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|  | Darwin's Cathedral by David Sloan Wilson
Description not available.Proposes an evolutionary theory of religion that seeks to reconcile the debate between the scientific and religious histories of origin, profiling society as an organism for which morality and religion is a biological adaptation, and presenting evidence from science and history that demonstrates how religions have enabled collective progress. AUTHOR: David Sloan Wilson
PUBLISHER: University of Chicago Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction 
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 | A Shortcut Through Time by George Johnson
Description not available.The author of Strange Beauty and Fire int he Mind combines the latest advances in mathematics and physics with ground-breaking computer science to examine the possibility for the development of the quantum computer, a breakthrough that could allow a shortcut through time. 30,000 first printing. AUTHOR: George Johnson
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Basque History of the World by George Guidall, Mark Kurlansky
This history of the world of the Basques is a cornucopia of interesting information on the people who have lived for centuries in several isolated provinces in the Pyrenees regions of France and Spain. It is also a survey of the role they have played in European history. Kurlansky is also the author of the popular COD, A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World. AUTHOR: George Guidall, Mark Kurlansky
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The End of Privacy by Reg Whitaker
This cautionary analysis examines the unscrupulous, pervasive use of technology to gather and transmit private information such as credit history, medical records, even DNA fingerprints. Whitaker describes a myriad of surveillance methods and information-gathering techniques, and warns of their misuse. AUTHOR: Reg Whitaker
PUBLISHER: New Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Tire House by Ed Paschich, Paula Hendricks
Using landfill tires and a revolutionary process, houses are being built that are both revolutionary and evolutionary. Find out how you can be more responsible when you build a home, improve a home, or add a garden. Learn about contructed wetlands, solar air conditioning, and xeriscape landscaping. AUTHOR: Ed Paschich, Paula Hendricks
PUBLISHER: Sunstone Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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 | The Janitor's Son by Andrew Clements, B. D. Wong, Brian Selznick
When fifth-grader Jack starts attending middle school, he`s very excited about the brand-new school year. But that changes when he sees his father--who`s the school janitor--cleaning the cafeteria. Embarrassed and angry at his father for having such a humiliating job, Jack hatches a plan to get back at his dad. AUTHOR: Andrew Clements, B. D. Wong, Brian Selznick
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Non-Fiction
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