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We are honored to welcome evolutionary biologist David Sloan Wilson, Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences and Anthropology at Binghamton University. There he is the founder of the Evolutionary Studies program that unifies diverse disciplines under the theory of evolution. His latest book, This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution is very much in keeping with this diverse approach, as he applies Darwinian Theory to cultural studies. Of the book, Dr. Robert Sapolsky, the New York Times bestselling author of Behave and Professor of Biology and Neurology at Stanford University, said, "David Sloan Wilson has long been one of the most visionary and trail-blazing evolutionary biologists around, forcing the field to recognize that evolutionary change occurs from far more than selection solely at the level of the gene. In This View of Life, he explores the various surprising things that 'evolution' is and isn't, and its relevance to everything from everyday life to global policy decisions. It's thick with ideas and insights, written in a graceful, accessible style." |
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Winter is coming, West Portal. Anne Raeff is the author of Winter Kept Us Warm, now out in paperback. Opening in the harsh winter of 1946, a young German woman squats in an abandoned apartment with two American GI's.
An emotional triangle is formed that will impact all three lives for decades to come. |
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An Elegant Defense is one of the most anticipated books of the spring. We have the great pleasure of again welcoming Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times journalist Matt Richtel to speak. His book's description states in part, "A terminal cancer patient rises from the grave. A medical marvel defies HIV. Two women with autoimmunity discover their own bodies have turned against them. An Elegant Defense uniquely entwines these intimate stories with science's centuries-long quest to unlock the mysteries of sickness and health, and illuminates the immune system as never before. Richtel effortlessly guides readers on a scientific detective tale winding from the Black Plague to twentieth-century breakthroughs in vaccination and antibiotics, to the cutting-edge laboratories that are revolutionizing immunology--perhaps the most extraordinary and consequential medical story of our time." Early reviews have been rhapsodic! Here are some quotes: "Richtel approaches this essential subject with awe, his writing meticulous and empathic." "Richtel creates a hard-to-put-down account of the body's first line of defense." "Richtel illuminates a complex subject so well that even physicians will learn." |
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Jacqueline Winspear is back with her 15th Maisie Dobbs novel! When last we left Maisie, WWII was encroaching further on both her personal and professional life. The Blitz rains terror nightly, and when she's not driving ambulances for the war effort, she's investigating the murder of an American journalist. There may be romance on the horizon--or perhaps love of a different sort. And a close friend is in grave danger. All of this leads inexorably to what Kirkus calls a "shocking finale." The review continues: "Winspear advances Maisie's inspiring activities, highlights the bravery of an embattled people during the Second World War, and intimates that lessons from that period have yet to be learned." |
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