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After Man: A Zoology of the Future
by Dougal Dixon

ISBN 0312011628 (0-312-01162-8)
Softcover, St Martins Pr

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What exotic creatures does tomorrow hold? Dougal Dixon's classic work of speculative anthropology blends science and fantasy in a stunning zoology of the future.
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The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
by Richard Dawkins, Yan Wong

ISBN 061861916X (0-618-61916-X)
Softcover, Mariner Books

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Just as we trace our personal family trees from parents to grandparents and so on back in time, so in The Ancestor's Tale Richard Dawkins traces the ancestry of life. As he is at pains to point out, this is very much our human tale, our ancestry. Surprisingly, it is one that many otherwise literate people are largely unaware of. Hopefully Dawkins's name and well deserved reputation as a best selling writer will introduce them to this wonderful saga.
The Ancestor's Tale takes us from our immediate human ancestors back through what he calls concestors, those shared with the apes, monkeys and other mammals and other vertebrates and beyond to the dim and distant microbial beginnings of life some 4 billion years ago. It is a remarkable story which is still very much in the process of being uncovered. And, of course from a scientist of Dawkins stature and reputation we get an insider's knowledge of the most up-to-date science and many of those involved in the research. And, as we have come to expect of Dawkins, it is told with a passionate commitment to scientific veracity and a nose for a good story. Dawkins's knowledge of the vast and wonderful sweep of life's diversity is admirable. Not only does it encompass the most interesting living representatives of so many groups of organisms but also the important and informative fossil ones, many of which have only been found in recent years.
Dawkins sees his journey with its reverse chronology as cast in the form of an epic pilgrimage from the present to the past [and] all roads lead to the origin of life. It is, to my mind, a sensible and perfectly acceptable approach although some might complain about going against the grain of evolution. The great benefit for the general reader is that it begins with the more familiar present and the animals nearest and dearest to usour immediate human ancestors. And then it delves back into the more remote and less familiar past with its droves of lesser known and extinct fossil forms. The whole pilgrimage is divided into 40 tales, each based around a group of organisms and discusses their role in the overall story. Genetic, morphological and fossil evidence is all taken into account and illustrated with a wealth of photos and drawings of living and fossils forms, evolutionary and distributional charts and maps through time, providing a visual compliment and complement to the text. The design also allows Dawkins to make numerous running comments and characteristic asides. There are also numerous references and a good index.-- Douglas Palmer [via]
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- The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution: ISBN 0618005838 (0-618-00583-8)
  Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
- The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution: ISBN 061861916X (0-618-61916-X)
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Animal
by Dk Pub, Don E. Wilson

ISBN 0756616344 (0-7566-1634-4)
Softcover, Dk Pub

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Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach
by John Alcock

ISBN 0878930051 (0-87893-005-1)
Hardcover, Sinauer Associates Inc

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This edition has been completely rewritten and reorganized to include discoveries in the field and over 100 new illustrations. The author analyzes all aspects of the subject, stressing the utility of evolutionary theory in unifying different behavioural disciplines. However, the book treats both the ranging proximate mechanisms and the evolutionary, or ultimate causes of behaviour. The first chapter introduces the distinction between the two, and the rest of the text is organized into two main sections devoted to each. Examples are drawn from studies of invertibrates and vertibrates, and are supported by more than 1300 reference citations, many to recent articles. The book also emphasizes the tentative nature of scientific conclusions and identifies controversial and unresolved issues. [via]
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The Bafut Beagles
by Gerald Malcolm Durrell

ISBN 0140012664 (0-14-001266-4)
Softcover, Penguin USA

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Bird Field Guide 3rd SPEC HC
by National Geographic Society Staff

ISBN 0792265696 (0-7922-6569-6)
Hardcover, Skira Editore

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Completely revised and updated, this most up-to-date bird guide features over 800 North American birds, including 80 new species. Lavish, full-color illustrations, plus range maps and detailed descriptions [via]
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Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
by Olivia Judson

ISBN 0805063323 (0-8050-6332-3)
Softcover, Owl Books

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Finally, a how-to guide, in the guise of a Q&A advice column, for marching, flying, or slithering into the battle of the sexes, whatever your species. In this entertaining and informative book, evolutionary biologist Olivia Judson presents "letters" from sexually frustrated animals, birds, and insects who ask "Dr. Tatiana" to explain some sexual oddity. For example, "Don't Wanna Be Butch in Botswana" writes, "I'm a spotted hyena, a girl. The only trouble is, I've got a large phallus. I can't help feeling that this is unladylike. What's wrong with me?" Each question leads Dr. T. into a fascinating explanation about the sex life of this species, sprinkled with sprightly stories about other species with similar attributes or behavior.
You'll learn why one stick-insect copulation lasts for 10 weeks (to prevent other males from gaining access to the fertile female) and why the black-winged damselfly's penis has bristles (to scrape out his rival's sperm). You'll learn that male and female orangutans masturbate with sex toys fashioned from leaves and twigs, that slugs are hermaphrodites with penises on their heads, and that females in more than 80 species eat their lovers before, during, or after sex. You'll also ponder human sexuality when you learn that "monogamy is one of the most deviant behaviors in biology" (although jackdaws, chinstrap penguins, California mice, and some termites swear by it) and "natural selection, it seems, often smiles on strumpets."
Highly recommended--you'll read this through just for the fun of it and have plenty of odd facts with which to dazzle your dinner companions. --Joan Price [via]
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Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation: The Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex
by Olivia Judson

ISBN 0805063315 (0-8050-6331-5)
Hardcover, Holt & Company, Henry

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Finally, a how-to guide, in the guise of a Q&A advice column, for marching, flying, or slithering into the battle of the sexes, whatever your species. In this entertaining and informative book, evolutionary biologist Olivia Judson presents "letters" from sexually frustrated animals, birds, and insects who ask "Dr. Tatiana" to explain some sexual oddity. For example, "Don't Wanna Be Butch in Botswana" writes, "I'm a spotted hyena, a girl. The only trouble is, I've got a large phallus. I can't help feeling that this is unladylike. What's wrong with me?" Each question leads Dr. T. into a fascinating explanation about the sex life of this species, sprinkled with sprightly stories about other species with similar attributes or behavior.
You'll learn why one stick-insect copulation lasts for 10 weeks (to prevent other males from gaining access to the fertile female) and why the black-winged damselfly's penis has bristles (to scrape out his rival's sperm). You'll learn that male and female orangutans masturbate with sex toys fashioned from leaves and twigs, that slugs are hermaphrodites with penises on their heads, and that females in more than 80 species eat their lovers before, during, or after sex. You'll also ponder human sexuality when you learn that "monogamy is one of the most deviant behaviors in biology" (although jackdaws, chinstrap penguins, California mice, and some termites swear by it) and "natural selection, it seems, often smiles on strumpets."
Highly recommended--you'll read this through just for the fun of it and have plenty of odd facts with which to dazzle your dinner companions. --Joan Price [via]
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E. Encyclopedia Animal
by DK Publishing

ISBN 0756611318 (0-7566-1131-8)
Hardcover, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated

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e.encyclopedia animal combines the best of a traditional encyclopedia with the best of the internet. Created with Google, the world's leading search engine, this is the perfect book for finding out everything there is to know about animals for homework, projects, or just for fun. [via]
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El Origen De Las Especies/the Origin Of Species
by Charles Darwin

ISBN 9871150121 (987-1150-12-1)
Softcover, Distal S R L

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Field Guide to the Birds of North America

ISBN 0870446924 (0-87044-692-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster

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Open to anywhere in the 443 pages of birds and you'll find a color plate to the right, showing all the variants of color and plumage (including breeding and immature birds, when different). And on the left, a paragraph summary of the species, with a map of the bird's natural range. You can see at a glance how the great egret has black legs, differentiating it from the white great blue heron with its yellow legs, and how the cattle egret blushes red in the legs and bill while breeding. What an excellent guide for bird watchers and bird lovers. [via]
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Field Guide to the Birds of North America
by John L. Dunn, Erik Bloom, Mary B. Dickinson, National Geographic Society Staff

ISBN 0792274512 (0-7922-7451-2)
Softcover, National Geographic Society

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The field reference of choice for serious birders since its inception, the third edition has been updated to reflect new bird ranges in North America as well as the always controversial reclassifications of species and subspecies. The expanded text includes even more notes on identification, behavior, habitat, and song, while the illustrations--now revised and sharpened--depict individual species in varying plumage, often with habitat cues in the background. Like the first two editions, the guide combines accurate illustrations with useful maps and text in a portable format. Beginners and experts alike will flock to this handy field guide. [via]
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Field Guide to the Birds of North America
by Thomas B. Allen, National Geographic Society (U.S.), Caroline Hottenstein

ISBN 0870444727 (0-87044-472-7)
Softcover, National Geographic Society

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The field reference of choice for serious birders since its inception, the third edition has been updated to reflect new bird ranges in North America as well as the always controversial reclassifications of species and subspecies. The expanded text includes even more notes on identification, behavior, habitat, and song, while the illustrations--now revised and sharpened--depict individual species in varying plumage, often with habitat cues in the background. Like the first two editions, the guide combines accurate illustrations with useful maps and text in a portable format. Beginners and experts alike will flock to this handy field guide. [via]
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Guide to Bird Behavior
by Donald W. Stokes

ISBN 0316817228 (0-316-81722-8)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co

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Will ship immediately. Expedited shipping is available. [via]
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- Guide to Bird Behavior: ISBN 0316817376 (0-316-81737-6)
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A Guide to Bird Behavior: In the Wild and at Your Feeder
by Lillian Q. Stokes, Donald W. and Lillian Q. Stokes

ISBN 0316817260 (0-316-81726-0)
Hardcover, Little Brown & Co

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The Illustrated Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
by Desmond Morris

ISBN 0224022601 (0-224-02260-1)
Hardcover, J. Cape, 1986

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a new edition of the world's most provocative best seller now with 56 fabulous full color photographs [via]
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- The Illustrated Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal: ISBN 0517563207 (0-517-56320-7)
  Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
- The Illustrated Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal: ISBN 0224022601 (0-224-02260-1)
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The Illustrated Origin of Species
by Richard E. Leakey, Charles Robert Darwin

ISBN 0571114776 (0-571-11477-6)
Hardcover, Faber and Faber

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Tan hardback with gilt titles + wrapper Pub:-Book Club Associates-1979- presents 240 pages good clean tight copy. [via]
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The Illustrated Origin of Species
by Charles Robert Darwin

ISBN 0809013975 (0-8090-1397-5)
Softcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux

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Integrated Principles of Zoology
by Cleveland P. Hickman

ISBN 0072909617 (0-07-290961-7)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill College

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This long-awaited revision promises to maintain the best features of the "classic" zoology text, while adding eight new expert contributors and a wealth of new technology offerings! [via]
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Integrated Principles of Zoology
by Larry S. Roberts, Allan Larson, Cleveland P. Hickman

ISBN 0072439408 (0-07-243940-8)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill

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This long-awaited revision promises to maintain the best features of the "classic" zoology text, while adding eight new expert contributors and a wealth of new technology offerings! [via]
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Integrated Principles of Zoology: Integrated Principles of Zoology
by David Eisenhower, Larry S. Roberts, Cleveland P. Hickman, Helen I'Anson

ISBN 0073101745 (0-07-310174-5)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill Science Engineering

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Invertebrate Zoology
by Robert D. Barnes

ISBN 003008914X (0-03-008914-X)
Hardcover, Saunders College Pub

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Invertebrate Zoology
by Edward E. Ruppert, Robert D. Barnes

ISBN 0030266688 (0-03-026668-8)
Hardcover, Thomson Learning

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Revision of best-selling introduction to the biology of invertebrates through a survey by groups. The author emphasizes adaptive morphology and physiology while covering anatomical ground plans and basic developmental patterns. Rich illustrations, systematic resumes, and extensive citations make it a valuable reference source. [via]
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King Solomon's Ring
by Konrad Lorenz, Marjorie Kerr Wilson

ISBN 0415267471 (0-415-26747-1)
Softcover, Routledge

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King Solomon´s Ring by Konrad Z. Lorenz. New Light on Animal Ways. Illustrated by the autor. Foreword by Julian Huxley. Traslate fron German by Marjorie Kerr Wilson. 202 pages. @1952 by Thomas Y. Crowell Company. Apollo Edition 1961. [via]
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Last Chance to See
by Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine

ISBN 0345371984 (0-345-37198-4)
Softcover, Ballantine Books

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The best-selling science fiction humorist Douglas Adams accompanies a world-class zoologist on an around-the-world trip in search of exotic, endangered creatures. By turns hilarious and poignant, this is a treat for Adams fans and anyone who cares about Earth's wildlife. [via]
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Life of Pi
by Yann Martel

ISBN 0156027321 (0-15-602732-1)
Softcover, Harcourt

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Yann Martel's imaginative and unforgettable Life of Pi is a magical reading experience, an endless blue expanse of storytelling about adventure, survival, and ultimately, faith. The precocious son of a zookeeper, 16-year-old Pi Patel is raised in Pondicherry, India, where he tries on various faiths for size, attracting "religions the way a dog attracts fleas." Planning a move to Canada, his father packs up the family and their menagerie and they hitch a ride on an enormous freighter. After a harrowing shipwreck, Pi finds himself adrift in the Pacific Ocean, trapped on a 26-foot lifeboat with a wounded zebra, a spotted hyena, a seasick orangutan, and a 450-pound Bengal tiger named Richard Parker ("His head was the size and color of the lifebuoy, with teeth"). It sounds like a colorful setup, but these wild beasts don't burst into song as if co-starring in an anthropomorphized Disney feature. After much gore and infighting, Pi and Richard Parker remain the boat's sole passengers, drifting for 227 days through shark-infested waters while fighting hunger, the elements, and an overactive imagination. In rich, hallucinatory passages, Pi recounts the harrowing journey as the days blur together, elegantly cataloging the endless passage of time and his struggles to survive: "It is pointless to say that this or that night was the worst of my life. I have so many bad nights to choose from that I've made none the champion."
An award winner in Canada (and winner of the 2002 Man Booker Prize), Life of Pi, Yann Martel's second novel, should prove to be a breakout book in the U.S. At one point in his journey, Pi recounts, "My greatest wish--other than salvation--was to have a book. A long book with a never-ending story. One that I could read again and again, with new eyes and fresh understanding each time." It's safe to say that the fabulous, fablelike Life of Pi is such a book. --Brad Thomas Parsons [via]
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Life on Earth: A Natural History
by David Attenborough

ISBN 0316057479 (0-316-05747-9)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co

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In this unique book, David Attenborough has undertaken nothing less than a history of nature, from the emergence of tiny one-celled organisms in the primeval slime more than 3,000 million years ago to apelike but upright man, equally well adapted to life in the rain forest of New Guinea and the glass canyons of a modern metropolis. Told through an examination of animal and plant life today - with occasional juxtapositions of extinct fossil forms to reveal the origin of living creatures - "Life on Earth" is an astonishing pageant of life, with a cast of characters drawn from the whole range of living animals the world over. Attenborough's perceptive, dynamic approach to the evolution of some four million species of living organisms that populate the planet is to trace the most significant thread in the history of each major group. He then proceeds to explain from the evidence of living representatives and fossil remains why certain animals adapted and survived, evolved to more complex and "higher" forms of life, while others, by some inherent limitation imposed by their physiology or structure, failed and became extinct. "Life on Earth" is a book of wonders. A model of clarity and ease as a guide, Attenborough takes the reader around the world with him into jungles where orchids have petals that "impersonate" wasps to attract pollenizing insects; to Australia, where honeypot ants forcefeed nectar to workers of a special caste, then hang them up by their forelegs like living storge jars; to remote mountains in Japan where little monkeys called macaques have learned to combat the winter snows by bathing in hot volcanic springs. [via]
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The Living World of Audubon
by Roland C. Clement

ISBN 0448118319 (0-448-11831-9)
Hardcover, Grosset & Dunlap

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The Naked Ape
by Desmond Morris

ISBN 0440362660 (0-440-36266-0)
Softcover, Dell Publishing

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"A startling view of man, stripped of the facade we try so hard to hide behind." In view of man's awesome creativity and resourcefulness, we may be inclined to regard him as descended from the angels, yet, in his brilliant study, Desmond Morris reminds us that man is relative to the apes--is in fact, the greatest primate of all. With knowledge gleaned from primate ethnology, zoologist Morris examines sex, child-rearing, exploratory habits, fighting, feeding, and much more to establish our surprising bonds to the animal kingdom and add substance to the discussion that has provoked controversy and debate the world over. Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's. "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical." [via]
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The Naked Ape: A Zoologist's Study of the Human Animal
by Desmond Morris

ISBN 0385334303 (0-385-33430-3)
Softcover, Dell Pub Co

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"A startling view of man, stripped of the facade we try so hard to hide behind." In view of man's awesome creativity and resourcefulness, we may be inclined to regard him as descended from the angels, yet, in his brilliant study, Desmond Morris reminds us that man is relative to the apes--is in fact, the greatest primate of all. With knowledge gleaned from primate ethnology, zoologist Morris examines sex, child-rearing, exploratory habits, fighting, feeding, and much more to establish our surprising bonds to the animal kingdom and add substance to the discussion that has provoked controversy and debate the world over. Natural History Magazine praised The Naked Ape as "stimulating . . . thought-provoking . . . [Morris] has introduced some novel and challenging ideas and speculations." "He minces no words," said Harper's. "He lets off nothing in our basic relation to the animal kingdom to which we belong. . . He is always specific, startling, but logical." [via]
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The Naked Eye: Travels in Search of the Human Species
by Desmond Morris

ISBN 0091878675 (0-09-187867-5)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square

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The first time Morris has written about himself since his autobiography Animal Days (1979).

Desmond Morris wrote his autobiography Animal Days recounting his life up to 1967 when he published The Naked Ape, the world-famous bestseller which portrayed the human species in a way that caused enormous controversy at the time and broke many religious and sexual taboos. It was described by the Sunday Times as the sort of book that changes peoples lives. Since then, Desmond Morris has become one of the worlds authorities on human behaviour, writing numerous other bestsellers on the subject and is a familiar figure to millions of TV viewers for his series on human and animal behaviour.

In this new volume of autobiographical essays, he describes his travels and his observations of human beings and human behaviour in fascinating and often hilarious detail. It was these observations which provided the raw material for such remarkable books as Manwatching and The Human Sexes, and the films that have accompanied them. His travels have taken him from the cities of North America to Mediterranean islands and around the whole of Europe in search of material for Gestures, and to the Pacific and around Africa for The Human Race a total of some sixty countries throughout the world. The final chapter describes his recent journey around the world in ninety days. [via]
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
by National Geographic Society

ISBN 0792268776 (0-7922-6877-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America continues to be the most sought-after, the most authoritative, and the easiest to access field guide to birds on the market. Now in its 4th Edition, revisions include 250 updated range maps, and new classification information National Geographic is reissuing the Field Guide to the Birds of North America in the 4th edition, focusing on its accuracy and easy use in the field. This is the ultimate birders field guide - sturdy, easy to carry and use, and featuring the most complete information among bird guides. It features all species known to breed in North America, including those that are regular visitors to our continent or that drop in occasionally - more than 800 in all. The edition is lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned full-colour illustrations, plus newly updated range maps and detailed descriptions. A superb new index allows birders in the field to quickly identify a species. [via]
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
by Jon L. Dunn, Jonathan Alderfer

ISBN 0792253140 (0-7922-5314-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc

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Birding is the fastest growing wildlife-related activity in the U.S., and even conservative estimates put the current number of U.S. birders at 50 million. According to the New York Times, some authorities predict that by 2050 there will be more than 100 millionand the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America will be the essential reference for field identification and the cornerstone of any birder's library. This is the ultimate, indispensable bird field guidecomprehensive, authoritative, portable, sturdy, and easier than ever to use.

Among the the new edition's key elements and practical improvements: Every North American speciesmore than 960, including a new section on accidental birdsclassified according to the latest official American Ornithologists' Union checklist 4,000 full-color illustrations by the foremost bird artists at work todayand newly updated range maps that draw on the latest data New durable cover for added protection against adverse weather, plus informative quick-reference flaps that double as placemarkers New reader-friendly features like thumbtabs that make locating key sections faster and easier, and a quick-find index to direct users straight to the information they need. [via]
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On the Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin

ISBN 1404322868 (1-4043-2286-8)
Hardcover, Indypublish.Com

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It's hard to talk about The Origin of Species without making statements that seem overwrought and fulsome. But it's true: this is indeed one of the most important and influential books ever written, and it is one of the very few groundbreaking works of science that is truly readable.
To a certain extent it suffers from the Hamlet problem--it's full of clichés! Or what are now clichés, but which Darwin was the first to pen. Natural selection, variation, the struggle for existence, survival of the fittest: it's all in here.
Darwin's friend and "bulldog" T.H. Huxley said upon reading the Origin, "How extremely stupid of me not to have thought of that." Alfred Russel Wallace had thought of the same theory of evolution Darwin did, but it was Darwin who gathered the mass of supporting evidence--on domestic animals and plants, on variability, on sexual selection, on dispersal--that swept most scientists before it. It's hardly necessary to mention that the book is still controversial: Darwin's remark in his conclusion that "Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history" is surely the pinnacle of British understatement. --Mary Ellen Curtin [via]
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On the Origin of Species
by Joseph Carroll

ISBN 1551113376 (1-55111-337-6)
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It's hard to talk about The Origin of Species without making statements that seem overwrought and fulsome. But it's true: this is indeed one of the most important and influential books ever written, and it is one of the very few groundbreaking works of science that is truly readable.
To a certain extent it suffers from the Hamlet problem--it's full of clichés! Or what are now clichés, but which Darwin was the first to pen. Natural selection, variation, the struggle for existence, survival of the fittest: it's all in here.
Darwin's friend and "bulldog" T.H. Huxley said upon reading the Origin, "How extremely stupid of me not to have thought of that." Alfred Russel Wallace had thought of the same theory of evolution Darwin did, but it was Darwin who gathered the mass of supporting evidence--on domestic animals and plants, on variability, on sexual selection, on dispersal--that swept most scientists before it. It's hardly necessary to mention that the book is still controversial: Darwin's remark in his conclusion that "Light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history" is surely the pinnacle of British understatement. --Mary Ellen Curtin [via]
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On the Origin of Species a Facsimile of the First
by C. Darwin

ISBN 0674637526 (0-674-63752-6)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr

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It is now fully recognized that the publication of Charles Darwins Origin of Species in 1859 brought about a revolution in mans attitude toward life and his own place in the universe. This work is rightly regarded as one of the most important books ever published, and a knowledge of it should be part of the intellectual equipment of every educated person. The book remains surprisingly modern in its assertions and is also remarkably accessible to the layman, much more so than recent treatises necessarily encumbered with technical language and professional jargon.

This first edition had a freshness and uncompromising directness that were considerably weakened in later editions, and yet nearly all available reprints of the work are based on the greatly modified sixth edition of 1872. In the only other modern reprinting of the first edition, the pagination was changed, so that it is impossible to give page references to significant passages in the original. Clearly this facsimile reprint of the momentous first edition fills a need for scholars and general readers alike.
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On the Origin of Species: Appendix Dawrin's Original Manuscript Pages
by Charles Darwin

ISBN 1592242855 (1-59224-285-5)
Softcover, Wildside Pr

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A facsimile of the 1859 first edition of Charles Darwin's classic work, On the Origin of Species. [via]
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The Origin of Species: Library Edition
by Charles Robert Darwin, George Levine

ISBN 1593080778 (1-59308-077-8)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc

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This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher. [via]
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The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection: Or, the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life
by Charles Darwin

ISBN 0486450066 (0-486-45006-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns

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According to Wikipedia: "Charles Robert Darwin (12 February 1809 - 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist. After becoming eminent among scientists for his field work and inquiries into geology, he proposed and provided scientific evidence that all species of life have evolved over time from one or a few common ancestors through the process of natural selection. The fact that evolution occurs became accepted by the scientific community and the general public in his lifetime, while his theory of natural selection came to be widely seen as the primary explanation of the process of evolution in the 1930s, and now forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory. In modified form, Darwin?s scientific discovery remains the foundation of biology, as it provides a unifying logical explanation for the diversity of life." [via]
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Smithsonian Institution Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife
by David Burnie, Don E. Wilson

ISBN 0789477645 (0-7894-7764-5)
Hardcover, Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated

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Over 2,000 species, from the tiny spider mite to the massive blue whale, are profiled in DK's astonishingly wonderful Animal, produced in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution and more than 70 expert zoologists. To call this book "profusely illustrated" is to seriously underrepresent page after page of breathtaking photos capturing each creature in sharp images, thrumming with life. Even the page borders are covered with collages of animal skins to indicate which class of organisms is represented in that section--every inch of this heavy book is gorgeous.
Besides heft and beauty, Animal has authority. Editors-in-chief David Burnie and Don E. Wilson are top biologists, and they have assembled a crack team of consultants for each section of the book. For instance, Richard Rosenblatt of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography takes charge of the chapter on fishes, so all the classification, behavior, and distribution data is up-to-date and full of the kind of detail that comes from years of professional specialization. In addition to basic size, location, and status information, each animal gets a short, one- to two-paragraph description, enough to give a feel for the creature:

The blackfin icefish produces a natural "antifreeze," enabling it to survive in the subzero waters of the Antarctic. It lacks red blood cells and hence looks rather pale, but has excellent blood circulation, and a strong heart which weighs as much as that of a small mammal. Its large, toothy mouth led to it being called the crocodile fish by 19th-century whalers.
Biodiversity has never been more at the forefront of biologists' concerns, and Animal reports on the issues critical to ecology, from habitat loss to the species that are most endangered within each class.
This book is an ideal browsing reference for all experience levels, as well as a delightful addition to the collection of any animal enthusiast or classroom. Of necessity, not all species are covered, but as a general source of information down to the genus level, Animal excels. Don't be put off by the price! Extraordinarily beautiful, biologically accurate, and packed with furry, feathery, finny, many-legged delights, Animal is one of the very best science books of 2001. --Therese Littleton [via]
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Stokes Guide to Bird Behavior
by Donald Stokes

ISBN 0316817171 (0-316-81717-1)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co

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Back cover says, "A Guide to Bird Behavior invites bird watchers to go beyond mere identification and explore a new way of looking at birds: behavior watching. The guide is designed for enthusiastic nature lovers who are curious about the life habits of birds. Focusing on 25 birds common to backyard, city park and countryside, naturalist Donald Stokes translates the social patterns of birds into language we can understand. It is complemented by 25 original drawings by renowned bird illustrator J. Fenwick Lansdowne and 60 drawings by the author illustrating active behavior." Roger A. Caras says, "It is one of the best bird-watching books I have every seen. It is what bird watching is all about -- understanding." 25 birds: Canada goose, mallard, American kestrel, herring gull, pigeon, chimney swift, common flicker, hairy woodpecker, eastern kingbird, tree swallow, blue jay, common crow, black-capped chickadee, house wren, mockingbird, gray catbird, American robin, starling, red-eyed vireo, common yellow throat, house sparrow, red-winged blackbird, common grackle, American goldfinch, song sparrow [via]
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When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals
by Susan McCarthy, J. Moussaieff Masson

ISBN 0385314280 (0-385-31428-0)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group

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This national bestseller exploring the complex emotional lives of animals was hailed as "a masterpiece" by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and as "marvelous" by Jane Goodall.

The popularity of When Elephants Weep has swept the nation, as author Jeffrey Masson appeared on Dateline NBC, Good Morning America, and was profiled in People for his ground-breaking and fascinating study. Not since Darwin's The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals has a book so thoroughly and effectively explored the full range of emotions that exist throughout the animal kingdom.

From dancing squirrels to bashful gorillas to spiteful killer whales, Masson and coauthor Susan McCarthy bring forth fascinating anecdotes and illuminating insights that offer powerful proof of the existence of animal emotion. Chapters on love, joy, anger, fear, shame, compassion, and loneliness are framed by a provocative re-evaluation of how we treat animals, from hunting and eating them to scientific experimentation. Forming a complete and compelling picture of the inner lives of animals, When Elephants Weep assures that we will never look at animals in the same way again.

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Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History
by Stephen Jay Gould

ISBN 0735100314 (0-7351-0031-4)
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The Burgess Shale of British Columbia "is the most precious and important of all fossil localities," writes Stephen Jay Gould. These 600-million-year-old rocks preserve the soft parts of a collection of animals unlike any other. Just how unlike is the subject of Gould's book.
Gould describes how the Burgess Shale fauna was discovered, reassembled, and analyzed in detail so clear that the reader actually gets some feeling for what paleobiologists do, in the field and in the lab. The many line drawings are unusually beautiful, and now can be compared to a wonderful collection of photographs in Fossils of the Burgess Shale by Derek Briggs, one of Gould's students.
Burgess Shale animals have been called a "paleontological Rorschach test," and not every geologist by any means agrees with Gould's thesis that they represent a "road not taken" in the history of life. Simon Conway Morris, one of the subjects of Wonderful Life, has expressed his disagreement in Crucible of Creation. Wonderful Life was published in 1989, and there has been an explosion of scientific interest in the pre-Cambrian and Cambrian periods, with radical new ideas fighting for dominance. But even though many scientists disagree with Gould about the radical oddity of the Burgess Shale animals, his argument that the history of life is profoundly contingent--as in the movie It's a Wonderful Life, from which this book takes its title--has become more accepted, in theories such as Ward and Brownlee's Rare Earth hypothesis. And Gould's loving, detailed exposition of the labor it took to understand the Burgess Shale remains one of the best explanations of scientific work around. --Mary Ellen Curtin [via]
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The Works of Charles Darwin: The Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin, Paul H. Barrett, R.B. Freeman, Pete Gautrey

ISBN 0814718051 (0-8147-1805-1)
Hardcover, New York Univ Pr

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El Origen De Las Especies/the Origin Of Species
by Charles Darwin

ISBN 1583487778 (1-58348-777-8)
Softcover, Iuniverse Inc

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Las teorías y pruebas que Darwin expuso en 'El origen de las especies' son definitivas en la comprensión de la naturaleza y en el sustento de los estudios biológicos. Desde su publicación, los conceptos de evolución, adaptación y selección natural se han incorporado a todos los estudios científicos. La resonancia de la obra de Darwin ha impregnado todos los campos del saber, incluidos los de filosofía y religión. [via]
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Vida De Pi / Life of Pi
by Yann Martel, Bianca Southwood

ISBN 8423335127 (84-233-3512-7)
Hardcover, Destino

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