Pterosaurs: Natural History, Evolution, Anatomy, Hardcover - Mark P. Witton

For 150 million years, the skies didn't belong to birds--they belonged to the pterosaurs. These flying reptiles, which include the pterodactyls, sh...

Dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals pose vast problems for the artist. How do you go about recreating the anatomy and behavior of a creature we...

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Discover a masterful exploration of the fallacies and challenges of asset allocation In Asset Allocation: From Theory to Practice and Beyond--the n...

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Moths is a definitive introduction to the biology, lifecycle and natural history of this crucial insect group, which encompasses over 160, 000 spec...

Spectacular, mysterious, elegant, or grotesque, the vertebrate skeletons of Earth's fossil record carry within them the traces of several billion y...

The debate about biological origins continues to be hotly contested within the Christian church. Prominent organizations such as Biologos (USA) and...

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A fascinating account of Darwin's groundbreaking work on fossils, richly illustrated with special photography and accurate reconstructions.

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This is a history of the process of embalming dead bodies, something that people have been doing for thousands of years. From the preface: "I have ...

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Thirty years ago, biologists could get by with a rudimentary grasp of mathematics and modeling. Not so today. In seeking to answer fundamental ques...

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

The forgotten story of Christianity, inward sight and life in all its fullness today.

Introduces readers to the avian skeleton, then moves beyond anatomy to discuss the relationships between birds and dinosaurs and other early ancest...

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...

A cutaway look inside the human body. A gorgeous book filled with cut outs and flaps to reveal the human body but as you've never seen it before!

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The Reverend John Augustine Zahm, CSC, (1851--1921) was a Holy Cross priest, an author, a South American explorer, and a science professor and vice...

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In this book, moto-journalist Christopher P. Baker offers a complete guide to every production engine ever built by the USA's leading motorcycle br...

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DescriptionThe German Panzerj ger, or Panzerj gertruppe, was one of the most innovative fighting arms of World War II and its story has never prope...

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Explaining the mechanics of tortureeven now a controversial topicthis history questions why so much effort has been put into causing painto fellow ...

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Drawing on letters, illustrations, engravings, and neglected manuscripts, Christopher Iannini connects two dramatic transformations in the eighteen...

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See the world in a whole new wayAcclaimed illustrator Julia Rothman combines art and science in this exciting and educational guide to the structur...

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The life and art of the 18th-century naturalist Mark Catesby, and his pioneering work depicting the flora and fauna of North America, are explored ...

* Dedicated website -- provides an interactive experience of the book, with illustrations downloadable to PowerPoint, and a full supplemental packa...

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