Polar Bears: The Natural History of a Threatened Species, Paperback - Ian Stirling

Reducere. No animal is more symbolic of the Arctic than the polar bear. In the short space of 150, 000 years, it has undergone behavioural and physiological ...

Reducere. Polar bears are the largest of all of the earth's land predators. In this evocative book, you'll learn about the bears' daily habits--from eating, ...

Essential reading for anyone planning a trip on a cruise ship into polar waters

Ann Oakley develops a sociology of the research process, telling how a research project on caring and social support is undertaken. It has much res...

Reducere. "If you have an interest in bears then Dave Taylor's sixteen years of research and photographs will keep your interest for hours with his new book....

A century before Charles Darwin, decades before the French Revolution, Gilbert White began his lifelong habit of measuring and observing the world ...

Reducere. "The Natural History of Pennsylvania" is a unique, comprehensive guide to the nature of Pennsylvania. There are more than 400 full-color photograph...

Reducere. The Natural History of Selbourne is a nature history book that describes the bird life of England and the Selbourne area specifically. Here is a pa...

Reducere. The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, or just The Natural History of Selborne is a classic nature text by English naturalist and ornitho...

In the last years of World War II, a million tons of bombs were dropped by the Allies on one hundred and thirty-one German towns and cities. This t...

Reducere. The Natural History of Ireland by Philip O'Sullivan Beare (c.1590 - 1660) is an important source of the history of Ireland's natural environment an...

This is the story of plant life on Earth, retold through a remarkable record of spectacular fossils. Palaeobotanist Paul Kenrick explains the impor...

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The Natural History Museum, London is home to one of the world's most important and comprehensive collections of natural history specimens, literat...

"The pages of history recall scarcely any parallel episode at once so romantic in character and so extensive in scale." --Winston S. Churchill In 1...

Reducere. Take this book with you on your next trip to the Bahamas or the Turks and Caicos Islands or keep it close to hand in your travel library. The Natur...

Reducere. Wildlife biologist Alex Carter is back, fighting for endangered species in the Canadian Arctic and battling for her life in this action-packed foll...

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

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...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Judith SumnerWild and cultivated plants have provided humans with cures for thousands of years. Aspirin, for example, the m...

Reducere. A top neurosurgeon and acclaimed author's unique and highly readable study of the paradox of pain, with fascinating anecdotes on childbirth, migrai...

Publisher: Pryor PublicationsAuthor(s): Albert SmithIllustration(s): 52 line drawingsNumber of pages: 126Publication date: 2004Dimensions: 106 x 13...

Reducere. A beautifully illustrated exploration of Edward Lear's little-known career as a natural-history artist--now in a new expanded paperback edition Edw...

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...

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

The tiny, lungless Thorius salamander from southern Mexico, thinner than a match and smaller than a quarter. The lushly white-coated Saki, an arbor...

Reducere. ``Lavers keeps his intellectual detective story passionate and suspenseful.``-- Washington Post Book World From Biblical stories about virgins to a...

Reducere. - How did Bill Gates achieve his single greatest act of social dominance by being nice? - How does the flattery of the rich resemble the grooming b...

Reducere. If sexology--the science of sex--came into being sometime in the nineteenth century, then how did statesmen, scientists, and everyday people make m...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Wildlife of Japan Mark BrazilIllustration(s): 600+ color photos, illus., and mapsNumber of pages: 3...

The latest edition of the bestselling week-to-view diary from the Natural History Museum. All images are drawn from the award-winning Wildlife Phot...

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. This is a comprehensive guide to the natural history of New York state, with more than 300 full-color photographs, maps and illustrations. Everythi...

What explains the staggering diversity of cultures in the world? Why are there so many languages, even within small areas? Why do we rejoice in rit...

Reducere. The dog may not be what most think it is. The common origin of the dog story says the dog was a gray wolf that "somehow" turned into the dog after ...

A comprehensive introduction to gemstones with stunning colour photographs, written by Natural History Museum curator Robin Hansen.Publisher: The N...

Bears and Pandas are wild creatures that frequently capture the human imagination. This guide offers an insight into the lives of these shy, potent...

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

Another fantastic adventure in the animal kingdom for readers aged 5 to 500. The Queen and her loveable pet corgi Mr Brown visit the Natural Histor...

When the pioneering naturalist Gilbert White (1720-93) wrote "The Natural History of Selborne" (1789), he created one of the greatest and influenti...