Natural History Books
John Wiley & Sons German Shepherd Dog
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£23.47
Turner Publishing Company Golden Retriever Happy Healthy Pet
Book SynopsisThis definitive guide to the Golden Retriever breed is an essential resource for anyone, from trainers and breeders to people buying their first little four leggedfriend. Golden Retriever, Your Healthy Happy Pet will show dogowners how to care for and pamper their beloved pet.
£11.99
Turner Publishing Company Pawprints of Katrina
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£13.99
John Wiley & Sons Pets and the Planet
£11.99
John Wiley & Sons Cocker Spaniel
£12.34
Turner Publishing Company Puppy Love
Book SynopsisA fullcolor reference for puppy owners and admirersPuppy Love is part reference book, part coffee table book. Celebrating puppies from birth to age six months, it combines authoritative text about the care and training of young dogs with fullcolor photos of puppies being their charming, cuddly selves.
£16.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Dietary Nutrients Additives and Fish Health
Book SynopsisFish nutrition can be the deciding factor between a robust and healthy farmed fish population and low aquaculture production. In an age where chemicals and antibiotics are under greater scrutiny than ever, a strong understanding of the role of nutrients and feed additives is essential in the aquaculture industry.Table of ContentsList of Contributors ix Preface xiii Acknowledgements xv 1 Overview of Fish Immune System and Infectious Diseases 1 Craig Shoemaker, De-Hai Xu, Benjamin LaFrentz, and Scott LaPatra 2 Protein, Amino Acids, and Ingredients 25 Carl D. Webster and Kenneth R. Thompson 3 Lipids and Fatty Acids 47 Douglas R. Tocher and Brett D. Glencross 4 Carbohydrates 95 Gro-Ingunn Hemre and Dong-Fang Deng 5 β-Glucans 111 Ann L. Gannam 6 Vitamins (Excluding C and E) 125 Shi-Yen Shiau and Yu-Hung Lin 7 The Effect of Vitamin C on Fish Health 151 Viviane Verlhac Trichet, Ester Santigosa, Eve Cochin, and Jacques Gabaudan 8 Vitamin E 173 Marisol Izquierdo and Mónica Betancor 9 Minerals 195 Carl D. Webster and Chhorn Lim 10 Antinutrients 211 Åshild Krogdahl and Anne Marie Bakke 11 Mycotoxin Contamination of Fish Feeds 237 Bruce B. Manning 12 Nucleotides 249 Peng Li, Jianmin Zhao, and Delbert M. Gatlin III 13 Prebiotics 271 Delbert M. Gatlin III 14 Gastrointestinal Microorganisms of Fish and Probiotics 283 Viswanath Kiron 15 Organic Acids and Their Salts 305 Chhorn Lim, Christian Lückstädt, Carl D. Webster, and Phillip Kesius 16 Plant Extracts 321 Galina Jeney, Lourens De Wet, Zsigmond Jeney, and Guojun Yin 17 Feeding Practices and Fish Health 333 Chhorn Lim, Carl D. Webster, and Cheng-Sheng Lee Index 347
£156.56
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Sailors Book of Weather
Book SynopsisIntroducing key principles that influence the weather, this guide gives sailors the tools to forecast from observations and the available information.Trade Review"...useful book...helpful illustrations and a chatty style, it breezes through the basic principles...full of useful website links". (Yachting Monthly) "Giving you the tools to forecast from observations and how to make the most of this information." (Boat Mart) “Written in straightforward language with the science presented in an easy-to-digest manner.” (Julian Stockwin)Table of ContentsIntroduction to weather; Workings of the weather; Practical forecasting; Hazards; Where to get weather information; Appendix: Charts for you to draw; Index
£15.29
John Wiley & Sons Inc Do Your Ears Pop in Space and 500 Other Surprising Questions about Space Travel
Book SynopsisAn excellent reference. This book has to be on the shelf of every space buff. --James Lovell, Commander, Apollo 13. Get the inside story on outer space from three-time shuttle astronaut R. Mike Mullane.Table of ContentsSpace Physics. Space Shuttle Pre-Mission and Launch Operations. Space Shuttle Orbit Operations. Life in Space. Space Physiology. Space Shuttle Reentry and Landing. Challenger. Astronaut Facts. The Future. Index.
£12.34
John Wiley & Sons Inc Plant Breeding Reviews Volume 16
Book SynopsisPlant Breeding Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on plant genetics and the breeding of all types of crops by both traditional means and molecular methods. At a time when methods of molecular biology are leading to genetically engineered crops, and when the supply of wild varieties of many crops are threatened, this series provides the most current and important information available on the subject.Table of ContentsDedication: Edward J. Ryder, Lettuce Breeder and Geneticist (J. McCreight). Potato Breeding via Ploidy Manipulations (R. Ortiz). Genetic Transformation and Fruit Crop Improvement (Z. Singh & S. Sansavini). Genotype by Environment Interaction and Crop Yield (W. Yan & L. Hunt). Sesame Breeding (A. Ashri). Somaclonal Variation: Molecular Analysis, Transformation Interaction, and Utilization (R. Veilleux & A. Johnson). The Saccharum Complex: Relation to Other Andropogoneae (C. Guimar?es & B. Sobral). The Genomes of the Glycine (T. Hymowitz, et al.). Indexes.
£278.96
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Starflight Handbook A Pioneers Guide to
Book SynopsisThe Starflight Handbook A Pioneer's Guide to Interstellar Travel "The Starflight Handbook is an indispensable compendium of the many and varied methods for traversing the vast interstellar gulf--don't leave the Solar System without it!" --Robert Forward "Very sensible, very complete and useful.Table of ContentsIntroduction to Starflight. Objectives of Interstellar Missions. Rocket Propulsion for Interstellar Flight. Nuclear Pulse Propulsion. Beamed Energy Propulsion. Solar Sail Starships: Clipper Ships of the Galaxy. Fusion Ramjets. Interstellar Ion Scoops. Other Novel Advanced Propulsion Concepts. Interstellar Trajectories. The Interstellar Medium. Starship Navigation and Visual Effects in RelativisticFlight. Starflight between Fact and Fancy. Suspended Animation, Hibernation, and Hypothermia. Scientific Payloads. Detecting Extrasolar Planets. Appendices: Powers of Ten; Units, Constants, and Physical Data; Nearby Star Systems; Guide to Starflight Literature; The Twin ?Paradox;? Energy, Efficiency, and StarflightPropulsion; Realizing Starflight: A Plan for the Future. References. Index.
£24.79
Turner Publishing Company American Pit Bull Terrier Your Happy Healthy Pet
Book SynopsisYour Happy Healthy Pet The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with fullcolor photographsnow revised and redesigned to be even more readerfriendly! Powerful, but affectionate. Enthusiastic and fun, but hard working. Playful, yet provocative. Exceptionally intelligent, but sometimes comical.
£10.92
Turner Publishing Company Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
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£11.95
Turner Publishing Company Miniature Schnauzer
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£10.91
John Wiley & Sons Inc Understanding Your Dog For Dummies For Dummies S
Book SynopsisA quarter of U.S. households own a dog, but many of these pooches have problems, ranging from obsessive barking to aggression. This easy-to-understand guide helps owners understand what makes Fido tick--and how to fix problem behaviors using practical, positive methods.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: The Fascinating World of Dogs 7 Chapter 1: A Dog for Life: Dog Psychology 101 9 Chapter 2: Understanding Your Dog 15 Chapter 3: Communicating with Your Dog 29 Chapter 4: Seeing Life from Your Dog’s Perspective 47 Part II: Embracing Your Dog’s Identity 61 Chapter 5: Identifying Your Dog’s Individuality 63 Chapter 6: Interpreting Your Dog’s Breed-Specific Traits 83 Chapter 7: Sensory Perceptions 95 Chapter 8: Meeting the Needs of Your Growing Puppy 107 Chapter 9: Reading and Communicating as Your Dog Ages 123 Part III: Doggie Delinquency 137 Chapter 10: Inspiring Behavior with Motivational Techniques 139 Chapter 11: Helping Your Dog Learn from Everyday Living 159 Chapter 12: Happy Training, Happy Tails 171 Part IV: Dogs Don’t Misbehave: Misperceptions and Solutions 185 Chapter 13: Addressing and Solving Problem Behavior 187 Chapter 14: Countering Anxiety-Based Behavior 205 Chapter 15: Understanding and Resolving Aggressive Behavior 221 Part V: The Part of Tens 241 Chapter 16: Ten Forms of Silent Communication 243 Chapter 17: Ten Common Misunderstandings 249 Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Become Your Dog’s Leader 255 Index 261
£11.99
John Wiley & Sons Inc Beef Cattle
Book SynopsisThe most complete text and reference on contemporary beef cattle production available. New edition merges current production technology with management and flexible marketing. Text organization reflects the industry: cow-calf (including purebred herds), stocker or growing phase, and the feedlot or finishing phase. Explains scientific basis of beef production. Describes proven management techniques for efficient production.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: The Commercial Cow-Calf Program. Beef Cattle Selection and Crossbreeding. Matching Cow Productivity and Resources. The Purebred Program. Pregnancy, Parturition, and Care of the Calf. Principles of Feeding Beef Cattle. Forage and Roughage Utilization. Managing the Cow Herd for Reproduction. Management of Nursing Calves. Operation of the Stocker Program. Receiving Programs for Stressed Stocker and Feeder Cattle. The Cattle Finishing Program, History, Present Situation, andFuture Trends. The Importance of Age and Sex in Growing and Finishing. The Importance of Feeder Grade to Growing and Finishing. Nutrition and Management of Finishing Program. Index.
£214.16
John Wiley & Sons Inc The Palaeobiology of Trace Fossils
Book SynopsisAn up-to-date compilation written by authorities in particular aspects of ichnology. Considers the biological evidence that can be derived from trace fossils including both marine and terrestrial paleoenvironments. Features ancient and modern examples running the gamut from late Precambrian through fish coprolites to dinosaur eggs.Table of ContentsNomenclature and Taxonomy of Invertebrate Trace Fossils (R.Pickerill). Functional Morphology of Boring and Burrowing Invertebrates (E.Savazzi). The Paleobiology of Ichnocoenoses in Quaternary Bahamian-StyleCarbonate Environments: The Modern to Fossil Transition (H.Curran). The Period of Early Evolutionary Failure and the Dawn ofEvolutionary Success: The Record of Biotic Changes Across thePrecambrian-Cambrian Boundary (T. Crimes). The Paleoecology of Bioerosion (R. Bromley). The History of Phanerozoic Bioturbation (D. Bottjer & M.Droser). Plant Roots in Core (J. Bockelie). Insects and Other Arthropods as Trace-Makers in Non-MarineEnvironments and Paleoenvironments (S. Donovan). The Paleobiology of Vertebrate Coprolites (A. Hunt, et al.). Vertebrate Tracks and the Ichnofacies Concept: Implications forPaleoecology and Palichnostratigraphy (M. Lockley, et al.). The Fossil Record of Vertebrate Eggs (K. Hirsch). Index.
£228.56
The University of Michigan Press Gleasons Plants of Michigan
Book SynopsisA field guide to the flowering plants and trees found in Michigan, neighboring Great Lakes States, and southern Ontario. It includes information on habitats and geographical distribution as well as a comprehensive index of plant names, an illustrated section on terminology, a glossary, and an introduction to botany in Michigan.Trade ReviewFor every plant enthusiast in the Great Lakes State, and... in the adjoining ones as well. - John J. Pipoly III, SIDA ""A very handy field guide... this book will be of use to anyone in northeastern North America."" - C. Barre Hellquist, Rhodora ""It can be used to identify most of the plants... in Michigan and adjacent areas."" - James E. Eckenwalder, Wildflower
£30.23
The University of Michigan Press How to Find Morels
Book SynopsisAn informative, comprehensive, and illustrated guide for the morel enthusiast---with delicious recipes
£12.30
LUP - University of Michigan Press Michigan Shrubs and Vines A Guide to Species of
Book SynopsisShrubs and vines are some of the most diverse and widespread plants in the Great Lakes Region. Michigan Shrubs and Vines is the must-have book for anyone who wishes to identify and learn about these fascinating plants. The book gives detailed descriptions of 132 species, providing concise information on key characters, habitat, distribution, and growth pattern.
£20.85
LUP - University of Michigan Press Michigan Ferns and Lycophytes A Guide to Species
Book SynopsisUnlike the well-studied flowering plants and gymnosperms, Michigan's ferns and lycophytes have long lacked a reliable, up-to-date guidebook, and this book fills that gap. Covering all 120 taxa found in the state, it features detailed keys, species descriptions, and range maps alongside precise illustrations that show a complete picture of species' morphology.
£23.70
The University of Michigan Press Rouge River Revived
Book SynopsisThe Rouge River is a mostly urbanized watershed of about 500 square miles populated by nearly 1.4 million people. While not geographically large, the river has played an outsized role in the history of southeast Michigan. Rouge River Revived describes the river’s history from pre-European times into the 21st century.Table of Contents Prologue – John H. Hartig and Jim Graham Chapter 1. The Setting: An Urban Watershed – Alan Van Kerckhove Chapter 2. First Peoples of the Rouge River – Kay McGowan Chapter 3. Putting the Rouge to Work – Nancy Darga Chapter 4. Henry Ford and the Rouge River – Brian James Egen and John H. Hartig Chapter 5. Rouge River Restoration: Revival of an Urban River – Annette DeMaria, Noel Mullett, and John H. Hartig Chapter 6. The Need for Green Infrastructure – Cyndi Ross Chapter 7. Rouge River Citizen Science – Sally Petrella Chapter 8. Environmental Education: Realizing Bill Stapp’s Vision – Sally Cole-Mish Chapter 9. The Rouge River Reborn: From Wen to Wonder – Orin G. Gelderloos, Dorothy F. McLeer, and Richard A. Simek Chapter 10. Reconnecting with Our Home Waters: Rouge Offers Growing Number of Recreational Opportunities – Kurt Kuban Chapter 11. Rouge River Champion – Jim Murray – John H. Hartig Chapter 12. Reflections – John H. Hartig and Jim Graham
£19.90
The University of Michigan Press Looking for Hickories
Book SynopsisA collection that establishes a voice for the spirit of the upper Midwest and Michigan and offers a look at the landscape as well as the everyday lives of the people who make up the region's small communities. It captures the nature of things and highlights the character and spirit of the Upper Midwest.
£16.10
LUP - University of Michigan Press Imperfect Creatures
Book SynopsisOffers the first full-length study of the shifting, unstable, but foundational status of “vermin” as creatures and category in the early modern literary, scientific, and political imagination. In the space between theology and an emergent empiricism, Lucinda Cole’s argument engages a wide historical swath of canonical early modern literary texts alongside other nonliterary primary sources.Trade Review“For the last decade Lucinda Cole has been an important figure in animal studies, and here she carries the debate about human-animal relations into new territory by considering them as ‘heterarchical’—that is, unfixed and mobile, provoking between species unintended exchanges of properties, conduct, and ‘rank.’ The ‘human,’ as she points out at the end of Imperfect Creatures, ‘is not an absolute standard or unmarked term.’”—Jonathan Lamb, Vanderbilt University“This book provoked me to think beyond, as well as with, the claims it advocates. Cole wittily and aptly terms the reading practice that emerges from this altered focus ‘reading beneath the grain.’ The results are both welcome and remarkably generative, and this work is likely to be widely cited in subsequent discussions. Cole’s argument is both lucid and ambitious, blending attentive reading with solid scholarship in graceful, accessible prose that engages productively with an array of important theoretical positions in literary, science, and animal studies.—Richard Nash, Indiana University“Lucinda Cole’s engaging book expands the repertory and shapes the direction of the field of animal studies. This work offers us a new subject of inquiry—in animals regarded as ‘vermin’—and it uses these ‘imperfect’ creatures to extend our understanding of the significance of shared community. Animal studies has advanced our understanding of the community or commonality of beings, human and non-human, through a range of methods and materials. Cole’s book reveals the ways in which the rats, lice, frogs, dogs, and other ‘vile’ beings in Shakespeare, Shadwell, Cowley, Defoe, and others demonstrate a heterarchical approach to human/non-human difference. These ‘vile’ animal beings extend our understanding of the ways in which the engagement with non-human beings systematically raises, tests, and interrogates structures of hierarchy and expectations of anthropomorphism.—Laura Brown, Cornell University“By taking early modern vermin seriously, Imperfect Creatures reveals the crises and insecurities that these ubiquitous creatures could evoke in humans. Ranging widely across time and genre, this insightful and beautifully crafted study lifts animal studies to a new level of analysis and theoretical sophistication, while never losing sight of its human and animal actors.”—Anita Guerrini, Oregon State University
£23.70
The University of Michigan Press Amphibians and Reptiles of the Great Lakes Region
Book SynopsisOffers thorough coverage on all the important subjects and issues confronting the world of herpetology today. This volume serves as a handy reference tool for the many people who live in the Great Lakes wilderness areas and for tourists venturing into the wild for the first time.
£19.90
The University of Michigan Press Arboretum America
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£27.50
LUP - University of Michigan Press A Guide to Michigans Endangered Wildlife
Book SynopsisProfiles eighty-one of Michigan’s endangered and threatened wildlife species. Detailed descriptive sketches are accompanied by beautiful colour illustrations by some of Michigan’s foremost nature photographers. Also featured are maps that delineate the distribution of endangered and threatened wildlife in Michigan.
£16.10
The University of Michigan Press Butterflies of the Great Lakes Region
Book SynopsisA unique and beautifully illustrated field and reference guide to the true butterflies of the Great Lakes watershed
£64.95
The University of Michigan Press Natural Coincidence
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£38.83
Dover Publications Inc. Fruit Key and Twig Key to Trees and Shrubs
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£8.29
Dover Publications Inc. Five Acres and Independence
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£15.72
Dover Publications Star Names
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£26.54
Dover Publications Inc. Adventures with a Microscope
Book SynopsisWith a simple microscope and this book you can embark on 59 exciting adventures in the natural world make discoveries about the structures of numerous microscopic animals; find out what everyday objects and foods really look like at the cellular level; learn how to prepare specimens and slides. 142 illustrations.
£12.30
Dover Publications Inc. Farmers of Forty Centuries Organic Farming in
Book SynopsisIntriguing glimpses of early 20th century Asian farmers' utilization of waste; methods of irrigation, reforestation, and land reclamation; topics related to waste-free methods of cultivation; plus customs of the common people. 249 illustrations.
£14.24
Dover Publications Inc. Ten Acres Enough
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£8.49
Dover Publications Inc. The Life of the Bee
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£8.99
Dover Publications Inc. The Herb Book
Book SynopsisMore than 2,000 listings offer remedies for ragged nerves, nightmares, and coughing fits as well as suggestions for adding spice to recipes, coloring fabrics, freshening breath, and a host of other uses. Complete and concise descriptions of herbs, illustrated by more than 275 line drawings, offer the most comprehensive catalog of miracle plants ever published.
£19.97
Dover Publications Inc. A ThousandMile Walk to the Gulf
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£10.44
Dover Publications Inc. The Yosemite
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£8.54
Dover Publications Inc. Creative Haven Entangled Butterflies Coloring
Book SynopsisThirty-one full-page illustrations feature butterflies in creative settings that will flutter to life with color. Each dazzling design centers around beautiful creatures nestled within landscapes of swirling flowers and leaves.
£7.11
Dover Publications Inc. Roytman A Creative Haven Dogs DotToDot Coloring
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£7.01
Dover Publications Inc. Letters to a Friend
Book SynopsisThe great advocate for wilderness preservation wrote many letters extolling the wonders of Yosemite. His lyric, vividly written accounts describe sheep-herding, guiding visitors, and studying the region's diverse splendors.
£6.49
Dover Publications Inc. Our National Parks
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£11.87
Dover Publications Inc. My First Book About Dinosaurs
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£6.30
Dover Publications Creative Haven Fanciful Nature Designs Coloring
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£12.34
Dover Publications Creative Haven Country Cats City Kitties
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£7.65
Thames & Hudson Ltd The History of Space Exploration
Book SynopsisWritten by the former chief historian of NASA, here is the first in-depth, fully illustrated history of space exploration.Trade Review'A richly illustrated chronicle of space exploration … captures the awe-inspiring side of space' - Nature'A very easy to read and fact-packed overview of how space exploration was launched by imagination, nurtured by science, and built by technological drive and innovation' - Magonia Review of Books'An informed and informative read that never talks down to its readers … a clean, uncluttered design' - BBC Sky at NightTable of Contents1. Laying the Foundations for Space Exploration • 2. WWII Paves the Way for Space Exploration • 3. Making Space Exploration Real • 4. The Space Age Dawns • 5. The Race to the Moon • 6. New Nations/New Missions • 7. Spaceplanes and Orbital Stations • 8. The Lure of the Red Planet • 9. Beyond Mars • 10. Transterrestrial Expectations
£21.21
Thames & Hudson Ltd Comet Photographs from the Rosetta Space Probe
Book SynopsisA jawdropping book of photographs that transports the reader into space aboard the Rosetta probe.Trade Review'An extraordinary book' - Black & White Photography'Bringing us ever closer to these distant worlds' - Financial Times'A raft of truly otherworldly photographs … Testament to a hugely ambitious and pioneering scientific feat, Comet is an extraordinary book that transports the reader deep into the cosmos' - Outdoor PhotographyTable of ContentsIntroduction • 1. Launching • 2. First Earth Flyby • 3. Mars Flyby • 4. Second Earth Flyby • 5. Asteroid Stein Flyby • 6. Third Earth Flyby • 7. Asteroid Lutetia Flyby 8. Entering Deep Space Hibernation • 9. Exiting Deep Space Hibernation • 10. Rendezvous Manouevre • 11. Arrival at Comet • 12. Philae Landing • 13. Nominal Mission End
£40.00
