Nature

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807085790Author David GessnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

A loving look at one of the world's most maligned, misunderstood, and fascinating insectsFamous foe of forestry professionals and despised spreader of Dutch elm disease, bark beetles have a bad reputation: the World's Worst Forest Pests. They chew...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312422721Author Pete FrommFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 209mm * 143mm * 14mm

Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows...

From an evolutionary perspective, individuals have a vi- tal interest in the reproduction of their genes. Yet this interest is overlooked by social and political theory at a time when we need to steer an adaptive course through the unnatural modern world...

Little in North America is wilder than the Florida Everglades-a landscape of frightening reptiles, exotic plants in profusion, swarms of mosquitoes, and unforgiving heat. And yet, even from the early days of taming the wilderness with clearing and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945054655Author Kanata KonamiFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Vertical, Inc.Publisher Vertical, Inc.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307275530Author Richard ForteyFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 312gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9785604204962Author Andrey RyanskiyFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Andrey RyanskiyPublisher Andrey RyanskiyWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm) 234mm *...

Climate change is prompting an unprecedented questioning of the fundamental bases upon which society is founded. Businesses claim that technology can save the environment, while politicians champion the role of international environmental agreements to...

When did you last climb a tree? Pick some blackberries? Spot a bird of prey? Collect shells on a beach? Plant flowers to help bumble bees? 162 Wild Things To Do is exactly what you need to reconnect with nature. Whether at home, in your local area or at...

ONE OF USA TODAY'S "20 SUMMER BOOKS YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS" In the bestselling tradition of works by such authors as Susan Orlean and Mary Roach, a New York Times reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist explores why so many people-including herself-are...

Contrary to the common rhetoric that being green is 'easy', household sustainability is rife with contradiction and uncertainty. Households attempting to respond to the challenge to become more sustainable in everyday life face dilemmas on a daily basis...

200 years ago, the women of revolutionary Paris were demanding legal equality in marriage; educational opportunities for girls, including vocational training; public instruction, licensing, and support for midwives; guarantees for women's rights to...

Celebrate the kings of the canine world with this collection of photographs and information by award-winning author and wildlife photographer Stan Tekiela. Their beauty strikes us. Their mystique enchants us. Wolves, coyotes, and foxes are beloved,...

Engaging and thought-provoking, this book examines how humans see and treat other animals and argues that we should extend equal consideration and respect to all beings, human and nonhuman alike.Our world is plighted by 'isms' such as racism and sexism,...

The story of the discovery of nearly 300 bird species new to science since 1960. Amazing as it might sound, ornithologists are still discovering several bird species each year that are completely new to science. These aren't all obscure brown birds on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570673986Author Captain Paul WatsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Book Publishing CompanyPublisher Book Publishing Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486205113Author William M. HarlowFormat PaperbackPage Count 126Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262543293Author Jan DizardFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Is it time to embrace the so-called "Anthropocene"--the age of human dominion--and to abandon tried-and-true conservation tools such as parks and wilderness areas? Is the future of Earth to be fully domesticated, an engineered global garden managed by...

The spectacular Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is one of the world's most biologically diverse wilderness preserves. The reserve's 30,000 acres (10,500 ha) encompass eight distinct ecological zones that harbor a vast diversity of wildlife including more...

The popular pocket Photographic Guide covers nearly 20 books. From Alpine Plants to Insects, Freshwater Fish to Rocks and Minerals. Each book has been written by renowned experts in their field with photographs throughout the series. They are compact,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679752561Author Terry Tempest WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 164gDimensions(mm)...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781335482211Author Craig PittmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Hanover Square PressPublisher Hanover Square PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm)...

An expanded, comprehensively revised, and completely up-to-date new edition of the leading illustrated field guide to Europe's birdsSince it was first published, Birds of Europe has established itself as the definitive illustrated field guide to the...

You've found a real gem with this completely comprehensive guide to Earth's most precious stones.From amethyst, baryte, and cerussite to uvarovite, vesuvianite, and zircon, hundreds of gems are displayed in dazzling detail in this perfect package for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645037385Author M R O'ConnorFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Bold Type BooksPublisher Bold Type BooksWeight(grams) 567gDimensions(mm) 238mm * 152mm *...

'A writer of fierce and vivid imagination. The Tangle, like Holdstock's classic Mythago Wood and Catlin's The Voorh, taps the deep resonances of the wild wood in the English soul, revering even the stones as living minds, possessed of souls and ancient...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781451683349Author Michael J. TougiasFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Simon & Schuster Children's PublishingPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879906273Author David D RamosFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint University of California PressPublisher University of California PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780929975429Author Renee NewmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 154Imprint International Jewelry Publications,U.S.Publisher International Jewelry Publications,U.S...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594163807Author Zach FitznerFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Westholme PublishingPublisher Westholme PublishingWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 232mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780473352608Author Glenn EdneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Ocean Spirit LtdPublisher Ocean Spirit LtdWeight(grams) 336gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

This work is a large, powerfully illustrated interdisciplinary natural sciences volume, the first of its kind to examine the critically important nature of ecological paradox, through an abundance of lenses: the biological sciences, taxonomy,...

Trees are impressive beings. Their secrets, magic and wisdom have always fascinated people. This colourful book tells us many of the mysteries of trees, such as which tree gives us strength; which leaves and blossoms can be made into soothing ointments...

Moral Ground brings together the testimony of over 80 visionaries -- theologians and religious leaders, scientists, elected officials, business leaders, naturists, activists, and writers -- to present a diverse and compelling call to honor our individual...

First prize winner in the Nature and Placecategory of the 2010 EDP/Jarrolds East Anglian Book Awards"So vividly written you can almost hear the song of these rare birds" - Kate Kellaway, The GuardianRichard Mabey, described as "Britain's greatest living...

In this compelling volume in the What Everyone Needs to Know series, Paul Waldau expertly navigates the many heated debates surrounding the complex and controversial animal rights movement. Organized around a series of probing questions, this timely...