Nature and the natural world: general interest Books
DK AMNH Pocket Birds of North America Eastern Region
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£14.24
DK AMNH Pocket Birds of North America Western Region
Book SynopsisThe ultimate pocket-sized guide to more than 400 feathered residents of North America’s Western Region. Whether you are a budding bird-watcher hoping to find species in woodland or someone curious about the feathered visitors in your own backyard, find out everything there is to know about your favorite feathered friends, with this pocket-sized guide to many of the birds found in North America’s Western Region.Compact and easy-to-use, this stunning field guide is perfect for any bird and birding enthusiast, regardless of age or level of experience. High-quality photographs bring the bird species most commonly seen west of the Great Plains to life on the page, capturing their beauty and making identification quick and effortless. Significant differences in plumage variation between juvenile and adult, male and female, and winter and summer are clearly pictured.Soar into the pages of this beloved book on birds to discover: <
£13.49
DK Trees
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£17.99
DK How Biology Works
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£22.50
The History Press Ltd Playing With Fire
Book SynopsisThis book looks at the history of fire, and how it has been used in the development of man, but this book’s ambition is to fire the imagination and to leave its reader with a burning desire – to burn wood.
£26.68
The History Press Ltd A Pig Called Alice
Book SynopsisTo call Alice just another pig would be the gravest insult.' Alice the Large Black pig was Paul Heiney's best friend, his confidante and his therapist. This is the story of their tempestuous relationship with all its ups-and-downs, from her arrival as a large, black and expensive' Christmas present for his wife to her last days as the matriarch of his traditional farm. In A Pig Called Alice, Heiney walks us through why lop-eared pigs are the best to raise (they can't see you coming), how to escape a sow that's decided you're her next mate (throw a bucket and run), and how, actually, pigs might have just got this whole life' situation sorted out.
£16.23
The History Press Ltd Folk Tales of Rock and Stone
Book SynopsisFolk tales inspired by geology, archaeology and history
£17.82
DK Nature Guide Stars and Planets Smithsonian Nature
Book SynopsisThank your lucky stars for this completely comprehensive guide to our Universe.From asteroids and constellations to galaxies and planets, this star-studded look at space is the perfect package for space cadets and amateur astronomers. Part of DK’s best-selling Nature Guide series, Stars and Planets takes you out of this world to experience the beautiful sights and intricate details of our incredible Solar System. Packed with stunning images and expert information, you’ll enjoy the whole world at your fingertips. You’ll visit each and every planet and fly past the Kuiper Belt on this intrepid, intergalactic adventure.Come back down to Earth to discover all the tools and techniques you need to observe the spectacular night skies. You’ll see all 88 constellations in their sparkling splendour and read the stories behind their amazing shapes and patterns. The monthly sky guide will keep your eyes on the skies all year round.̷
£16.14
DK Nature Guide Rocks and Minerals
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£17.09
Lerner Publishing Group Fall Weather
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£8.99
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Staffordshire Spaniels
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Foliage Textures
Book SynopsisFabulous foliage - artists have drawn inspiration from the form and intricate textures of foliage since the beginning of time. This beautiful book and its accompanying Mac and PC compatible CD contain over 150 photographs of summer, autumn, and evergreen foliage, as well as grasses, groundcovers, and tropical and succulent foliages. Images of individual leaves as well as clusters of foliage are also included. These photographs will enhance all your projects, from high-tech computer web design to fine arts applications. Use these images and be inspired to add decorative finishes to walls, wallpapers, trompe l''oil murals, ceramics, paper crafts, and more. Designers, artists, printmakers, and craftspeople will find unique inspiration and hours of enjoyment exploring the CD and the pages of this beautiful book.
£31.44
Schiffer Publishing Ltd A History of the Alligator
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Mesozoic Fossils II
Book SynopsisOver 500 photos and engaging text reveal the fossils of the Cretaceous Period, the last period of the Mesozoic Era, the Age of Reptiles, dating from 120 to 67 million years ago. Included are typical Mesozoic fossils, such as the ammonites, belemnites, and other collectible fossil mollusks characteristic of the Cretaceous, a variety of plants, well-preserved arthropods such as crabs and insects, turtles, crocodiles, and dinosaurs. Fossils recovered range from the Early Cretaceous to the Upper Cretaceous III, ending at the KT boundary representing the events that swept dinosaurs off the face of the planet. Each fossil displayed is carefully identified, along with the region from which it was recovered. The book aids fossil collectors and all who are intrigued about the fascinating artifacts of this early age.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Closer to the Great Whales
Book SynopsisFascinating color photos let you see whales in their natural habitat. Learn about their behavior, external anatomy, and physical features. Discussed in the text are the humpback, minke, finback, and the rarely seen right whales, baleen whales that eat by taking in thousands of gallons of water and schools of fish or plankton and filtering the water through the baleen. Discover their behaviors, including breaching, lob tailing, and flipper slapping. This book is a fascinating look at the largest mammals to roam the Earth today.
£11.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Birds of Cape May New Jersey
Book SynopsisNew Jersey''s southern Cape is host to huge annual bird migrations, making Cape May one of the best bird-watching locations in the world. Over 400 species have been spotted here. See exquisite photographs that present shore, prey, and song birds commonly seen at Cape May in lively action and flight themes. Birds are shown in foliage appropriate to different seasons, with anecdotes and natural history in concise photo captions. This is a treasure for all who love birds and wildlife photography.
£41.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Cenozoic Fossils II
Book Synopsis560 color photos and engaging text take readers on a journey back to a world first of tropical climates and then plunging into an Ice Age. It covers the Miocene, Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene Epochs, and includes a dazzling array of fossils, including plants, mollusks, sharks, insects, mammoths, and mastodons. This is the age when familiar plants and animals arise and where humans first appear on the Earth. Human intelligence grows and early tools are also included in this sweeping review of recent geological history. The tools include hand axes, Paleolithic scrapers, and an easily recognizable Clovis spear point. Explore the dawning of the world we know. Current value ranges for the fossils displayed here are included. This is the perfect gift for anyone who has wondered where we all came from and evidence of how things used to be.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd James River Reflections
Book SynopsisOver 250 photos and eloquent text reveal the majesty of Virginia''s James River. Explore the river from its humble beginnings on private property to the point where it meets one of the nation''s busiest seaports. See Class V rapids in the heart of Richmond as nowhere else in America. The text includes a final interview of country music legend Jimmy Dean, which took place a short time before his death, and whose estate and final resting place are on the James River. Read remarks from U.S. Senator Mark Warner and other government officials about the river''s importance to Virginia. Learn the historical significance of this beautiful natural resource through anecdotal notes and period photographs.
£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Petscaping
Book SynopsisDogs are human's best friends, and pets have, increasingly, become more like family members. Your castle is their castle and, with that in mind, this book combines tips and expertise for creating the perfect outdoor environment for your pet and gives answers to common behavioral problems such as barking and unwanted excavating of your yard. Through 170 images, you'll be treated to residential landscape designs that feature pet friendly zones, including shade and sun areas, pet shelters, edible gardens, and containment. The designs will inspire your own layout ideas. For landscapers, architects, and anyone who owns a pet, this book is a great resource and offers plenty of ideas for co-habitation.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd An Illustrated Guide to the Common Birds of Cape
Book SynopsisOver 140 beautifully rendered color illustrations of common Cape Cod birds with species accounts that include locations where they may be found by birders. The informative text provides helpful advice on the best bird watching techniques and six field trips focusing on different environments and the species that populate them. These field trip locations include Woodland in Spring and Summer, Waterfowl of Freshwater Lakes and Ponds, Common Birds of the Salt Marsh, Shorebirds of the Tidal Flats in Late Summer, Fall and Winter Migrants on Salt Water, and Oceanic Birds. While addressing the needs of beginning bird watchers, adults and children alike, there is useful information on locations and logistics that any bird lover may use. This simple-to-use field guide is an invaluable resource for birding on Cape Cod.
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Jewels of the Early Earth
Book SynopsisOver 650 vivid color photos reveal the geo-collectible fossils and minerals associated with the first two billion years of earth's history. The engaging text explores the geology of shield areas and their associated rocks and minerals. Also examined are pegmatites and their associated minerals, including attractive minerals and crystals like emerald and aquamarine. Early minerals and rocks associated with the formation of the earth's atmosphere are also revealedthe geologic strata known as BIF (Banded Iron Formation). Some of the earth's oldest fossils are included, displayed in outcrops harboring the earliest evidence of life. A variety of unusual minerals associated with early limestone-like rocks (now usually found as marble) are revealed, including highly prized rocks used for decorative carvings as well as gemstones. Greenstone belts, among the earliest rocks on the planet, are also examined and their interesting association with much of the earth's gold deposits is explored. This
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd More Paleozoic Fossils
Book SynopsisIn this second book on Paleozoic fossils, over 840 all new specimens from this period are provided, organized by biologic (taxonomic) position. It is a real eye candy feast for fossil enthusiasts. Come and explore the fossil evidence for a world that was ancient and long gone when the dinosaurs ruled the earth. Discover the sponges, archaeocyathids (reef builders), cnidaria, worms, brachiopods, bryozoans, mollusks, arthropods, echinoderms, and chordates that populated the oceans and inhabited the land from 535 to 235 million years ago. Much of the fossil record for this era reveals marine organisms in many forms, but this is also the period when clear evidence for plants and animals appears in hard rock. While the earth presents many natural barriers to the collecting of Paleozoic fossils, the author has overcome those barriers to present readers with a formidable collection.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 37Â a Fart and Other Infamous Animal Stories
Book SynopsisStay home, Lassie. Go away, Rin Tin Tin. The stars of 37 a Fart and other Infamous Animal Stories aren't heroic animals. They fart, they play you for a sucker, they hump your leg, they get sick, and sometimes die. These 44 bittersweet and pee-in-your-pants funny stories are about REAL creatures. And no, it's not just about cats and dogs. Snakes, guinea pigs, snapping turtles, bats, micethey all have their stories. And in the end, when you close the book, you may even feel a bit more kindly toward mankind. Sprinkled with 60 charming illustrations, this is a warm, candid, and entertaining book for all pet owners and animal lovers.
£15.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Collectors Guide to the Minerals of New York
Book SynopsisContinuing a tradition that began in 1842, this book examines 24 localities of particular interest to mineral collectors. These localities are organized by how they occur (in sedimentary rocks, in crystalline rocks, in fractures)a new approach that brings coherence to relationships among similar localities. For each locality, its significance to specimen mineralogy, collecting history, geological setting, origin, and a thorough description of the minerals of particular interest to collectors are presented, based on the latest research and nomenclature. Over 150 clear color photos show some of the finest specimens ever collected from each locality. Similar New York state localities are listed for each featured occurrence. While the GPS coordinates for each locality are provided, this is an introduction to what minerals occur in the State of New York, how beautiful they are, and why they are so interesting. Why have a mere field guide when you can have so much more?
£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Marylands Public Gardens Parks
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£25.19
McClelland & Stewart Inc. Men for the Mountains
Book SynopsisAs a park warden in the national parks of Canada's Rocky Mountains, Sid Marty came to know that beautiful and treacherous landscape as few men or women do. He was a mountain climber, rescue team member, firefighter, wildlife custodian, and adviser to tourists, adventurers, and people passing through. At all times, he was an acute observer of human and animal behaviour. In these pages he records with wry wit and bitter insight true stories of heroism and folly drawn from life in the high country.Marty writes vividly about a land and a way of life that are increasingly endangered. The visceral energy of his prose compels attention. This is a compulsive, alarming, and often hilarious read.
£16.96
Royal British Columbia Museum Treasures of the Royal British Columbia Museum
Book SynopsisTrade Review"With its combination of ethnography, archaeology, natural sciences, and the archives, this volume is not only beautifully illustrated: in its very form it mirrors an argument for an increased connection between disciplines whose boundaries are still regularly upheld, and with essays that span disciplines and decades, and even eons, Lohman et al. demonstrate that the natural history museum can be the ideal venue for conversations that are both historically important and contemporarily relevant." BC Studies No. 190
£23.39
Royal British Columbia Museum The Sustainability Dilemma
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£17.05
Royal British Columbia Museum Bats of British Columbia
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£24.79
National Geographic Books National Geographic Field Guide to Birds Colorado
Book SynopsisDesigned to fit in a backpack or pocket for easy access, each of these handy and popular bird field guides comprises 272 pages and features about 175 birds organized by family as approved by the American Ornithological Union. Standard features include: Locator Map at the front listing regional birding hotspots;Introduction by an expert on where to find the state's top birds How-To-Use Section with general tips on birding and advice on making the most of the guide;125 Easy-Access Individual Entries providing a photograph of the bird in its habitat, recognition clues, specific details on behavior, habitat, and local sites, plus a special 'Field Note' with artwork for extra help in tricky identifications;Alphabetical Index with life list; and Color-coded Index.Colorado is a unique birding spot, with mountain terrain and flatlands, each with its own characteristic mix of birds. Noted species include the grouselike White Ptarmigan; the incomparable Golden
£999.99
Johns Hopkins University Press Fossil Collecting in the MidAtlantic States
Book SynopsisA fossil, writes Jasper Burns, is first of all a thing of remarkable beauty. The sense of awe and exhilaration so many of us feel in the presence of the Ocean, or the Pyramids, or the Great Wall of China comes to me when I find a broken shell that's a million years oldNothing in nature can seem more mute than the stone impression of an organism whose kind disappeared half a billion years ago-yet almost nothing can be more eloquent if we have the ears to hear.For most of his life Jasper Burns has been hearing the message of fossils. Drawn from this extensive experience, this book is both an introduction to the hobby of fossil collecting and a unique field guide to sites in the Mid-Atlantic region. The book is beautifully illustrated with the author's drawings of more than 450 fossil specimens and the sites where they can be found. In all, Fossil Collecting in the Mid-Atlantic States describes forty-six specific sites in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Each description includes: Precise directions to the site and a description of the most productive areas The name and geologic period of the rock formations containing fossils What to look for and how to find it Special hazards or problems A complete list of fossils identified at the site Detailed illustrations of the major specimensTrade ReviewThe definitive regional guide for amateur fossil hunters in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and parts of Delaware and Pennsylvania. -- John Goodspeed Easton Star Democrat An amateur rock sleuth for 30 years, Burns successfully conveys his love for and admiration of fossils in this book. His pencil drawings are clear, clean, and incredibly detailed. Advancing from a rock history of the Chesapeake region, the book includes specific sites for fossil hunting, tips on proper tools, and advice on identifying and displaying a collection. Chesapeake Bay Magazine Includes everything from scientific explanation of the nature of fossils and rock formations to a practical guide for finding the necessary tools, sizing up sites, identifying fossils and displaying them back home. Chesapeake ChildrenTable of ContentsPrefacePart I. Understanding FossilsPart II. How to Collect FossilsPart III. A Portfolio of Fossil-Collecting LocalitiesPart IV. Major Fossil GroupsAppendix: Geological Surveys in the Mid-Atlantic-RegionAnnotated BibliographyIndex
£34.00
Johns Hopkins University Press The Disappearing Islands of the Chesapeake
Book SynopsisAn appendix documents the many small islands that have dropped entirely from view since the seventeenth century.Trade ReviewA formidable research effort, Disappearing Islands of the Chesapeake makes for hours of escapist perusal by armchair mariners. Delmarva Quarterly 2005 I guarantee you will not lose interest as he isle-hops... touching more than 40 in all-and all disappearing. -- Bill Burton Bay Weekly 2005 Cronin tells an engaging story that's richly underscored by an abundance of vintage maps and archival photographs. Baltimore Magazine 2005 This is very probably the definitive book about the Chesapeake Bay Islands, especially those that are gone with the erosion. -- John Goodspeed Easton Star Democrat 2005 Time, tide, storms and resulting erosion are the enemies... making Cronin's book a valuable resource for future generations. -- Jackie Nickel The Mariner 2005 An island-by-island chronicle of the bay that documents the islands' earliest native and non-native American settlers. and their current fate. -- Catherine Pierre Johns Hopkins Magazine 2005Table of ContentsPrefaceA Note on the Photography of A. Aubrey BodineA Note on References and AbbreviationsIntroductionThe Upper BayGarrett IslandMaids IslandFishing BatterySpesutie IslandPooles IslandHart and Miller IslandsFort CarrollGibson IslandDobbins IslandSt. Helena IslandEastern Neck IslandCacaway IslandKent IslandBodkin IslandParsons IslandPoplar IslandWye IslandBruffs IslandThe Middle BayTilghman IslandJames IslandTaylor's IslandHoopers IslandBarren IslandBloodsworth IslandHolland IslandGreat and Little Fox IslandsWatts IslandDeal and Little Deal IslandsSolomons IslandBroomes IslandJanes IslandThe Lower BaySmith IslandTangier IslandTippety Wichety IslandSt. Georges IslandCobb IslandGwynn's IslandSt. Clement's IslandJamestown IslandVanished Islands of NoteSpry's IslandThree Sisters IslandsSharps IslandAppendix: Lost IslandsIndex
£41.11
Johns Hopkins University Press Nature Revealed Selected Writings 19492006
Book SynopsisWilson aficionados, along with readers discovering his work for the first time, will find in this collection a world of beauty, complexity, and challenge.Trade ReviewShowcases the biologist's special talents for extrapolating global theories from arcane and detailed research... Enlightening and thought-provoking. Library Journal 2006 Nature Revealed demonstrates, again and again, Wilson's endless capacity to put scientific findings into a broader context and to bridge gaps between disciplines. Nature 2006 E.O. Wilson's many contributions to science can hardly be summarized in a newspaper column, but the highlights are well preserved in Nature Revealed. -- Whit Gibbons Aiken Standard 2006 This book captures the key elements in this gifted explorer's complex journey so far. Choice 2006 This book is a treasure trove of ideas... It always rewards. -- J. Stewart British Journal of Entomology and Natural History 2008 Lucid and eminently readable... a valuable primer for those interested in the history of science. Quarterly Review of Biology 2008Table of ContentsPrefacePart I: Ants and Sociobiology1. Richteri, the fire ant2. Variation and adaptation in the imported fire ant3. The origin and evolution of polymorphism in ants4. Quantitative studies of liquid food transmission in ants5. The beginnings of nomadic and group-predatory behavior in the ponerine ants6. Source and possible nature of the odor trail of fire ants7. Chemical communication among workers of the fire ant Solenopsis saevissima (Fr. Smith), 1. The organization ofmass-foraging8. Phermones9. The first Mesozoic ants10. The ergonomics of caste in the social insects11. The prospect for a unified sociobiology12. Slavery in ants13. Sociobiology: The new synthesis14. Sociobiology at century's end15. Human decency is animal16. Behavioral discretization and the number of castes in an antspecies17. The organization of colony defense in the ant Pheidole dentataMayr18. The number of queens: An important trait in ant evolution19. The ethical implications of human sociobiology20. Caste and division of labor in leaf-cutter ants21. Précis of Genes, Mind, and Culture22. The relation between caste ratios and division of labor in theant genus Pheidole23. The sociogenesis of insect colonies24. Between-caste aversion as a basis for division of labor in the ant Pheidole pubiventris25. The earliest known ants: An analysis of the Cretaceous species and an inference concerning their social organization26. The dominance of social insects27. The effects of complex social life on evolution and biodiversity28. Pheidole nasutoides, a new species of Costa Rican ant that apparently mimics termites29. In memory of William Louis Brown30. Ant plagues: A centuries-old mystery solvedPart II: Biodiversity Studies: Systematics and Biogeography31. The subspecies concept and its taxonomic application32. Character displacement33. Patchy distributions of ant species in New Guinea rain forests34. The nature of the taxon cycle in the Melanesian ant fauna35. An equilibrium theory of island biogeography36. A consistency test for phylogenies based on contemporaneous species37. The challenge from related species38. An estimate of the potential evolutionary increase in species density in the Polynesian ant fauna39. The species equilibrium40. The plight of taxonomy41. The biogeography of the West Indian ants42. Editor's foreword (from Biodiversity)43. The current state of biological diversity44. Threats to biodiversity45. The high frontier46. The origins of hyperdiversity47. A global biodiversity map48. On the future of conservation biology49. The encyclopedia of life50. Taxonomy as a fundamental disciplinePart III: Conservation and the Human Condition51. The conservation of life52. Applied biogeography53. Resolutions for the 80s54. The biological diversity crisis: A challenge to science55. Outcry from a world of wounds56. The little things that run the world57. The coming pluralization of biology and the stewardship of systematics58. Biophilia and the conservation ethic59. Is humanity suicidal?60. Consilience among the great branches of learning61. Integrated science and the coming century of the environmentAppendix: The Published Works of Edward O. WilsonIndex
£47.71
Johns Hopkins University Press Turtles of the World
Book SynopsisWritten for the millions of turtle lovers and nature enthusiasts who will find answers to their questions within its pages, this book is bound to become the standard reference for years to come.Trade ReviewThis book is a gem... it will be considered a classic very quickly. People will snatch this book up faster than a box turtle devours a night crawler! Marmorata In their new book, Turtles of the World, Franck Bonin, Bernard Devaux and Alain Dupre seek to loft turtles into the limelight by showcasing the group's diversity-its beauties, its goofies, its gargoyles. -- Natalie Angier, Science Times New York Times A guide to all the world's nearly 300 species of turtles... quite an undertaking. Wildlife Activist The volume's value lies in its up-to-date coverage of species... all readers will appreciate the wonderful color photographs, which make the book a pleasure to browse. Library Journal This superb sourcebook is the most current summary of world turtle nomenclature. Essential. Choice College-level holdings, many an aquarium shop, and any serious natural history collection must have Turtles of the World... Color photos pack every page and its information is well-rounded and key to any serious turtle researcher. Midwest Book Review A comprehensive reference. Southeastern Naturalist If you would like an illustrated guide to the turtles of the world, this is the book for you! Aquatic Mammals A significant book in turtle biology. Canadian Field-Naturalist Incredibly complete guide to the world's nearly 300 species of turtles... A superb standard reference. Compendium Newsletter The publishers should be complimented on producing another attractive book for both the novice and professional herpetologist alike. -- Harlan Walley Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society
£57.08
Johns Hopkins University Press Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City
Book SynopsisThrow it in your backpack, hop on the subway, and explore.Trade ReviewDr. Day... A sort of Julia Child of nature. -- Ellen Pall New York Times 2007 This little gem fills you in on everything finned, furred, feathered, or leafed, and how to find it, in all five boroughs. House and Garden 2007 Provides historic facts, photographs and maps to give a snapshot of the city's natural resources and to remind hard-charging New Yorkers of the unchanging parts of their environment. -- Sally Goldenberg Staten Island Advance 2007 A complete guide for the urban naturalist. -- Greg Rienzi Gazette 2007 Describes how to find and explore some of the greener parts of the concrete jungle. -- Walter Dawkins The Record 2007 This book should be in every New Yorker's library as both reference and inspiration for low-carbon-impact journeys to places of unexpected beauty and tranquility. Crawford-Doyle Booksellers Newsletter 2007 You may well wonder why I am reviewing a book about New York city when we preach 'local, local, local' throughout these pages. I'll tell you, because this beautifully illustrated handbook is a wonderful example of exploring the bucolic city... All illustrated with gorgeous watercolors by Klingler. We should have one of these. But in the meantime, you will find many of the same species in our fair cities., so why not pick up a copy for inspiration? Minneapolis Observer Quarterly 2007 A guidebook to nature in the Big Apple would range from slim to empty, one might think. Try again. Painted turtles, American eels, dwarf centipedes, Eastern spotted newts, black-crowned night herons and Manhattan schist rocks are among the highlights of Leslie Day's Field Guide to the Natural World of New York City. -- Robin Lloyd www.livescience.com 2007 Leslie Day ('a child of Manhattan') reveals hidden depths of this urban behemoth... A wonderful guide to the green side of the Big Apple. -- PDSmith Guardian 2008 This guide is useful for students and anyone interested in locating and identifying the flora and fauna of New York City. -- Denise A. Garofalo American Reference Books Annual 2008 Wonderfuly written and well organized... In short, this useful book is, quite simply, beautiful. Living the Scientific Life 2008 This is a unique an excellent beginner's guide... Highly recommended. International Hawkwatcher 2008 Useful for students and anyone interested in locating and identifying the flora and fauna of New York City. -- Denise Garofalo ARBA Online 2008 The scientific detail is appropriate for all levels, and additional readings are referenced in a selected bibliography. Highly recommended. Choice 2008Table of ContentsForeword, by Michael R. BloombergAcknowledgments1. The Natural History of New York City2. The ParksThe BronxBrooklynManhattanQueensStaten Island3. Forever Wild4. AnimalsINVERTEBRATESAnnelidEarthwormArachnidsHorseshoe CrabDaddy LonglegsGoldenrod SpiderRabid Wolf SpiderMyriopodsHoffman's Dwarf CentipedeGarden CentipedeGarden MillipedeInsectsPyralis FireflyTwo-Spotted Ladybug BeetleHoneybeeEastern Carpenter BeeYellow JacketCommon Green Darner DragonflyEastern Amberwing DragonflyEastern Forktail DamselflyPolyphemus MothEastern Tent MothCabbage White ButterflyMourning Cloak ButterflyEastern Tiger Swallowtail ButterflyEastern Black Swallowtail ButterflyMonarch ButterflyCrustaceansPillbugSowbugBlue CrabNorthern Rock BarnacleSpiny Cheek CrayfishVERTEBRATESFishAmerican EelStriped BassPumpkinseed SunfishBluegillLargemouth BassAmphibiansAmerican BullfrogFowler's ToadRed-Backed SalamanderEastern Spotted NewtReptilesCommon Snapping TurtleDiamondback TerrapinEastern Painted TurtleEastern Garter SnakeBirdsDouble-Crested CormorantMute SwanCanada GooseBrant GooseAmerican Black DuckMallard DuckWood DuckCanvasback DuckBufflehead DuckRed-Breasted MerganserHooded MerganserGreat Blue HeronBlack-Crowned Night HeronRed-Tailed HawkOspreyPeregrine FalconBarn OwlMonk ParakeetRuby-Throated HummingbirdRed-Bullied WoodpeckerBlue JayBlack-Capped ChickadeeTufted TitmouseWhite-Breasted NuthatchGray CatbirdNorthern MockingbirdAmerican RobinBlack-and-White WarblerCommon YellowthroatYellow WarblerRed-Winged BlackbirdEuropean StarlingBaltimore OrioleScarlet TanagerHouse SparrowDark-Eyed JuncoNorthern CardinalHouse FinchAmerican GoldfinchWhite-Throated SparrowMAMMALSEastern Red BatLittle Brown BatBig Brown BatCommon RaccoonEastern ChipmunkEastern Gray SquirrelOpossumRed Fox5. PlantsAQUATIC PLANTSCommon CattailCommon ReedWILDFLOWERSRed and White CloverCommon MilkweedCommon MulleinDandelionBlack-Eyed SusanTREESEastern White PineAustrian PineBald CypressAilanthusAmerican ElmAmerican HornbeamGinkgoHorsechestnut TreeLindensHoney LocustBlack LocustSugar MapleRed MapleNorway MapleWhite Mulberry TreeRed Mulberry TreeEastern White OakNorthern Red OakPin OakOsage OrangeEastern RedbudSweetgumLondon PlaneAmerican SycamoreTulip TreeWeeping WillowWild CherryNATIVE SHRUBSSpicebushCommon ElderberryArrowwood ViburnumNONNATIVE SHRUBSButterfly RushRugosa Rose6. MushroomsArtist's ConkChicken Mushroom, or Chicken-of-the-WoodsTurkey Tail7. GeologyFordham GneissInwood MarbleManhattan SchistSerpenteniteHartland FormationOrganizationsBibliographyIndexCredits
£21.85
Johns Hopkins University Press The Nanticoke Portrait of a Chesapeake River
Book SynopsisThe Nanticoke makes clear the urgency of preserving this vital but fragile ecosystem.Trade ReviewHarp's photographs... have, I think, finally surpassed the late Aubrey Bodine's famously romantic shots of the Chesapeake. -- John Goodspeed Easton Star Democrat Tom Horton has a poet's touch and a realist's frankness as he writes of the delicate ecology of this great aquatic system. Islands Magazine A paean to this chief river of Delaware and Maryland... Horton and Harp offer an exquisite look at the people, plants and animals living on the river and its marshlands. -- Diane Scharper Baltimore Sun 2009 This book matches Harp's stunning nature photography with Horton's shrewd observations and informed analysis. Baltimore Magazine 2009 Horton mixes poetic sensibiity, profound knowledge and hard-edged realism in his descriptions of one of Chesapeake Country's best-preserved rivers. Harp's photographs make you want to set out in a canoe. -- Ben Miller Bay Weekly 2009 Like a stroll back hrough time to a peaceful place, the reader will find this book relaxing and enjoyable. Wildlife Activist 2009Table of ContentsPreface1. Rivertops2. The Confluence3. Vienna4. Tuggers5. Lower River6. Options7. 400 Years8. River Time
£40.25
Johns Hopkins University Press A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes From Maine to
Book SynopsisIts beautiful design and accessible format make it an ideal guide for fishermen, divers, students, scientists, naturalists, and fish enthusiasts alike.Trade ReviewI was surprised to discover just how comprehensive and well-illustrated this book is. Good field guides don't come along too often... But this one covers well over 1,000 species and includes everything you're likely to encounter from the coastal bays out to 200 meter (660 foot) deep waters. Flip through, and you'll discover species you didn't imagine existed (the Atlantic Spiney Lumpfish? The Freckled Driftfish?) as well as the ones you know and love... to catch! -- Lenny Rudow Boater Mouth 2010 This book is a wonderful identification guide... It will make an excellent addition to any tying library both for its detailed baitfish inllustrations as well as a tool for catch identification and research. -- Stuart Patterson Florida Fly Fishing Mgazine 2011 A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes is a resource that shouldn't be overlooked for any student of marine life. Midwest Book Review 2011 This is a substantial improvement on the Peterson Field Guide... Val Kells's illustrations are vivid and beautiful. The comprehensiveness of this text, along with the amount of detail in both illustration and text, are impressive. For these reasons, along with the very reasonable price, I would recommend this book to my colleagues in the scientific community, as well as to my fishing and diving companions. Bulletin of Marine Science 2011 This comprehensive field guide to the marine and brackish water fishes of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts is as well executed as it is accurate. Mariner 2011 Significant and news worthy... comprehensive and compact... A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes is a must have book for any serious angler. Coastal Angler Magazine 2011 You would be hard pressed to find a more comprehensive, beautifully illustrated, and well organized book than A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes: From Maine to Texas and I highly recommend it for anyone interested in marine life. -- Mark Watanabe YakAngler.com 2011 Quite comprehensive, and the illustrations are marvelous! Aqua-Notes 2011 A Field Guide to Coastal Fishes: From Maine to Texas is a must for anyone fishing the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the U.S... it is a great reference for the coffee table, boat or tackle box. International Angler 2011Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionFamiliesSpeciesGlossaryRare Fishes Also in the AreaSelect Bibliography and Additional ResourcesIndex
£22.80
Johns Hopkins University Press Small Wild Cats
Book SynopsisSmall Wild Cats: The Animal Answer Guide shows just how important and interesting the littlest of the nondomesticated feline family are.Trade ReviewA good general introduction on these wild cats. -- Ian Paulsen Birdbooker Report A fascinating and informative book... full of fun information. Wildlife Activist Johns Hopkins University Press has done it again with another outstanding publication in the Animal Answer Guide series. This one has all you need to know about the world's small cats. -- Whit Gibbons Aiken Standard As the big cats (cheetahs, jaguars, leopards, lions, and pumas) tend to get the lion's share of attention in most books, a work specifically on small wild cats is welcome. ChoiceTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Introducing Small CatsWhat are small cats?What is the difference between small cats and big cats?How many kinds of small cats are there?Why are small cats important?Where do small cats live?Why are there only domestic small cats on Madagascar, Australia, New Guinea, and New Zealand?How are small cats classified?What characterizes the major groups of small cats?When did small cats evolve?What is the oldest small cat fossil?2. Form and Function of Small CatsWhat are the largest and smallest small cats?How fast does a small cat's heart beat?Can small cats see color?Are small cats capable of retracting their claws?Can small cats swim?How far can small cats jump?Are small cats capable of climbing?Are small cats' tails the same?Do small cats have whiskers?How sensitive is a small cat's sense of smell?What is special about a cat's sense of taste?Can you determine whether a fossil small cat was terrestrial or arboreal?3. Small Cat ColorsCan small cats be black?What causes the different coat colors of small cats?Why does the length and thickness of small cat's coat vary?How are hair colors determined genetically?Is there a reason for the patterns on the coat?Are there age-related differences in coat color?Are there seasonal changes in coat color?Is there much geographic variation in small cat species?4. Small Cat BehaviorAre small cats social?Do small cats fight?How smart are small cats?Do small cats play?Do small cats talk?How do small cats avoid predators?5. Small Cat EcologyWhere do small cats sleep?Do small cats migrate?How many small cat species can coexist?Are small cats equally distributed throughout the world?How do small cats survive in the desert?How do small cats survive the winter?Do small cats hibernate?Do small cats have enemies?Do small cats commit infanticide?Do small cats get sick?How do small cats influence vegetation?6. Reproduction and Development of Small CatsHow do small cats reproduce?How long are female small cats pregnant?Where do mother small cats give birth?How many babies do small cats have?Are all littermates equally related?How long do female small cats nurse their young?How fast do small cats grow?How long do small cats live?7. Food and Feeding of Small CatsWhat do small cats eat?How do small cats hunt?Do small cats hide or bury food?How often do small cats eat and drink?Do small cats scavenge?8. Small Cats and HumansDo small cats make good pets?Should people feed small cats?Do small cats feel pain?What do I do if a find an injured or orphaned small cat?How can I become a better observer of small cats?How do I know whether I have small cats in my backyard?Why are small cats important?9. Small Cat Problems (from a human viewpoint)Are small cats pests?How are small cats kept away from people, livestock, and poultry?Are small cats vectors of human disease?10. Human Problems (from a small cat's viewpoint)Are small cats endangered?Will small cats be affected by global warming?Are small cats ever invasive species?Do people hunt and eat small cats?Why are some small cat skins so valuable?Why do small cats get hit by cars?11. Small Cats in Stories and LiteratureWhat roles do small cats play in religion and mythology?Are some small cats considered bad luck?What roles do small cats play in popular culture?Are there popular sayings about small cats?How are small cats incorporated into poetry?How are small cats incorporated into literature?12. "Small Catology"Which species are best known?Which species are least known?How do scientists recognize individual small cats?Appendix: Small Cats of the WorldBibliographyIndex
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Beacon Press Nature and Walking
Book SynopsisTogether in one volume, Emerson''s Nature and Thoreau''s Walking, is writing that defines our distinctly American relationship to nature.
£13.49
Beacon Press The Drowning of Money Island A Forgotten
Book SynopsisOffers a glimpse of the future of vanishing shorelines in America in the age of climate change, where the wealthy will be able to remain the longest while the poor will be forced to leave.Journalist Andrew Lewis chronicles the struggle of his New Jersey hometown to rebuild their ravaged homes in the face of the same environmental stresses and governmental neglect that are endangering coastal areas throughout the United States. Lewis grew up on the Bayshore, a 40-mile stretch of Delaware Bay beaches, marshland, and fishing hamlets at the southern end of New Jersey, whose working-class community is fighting to retain their place in a country that has left them behind. The Bayshore, like so many rural places in the US, is under immense pressure from a combination of severe economic decline, industry loss, and regulation. But it is also contending with one of the fastest rates of sea level rise on the planet and the aftereffects of one of the most destructive hurricanes in A
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Louisiana State University Press Game Warden
Book SynopsisOutdoors writer Jerald Horst spent one year riding on patrol with game wardens in the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. In riveting episodes, he chronicles their adventures, providing an up-close view of this demanding job and the band of men who take it on.
£999.99
Louisiana State University Press Brown Pelican
Book SynopsisTells the story of humanity’s complicated and often brutal relationship with the brown pelican over the past century. Brown Pelican combines history and first-person narrative to complicate, deconstruct, and reassemble our vision of the bird, the natural world, and ourselves.
£18.95
George Braziller Inc Love in the Garden
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£14.20
The University of North Carolina Press A Field Guide to Wildflowers of the Sandhills Re
Book SynopsisFeaturing over 600 wildflowers, flowering shrubs, and vines, this user-friendly field guide focuses on the rare, fragile lands and species of the Sandhills region of the Carolinas and Georgia. It is arranged by habitat, with colour tabs to facilitate easy browsing of the nine different natural communities whose plants are described.
£23.96
Hill & Wang The Organic Machine
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New Directions Publishing Corporation Kitchen Music
Book SynopsisA cosmology of place written in the songs of whales and birds, folk tales, city streets, and the green glass seaTrade Review"Praise for Blue Pearl: It is full of whalebones and wind and melting ice, and it left me breathless." -- Nina Powles - Poetry"You cannot help thinking that this is what all poetry should do—find the truth in things, not beneath them—and how it should be produced: sensitively and with love." -- Andrew McCulloch - Times Literary Supplement"With meditations on whale hunts and lost children, Manhattan sky towers, and the sound of the gamelan in the Gulf of Bothnia, this collection is both expansive in scope and beautifully sparse in its language. Every word is savored, creating moments of stunning lyricism and powerful silence." -- Michael Welch - Chicago Review of Books"A book of poems, a book of voices. A book that is also a map, an almanac, a report - of histories, of stories, of lands and waters. A book of poems made and arranged in such a way as to create harbours and enclosures: the contained order of narrative brought to a wild scattering of events; a careful arrangement of whale bones on a gallery floor to tell the tale of that great singing creature now stilled to silence." -- Kirsty Gunn"This is a book of precise and uncompromisingly beautiful writing about northern place: Orkney, Iceland, far seas of the imagination. A few words, brilliant and disquieting in choice and cadence, transport the reader to distant islands and their weather. As you read, you are alone in a remote stone house at nightfall, with the wind rising from the sea below the windows." -- Peter Davidson"A great poem consists of alternate measures of words and silence; and in the greatest work the silence is as important as the words to which it gave birth. Lesley Harrison is a writer of consistent brilliance, who with just a handful of words can conjure song from silence. These are warnings, elegies and celebrations... Kitchen Music is a meticulously crafted Northern Hymnal...a brilliantly conceived orison to the flora and fauna of the higher latitudes. This collection is essential reading for anyone keen to understand why poetry remains a unique force for change on this planet." -- John Glenday"Her work exists on the border between language of natural clarity and human silence, where white space buffs against stanza to produce its own music. … Like the whale, which serves as the cetaceous heart of this book, Harrison’s primary mode of communication is sound, whether it be daylight or rain clouds, old prayer or the birth of a new island." -- Connor Harrison - Chicago Review of Books"The poems evoke a color palette of slate, sea glass, and silvered green, and float in a soft-focus reverie." -- Sylee Gore - Poetry Foundation
£13.49
Chronicle Books The Cloud Collectors Handbook
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£15.26
MP-FLO Uni Press of Florida Journal of Light The Visual Diary of a Florida
Book SynopsisJohn Moran travels the Sunshine State with his cameras, seeking his vision of natural Florida as it must have appeared to Ponce de Leon and other early strangers in paradise. This collection of images and essays celebrates the magic of a landscape born of water.Trade ReviewFor residents, a reminder of Florida's enormous capacity for natural majesty; for tourists, it's a remarkable souvenir of the mystique of a rare place.... Moran's essays resonate with an honesty and compassion that fully inform the art behind the photographic technique. His words express a sensibility that is as authentic as it is admirable.... [A] subjective ode of wonder and affection and art. - Bill Belleville, author of River of Lakes: A Journey on Florida's St. Johns River
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