ISBN: 9780738200033 - Children of Prometheus: The Accelerating Pace of Human Evolution (20 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Used - Very Good.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. F. Hb. VG+/None. 1st. 310pp. Index, Glossary, Notes. Light wear and soiling boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Printing. Dust jacket is rubbed and very slightly browned, with an old price sticker on back.

Hardcover. Condition: Used-Very Good. dj. 1st. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf-wear.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. A real nice clean unmarked 320 page first edition hardcover with "1" low in number line. From dust jacket flap: Christopher Wills argues that we are not only continuing to evolve but that our pace of change is accelerating. He examines the rapid, short-term evolutionary change taking place in people living at the earth's extremes (even as babies, Tibetans can draw in more oxygen than lowlanders), and the new physiology of those who participate in extreme sports. But the more we shape our environment, the more it seems to shape us: Whether the future has us wiring our brains into vast electronic databases, or popping "smart drugs" that alter the brain's very biochemical structure, new environmental pressures are speeding up our evolution in ways that we cannot now predict but that will help us to survive the future. Size: 9 1/4 h x 6 1/4w. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition. (1st edition, 1st printing) Large, sturdy book, black spine, gold boards, bright gilt lettering on spine, 310 pages with some illustrations. DJ glossy and colorfully designed with an illustration of evolving primates with a running man at the head of them on front and spine, praise on back. DJ has light crease along top front and spine top, tiny tear with very slight wear at top back tip. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.…

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Corners bumped. Light wear on dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Perseus Books, 1998. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new with library stamp on front fly page. Dust jacket is like new with light shelf wear.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.…

Paperback. Condition: Like New. Uncorrected Proof. Publisher: Perseus Books/Helix books, 1998.ASdvance Reading Copy from Uncorrected Proofs.FINE Softcover in plain cream colored paper wraps with titles in black as issued. As new. Pristine.

Near fine with very good to fine dust jacket. Dust jacket is lightly bumped at bottom of spine and top corners. 310 pages with index and illustrations.

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. First edition. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 310pp, index, glossary, notes, bw ills. or boards in jacket. As new review copy with publishers material loosely inserted. Are we evolving into 'something'? And what might we be like a thousand years from now. What will become of our species as more of us wire our brains into vast electronic webs? Or pop smart drugs that alterthe brain's very biology? Or adapt to bizarre conditions on extra solar planets? Size: 8vo.…

hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.