A History of Birds, Paperback

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Reducere. First published in 1998, "The Natural History of Eastern Massachusetts" is a comprehensive guide to the nature of the state east of Quabbin Reservo...

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This book offers the first full-length study of Charlotte Smith's Elegiac Sonnets and clarifies its 'place' - in multiple ways - in literary histor...

Did you ever wonder what the Tudors ate and drank? What was Elizabeth I's first meal after the defeat of the Spanish Armada? Which pies did Henry V...

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A complete, illustrated history of video games--highlighting the machines, games, and people who have made gaming a worldwide, billion dollar indus...

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Fully updated and expanded, this beautifully illustrated field guide showcases the full range of wildlife that can be found in the British garden. ...

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The narrow strip of land now occupied by the modern state of Israel is where all paths from Europe, Asia, and Arabia must come together before they...

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Reducere. Colleen McCullough captivated millions with her beloved worldwide bestseller The Thorn Birds. Now she takes readers to the birth of modern Australi...

Strange, sinister black birds seem to follow Teya wherever she goes. And then there's the mysterious, black haired boy - does he mean her harm, or ...

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Reducere. The American Robin is North America's most widespread songbird, with a range extending fromAlaska, Canada, and Newfoundland to the highlands of Mex...

Reducere. *Includes pictures*Includes excerpts of contemporary accounts*Includes a bibliography for further reading"Lurid flames roared and belched and licke...

Reducere. Birds bathe with abandon. A salamander, a snail, and a shrew share space for an instant. A fox springs from a field. Spiders spin. Clouds collect. ...

Reducere. John H. Ostrom's expeditions to the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming and Montana in the 1960s resulted in discoveries and research that would change long-h...

A new, thoroughly updated second edition of Bradt's Australian Wildlife, covering habitats, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, invertebrates, th...

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Early American naturalists assembled dazzling collections of native flora and fauna, from John Bartram's botanical garden in Philadelphia and the a...

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Kimono Design: An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns uses hundreds of photographs and a wealth of information on colors, fabrics and embellishme...

Reducere. This thirtieth anniversary edition of Sound and Sentiment makes Steven Feld's landmark, field-defining book available to a new generation of schola...

Reducere. Long thought extinct, the elusive Ivory-billed Woodpecker may yet live: in 1999, the birding community was galvanized at the news of a sighting by ...

America has nearly five thousand miles of coastline. What would it be like to travel from the islands of Maine to the stepping-stones of the Florid...

Bears, birds, totems, cruising amidst the glaciers, camping in the wilderness... Alaska can still astonish the most jaded of travellers. Insight Gu...

Around Brazil on the "International Adventurer" - a Fictional Panegyric is the story of Professor Mike Gaherty in a new "gig" as Cultural Speaker f...

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DescriptionSoqotra, the largest island of Yemen's Soqotra Archipelago, is one of the most uniquely diverse places in the world. A UNESCO natural Wo...

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Reducere. See Bears Up Close from the Comfort of Your Sofa Professional naturalist, wildlife photographer, and author Stan Tekiela explores some of North Ame...

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Learn to draw 28 tropical rainforest animals from scratch in a few easy steps. Bring the magic of the rainforest to your doorstep by drawing this c...