Spiders of the World: A Natural History, Hardcover - Norman I. Platnick

Reducere. A stunningly illustrated natural history of spidersSpiders are among the most versatile creatures on the planet, inhabiting six of the seven contin...

Reducere. The ultimate reference book for birdwatchers and bird lovers--the first single-volume book to illustrate all of the world's bird species This is a ...

The watery habitats of the world are home to a more varied and concentrated array of animal life than anywhere on dry land. This guide contains an ...

Reducere. An illustrated look at corals and the reefs they build around the world, and the causes and dire consequences of their rapid disappearance Corals a...

Reducere. Charles Darwin called it "a little world within itself." Sailors referred to it as "Las Encantadas"-- the enchanted islands. Lying in the eastern P...

Reducere. A comprehensive, richly illustrated introduction to the fascinating natural history of the horse, from prehistory to the presentThere are countless...

Reducere. A lavishly illustrated introduction to the world's dragonflies and damselfliesDragonflies and damselflies are often called birdwatchers' insects. L...

Since the end of the Cold War, liberal capitalism has spread worldwide without any significant ideological rivalry, characterized by the frenetic s...

DescriptionWhat are you? Obviously, you are a person with human ancestors that can be plotted on a family tree, but you have other identities as we...

Reducere. Aircraft Carriers is the definitive history of world aircraft carrier development and operations. Norman Polmar's revised and updated, two-volume c...

Reducere. The growth of the modern world urban system is the greatest episode of urban growth there has ever been, but it is not the first. Three thousand ye...

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

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

Extinction: not the end of the world? is a highly readable introduction to the causes of extinction, the different types of extinction and how rele...

Reducere. The Boids are back in town . . . The follow-up to the award-winning Extinct Boids, this book features more of the incredible art of cartoonist Ralp...

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

Reducere. Time spent with the family in a Coachmen Leprechaun or a Holiday Rambler is unforgettable. Indiana retains a unique place in the RV industry going ...

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...

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Reducere. This book reveals a hidden period in history, slowly emerging after the fall of an isolationist communist regime. It shows the compassionate side o...

DescriptionOne of Britain's foremost printmakers, Norman Ackroyd has spent a lifetime recording the coastal landscapes of the British Isles. Gorgeo...

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

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

Reducere. In the post-1945 era, the aircraft carrier has remained a valued weapon despite the development of nuclear weapons, cruise and ballistic missiles, ...

Uganda's civil war with Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army has raged since the early 1990s, claiming over 100, 000 lives and displacing around 1....

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Reducere. Clifford the small red puppy exasperates his mother by thinking of many ways to postpone bedtime.

Celebrate Clifford's 50th anniversary with this collection of classic storiesThe eye-catching cover design will have red foil and matte and spot gl...

Although nearly 90% of the population of Great Britain remained civilians throughout the war, or for a large part of it, their story has so far lar...

Reducere. See sharks that are fast, sharks that are slow, sharks that hide in the sand, and sharks that glow. Welcome to the incredible world of sharksMeet 1...

Reducere. Arranged in chronological sequence, The Secret Rose offers a glimpse of all Yeats' styles-beginning with his youthful romantic idealism and ending ...

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

This beautifully illustrated book provides an overview of the world of insects. Beginning with a look at the evolution of the insect family the int...

This sumptuous volume reveals the lives of some of history's greatest explorers, using the specimens they collected, the letters they wrote and the...

Reducere. Natural philosophy encompassed all natural phenomena of the physical world. It sought to discover the physical causes of all natural effects and wa...

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. 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...