A Natural History of Shells, Paperback - Geerat J. Vermeij

Reducere. From "one of the master naturalists of our time" (American Scientist), a fascinating exploration of what seashells reveal about biology, evolution,...

Kuki is sure that the old family curse of the Abiku is a myth - she will not die young. But when she meets a girl, Enilo, in an extraordinary house...

Reducere. The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss...

Publisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Ian TattersallIllustration(s): 73 b-w illus.Number of pages: 256Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 147 x ...

DescriptionA celebration of beer--its science, its history, and its impact on human culture What can beer teach us about biology, history, and the ...

Reducere. A microscopic and intense view of the sometimes invisible and ignored parts of the world we inhabit. Peering into cities and our place within them,...

Learn everything you ever wanted to know about poo in this exciting new edition of a bestselling book. Hippos navigate by it, sloths keep in touch ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Robbin C. MoranA Natural History of Ferns is an entertaining and informative look at why ferns and their relatives are uniq...

DescriptionIn 1697 Martin Martin, a Gaelic-speaking scholar from Skye, traveled to St Kilda to study the island's flora and fauna and to learn abou...

An imaginative natural history survey of the wide world of spirits, from whiskey and gin to grappa and moonshinePublisher: Yale University PressAut...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionAn Indie Next Selection for July 2019 An Indies Introduce Selection for Summer/Fall 2019 From New York Times opinion writer Margaret Ren...

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers LtdAuthor(s): Poppy DavidNumber of pages: 64Collection: Folklore Field GuidesPublication date: 2021Dimensions...

DescriptionWinner of the Eleanor Maccoby Book Award in Developmental Psychology, American Psychological AssociationWinner of a PROSE Award, Associa...

Interesting Shells presents striking and beautiful shell portraits, each one specially selected by expert curators at the Natural History Museum, L...

Reducere. DescriptionWhen a titanic explosion ripped through the Number Four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant in 1986, spewing flames and chunks of bur...

With superb illustrations and illuminating text, we are led to the wild side of Mull. Every facet of the Scottish island's natural history is consi...

Reducere. Part natural history, part poetry, Mountains of the Heart is full of hidden gems and less traveled parts of the Appalachian Mountains Stretching al...

DescriptionA Wall Street Journal Favorite Read of the YearA Guardian Top Science Book of the YearTool-making or culture, language or religious beli...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: SteinerBooks, IncAuthor(s): Marjorie SpockIllustration(s): colour illustrationsTranslator: Peter StebbingNumber of pages: 48Publication ...

Reducere. There are approximately six thousand languages on Earth today, each a descendant of the tongue first spoken by Homo sapiens some 150, 000 years ago...

A new edition of a classic on a beloved turtle species.Publisher: Brandeis University PressAuthor(s): Bob PrescottNumber of pages: 256Publication d...

An enthralling narrative journey through the history and geography of Mars by an award-winning writer, geologist and geophysicist.Publisher: Elliot...

Britain's shallow seas are a mysterious domain. They remain largely unseen and unexplored except by marine scientists and divers, who have been doc...

A captivating history of red hair through the ages, drawing on science, religion, politics, literature and art.Publisher: Atlantic BooksAuthor(s): ...

"The American people sees itself advance across the wilderness, draining swamps, straightening rivers, peopling the solitude, and subduing nature, ...

Reducere. No single individual did more to promote sea turtle research and conservation than Archie Carr (1909-1987). So entwined did he become with these cr...

An enthralling narrative journey through the history and geography of Mars by an award-winning writer, geologist and geophysicist.Publisher: Elliot...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Britt BunyardIllustration(s): 187 color photos + 42 b/w illus. 36 maps.Number of pages: 288Collecti...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Rachel Warren ChaddIllustration(s): Color photos + illus.Number of pages: 288Collection: The Lives ...

A brand-new adventure set in the hugely popular A Natural History of Dragons universe - a delightful Victorian-esque fantasy.

One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year Winner of the James Beard Award Author of #1 New York Times Bestsellers In Defen...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Allan A. SchoenherrIn this comprehensive and abundantly illustrated book, Allan A. Schoenherr describes the natural history...

Reducere. DescriptionWinner, Ottis Lock Endowment Award for the best book on East Texas, East Texas Historical Association, 1985Texas Literary Festival Award...

An exploration of the world's most important medicinal plants, the compounds they produce and how they benefit the human body. With diagrams, photo...

DescriptionHeaven's Breath, the first history of the wind, looks at this ubiquitous and invisible entity from the point of view of geography, biolo...

Reducere. In The Granite Landscape Tom Wessels synthesizes history, geology, biology, and personal narrative to enhance our understanding and appreciation of...

Reducere. A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Extraordinary. . . . Anyone with the slightest interest in biology should read this book."--The New Y...

Reducere. The romance novel has the strange distinction of being the most popular but least respected of literary genres. While it remains consistently domin...

The first book to explore the relationship between cricket and the natural world, from the trees, shrubs and flowers around a cricket ground to the...

Mosquitoes in Hawaii, sea lampreys in the Great Lakes, mountain goats in the Olympic Mountains of Washington State not one of these species is nati...

Reducere. Constructed from 1929 to 1932 and opened to tourists and drivers the following year, Trail Ridge Road earned immediate inclusion among the scenic w...

Reducere. The Best Tool of the Millennium The seeds of Rybczynski's elegant and illuminating new book were sown by The New York Times, whose editors asked hi...

A leading ecologist argues that if humankind is to survive on a fragile planet, we must understand and obey its iron laws.Publisher: John Murray Pr...

Publisher: Somerset Archaeological and Natural History SocietyAuthor(s): Sue BakerIllustration(s): black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 25...

Reducere. This 20th Anniversary Edition of David Petersen's 1991 natural-history cult classic features new cover art by landscape master Thomas Aquinas Daly;...