Excerpt: "e;It is largely the object of this book to explore the inner recesses of breathing and thinking plantdom-to take the reader beyond the limits of text-book botany into regions of sympathetic insight-to show how even human arts and sciences are unchangeably bound up with the lives and hopes of the grasses and flowers To do this comprehensively, it has been thought wise not only to indicate how plants think and act but to incorporate a broad general history of their race stretching back to their first appearance on the planet and carried forward to the Burbank creations.
Often considered the father of modern entomology, Jean Henri Fabre makes science accessible in Field, Forest, and Farms Uncle Paul discusses a variety of scientific topics with his band of attentive nephews.
Aquis Submersus Theodor Storm - Neuere Deutsche Literatur, Note: 1,3, Universität Potsdam (Institut für Germanistik), Veranstaltung: Die Novelle im 19.
Land of Terror Edgar Rice Burroughs - Land of Terror is a 1944 fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the sixth in his series about the fictional "e;hollow earth"e; land of Pellucidar.
Zwanzigtausend Meilen unter'm Meer Jules Verne - Der Roman ist vorgeblich ein Erlebnisbericht des französischen Professors Pierre Aronnax, Autor eines Werkes über Die Geheimnisse der Meerestiefen.
Cape Cod illustrated Henry David Thoreau - First published in 1908, "e;Cape Cod"e; is a collection of articles by Henry David Thoreau based on numerous trips to the Cape in the early 1880s.
A Simple Soul Gustave Flaubert - A Simple Soul, written by legendary author Gustave Flaubert is widely considered to be one of the greatest books of all time.
Excerpt: "e;It is not without diffidence that I present to the public a series of papers which took their origin in the presence of natural scenes of grandeur or of beauty,-on the Ocean, in the forests of the Orinoco, in the Steppes of Venezuela, and in the mountain wildernesses of Peru and Mexico.
Excerpt: "e;The Author has endeavoured to place in fair review the various opinions of the most eminent historians (professional and otherwise), and would impress on his readers, that on a subject embracing so wide a field as that of atmospheric influence, arising from elemental disturbance, together with the boundless variety in the circumstances of human society, as the exciting and predisposing cause of disease, the present volume must be read and considered as a whole; for it is only by comparison of all the phenomena displayed in the following History of Pestilences, that any thing like just or rational conclusions can be arrived at,-conclusions such as the remarkable coincidences of the observations and comments by historians, not only of the earliest ages of the world, but those of more modern times, fully warrant.
Excerpt: "e;I have written this book for those who are beginning a study of birds in Pennsylvania; or for those who, after some study in a certain region, wish to know more about the birds in other sections of the Commonwealth.
Excerpt: "e;Before commencing to treat of the most correct methods to be observed in the breeding, it will be as well to mention the different varieties of sporting dogs, and also the various sub-genera of each species, of which every one who knows anything of the subject need not be informed; but as this work affects to be a Vade Mecum for sportsmen, young far more than old, it is as well to put before the young idea certain established rules, not to be violated with impunity, and without following which no kennel can be great or glorious.
The handsome black and tan terrier of Wales, the Welsh Terrier is a smart and sensible member of the terrier family who offers owners charm and personality in abundance.
Holzobjekte selbst herstellenDieses wunderbar praktische Buch richtet sich an alle, die ihre alltägliche Arbeit durch das entspannende Hobby Holzbearbeitung ausgleichen möchten.
