The Evolution of Aging: How New Theories Will Change Medicine    by Theodore Goldsmith
Price: Free! 84610 words. Language: English. Published by Azinet Press on May 24, 2013. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Biology.
Why do we age? This book describes the exciting development of theories that say that we age because we are purposely designed to have a limited lifespan; we are programmed to age and die. This theory strongly suggests that we can find pharmaceutical agents that generally delay aging and age-related diseases like cancer and heart disease. Print length 255 pages, 28 illustrations.

Born This Way: Becoming, Being, and Understanding Scientists    by Richard Lockshin
Price: $9.95 USD. 69950 words. Language: English. Published on May 20, 2013. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Biology.
A senior and well-published scientist describes, through anecdotes, parables, and stories how scientists conceive, ask, and answer questions, and how what they do develops from the culture of their time. Part 1 describes the origins of modern biological science. Part 2 describes the origins of molecular biology and the "cool tricks" that created the miraculous capabilities that we have today.

Een Groenlander in Afrika    by Koos Dijksterhuis
You set the price! 117570 words. Language: Dutch. Published by Fosfor  on April 24, 2013. Nonfiction » Travel » Essays & Travelogues.
Ze dribbelen langs het strand op zes tenen: drie aan elke voet. Als je op het strand wandelt, lopen ze voor je uit, tot ze ineens terugsnorren. Drieteenstrandlopers zijn gezelligheidsdieren. ’s Winters hollen ze over de stranden van Schotland tot Zuid-Afrika. Maar waarom vliegen ze eigenlijk naar Afrika als ze ook in Nederland kunnen overwinteren? En waarom broeden ze helemaal bij de Noordpool?

Bio-Inspired Innovation and National Security - Biological Warfare, Biomolecular Engineering, DARPA, Abiotic Sensing, Biosensing and Bioelectronics, Bioenergy, Neurobiotics, Human Applications    by Progressive Management
Price: $9.99 USD. 177510 words. Language: English. Published on January 24, 2013. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Biology.
Despite the vital importance of the emerging area of biotechnology and its role in defense planning and policymaking, no definitive book has been written on the topic for the defense policymaker, the military student, and the private-sector bioscientist interested in the "emerging opportunities market" of national security.

Brain Health Made Simple: Your "Do-It-Yourself" Brain Health Plan    by Michael C. Patterson
Price: $2.99 USD. 8070 words. Language: English. Published on December 18, 2012. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » healthy living.
Brain health is simple. We know what to do to keep our brains healthy. The challenge is doing it. This simple guide helps you start and sustain your own personalized brain health plan.

Trypanosoma cruzi, the Causative Agent of Chagas' Disease: A Biological, Cultural, and Economic Review    by Nicole Searcey
Price: Free! 20680 words. Language: English. Published on December 10, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Biology.
This e-book describes detailed and often-overlooked aspects of the human parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. Each chapter features different aspects of the parasite, such as epidemiology, social stigma, lifecycle contributors, economic impact, pathology of Chagas’ disease and more. This book was originally written as an honors assignment and senior thesis, and now made available for public use.

Was This Marsupial A Lion – Or A Pouch-Robbing, Meat-Browsing, Cookie-Cutting Koala?    by Robin and the Honey Badger
Price: $2.99 USD. 6650 words. Language: English. Published on September 12, 2012. Essay » Literature.
Join us as we reinterpret the natural history of the extinct marsupial lion – the largest-ever predatory marsupial – in a bitingly honest evaluation of its apparently pointless dentition. The fame to be claimed, we suggest, is not that it was a pouched version of a sabre-tooth cat, but that it was an innocent mutilator with a bent to browse on living flesh.

New Truth to the Fountain of Youth: The Emerging Reality of Anti-Aging Medicine    by Theodore Goldsmith
Price: Free! 13750 words. Language: English. Published by Azinet Press on August 17, 2012. Nonfiction » Health, wellbeing, & medicine » Aging well.
Although many think that delaying the human aging process is impossible, it is now increasingly clear that delaying aging is not only possible but a near-term scientific reality. This book describes how theories of biological aging have evolved to support anti-aging medicine and summarizes the increasing experimental evidence confirming that slowing the aging process is medically feasible.

Movements that Heal    by Harald Blomberg M.D
Price: $12.99 USD. 79690 words. Language: English. Published by Bookpal Australia  on May 30, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Biology.
For many years I have been a psychiatrist in Sweden and worked with clients using a movement method I call Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT) which is a movement and primitive infant reflex integration programme for people with learning, emotional and behavioural challenges. While my practice is in Stockholm I have also had the opportunity to develop and expand the training by teaching workshops in

Fall Fever    by Richard Trump
Price: $0.99 USD. 71760 words. Language: English. Published by AniLibre  on March 27, 2012. Nonfiction » Science and Nature » Biology.
A humorous and entertaining narration of a long career as a teacher of high school sophomores. “Mister Trump” taught biology for 41 years – interrupted only by two years in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War. If his students had known that he was journaling his teaching experiences perhaps they might have been more careful of their antics. But then we wouldn’t have as many funny stories.