Mrs Moreau's Warbler: How Birds Got Their Names, Paperback - Stephen Moss

DescriptionSwallow and starling, puffin and peregrine, blue tit and blackcap. We use these names so often that few of us ever pause to wonder about...

Reducere. }Guardian{ columnist and }Springwatch{ expert Stephen Moss explored how birds got their often highly unusual and storied names, presenting along th...

Reducere. From Baby Blue Eyes to Silver Bells, from Abelia to Zinnia, every flower tells a story. Gardening writer Diana Wells knows them all. Here she prese...

Reducere. Visit the blog for the book at www.brooklynbyname.comFrom Bedford-Stuyvesant to Williamsburg, Brooklyn's historic names are emblems of American cul...

DescriptionThe Big Book of Rock & Roll Names tells the behind-the-scenes stories of how the world's most popular and influential rock and pop acts ...

Highly original and enjoyable examation of the etymology behind a selection of trades and professions, unearthing intriguing nuggets of historical ...

Reducere. Mrs. Dalloway takes place over the course of a single day in a woman's life in 1920's London. There are flowers to buy, outfits to choose, but also...

The ornithological aspect of the festive season is explored in this celebratory bird book, in a small format suitable for gifting.

Reducere. This fun, quirky, and engaging fully illustrated history anthology features twenty-five amazing and terrifying rulers for middle grade readers to d...

A wonderful collection of creation stories from Australia, telling how the koala lost his tale, the kangaroo got her pouch, as well as how the bird...

For better or worse, what we are is often determined by our family; the events that occurred many years before we were born, and the choices that w...

DescriptionFor better or worse, what we are is often determined by our family; the events that occurred many years before we were born and the choi...

Chess was invented more than 1, 500 years ago, and is played in every country in the world. Stephen Moss sets out to master its mysteries, and unlo...

Paperback edition of the book of nature writing, which looks at the wildlife found in Moss's village on the Somerset Levels. Includes 12 specially ...

Reducere. Birds don't need maps Many birds make long journeys twice each year as they migrate between their winter and summer homes. Arctic terns fly more th...

Reducere. Was Roger Williams too pure for the Puritans, and what does that have to do with Rhode Island? Why did Augustine Herman take ten years to complete ...

Reducere. Rajnii's tongue is ancestral, and his spirit is free. In the tradition of sacred word-warriors, he names the fallen and the martyrs with extraordin...

DescriptionA sumptuous BBC TV tie-in chronicling a year in the life of the landscapes and wildlife of Europe's greatest wilderness: the Scottish Hi...

Reducere. Mark Stein is a playwright and screenwriter. His plays have been performed off-Broadway and at theaters throughout the country. His films include H...

Reducere. Have you ever wondered what Santa did before he was Santa? When Santa was young and needed a job, no one was looking for a man in a red suit to del...

The fascinating and remarkably uplifting story of how Britain's wildlife has co-opted the most unlikely corners of our manmade landscape, turning t...

Reducere. Columbus, Ohio, and its ample cloud cover may be on the eastern edge of the Midwest, but the city's unfettered suburbanization and rapid postwar ex...

Reducere. Dirty Birds is a short illustrated book of birds that have naughty names. Birds such as the Blue Footed Booby, Cock of the Rock and Little Shag to ...

Inspired by the Tao Te Ching, this is Byron Katie's inspiring and pragmatic approach to achieving an awakened mind and living more simply and profo...

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Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UKAuthor(s): Stephen MossNumber of pages: 64Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 130 x 199 x 7Cover type: P...

When and where did the ancestors of modern birds evolve? What enabled them to survive the meteoric impact that wiped out the dinosaurs? How did the...

Publisher: Hal Leonard CorporationAuthor(s): Bill GermanIllustration(s): Illustrations, unspecified; Halftones, Color including Color Photographs; ...

Reducere. The Names of Jesus pamphlet is a bestselling tool for learning the names, character and personal attributes of Jesus. Names such as the King of Kin...

Ain't You Got a Right to the Tree of Life? presents an oral, musical, and photographic record of the venerable Gullah culture in modern times. With...

Reducere. This beautiful bird picture book for adults will be a great gift for someone who has Alzheimer's or dementia. This book with beautiful pictures of ...

Family isn't just important. It's everything. From lions hunting as a pride to penguins huddling together to keep from freezing in the bitter Antar...

The Names of God Book by Nathaniel Spiers and Word of Power Ministries, showcases exactly 1000 Names of God with their Biblical references and cros...

Publisher: BiblioLifeAuthor(s): Joseph H HiltsIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whitePublication date: 2009Dimensions: 128 x 203 x 29Cover ...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Douglas J. FutuymaIllustration(s): 48 color + 67 b/w illus. 4 tables.Number of pages: 320Publicatio...

Publisher: Ransom PublishingAuthor(s): Stephen RickardNumber of pages: 12Collection: Reading StarsPublication date: 2015Dimensions: 161 x 199 x 6Co...

Reducere. National Book Award Longlist Kirkus Prize Finalist "Rebecca Solnit is essential feminist reading." --The New Republic"Solnit's exquisite essays mov...

Reducere. This is essential reading for parents-to-be. It reveals the meanings of over four thousand names, both well known and less well known, and explains...

Reducere. Here is an unusual book for anyone who appreciates the beauty and wonder of the stars. Solidly based upon years of thorough research into astronomi...

Reducere. The Rookie CEO goes behind the scenes with 9 Rookie CEOs to gain insight into what behaviors drive excellent results and what behaviors cross the l...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Jeremy W. PetersNumber of pages: 384Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 540 x 244 x 38Cover type: HardbackR...

This evocative account underlines how an unprecedented crisis has changed the way we relate to the natural world, giving us hope for the future at ...

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