The Walking Whales: From Land to Water in Eight Million Years, Paperback - J. G. M. Hans Thewissen

DescriptionHans Thewissen, a leading researcher in the field of whale paleontology and anatomy, gives a sweeping first-person account of the discov...

Reducere. Return to the prehistoric era and discover a host of creatures both novel and familiar, from the mysterious trilobite to the famed T. rex. Care to ...

Reducere. M. J. Eberhart, aka the Nimblewill Nomad, was a 60-year-old retired doctor in January 1998 when he set off on a foot journey that carried him 4, 40...

Cycling Home from Siberia author Rob Lilwall's unique adventure through freezing China from Mongolia to Hong Kong - this time on foot.Publisher: Ho...

Co-published with the European Ethnological Research Centre, in the Flashbacks series. Andrew Ramage, the son of a farm servant, kept a diary over ...

Reducere. A reprint of two rare catalogs (circa 1908-1910) of furniture makers - brothers of Gustav Stickley - who played a key role in the Arts & Crafts mov...

In 1933, the eighteen year old Patrick Leigh Fermor set out in a pair of hobnailed boots to chance and charm his way across Europe, like a tramp, a...

DescriptionOver 300 million years ago, an early land vertebrate developed an egg that contained the embryo in an amnion, allowing it to be deposite...

Reducere. "A splendid addition to an already extraordinary oeuvre."--Teju Cole, The New Yorker German-born W. G. Sebald is best known as the innovative autho...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Rio Grande was ancient long before the first humans reached its banks. These days, the highly regulated river looks nothing like it ...

Reducere. Winner, Abbott Lowell Cummings Award, Vernacular Architecture Forum, 2020 From the boundary surveys of the 1850s to the ever-expanding fences and h...

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An ecological history of the European landmass itself, from author of }The Future Eaters{.

Reducere. From a pilgrimage through the streets of Assisi to contemplative walks on the beaches near his home, Bruce Epperly has pondered the questions of pr...

A great choice for readers who munched through Ripley's Believe It or Not: Fun Facts and Silly Stories and the National Geographic Kids: Weird but ...

Reducere. What separates the CEOs that run hyper-growth companies from those running slow-growth ones? What do they do differently that matters? Victor Cheng...

The land is an important theme in the Bible through which the whole biblical history in the Old and New Testaments can be studied and analyzed. Loo...

Reducere. The Egyptians in Exodus 1 were intent on enslaving the Israelites, wearing them down so that God s chosen people would become disillusioned and not...

It's not enough for us to have a destination in mind and a desire to get there, we must walk We have to walk with purpose and with determination, b...

Reducere. DescriptionThis is a story of family, love, loss, reinvention, and redemption. Written in three parts, we first witness an idyllic childhood filled...

Reducere. DescriptionHot-water-bath canning is one of the easiest and most economical ways to preserve home-prepared food. M. J. Joachim shares her knowledge...

Reducere. Taken mainly from Abraham Lincoln: The War Years. 60 halftones from photographs; 98 drawings, maps, and sketches.

Reducere. Years of Rage is a revealing--and frightening--history of the many and varied white supremacist groups that have operated in the United States from...

Reducere. Until recently, archaeology was concerned mainly with piecing together the material lives of our ancestors. In this groundbreaking book, master sto...

Reducere. Observations on the present political moment, and the discord that defines it, from the best man for the job: bestselling author and acclaimed sati...

Reducere. The world of today continues to be shaped by the past Without understanding the pivotal events, political movements and social revolutions that hap...

Hailed by The New York Times for writing "with wonderful clarity about science . . . that effortlessly teaches as it zips along, " nationally bests...

These recollections span eight decades and two continents, complete with photos, excerpts from letters written more than 30 years ago, and contribu...

An invaluable guide for professionals, landowners and users of land in Scotland.

Reducere. In the late 1950s, Glen Allan, Mississippi, was a poor cotton community. For many, it was a time and place where opportunities were limited by soci...

An analysis of the present political moment, and the anger that defines it, from bestselling author and acclaimed satirist P.J. O'Rourke.

Reducere. Book ONE in the award-winning KRONOS RISING series. . . . worthy of sitting on the shelf next to Peter Benchley's JAWS." -Publisher's Weekly/BookLi...

Publisher: Chronicle BooksAuthor(s): Amy HuntingtonIllustration(s): Jacketed hardcover, Full-color illustrations throughoutNumber of pages: 68Publi...

Reducere. From the original Atheneum edition jacket, 1964. "J.M.G. Le Cl zio, revelation of the literary year" ran the headline of the Paris Express after la...

Reducere. Cultural Writing. Reference. "Never has Ballard sounded so concerned, fatherly, or political. (In an earlier, 1984 RE/Search interview, Ballard imp...

Reducere. A Canyon Voyage; The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Yea...

DescriptionThe Oxford Illustrated History of the Holy Land covers the 3, 000 years which saw the rise of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam--and rela...

An analysis of the present political moment, and the anger that defines it, from bestselling author and acclaimed satirist P.J. O'Rourke.Publisher:...

Reducere. For more than three decades, apologist Ravi Zacharias has shared bits and pieces of his personal life and experience. In Walking from East to West,...

A first classification series for young children looking at what defines a particular animal typePublisher: Hachette Children's GroupAuthor(s): Sar...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Robert M. CitinoFor Frederick the Great, the prescription for warfare was simple: kurz und vives ("short and lively")--wars...

Last year, a community was forged through letters. Throught-provoking and full of character, this is the moment when neighbours a world apart write...