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An Account in Two Volumes of Two Voyages to the South Seas by Captain (Later Rear-Admiral) Jules S-C Dumont D'Urville of the French Navy to Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, 1826-1829 in the Corvette Astrolabe and to the Straits of Magellan, Chile, Oceaniaby Helen Rosenman, Jules-Sebastien-Cesar Dumont d'UrvilleISBN 0522843387 (0-522-84338-7)
Hardcover, Melbourne University Press
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American Bison: A Natural Historyby Dale F. Lott, Harry W. GreeneISBN 0520240626 (0-520-24062-6)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'American Bison: A Natural History'Book summary:American Bison combines the latest scientific information and one man's personal experience in an homage to one of the most magnificent animals to have roamed America's vast, vanished grasslands. Dale F. Lott, a distinguished behavioral ecologist who was born on the National Bison Range and has studied the buffalo for many years, relates what is known about this iconic animal's life in the wild and its troubled history with humans. Written with unusual grace and verve, American Bison takes us on a journey into the bison's past and shares a compelling vision for its future, offering along the way a valuable introduction to North American prairie ecology.[via]
We become Lott's companions in the field as he acquaints us with the social life and physiology of the bison, sharing stories about its impressive physical prowess and fascinating relationships. Describing the entire grassland community in which the bison live, he writes about the wolves, pronghorn, prairie dogs, grizzly bears, and other animals and plants, detailing the interdependent relationships among these inhabitants of a lost landscape. Lott also traces the long and dramatic relationship between the bison and Native Americans, and gives a surprising look at the history of the hide hunts that delivered the coup de grâce to the already dwindling bison population in a few short years.
This book gives us a peek at the rich and unique ways of life that evolved in the heart of America. Lott also dismantles many of the myths we have created about these ways of life, and about the bison in particular, to reveal the animal itself: ruminating, reproducing, and rutting in its full glory. His portrait of the bison ultimately becomes a plea to conserve its wildness and an eloquent meditation on the importance of the wild in our lives.More editions of American Bison: A Natural History:
At Play in the Fields of the Lordby Peter MatthiessenISBN 0553208489 (0-553-20848-9)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Book of Factsby Chambers EditorsISBN 0550101373 (0-550-10137-3)
Hardcover, Chambers Harrap Publishers Limited.
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The Book Of Imaginary Beingsby Jorge Luis BorgesISBN 0525475389 (0-525-47538-9)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolutionby Robert D. Martin, Steve Jones, David Pilbeam, Sarah BunneyISBN 0521467861 (0-521-46786-1)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Human Evolution'Book summary:This is a new and refreshing introduction to the human species that places modern humans squarely in evolutionary perspective and treats evolution itself as a continuing genetic process in which every one of us is involved. Over seventy scholars worldwide have collaborated on the Encyclopedia, which is divided into ten main sections. Following a keynote introduction asking simply "What makes us human?", the coverage ranges widely: from genetics, primatology and fossil origins to human biology and ecology, brain function and behavior, and demography and disease. Emphasis is placed throughout on the biological diversity of modern people and the increasing convergence of the fossil and genetic evidence for human evolution that has emerged in recent years. Because of the need to look at humankind in the context of our closest relatives, the Encyclopedia also pays particular attention to the evolution and ecology of the living primates--lemurs, lorises, monkeys and apes. It deals with the evolution and ecology of human society, as reconstructed from archaeological remains, and from studies of indigenous peoples and living primates today. It considers the biology of uniquely human abilities such as language and upright walking, and it reviews the biological future of humankind in the face of challenges greater than those ever before experienced. Boxes highlighting key issues and techniques are provided throughout the text, and there are numerous maps, photographs, diagrams, and ready-reference tables--all the reader needs in a single volume to acquire a comprehensive knowledge of how humankind has developed and how scientists set about investigating the origin of our species. [via]
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Charles Darwin And Victorian Visual Cultureby Jonathan SmithISBN 0521856906 (0-521-85690-6)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Charles Darwin in Australia: With Illustrations and Additional Commentary from Other Members of the Beagle's Company Including Conrad Martens, Augustus Earle, Captain Fitzroyby F.W. Nicholas, John M. NicholasISBN 0521017025 (0-521-01702-5)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Charles Darwin's Letters: A Selection 1825-1859by Stephen Jay Gould, Frederick BurkhardtISBN 0521566770 (0-521-56677-0)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Charles Darwin's Letters: A Selection, 1825-1859by Charles Darwin, Frederick BurkhardtISBN 0521562120 (0-521-56212-0)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Charles Willson Peale: Art and Selfhood in the Early Republicby David C. Ward, Charles Willson PealeISBN 0520239601 (0-520-23960-1)
Hardcover, Univ of California Pr
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The Colonial Earthby Tim BonyhadyISBN 0522850537 (0-522-85053-7)
Softcover, Melbourne Univ Pr
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Color and Light in Natureby David K. Lynch, William C. LivingstonISBN 0521468361 (0-521-46836-1)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Compendium of Seashells: A Color Guide to More Than 4,200 of the World's Marine Shellsby R. Tucker Abbott, S. Peter DanceISBN 0525932690 (0-525-93269-0)
Hardcover, E.P. Dutton
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The Crocodile Hunter : The Incredible Life and Adventures of Steve and Terri Irwinby Steve Irwin, Terri IrwinISBN 0525946357 (0-525-94635-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Cultural Anthropology With Infotracby William A HavilandISBN 053427479X (0-534-27479-X)
Softcover, Wadsworth Pub Co
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Darwin's Mentor : John Stevens Henslow, 1796-1861by E. A. Stow, S. M. Walters, Patrick BatesonISBN 0521591465 (0-521-59146-5)
Hardcover, Cambridge University Press
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Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Reptiles of Californiaby Richard P. Hilton, Ken KirklandISBN 0520233158 (0-520-23315-8)
Hardcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Reptiles of California'Book summary:One of the most geologically complex and diverse states, California spent much of the age of dinosaurs under water. While most of the fossils found in the state are those of reptiles that lived in the sea (thalattosaurs, ichthyosaurs, mosasaurs, plesiosaurs, and turtles), some are those of birds and pterosaurs that soared above it. Other fossils come from terrestrial animals that died and were washed into the ocean. These include turtles, crocodiles, lizards, and dinosaurs such as armored ankylosaurs, duck-billed hadrosaurs, and a variety of carnivorous dinosaurs.[via]
Richard Hilton is the first to tell the unsung story of the dinosaurs and reptiles of land, sea, and sky that lived in California and Baja California during the Mesozoic era (245 million-65 million years ago), in addition to the history of their discovery. Vibrantly illustrated with more than three hundred photographs, paintings, and drawings, this book provides geological and environmental details, describes the significance of the major fossils, and chronicles the adventures involved in the discovery, preparation, and publishing of the finds.
Hilton also includes accounts of the scientists, teachers, students, ranchers, and weekend fossil hunters who endured (and continue to endure) harsh weather, fires, wild animals, and the usual challenges of fieldwork to collect fossil remains and make major discoveries. These enthusiasts managed to safeguard an abundance of fossil resources, some of which would otherwise have been destroyed by quarrying, paving, and housing developments. Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Reptiles of California takes this legacy one step further by documenting information about the fossils and their finders in accessible prose and vivid artistic renderings, creating a valuable contribution to our understanding of California's prehistoric past.More editions of Dinosaurs and Other Mesozoic Reptiles of California:
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Discovering Dinosaurs: Evolution, Extinction, and the Lessons of Prehistoryby Lowell Dingus, Mark Norell, Eugene S. GaffneyISBN 0520225015 (0-520-22501-5)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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This handsome book addresses the questions of what the fossil record tells us about the evolution and extinction of dinosaurs, what their relationship to the rest of the organic world was, and what we can learn from them about our own place in the history of life on our planet. This edition has been updated throughout, with a new final chapter that details exciting recent discoveries such as the feathered dinosaur fossils in China.
ALERT: ONE LINE IS MISSING FROM PAGE XIII OF THIS BOOK. THE COMPLETE LINE SHOULD READ:
"We hope that the following pages will introduce you to some of these questions."
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The Domestic Cat: The Biology of Its Behaviourby Dennis C. Turner, Patrick BatesonISBN 0521357276 (0-521-35727-6)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Californiaby Tim ManolisISBN 0520235673 (0-520-23567-3)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Draw the Lighting Down: Benjamin Franklin and Electrical Technology in the Age of Enlightenmentby Michael B. Schiffer, Carrie L. BellISBN 0520238028 (0-520-23802-8)
Hardcover, Univ of California Pr
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Dynamic Energy and Mass Budgets in Biological Systemsby S.A.L.M. KooijmanISBN 0521786088 (0-521-78608-8)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Ecology and Biogeography of Pinusby David M. RichardsonISBN 0521789109 (0-521-78910-9)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Ecology of Freshwater Phytoplanktonby C.S. ReynoldsISBN 0521282225 (0-521-28222-5)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Environmental Pendulum: A Quest for the Truth About Toxic Chemicals, Human Health, and Environmental Protectionby R. Allan FreezeISBN 0520220471 (0-520-22047-1)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Far Tortugaby Peter MatthiessenISBN 0553208470 (0-553-20847-0)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Field Guide to Beetles of Californiaby Arthur V. Evans, James N. HogueISBN 0520246578 (0-520-24657-8)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Fire in the Sea: The Santorini Volcano Natural History and the Legend of Atlantisby Walter L. FriedrichISBN 0521652901 (0-521-65290-1)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Flora of the British Islesby A.R. Clapham, T. G. Tutin, E. F. WarburgISBN 0521046572 (0-521-04657-2)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Flora of the British Islesby D. M. Moore, A.R. Clapham, T. G. TutinISBN 0521309859 (0-521-30985-9)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Flora of the British Isles Illustrations: Monocotyledonsby Arthur Roy ClaphamISBN 0521269652 (0-521-26965-2)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Healthby Marion NestleISBN 0520240677 (0-520-24067-7)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health'Book summary:In the U.S., we're bombarded with nutritional advice--the work, we assume, of reliable authorities with our best interests at heart. Far from it, says Marion Nestle, whose Food Politics absorbingly details how the food industry--through lobbying, advertising, and the co-opting of experts--influences our dietary choices to our detriment. Central to her argument is the American "paradox of plenty," the recognition that our food abundance (we've enough calories to meet every citizen's needs twice over) leads profit-fixated food producers to do everything possible to broaden their market portion, thus swaying us to eat more when we should do the opposite. The result is compromised health: epidemic obesity to start, and increased vulnerability to heart and lung disease, cancer, and stroke--reversible if the constantly suppressed "eat less, move more" message that most nutritionists shout could be heard.
Nestle, nutrition chair at New York University and editor of the 1988 Surgeon General Report, has served her time in the dietary trenches and is ideally suited to revealing how government nutritional advice is watered down when a message might threaten industry sales. (Her report on byzantine nutritional food-pyramid rewordings to avoid "eat less" recommendations is both predictable and astonishing.) She has other "war stories," too, that involve marketing to children in school (in the form of soft-drink "pouring rights" agreements, hallway advertising, and fast-food coupon giveaways), and diet-supplement dramas in which manufacturers and the government enter regulation frays, with the industry championing "free choice" even as that position counters consumer protection. Is there hope? "If we want to encourage people to eat better diets," says Nestle, "we need to target societal means to counter food industry lobbying and marketing practices as well as the education of individuals." It's a telling conclusion in an engrossing and masterfully panoramic exposé. --Arthur Boehm [via]
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Functioning of Freshwater Ecosystemsby Lecren, E. D. Le Cren, Ro McConnellISBN 0521225078 (0-521-22507-8)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Fundamentals of Ecologyby Gary W. BarrettISBN 0534420664 (0-534-42066-4)
Hardcover, Brooks/Cole Pub Co
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Genes, Crops and the Environmentby John H. Holden, James Peacock, Trevor A. WilliamsISBN 0521437377 (0-521-43737-7)
Softcover, Cambridge University Press
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Geology Of The San Francisco Bay Regionby Doris Sloan, John KarachewskiISBN 0520241266 (0-520-24126-6)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Global Warming: The Complete Briefingby John Houghton, . T.ISBN 0521528747 (0-521-52874-7)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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H.M. Bark Endeavour: Her Place in Australian History with an Account of Her Construction, Crew and Equipment, and a Narrative of Her Voyage on the East Coast of New Holland in the Year 1770by Ray ParkinISBN 0522850936 (0-522-85093-6)
Hardcover, Miegunyah Press
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Horsesby Kate ReddickISBN 0553148753 (0-553-14875-3)
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Human Originsby Richard E. LeakeyISBN 0525667849 (0-525-66784-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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An Inordinate Fondness for Beetlesby Arthur V. Evans, Charles L. Bellamy, Lisa Charles WatsonISBN 0520223233 (0-520-22323-3)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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! In fact, approximately one-fifth of all known species are beetles--350,000 and growing (and yours truly even discovered a beetle species in 1986)--yet most people know very little about this remarkable group of organisms. This is one of the best coffee-table books I have ever seen about the creepy critters, and the full-color photos of iridescent, brightly colored, or architecturally elaborate beetle gems is sure to instill an inordinate fondness for beetles among children, artists, and anyone with a love of nature. [via]
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Introduction To California Birdlifeby Jules G. Evens, lan TaitISBN 0520242548 (0-520-24254-8)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Introduction to Horned Lizards North Americaby Wade C. SherbrookeISBN 0520228278 (0-520-22827-8)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Introduction to the California Condorby Noel F. R. Snyder, Helen A. SnyderISBN 0520242564 (0-520-24256-4)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Isaac Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematicaby Isaac Newton, Alexandre Koyre, I. Bernard CohenISBN 0521079608 (0-521-07960-8)
Hardcover, Cambridge University Press
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John Gould in Australia Vol. 2.14 : Letters and Drawingsby Ann Datta, John GouldISBN 0522847803 (0-522-84780-3)
Hardcover, Melbourne University Publishing
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Living Treasures: An Odyssey Through China's Extraordinary Nature Reservesby Tang Xiyang, Xiyang TangISBN 0553052365 (0-553-05236-5)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversityby Eric R. Pianka, Laurie J. VittISBN 0520248473 (0-520-24847-3)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity'Book summary:From tiny to gigantic, from drab to remarkably beautiful, from harmless to venomous, lizards are spectacular products of natural selection. This book, lavishly illustrated with color photographs, is the first comprehensive reference on lizards around the world. Accessible, scientifically up-to-date, and written with contagious enthusiasm for the subject, Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity covers species evolution, diversity, ecology, and biology. Eric R. Pianka and Laurie J. Vitt have studied and photographed members of almost all lizard families worldwide, and they bring to the book a deep knowledge based on extensive firsthand experience with the animals in their natural habitats.[via]
Part One explores lizard lifestyles, answering such questions as why lizards are active when they are, why they behave as they do, how they avoid predators, why they eat what they eat, and how they reproduce and socialize. In Part Two the authors take us on a fascinating tour of the world's manifold lizard species, beginning with iguanians, an evolutionary group that includes some of the most bizarre lizards, the true chameleons of Africa and Madagascar. We also meet the glass lizard, able to break its tail into many highly motile pieces to distract a predator from its body; lizards that can run across water; and limbless lizards, such as snakes. Part Three gives an unprecedented global view of evolutionary trends that have shaped present-day lizard communities and considers the impact of humans on their future.
A definitive resource containing many entertaining anecdotes, this magnificent book opens a new window to the natural world and the evolution of life on earth.More editions of Lizards: Windows to the Evolution of Diversity:
The Magnificent Continentby Rand McNally and Company, Iain ParsonsISBN 0528810111 (0-528-81011-1)
Hardcover, Rand McNally
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Maps Of Time: An Introduction To Big Historyby David ChristianISBN 0520244761 (0-520-24476-1)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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Cosmology, geology, archeology, and population and environmental studies--all figure in David Christian's account, which is an ambitious overview of the emerging field of "Big History." Maps of Time opens with the origins of the universe, the stars and the galaxies, the sun and the solar system, including the earth, and conducts readers through the evolution of the planet before human habitation. It surveys the development of human society from the Paleolithic era through the transition to agriculture, the emergence of cities and states, and the birth of the modern, industrial period right up to intimations of possible futures. Sweeping in scope, finely focused in its minute detail, this riveting account of the known world, from the inception of space-time to the prospects of global warming, lays the groundwork for world history--and Big History--true as never before to its name.More editions of Maps Of Time: An Introduction To Big History:
The Minerva Journal of John Washington Price: A Voyage from Cork, Ireland to Sydney, New South Wales 1798-1800by Pamela Jeanne Fulton, John Washington PriceISBN 0522848508 (0-522-84850-8)
Hardcover, Melbourne Univ Pr
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My Side of the Mountainby Jean Craighead GeorgeISBN 0525463461 (0-525-46346-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'My Side of the Mountain'Book summary:Every kid thinks about running away at one point or another; few get farther than the end of the block. Young Sam Gribley gets to the end of the block and keeps going--all the way to the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York. There he sets up house in a huge hollowed-out tree, with a falcon and a weasel for companions and his wits as his tool for survival. In a spellbinding, touching, funny account, Sam learns to live off the land, and grows up a little in the process. Blizzards, hunters, loneliness, and fear all battle to drive Sam back to city life. But his desire for freedom, independence, and adventure is stronger. No reader will be immune to the compulsion to go right out and start whittling fishhooks and befriending raccoons.
Jean Craighead George, author of more than 80 children's books, including the Newbery Medal-winning Julie of the Wolves, created another prizewinner with My Side of the Mountain--a Newbery Honor Book, an ALA Notable Book, and a Hans Christian Andersen Award Honor Book. Astonishingly, she wrote its sequel, On the Far Side of the Mountain, 30 years later, and a decade after that penned the final book in the trilogy, Frightful's Mountain, told from the falcon's point of view. George has no doubt shaped generations of young readers with her outdoor adventures of the mind and spirit. (Ages 9 to 12) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Mysterious Lands: An Award-Winning Naturalist Explores the Four Great Deserts of the Southwestby Ann H. ZwingerISBN 0525245464 (0-525-24546-4)
Hardcover, Dutton
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Name That Flower: The Identification of Flowering Plantsby Ian Clarke, Helen LeeISBN 0522843352 (0-522-84335-2)
Softcover, Melbourne Univ Pr
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Natural History of Infectious Diseaseby Frank MacFarlane BurnetISBN 052109688X (0-521-09688-X)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Nature of Diamondsby American Museum of Natural History, George E. HarlowISBN 0521629357 (0-521-62935-7)
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Octopus and the Orangutan: More True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuityby Eugene LindenISBN 0525946616 (0-525-94661-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Octopus and the Orangutan: More True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity'Book summary:In The Octopus and the Orangutan, Eugene Linden takes readers on another unforgettable journey into the minds and hearts of animals.
The Parrot's Lament, his acclaimed previous book, featured extraordinary true stories of animal consciousness and intelligence. Linden's latest book goes beyond our everyday encounters with animals at home and in the zoo in a wide-ranging collection of real-life anecdotes that offer further compelling evidence of their higher mental capabilities and their awareness of the needs and feelings of others.
The Octopus and the Orangutan reveals extraordinary new details about animals introduced in The Parrot's Lament, and then finds intelligent behavior in surprising new places, ranging from the octopus's garden to the crow's nest. Amazing feats of stealth, deception, and larceny accompany unexpected acts of kindness and friendship. Animals show they are cagey bargainers and tough negotiators both with their human keepers and with one another. The animals themselves are our guides in this fresh look at the question of animal intelligence.
From the beloved pets we think we know to the remarkable survival skills of creatures in the wild, Eugene Linden once again shares his wonder and joy at the infinite variety of animal behavior that continues to inform, amaze, and touch us all. [via]More editions of Octopus and the Orangutan: More True Tales of Animal Intrigue, Intelligence, and Ingenuity:
The Octopus: Phantom of the Seaby Mary M. Cerullo, Jeffrey L. RotmanISBN 0525651993 (0-525-65199-3)
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The Ontogeny of Information: Developmental Systems and Evolutionby Susan OyamaISBN 0521312574 (0-521-31257-4)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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The Outer Reaches of Lifeby J. R. PostgateISBN 0521558735 (0-521-55873-5)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Outer Reaches of Life'Book summary:Humankind, it turns out, is a rather fragile species, demanding temperate climates, limited atmospheric pressures, and an environment relatively free of acidity, alkalinity, and toxicity in order to survive and reproduce. Microbes are far less picky about their surroundings and, as John Postgate explains in The Outer Reaches of Life, have managed to adapt to virtually every ecological niche that our planet offers. Extremes of heat, pressure, acidity, or alkalinity are no barrier to microbial life. There are microbes that feast on sulfur, iron, nitrogen, and hydrogen--even oils, plastics, and fluoroacetate, a potent pesticide. Postgate adeptly illustrates the variety of the microbial world and explains (in a jargon-free fashion) what scientists understand of its functioning. But perhaps the strongest feature of this book is its ability to convey the intense challenges facing microbe researches who strive to unlock the secrets of microscopic life and its amazing adaptations. [via]
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The Owl Papersby Jonathan Evan MaslowISBN 052524199X (0-525-24199-X)
Hardcover, Penguin USA
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The Parrot's Lament : And Other True Stories of Animal Courage, Compassion, and Wisdomby Eugene LindenISBN 0525944761 (0-525-94476-1)
Hardcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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Pictur4sque Pursuits: Colonial Women Artists & The Amateur Traditionby Caroline JordanISBN 0522850979 (0-522-85097-9)
Hardcover, Melbourne Univ Pr
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The Planet Earthby Jonathan WeinerISBN 0553050966 (0-553-05096-6)
Hardcover, Bantam Books
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Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Beforeby Alastair Fothergill, Vanessa Berlowitz, Mark Brownlow, Huw Cordey, Jonathan KeelingISBN 0520250540 (0-520-25054-0)
Hardcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before'Book summary:A visual odyssey that will change the way we see our planet, this remarkable book, companion to the acclaimed Discovery Channel/ BBC series, is an enduring and awe-inspiring record of one of the most ambitious natural history projects ever undertaken. Using the latest aerial surveillance, state-of-the-art cameras, and high definition technology, the creators of Planet Earth have assembled more than 400 stunning photographs of wondrous natural landscapes from around the globe, including incredible footage of the rarely spotted, almost mythical creatures that live in these habitats. Many of the images reveal inaccessible places that few have seen and record animal behavior that has never been filmed or photographed before. With the help of this highly advanced technology and the world's premier wildlife photographers, the book takes us on a spectacular journey from the world's greatest rivers and impressive gorges, to its mightiest mountains, hidden caves and caverns, and vast deserts. Planet Earth captures breathtaking sequences of predators and their prey, lush vistas of forests viewed from the tops of towering trees, the oceans and their mysterious creatures viewed from beneath the surface, and much more--in a magnificent adventure that brings unknown wonders of the natural world into our living rooms.[via]
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Raptor Redby Robert T. BakkerISBN 0553101242 (0-553-10124-2)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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The Rebirth of Nature: The Greening of Science and Godby Rupert SheldrakeISBN 055307105X (0-553-07105-X)
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Sierra East: Edge of the Great Basinby Genny SmithISBN 0520239148 (0-520-23914-8)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the Worldby Bjrn LomborgISBN 0521010683 (0-521-01068-3)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Skeptical Environmentalist: Measuring the Real State of the World'Book summary:According to The Skeptical Environmentalist the hole in the Ozone Layer is healing. The Amazon has shrunk by only 14 per cent since the arrival of Man. Only 0.7 per cent of species will be driven to extinction over the next 50 years. Even the poorest humans are getting richer by the year. Things are not good enough; but they are far, far better than we have been taught to believe. Lomborg, a professor of statistics and a former Greenpeace member, reveals the complexity, confusion, and (rarely) misuse of data behind the current Litany of approaching environmental Armageddon. But this is not a comforting or reassuring read. Nor is it a bible for lackeys and do-nothings. Lomborg uses the same figures everyone else uses, from national governments to the Kyoto summit to Greenpeace. Rarely have the raw data been discussed in such detail: their history, how they are calculated, their strengths, and their weaknesses. Lomborg argues persuasively that our sense of approaching human and environmental disaster is an artefact of the valid work of modern scientific, environmental and media institutions. There is, he asserts, no one to blame for our growing sense of despair, but everything to learn. We must learn what real risks are, and what we can do about them. (Kyoto? A very bad idea...) We must prioritise. (30p on the organic basil? Or 30p to buy a child clean water in Sierra Leone?) There is, after all, room for manoeuvre; panic achieves nothing. This is our generation's Silent Spring: a book to rewrite the environmental agenda, and a must-buy for any parent who wonders what kind of world we are leaving for our children.--Simon Ings [via]
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Sunsets, Twilights, and Evening Skiesby Aden Meinel, Marjorie MeindelISBN 0521252202 (0-521-25220-2)
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Trees and Shrubs of Californiaby John O. Sawyer, John David StuartISBN 0520221109 (0-520-22110-9)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Trees and Shrubs of California'Book summary:California's varied landscape is characterized by a spectacular abundance of plant life, including a magnificent variety of trees and shrubs. This is the first book to combine the trees and shrubs of California in one accessible field guide. Trees and Shrubs of California identifies and describes native California tree species and most common shrub species. The text is complemented by more than 200 beautiful line drawings, 300 range maps, and 40 color photographs.[via]
In their introduction, the authors discuss the dominant vegetation types, climates, principal landforms, and elevations of California's ecological regions. They explain the classification system and nomenclature used in the book, which includes both scientific and common plant names and is based on the 1993 edition of The Jepson Manual. The authors also provide a step-by-step explanation of how to use the dichotomous keys to identify plants and distinguish between trees and shrubs.
This user-friendly field guide minimizes technical terms and includes a checklist, making it an invaluable resource on California's profuse vegetation.More editions of Trees and Shrubs of California:
Turn Left at Orion: A Hundred Night Sky Objects to See in a Small Telescope-And How to Find Themby Guy Consolmagno, Dan M. Davis, Karen Kotash Sepp, Anne Drogin, Mary Lynn SkirvinISBN 0521781906 (0-521-78190-6)
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Twilight of the Mammoths: Ice Age Extinctions and the Rewilding of Americaby Paul MartinISBN 0520252438 (0-520-25243-8)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Twilight of the Mammoths: Ice Age Extinctions and the Rewilding of America'Book summary:As recently as 11,000 years ago--"near time" to geologists--mammoths, mastodons, gomphotheres, ground sloths, giant armadillos, native camels and horses, the dire wolf, and many other large mammals roamed North America. In what has become one of science's greatest riddles, these large animals vanished in North and South America around the time humans arrived at the end of the last great ice age. Part paleontological adventure and part memoir, Twilight of the Mammoths presents in detail internationally renowned paleoecologist Paul Martin's widely discussed and debated "overkill" hypothesis to explain these mysterious megafauna extinctions. Taking us from Rampart Cave in the Grand Canyon, where he finds himself "chest deep in sloth dung," to other important fossil sites in Arizona and Chile, Martin's engaging book, written for a wide audience, uncovers our rich evolutionary legacy and shows why he has come to believe that the earliest Americans literally hunted these animals to death.As he discusses the discoveries that brought him to this hypothesis, Martin relates many colorful stories and gives a rich overview of the field of paleontology as well as his own fascinating career. He explores the ramifications of the overkill hypothesis for similar extinctions worldwide and examines other explanations for the extinctions, including climate change. Martin's visionary thinking about our missing megafauna offers inspiration and a challenge for today's conservation efforts as he speculates on what we might do to remedy this situation--both in our thinking about what is "natural" and in the natural world itself. [via]
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Under the Sea Windby Rachel L. Carson, Bob HinesISBN 0525249710 (0-525-24971-0)
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Unnatural Selection : The Promise and the Power of Human Gene Researchby Lois WingersonISBN 0553097091 (0-553-09709-1)
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World Atlas of Coral Reefsby Mark D. Spalding, Edmund P. Green, Corinna Ravilious, United Nations Environment Programme, World Conservation Monitoring CentreISBN 0520232550 (0-520-23255-0)
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The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicineby Ilza VeithISBN 0520229363 (0-520-22936-3)
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