Blending memoir, cultural history, and a literary perspective, Facing It bears witness to controversies like Tellico and Chernobyl, global warming and local drought.
A richly illustrated look at the intersection of art and science in Renaissance EuropeArt played a pivotal role in the development of natural history during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
Whitetail hunters familiar with Peter Fiduccias books, articles, seminars, and television shows know that he offers straightforward, practical, cutting-edge deer hunting advice and down-to-earth commentary.
Neanderthals in the Classroom examines the ongoing battle surrounding evolution from a cultural and historical perspective and then puts Theodosius Dobzhansky's claim that "e;nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution"e; to the ultimate test by exploring the potential evolutionary roots of this societal and educational clash over human origins.
A large-format, beautifully illustrated look at the natural history of birdsThere are some 10,000 bird species in existence today, occupying every continent and virtually every habitat on Earth.
Rainforest Corridors: The Transamazon Colonization Scheme offers a sweeping examination of one of the most ambitiousand controversialdevelopment projects in the history of the tropics.
The Living State: With Observations on Cancer explores some facets of life, including its pattern and structure, cellular mechanisms, and its connection with biochemistry and biophysics.
In this intimate account of one of the world’s most productive inland fisheries, Troubling the Water explores how the rapid destruction of a single lake in Cambodia is upending the lives of millions.
This book seeks to explore the River Tyne as it runs from source to sea, using old and contemporary photographs together with postcards to explore the communities, settlements and industries that have existed along its course.
The Broads discusses the history of the Broads, the waters in the past and the waters now, the people who come into contact with and influence these waterways, and what the future holds for this small but important area of the countryside.
This book chronicles a paddling expedition down the
restored Kissimmee River, exploring the history and ecology
of the region while highlighting the most successful
restoration project of its kind in the world.
A treasure for all lovers of wild plants - Wild Orchids of Britain provides a detailed account of all our orchid species, varieties and hybrids, and has a useful key to identification.
Let Chris Packham s passion for birdwatching ignite your own birdwatching journey Wherever we live, we may encounter birds every day, but while we may see them, many of us don t take the time to look, and while we might hear them, we might not listen.
The fifth edition of The Physiology of Fishes represents a compendium of knowledge across fish physiology, collecting up-to-date research into an easy-to-access single textbook.
A marvelously illustrated guide to the world's mothsWith more than 160,000 named species, moths are a familiar sight to most of us, flickering around lights, pollinating wildflowers about meadows and gardens, and as unwelcome visitors to our woolens.
'Full of wonder and forensic intelligence' Isabella Tree, author of WildingA moving account of Madagascar told by a researcher who has spent over fifty years investigating the mysteries of this remarkable island.
The Naturalist on the River Amazons is a record of adventures, habits of animals, sketches of Brazilian and Indian life and aspect of nature under the Equator, during the author's eleven years of travel, in two volumes, this is the first.
In the tradition of Eiger Dreams, In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World, and Not Without Peril, comes a new book that examines the thrills and perils of outdoor adventure in the "e;East's greatest wilderness,"e; the Adirondacks.
The fascinating and complex evolutionary relationship of the monarch butterfly and the milkweed plantMonarch butterflies are one of nature's most recognizable creatures, known for their bright colors and epic annual migration from the United States and Canada to Mexico.
Over the last five centuries, plantation crops have represented the best and worst of industrialized agriculture - "e;best"e; through their agronomic productivity and global commercial success, and "e;worst"e; as examples of exploitative colonialism, conflict and ill-treatment of workers.
Why Elephants Cry is a fascinating frolic through the literature and evidence surrounding the use of unusual behavior of animals to measure and predict the environment.
A monumental and beautiful guide to Earth's wildlife and natural history - its rocks, minerals, animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms - this landmark of reference publishing has been extended and updated.
Sow the seeds of science and wonder and inspire the next generation of Earth stewards The world needs young people to grow into strong, scientifically literate environmental stewards.
Symbiosis, Volume II: Associations of Invertebrates, Birds, Ruminants, and Other Biota focuses on associations involving insects, birds, and terrestrial vertebrates, as well as ectosymbiosis and endosymbiosis.
The career of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) affords an extraordinary glimpse into the intellectual ferment of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Britain.
A definitive natural history of the Wye Valley covering the geology, geomorphology, conservation and ecological history of this diverse area of outstanding natural beauty.
In the tradition of Eiger Dreams, In the Zone: Epic Survival Stories from the Mountaineering World, and Not Without Peril, comes a new book that examines the thrills and perils of outdoor adventure in the "e;East's greatest wilderness,"e; the Adirondacks.
