The Earth: natural history: general interest

Covering all major arthropods of medical importance worldwide, this award-winning resource has established itself as a standard reference for almost 25 years.

The tides of the North Atlantic are the world's highest, and they reveal a world of amazing seashore life--from jellies and sea anemones, to clams and crabs, to seaweeds and lichens.

This book takes a multi-dimensional and multi-disciplinary approach to religion, religiosity and theology from their earliest beginnings to the present day.

Will Dowd takes us on a whimsical journey through one year of New England weather in this engaging collection of essays.

In this lively history and celebration of the Pacific razor clam, David Berger shares with us his love affair with the glossy, gold-colored Siliqua patula and gets into the nitty-gritty of how to dig, clean, and cook them using his favorite recipes.

Gathering seashells is one of the delights of a beach trip; everyone knows the feeling of spotting something beautiful among a seemingly infinite array of colors and shapes dotting the shoreline.

Where can you find mosses that change landscapes, salamanders with algae in their skin, and carnivorous plants containing whole ecosystems in their furled leaves?

Maps best viewed on a tablet.

A comprehensive account of deep-sea fishes, covering evolution, ecology and the potential threats posed by the growing fishing industry.

Key features:The first reference book to provide a comprehensive treatment of the biogreography of the Andean regionIncludes lists of the synonyms for each area and examples of the plant and animal taxa characterizing them.

The use of natural and seeded grass pastures for the feeding of livestock and other unfamiliar uses for the ubiquitous grass family are described in this succinct and beautifully illustrated work.

Always awe-inspiring, mountainous areas contain hundreds of millions of years of history, stretching back to the earliest continental landforms.

The folklore of the sea has some of the most incredible and creative superstitions created by fishermen to avoid disaster and bring in a good haul of fish.

Published in anticipation of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Yellowstone National Park in 2022, this book collects historic photographs, classic art, and an accompanying narrative that traces the history of the area from its Native American inhabitants to the present.

In this first volume of his Secrets of the Forest series, nature educator Mark Warren explains how to identify and use 100 wild plants as food, medicine, and craft.

With this stunning collection of images of the Southern Appalachians, James Valentine presents an enduring portrait of the region's unique natural character.

How were the Appalachian Mountains formed?

This book sets out some of the latest scientific findings around the evolutionary development of religion and faith and then explores their theological implications.

A thrilling tour of the sea's most extreme species, written by one of the world's leading marine scientistsThe ocean teems with life that thrives under difficult situations in unusual environments.

Mountains have long inspired the wit and daring of the world's most fascinating explorers.

First published in 1983, this book explores a number of avenues of critical thinking about Joseph Conrad, showing him as an author deeply concerned with humankind's ethical motivation and its relationship with the ideas of evolution current in his day.

Originally published in 1983, The Earth Sciences: An Annotated Bibliography is a compact and thematically organized guide that provides comprehensive access to themes and areas of study in the earth sciences.

Originally published in 1982 The Awakening Earth explores the idea of the Earth as a collective, self-regulatory living organism, and considers in this context, the function of the human race.

Leslie Brown's account of our 15 resident, 7 vagrant and 2 migrant species of eagles, falcons, hawks and vultures in Britain presents a great mass of scientific information about our birds of prey in a manner as attractive to the general reader as to the dedicated ornithologist.

An expanded and updated edition of the out-of-print 2003 supplementum of Zoology in the Middle East, this concise guide to Darkling Beetles of the Sinai Peninsula has been sought after by researchers in taxonomy, faunistics and biogeography.

We talk about the weather a lot.

Founded as a port at the confluence of two great rivers, Kansas City has the waters of the Missouri running through its bloodstreamthreading expressways, delivering drinking water, carrying traffic and sewage, and emerging most visibly in the citys celebrated fountains.

Originally published in 1997 Evolutionary Change addresses the somatic mechanism of change.

Did you know that the word 'swansong' comes from an ancient belief that while swans were silent throughout their lives, they sang a beautiful song on their deathbed?

Revelatory convey[s] the technical brilliance and political significance of an achievement that hides in plain sight TelegraphFrom satellites circling the Earth, to weather stations far out in the ocean, through some of the most ingenious minds and advanced algorithms at work today - In this gripping investigation, Andrew Blum takes us on a global journey.

With its prominent profile recognizable for miles around and featuring vistas among the most beloved in the Appalachians, North Carolina's Grandfather Mountain is many things to many people: an easily recognized landmark along the Blue Ridge Parkway, a popular tourist destination, a site of annual Highland Games, and an internationally recognized nature preserve.

People living in Ireland do not expect to encounter a tornado.

It is difficult to think of a more quintessential symbol of the British countryside than the British Hedgerow, bursting with blackberries, hazelnuts and sloes, and home to oak and ash, field mice and butterflies.

First published in 1925, this volume contains an interesting account of an ornithological trip to the Danube Delta, the second largest river delta in Europe primarily situated in Romania and the Ukraine.

A 24-hour practical guide to skywatching.

The research presented in this volume focuses on identifying and quantifying the major vulnerabilities to climate change in the Midwestern United States.

From the longtime host of The Weather Network comes a behind-the-scenes look at Canada's biggest weather events and climate phenomena.

Originally published in 1995, Early Creationist Journals is the ninth volume in the Creationism in Twentieth-Century America series, reissued in 2021.

Reconstructing Earth s Climate History There has never been a more critical time for students to understand the record of Earth s climate history, as well as the relevance of that history to understanding Earth s present and likely future climate.

Rogue waves remain something of a mystery.

An engaging and richly illustrated exploration of the natural history of seaweeds and other algaeAs photosynthetic organisms, seaweeds and other algae transfer billions of tons of carbon globally from the atmosphere to the deep ocean each year.

A little handbook of ancient wisdom, revealing the signs, omens, and portents conveyed by the weather.

This book argues for a contemporary primatology that recognizes humans as integral components in the ecologies of primates.

London's Natural History describes how the spread of man's activities has affected the plants and animals in them, destroying some and creating others.

Health and welfare issues of brachycephalic (flat-faced) animals are one of the most pressing problems facing companion animals right now.

This book revaluates Carl Jung's ideas in the context of contemporary research in the evolutionary sciences.

Originally published in 1982, The Masterpiece of Nature examines sex as representative of the most important challenge to the modern theory of evolution.

Geologically speaking, southern Africa is without equal, a treasure house of valuable minerals with a geological history dating back some 3 600 million years.