling window into the scientific method, full of insight and wit, and packed with the kind of science anecdotes that are told and retold in the halls of universities and laboratories everywhere. It's the stuff of legends. --Therese Littleton [via]
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The Double Helix:a Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNAby James D. WatsonISBN 0297760424 (0-297-76042-4)
Hardcover, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Double Helix:a Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA'Book summary:"Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders," writes James Watson in The Double Helix, his account of his codiscovery (along with Francis Crick) of the structure of DNA. Watson and Crick won Nobel Prizes for their work, and their names are memorized by biology students around the world. But as in all of history, the real story behind the deceptively simple outcome was messy, intense, and sometimes truly hilarious. To preserve the "real" story for the world, James Watson attempted to record his first impressions as soon after the events of 1951-1953 as possible, with all their unpleasant realities and "spirit of adventure" intact.
Watson holds nothing back when revealing the petty sniping and backbiting among his colleagues, while acknowledging that he himself was a willing participant in the melodrama. In particular, Watson reveals his mixed feelings about his famous colleague in discovery, Francis Crick, who many thought of as an arrogant man who talked too much, and whose brilliance was appreciated by few. This is the joy of The Double Helix--instead of a chronicle of stainless-steel heroes toiling away in their sparkling labs, Watson's chronicle gives readers an idea of what living science is like, warts and all. The Double Helix is a startling window into the scientific method, full of insight and wit, and packed with the kind of science anecdotes that are told and retold in the halls of universities and laboratories everywhere. It's the stuff of legends. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Eighth Day of Creationby Horace JudsonISBN 0671225405 (0-671-22540-5)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eighth Day of Creation'Book summary:In the foreword to The Eighth Day of Creation, the expanded edition of his 1979 masterpiece, Horace Freeland Judson says, "I feared I might seem the official historian of the movement"--molecular biology, that is. If by official he means "authoritative; definitive; the standard against which all others are measured" then his fears are warranted.
Detailed without being overly technical, humane without being fulsome, The Eighth Day of Creation tells of molecular biology's search for the secret of life. "The drama has everything--exploration of the unknown; low comedy and urgent seriousness; savage competition, vaulting intelligence, abrupt changes of fortune, sudden understandings; eccentric and brilliant people, men of honour and of less than honour; a heroine, perhaps wronged; and a treasure to be achieved that was unique and transcendent." And in Judson, this drama found its very own Shakespeare. --Christine Buttery [via]
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The Eighth Day of Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Biologyby Horace Freeland JudsonISBN 0879694785 (0-87969-478-5)
Softcover, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Eighth Day of Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Biology'Book summary:In the foreword to The Eighth Day of Creation, the expanded edition of his 1979 masterpiece, Horace Freeland Judson says, "I feared I might seem the official historian of the movement"--molecular biology, that is. If by official he means "authoritative; definitive; the standard against which all others are measured" then his fears are warranted.
Detailed without being overly technical, humane without being fulsome, The Eighth Day of Creation tells of molecular biology's search for the secret of life. "The drama has everything--exploration of the unknown; low comedy and urgent seriousness; savage competition, vaulting intelligence, abrupt changes of fortune, sudden understandings; eccentric and brilliant people, men of honour and of less than honour; a heroine, perhaps wronged; and a treasure to be achieved that was unique and transcendent." And in Judson, this drama found its very own Shakespeare. --Christine Buttery [via]
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- The Eighth Day of Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Biology: ISBN 0671254103 (0-671-25410-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster - The Eighth Day of Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Biology: ISBN 0879694777 (0-87969-477-7)
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Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chaptersby Matt RidleyISBN 0060894083 (0-06-089408-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters'Book summary:Science writer Matt Ridley has found a way to tell someone else's story without being accused of plagiarism. Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters delves deep within your body (and, to be fair, Ridley's too) looking for dirt dug up by the Human Genome Project. Each chapter pries one gene out of its chromosome and focuses on its role in our development and adult life, but also goes further, exploring the implications of genetic research and our quickly changing social attitudes toward this information. Genome shies away from the "tedious biochemical middle managers" that only a nerd could love and instead goes for the A-material: genes associated with cancer, intelligence, sex (of course), and more.
Readers unfamiliar with the jargon of genetic research needn't fear; Ridley provides a quick, clear guide to the few words and concepts he must use to translate hard science into English. His writing is informal, relaxed, and playful, guiding the reader so effortlessly through our 23 chromosomes that by the end we wish we had more. He believes that the Human Genome Project will be as world-changing as the splitting of the atom; if so, he is helping us prepare for exciting times--the hope of a cure for cancer contrasts starkly with the horrors of newly empowered eugenicists. Anyone interested in the future of the body should get a head start with the clever, engrossing Genome. --Rob Lightner [via]
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- Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters: ISBN 0060194979 (0-06-019497-9)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited - Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters: ISBN 0060932902 (0-06-093290-2)
Softcover, Harpercollins - Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters: ISBN 0060894083 (0-06-089408-3)
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The God Code: The Secret of Our Past, the Promise of Our Futureby Gregg BradenISBN 1401903002 (1-4019-0300-2)
Softcover, Hay House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The God Code: The Secret of Our Past, the Promise of Our Future'Book summary:Author and computer systems designer Gregg Braden wrapped this entire book around the premise that God's name is literally encoded into every human body. According to Braden's logic, the basic elements of DNA--hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen and carbon--directly translate into specific letters of the Hebrew alphabets (YHVA), which then translate into the original name of God. Braden's hope is that knowing that God's signature is carried within each cell of the estimated six billion humans on earth will give humankind the evidence we need to overcome our differences and renew our faith:
Beyond Christian, Jew, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Shinto, Native, Aboriginal, white, black, red, or yellow; man, woman, or child, the message reminds us that we are human. As humans, we share the same ancestors and exist as the children of the same Creator. In the moments that we doubt this one immutable truth, we need look no further than the cells of our body to be reminded. This is the power of the message within our cells.
One could argue that this melding of spirituality and science may be the next frontier in human evolution. Nonetheless, skeptics could also argue that this DNA=YHVA equation is an eerie coincidence, instead of a quantum breakthrough--like folding a $20 bill in a certain shape and seeing the twin towers in flames (Braden dispels such skepticism by asserting that the "odds that this relationship has occurred by chance are approximately 1 in 200,000"). This is neither a consistent or easy read. Some passages are filled with dense, analytical stretches of cross referencing ancient texts with modern science. Others are more prosaic as Braden explains his beautifully optimistic hope for peace on Earth. --Gail Hudson [via]
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The Gold Bug Variationsby Richard PowersISBN 0060975008 (0-06-097500-8)
Softcover, Perennial
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Gold Bug Variations'Book summary:The Gold Bug Variations is a double love story of two young couples separated by a distance of twenty-five years. Stuart Ressler, a brilliant young molecular biologist, sets out in 1957 to crack the genetic code. His efforts are sidetracked by other, more intractable codes - social, moral, musical, spiritual - and he falls in love with a member of his research team. Years later, another young man and woman team up to investigate a different scientific mystery - why did the eminently promising Ressler suddenly disappear from the world of science? Strand by strand, these two love stories twist about each other in a double helix of desire. [via]
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The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odysseyby Spencer WellsISBN 0812971469 (0-8129-7146-9)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Journey of Man: A Genetic Odyssey'Book summary:Spencer Wells traces human evolution back to our very first ancestor in The Journey of Man. Along the way, he sums up the explosive effect of new techniques in genetics on the field of evolutionary biology and all available evidence from the fossil record. Wells's seemingly sexist title is purposeful: he argues that the Y chromosome gives us a unique opportunity to follow our migratory heritage back to a sort of Adam, just as earlier work in mitochondrial DNA allowed the identification of Eve, mother of all Homo sapiens. While his descriptions of the advances made by such luminary scientists as Richard Lewontin and Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza can be dry, Wells comes through with sparkling metaphors when it counts, as when he compares genetic drift to a bouillabaisse recipe handed down through a village's generations. Though finding our primal male is an exciting prospect, the real revolution Wells describes is racial. Or rather, nonracial, as he reiterates the scientific truth that our notions of what makes us different from each other are purely cultural, not based in biology. The case for an "out of Africa" scenario of human migration is solid in this book, though Wells makes it clear when he is hypothesizing anything controversial. Readers interested in a fairly technical, but not overwhelming, summary of the remarkable conclusions of 21st-century human evolutionary biology will find The Journey of Man a perfect primer. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Jurassic Parkby Michael CrichtonISBN 030734813X (0-307-34813-X)
Softcover, Random House Espanol
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jurassic Park'Book summary:Matching folio to the hit movie featuring the music of John Williams. Features an 8-page color section with scenes from the movie. [via]
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Hardcover, Alfred a Knopf Inc - Jurassic Park: ISBN 0345418956 (0-345-41895-6)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group - Jurassic Park: ISBN 0679430628 (0-679-43062-8)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group - Jurassic Park: ISBN 2266005669 (2-266-00566-9)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc - Jurassic Park: ISBN 9871138806 (987-1138-80-6)
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Jurassic Park Piano Solosby John WilliamsISBN 0793526892 (0-7935-2689-2)
Softcover, Hal Leonard Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Jurassic Park Piano Solos'Book summary:Arrangements for the intermediate-advanced player. Includes the themes by the great John Williams written for the blockbuster movie. Besides the main theme this folio includes: Journey to the Island
* Welcome to Jurassic Park
* My Friend, the Brachiosaurus
* A Tree for My Bed
* Remembering Petticoat Lane. [via]More editions of Jurassic Park Piano Solos:
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The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Beliefby Francis S. CollinsISBN 0743286391 (0-7432-8639-1)
Hardcover, Free Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief'Book summary:Does science necessarily undermine faith in God? Or could it actually support faith? Beyond the flashpoint debates over the teaching of evolution, or stem-cell research, most of us struggle with contradictions concerning life's ultimate question. We know that accidents happen, but we believe we are on earth for a reason. Until now, most scientists have argued that science and faith occupy distinct arenas. Francis Collins, a former atheist as a science student who converted to faith as he became a doctor, is about to change that. Collins's faith in God has been confirmed and enhanced by the revolutionary discoveries in biology that he has helped to oversee. He has absorbed the arguments for atheism of many scientists and pundits, and he can refute them. Darwinian evolution occurs, yet, as he explains, it cannot fully explain human nature - evolution can and must be directed by God. He offers an inspiring tour of the human genome to show the miraculous nature of God's instruction book. Sure to be compared with C.S. Lewis's MERE CHRISTIANITY, this is a stunning document, whether you are a believer, a seeker, or an atheist. [via]
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Last Chance to Seeby Douglas Adams, Mark CarwardineISBN 0345371984 (0-345-37198-4)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Last Chance to See'Book summary:The best-selling science fiction humorist Douglas Adams accompanies a world-class zoologist on an around-the-world trip in search of exotic, endangered creatures. By turns hilarious and poignant, this is a treat for Adams fans and anyone who cares about Earth's wildlife. [via]
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Life, the Universe and Everythingby Douglas AdamsISBN 1417618167 (1-4176-1816-7)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Life, The Universe And Everything'Book summary:Join Arthur Dent, earthling, "jerk", kneebiter and time-traveler; sexy space cadet Trillian; mad alien Ford Prefect; unflappable Slartibartfast; two-headed, three-armed ex-head Honcho of the Universe Zaphod Beeblebrox... and learn to fly. Is it the end? With Douglas Adams it's always up in the air! [via]
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- Life, the Universe and Everything: ISBN 0671739670 (0-671-73967-0)
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Softcover, Pocket Books - Life, the Universe and Everything: ISBN 0671601075 (0-671-60107-5)
Softcover, Pocket Books - Life, the Universe, and Everything: ISBN 0606031375 (0-606-03137-5)
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The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soulby Douglas AdamsISBN 0671742515 (0-671-74251-5)
Softcover, Pocket Books
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Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, Dna, and the Mormon Churchby Simon G. SouthertonISBN 1560851813 (1-56085-181-3)
Softcover, Signature Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, Dna, and the Mormon Church'Book summary:The Book of Mormon narrates voyages to the Americas by ancient Israelites. "2 Nephi 1:9 Wherefore, I, Lehi, have obtained a promise, that inasmuch as those whom the Lord God shall bring out of the land of Jerusalem shall keep his commandments, they shall prosper upon the face of this land; [The Americas] and they shall be kept from all other nations, that they may possess this land unto themselves" The descendants of these ancient seafarers are said to be the tribes of Native Americans who were on hand to greet Columbus, the Spanish Conquistadors, and the Pilgrims. Israelites are also said to be the ancestors of the Polynesians.
Enter DNA. With the advent of molecular genealogy, scientists now have a tool to test hypotheses about Indian origins, previously based on skull shapes, blood types, linguistics, and cultural studies. By means of DNA genealogy, Native Americans have been traced to an area surrounding Lake Baikal in Siberia before their migration to the New World over 14,000 years ago. The evidence is definitive and unequivocal.
What do Latter-day Saint scientists have to say about this? Is it possible that a few, not all, Native Americans could be of Israelite origin? Could Polynesians represent an admixture of Southeast Asian and Israelite heritage? Professors at Brigham Young University are proposing a radical new reinterpretation of the Book of Mormon to accommodate this new field of science.
Explaining the scientific and theological issues in this debate is Dr. Simon Southerton, a molecular geneticist from Australia. He particularly responds to the issues raised by the BYU professors such as the implications of the mysterious lineage X, absent in Mesoamerica, and supposed anomalies in the genetic picture such as Kennewick Man and even the genetic history of the lowly sweet potato. Having been raised Mormon, Southerton knows the theological side of the issue as intimately as he knows the science. [via]
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The Lost Worldby Michael CrichtonISBN 034540288X (0-345-40288-X)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lost World'Book summary:Written in the wake of Jurassic Park's phenomenal box-office success, The Lost World seems as much a guidebook for Hollywood types hard at work on the franchise's followup as it is a legitimate sci-fi thriller. Which begs the inevitable questions: Is the plot a rehash of the first book? Sure it is, with the action unfolding on yet another secluded island, the mysterious "Site B." Is the cast of characters basically the same? Absolutely, from a freshly minted pair of cute, compu-savvy kids right down to the neatly exhumed chaos theorist Ian Malcolm (who was presumed dead at the close of JP). But is it fun to read? You betcha. Hollywood (and Michael Crichton) keeps telling us the same old stories for a very good reason: we like them. And the pulp SF formula Crichton has mastered with Jurassic Park and The Lost World is no exception. --Paul Hughes [via]
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Mapping Human History: Discovering the Past Through Our Genesby Steve OlsonISBN 0618352104 (0-618-35210-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mapping Human History: Discovering the Past Through Our Genes'Book summary:In this sweeping narrative of the past 150,000 years of human history, Steve Olson draws on new understandings in genetics to reveal how the people of the world came to be.[via]
Traveling across four continents, Olson describes the African origins of modern humans and the migration of our ancestors throughout the world. He offers a genealogy of all of humanity, explaining, for instance, why everyone can claim Julius Caesar and Confucius as their forebears and how the history of the Jewish people jibes with, and diverges from, biblical accounts. He shows how groups of people differ and yet are the same, exploding the myth that human races are a biological reality while demonstrating how the accidents of history have resulted in the rich diversity of people today.
Celebrating both our commonality and our variety, MAPPING HUMAN HISTORY is a masterful synthesis of the human past and present that will forever change how we think about ourselves and our relations with others.More editions of Mapping Human History: Discovering the Past Through Our Genes:
Molecular Biology of the Geneby James WatsonISBN 0805396039 (0-8053-9603-9)
Hardcover, W. A. Benjamin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Molecular Biology of the Gene'Book summary:A comprehensive and authoritative coverage of the field, with the lively, incisive writing style for which earlier editions were famous. [via]
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Molecular Biology of the Gene: Specialized Aspectsby James D. WatsonISBN 0805396136 (0-8053-9613-6)
Hardcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Molecular Biology of the Gene: Specialized Aspects'Book summary:Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Complete in 2 volumes. [via]
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Mostly Harmlessby Douglas AdamsISBN 0345379330 (0-345-37933-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mostly Harmless'Book summary:Douglas Adams is back with the amazing, logic-defying, but-why-stop-now fifth novel in the Hitchhiker Trilogy. Here is the epic story of Random, who sets out on a transgalactic quest to find the planet of her ancestors. Line drawings.
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Next: A Novelby Michael CrichtonISBN 0060873035 (0-06-087303-5)
Softcover, Harperluxe
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Next: A Novel'Book summary:Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blondes becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only 400 genes; is that why a chimp fetus resembles a human being? And should that worry us? There's a new genetic cure for drug addiction--is it worse than the disease?
What's coming Next? Get a hint of what Michael Crichton sees on the horizon in this short video clip: high bandwidth or low bandwidthWe live in a time of momentous scientific leaps, a time when it's possible to sell our eggs and sperm online for thousands of dollars and to test our spouses for genetic maladies.
We live in a time when one fifth of all our genes are owned by someone else, and an unsuspecting person and his family can be pursued cross-country because they happen to have certain valuable genes within their chromosomes...
Devilishly clever, Next blends fact and fiction into a breathless tale of a new world where nothing is what it seems and a set of new possibilities can open at every turn.
Next challenges our sense of reality and notions of morality. Balancing the comic and the bizarre with the genuinely frightening and disturbing, Next shatters our assumptions and reveals shocking new choices where we least expect.
The future is closer than you think. [via]
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Parque Jurasico/Jurassic Parkby Michael CrichtonISBN 8401325218 (84-01-32521-8)
Hardcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Parque Jurasico/Jurassic Park'Book summary:En esta espectacular novela, los dinosaurios vuelven a conquistar la Tierra. En una isla remota, un grupo de hombres y mujeres emprende una carrera contra el tiempo para evitar un desastre mundial provocado por la desmedida ambicion de comercializar la ingenieria genetica. Pero todos los esfuerzos resultaran vanos cuando el inescrupuloso proyecto quede fuera de control y el mundo a merced de unas bestias monstruosas... Parque Jurasico, la novela mas celebre de Michael Crichton y una de las mas leidas en los ultimos anos, fue adaptada al cine por Steven Spielberg en una pelicula que se convirtio en el gran acontecimiento cinematografico de 1993 y en el origen del fenomeno de masas llamado ""dinomania"". [via]
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River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Lifeby Richard Dawkins, Lalla WardISBN 0465069908 (0-465-06990-8)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life'Book summary:Nearly a century and a half after Charles Darwin formulated it, the theory of evolution is still the subject of considerable debate. Oxford scientist Richard Dawkins is among Darwin's chief defenders, and an able one indeed-- witty, literate, capable of turning a beautiful phrase. In River Out of Eden he introduces general readers to some fairly abstract problems in evolutionary biology, gently guiding us through the tangles of mitochondrial DNA and the survival-of-the- fittest ethos. (Superheroes need not apply: Dawkins writes, "The genes that survive . . . will be the ones that are good at surviving in the average environment of the species.") Dawkins argues for the essential unity of humanity, noting that "we are much closer cousins of one another than we normally realize, and we have many fewer ancestors than simple calculations suggest." [via]
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The Salmon of Doubtby Douglas AdamsISBN 1400045088 (1-4000-4508-8)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Salmon of Doubt'Book summary:On Friday, May 11, 2001, the world mourned the untimely passing of Douglas Adams, beloved creator of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, dead of a heart attack at age forty-nine. Thankfully, in addition to a magnificent literary legacywhich includes seven novels and three co-authored works of nonfictionDouglas left us something more. The book you are about to enjoy was rescued from his four computers, culled from an archive of chapters from his long-awaited novel-in-progress, as well as his short stories, speeches, articles, interviews, and letters.
In a way that none of his previous books could, The Salmon of Doubt provides the full, dazzling, laugh-out-loud experience of a journey through the galaxy as perceived by Douglas Adams. From a boys first love letter (to his favorite science fiction magazine) to the distinction of possessing a nose of heroic proportions; from climbing Kilimanjaro in a rhino costume to explaining why Americans cant make a decent cup of tea; from lyrical tributes to the sublime pleasures found in music by Procol Harum, the Beatles, and Bach to the follies of his hopeless infatuation with technology; from fantastic, fictional forays into the private life of Genghis Khan to extended visits with Dirk Gently and Zaphod Beeblebrox: this is the vista from the elevated perch of one of the tallest, funniest, most brilliant, and most penetrating social critics and thinkers of our time.
Welcome to the wonderful mind of Douglas Adams.
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The Seven Daughters of Eveby Bryan SykesISBN 1417625929 (1-4176-2592-9)
Hardcover, Bt Bound
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Seven Daughters of Eve'Book summary:The national bestseller that reveals how we are descended from seven prehistoric women.
One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helix, The Seven Daughters of Eve reveals the remarkable story behind a groundbreaking scientific discovery. After being summoned in 1997 to an archaeological site to examine the remains of a five-thousand-year-old man, Bryan Sykes ultimately was able to prove not only that the man was a European but also that he has living relatives in England today. In this lucid, absorbing account, Sykes reveals how the identification of a particular strand of DNA that passes unbroken through the maternal line allows scientists to trace our genetic makeup all the way back to prehistoric times, to seven primeval women, the Seven Daughters of Eve. illustrated and includes a map [via]More editions of The Seven Daughters of Eve:
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The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestryby Bryan SykesISBN 0393020185 (0-393-02018-5)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry'Book summary:The Seven Daughters of Eve is a thrilling work of science that reveals how biological research can enrich our tangled lives. It is a book that chronicles many of the most exciting developments in genetics over the past decade by a man who is not only a brilliant scientist but also a gifted and thoroughly engaging writer. It ultimately demonstrates how much more we still have to discover about the absorbing story of human evolution.
One of the most dramatic stories of genetic discovery since James Watson's The Double Helixa work whose scientific and cultural reverberations will be discussed for years to come. In 1994 Professor Bryan Sykes, a leading world authority on DNA and human evolution, was called in to examine the frozen remains of a man trapped in glacial ice in northern Italy. News of both the Ice Man's discovery and his age, which was put at over five thousand years, fascinated scientists and newspapers throughout the world. But what made Sykes's story particularly revelatory was his successful identification of a genetic descendant of the Ice Man, a woman living in Great Britain today. How was Sykes able to locate a living relative of a man who died thousands of years ago? In The Seven Daughters of Eve, he gives us a firsthand account of his research into a remarkable gene, which passes undiluted from generation to generation through the maternal line. After plotting thousands of DNA sequences from all over the world, Sykes found that they clustered around a handful of distinct groups. Among Europeans and North American Caucasians, there are, in fact, only seven. This conclusion was staggering: almost everyone of native European descent, wherever they may live throughout the world, can trace their ancestry back to one of seven women, the Seven Daughters of Eve. Naming them Ursula, Xenia, Helena, Velda, Tara, Katrine, and Jasmine, Sykes has created portraits of their disparate worlds by mapping the migratory patterns followed by millions of their ancestors. In reading the stories of these seven women, we learn exactly how our origins can be traced, how and where our ancient genetic ancestors lived, and how we are each living proof of the almost indestructible strands of DNA, which have survived over so many thousands of years. Indeed, The Seven Daughters of Eve is filled with dramatic stories: from Sykes's identification, using DNA samples from two living relatives, of the remains of Tsar Nicholas and Tsaress Alexandra, to the Caribbean woman whose family had been sold into slavery centuries before and whose ancestry Sykes was able to trace back to the Eastern coast of central Africa. Ultimately, Sykes's investigation reveals that, as a race, what humans have in common is more deeply embedded than what separates us.
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fishby Douglas AdamsISBN 0671745530 (0-671-74553-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Reluctant galactic wanderer Arthur Dent finds himself back on Earth, which has been restored after having been demolished for a hyperspace bypass, and again sets out on his travels with a girl who went mad at the Earth's destruction. [via]
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Trace Your Roots with DNA : Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Treeby Megan Smolenyak, Ann TurnerISBN 1594860068 (1-59486-006-8)
Softcover, Rodale Press, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Trace Your Roots with DNA : Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree'Book summary:Written by two of the country's top genealogists, this authoritative book is the first to explain how new and groundbreaking genetic testing can help you research your ancestry[via]
According to American Demographics, 113 million Americans have begun to trace their roots, making genealogy the second most popular hobby in the country (after gardening). Enthusiasts clamor for new information from dozens of subscription-based websites, email newsletters, and magazines devoted to the subject. For these eager roots-seekers looking to take their searches to the next level, DNA testing is the answer.
After a brief introduction to genealogy and genetics fundamentals, the authors explain the types of available testing, what kind of information the tests can provide, how to interpret the results, and how the tests work (it doesn't involve digging up your dead relatives). It's in expensive, easy to do, and the results are accurate: It's as simple as swabbing the inside of your cheek and popping a sample in the mail.
Family lore has it that a branch of our family emigrated to Argentina and now I've found some people there with our name. Can testing tell us whether we're from the same family?
My mother was adopted and doesn't know her ethnicity. Are there any tests available to help her learn about her heritage? I just discovered someone else with my highly unusual surname. How can we find out if we have a common ancestor? These are just a few of the types of genealogical scenarios readers can pursue. The authors reveal exactly what is possible-and what is not possible-with genetic testing. They include case studies of both famous historial mysteries and examples of ordinary folks whose exploration of genetic genealogy has enabled them to trace their roots.More editions of Trace Your Roots with DNA : Using Genetic Tests to Explore Your Family Tree:
Unlocking Your Genetic History: A Step-By-Step Guide to Discovering Your Family's Medical and Genetic Heritageby Thomas Shawker, Amy Johnson CrowISBN 1401601448 (1-4016-0144-8)
Softcover, Thomas Nelson Inc
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Usborne Internet Linked Introduction to Genes and DNAby Anna Claybourne, Felicity Brooks, Carrie A. Seay, Stephen MoncrieffISBN 0794504442 (0-7945-0444-2)
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Genoma: La Autobiografia De Una Especie En 23 Capitulosby Matt RidleyISBN 8430604146 (84-306-0414-6)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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El Mundo Perdidoby Michael CrichtonISBN 1400001129 (1-4000-0112-9)
Softcover, Plaza & Janes Editories, S.A.
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Parque Jurasico / Jurassic Parkby Michael Crichton, DANIEL YAGOLKOLWSKIISBN 840149236X (84-01-49236-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Parque Jurasico / Jurassic Park'Book summary:En esta espectacular novela, los dinosaurios vuelven a conquistar la Tierra. En una isla remota, un grupo de hombres y mujeres emprende una carrera contra el tiempo para evitar un desastre mundial provocado por la desmedida ambicion de comercializar la ingenieria genetica. Pero todos los esfuerzos resultaran vanos cuando el inescrupuloso proyecto quede fuera de control y el mundo a merced de unas bestias monstruosas... Parque Jurasico, la novela mas celebre de Michael Crichton y una de las mas leidas en los ultimos anos, fue adaptada al cine por Steven Spielberg en una pelicula que se convirtio en el gran acontecimiento cinematografico de 1993 y en el origen del fenomeno de masas llamado ""dinomania"". [via]
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Dinopark/Jurassic Parkby Michael CrichtonISBN 3426600218 (3-426-60021-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dinopark/Jurassic Park'Book summary:verfilmt von Steven King als Jurassic Park Stellen sie sich volgendes vor:Sie kaufen für hundert Dollar eine Tageskarte,setzen mit dem Boot auf eine kleine Insel über und verbringen einen ganzen Tag in der Urzeit.Subtropische Vegetation,Erlebnisbahnen,die sie über die ganze Insel fahren,hin zu fünfzehn verschiedene Arten von echten,lebenden Dinosauriern,riesigen und winzigen,gefährlichen und harmlosen.Ein Traum?In Dinopark wird er únheimliche Wirklichkeit.Oder jedenfalls beinahe..... [via]
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