Nature

Although humans have long depended on oceans and aquatic ecosystems for sustenance and trade, only recently has human influence on these resources dramatically increased, transforming and undermining oceanic environments throughout the world. Marine...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780855463076Author William D. J. KirkFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Richmond Publishing Co LtdPublisher Richmond Publishing Co LtdWeight(grams) 135g

Is the climate really becoming more extreme as a result of climate change? We often hear on the news that the day was the hottest, coldest, wettest, or snowiest on record. Recent evidence suggests that aspects of the climate are indeed becoming more...

Thylacine: The History, Ecology and Loss of the Tasmanian Tiger is a comprehensive exploration of this unique animal.Until the mid-20th century, the thylacine was the world's largest carnivorous marsupial, and its disappearance has left many questions...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780735224582Author Nick PyensonFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Penguin USAPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 329gDimensions(mm) 214mm * 140mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780855462970Author Margaret RedfernFormat PaperbackPage Count 70Imprint Richmond Publishing Co LtdPublisher Richmond Publishing Co LtdWeight(grams) 145g

The jaguar is one of the most mysterious and least-known big cats of the world. The largest cat in the Americas, it has survived an onslaught of environmental and human threats partly because of an evolutionary history unique among wild felines, but also...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780970684080Author Tim VasquezFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Weather Graphics TechnologiesPublisher Weather Graphics TechnologiesWeight(grams)...

The worst storm in history seen from the wheelhouse of a doomed fishing trawler; a mesmerisingly vivid account of a natural hell from a perspective that offers no escape. The ‘perfect storm’ is a once-in-a-hundred-years combination: a high pressure...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781611804836Author Leda MeredithFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915609229Author Barbara CasavecchiaFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Sternberg PressPublisher Sternberg PressWeight(grams) 187gDimensions(mm) 179mm *...

John Berger famously said that "in the last two centuries, animals have gradually disappeared." Those who share his view contend that animals have been removed from our daily lives and that we have been removed from the daily lives of animals. This has...

Quaggas were beautiful pony-sized zebras in southern Africa that had fewer stripes on their bodies and legs, and a browner body coloration than other zebras. Indigenous people hunted quaggas, portrayed them in rock art, and told stories about them...

Beginning with techniques for consulting the public, the authors describe and examine the natural areas, like parks and nature reserves, that so often vary in quality and show how to improve them in ways that are compatible with the environment.Book...

Emerald Labyrinth is a scientist and adventurer's chronicle of years exploring the rainforests of sub-Saharan Africa. The richly varied habitats of the Democratic Republic of the Congo offer a wealth of animal, plant, chemical, and medical discoveries...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781447532149Author Graham LentonFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 132g

With its massive head, enormous jaws, and formidable teeth, Tyrannosaurus rex has long been the young person's favorite creepy carnivore in the Mesozoic zoo. Nor has T. rex been ignored by the scientific community, as this new collection amply...

This easy-to-use identification guide to 280 wildlife species most commonly seen in the gardens of Britain and northern Europe is perfect for amateur naturalists. High quality photographs from Britain's top nature photographers are accompanied by...

In the tradition of Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard, an intimate portrait of the endangered, exotic, and elusive jaguar When the nature writer Richard Mahler discovers that wild jaguars are prowling a remote corner of his home state of New Mexico,...

This book, a "can-do" collection of more than 101 water-wise tips, is a guide to changing your relationship with water. Long-term, immediate, big, small, from the sensible to the quirky, from kitchens to bathrooms, businesses to institutions, there's...

This book draws together, for the first time, the published research on the behaviour, ecology and welfare of elephants living in zoos, circuses, logging camps and other captive environments in a single comprehensive volume. It takes a multi-disciplinary...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781626548442Author Will MalloffFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Echo Point Books & MediaPublisher Echo Point Books & MediaWeight(grams)...

Food is not just a way to fill our stomachs but is representative of the culture and time we live in. It tells a story and can act as a catalyst for social engagement. As the impact of mass food production on the environment becomes ever more apparent,...

A prominent and respected philosopher of animal rights law and ethical theory, Gary L. Francione is known for his criticism of animal welfare laws and regulations, his abolitionist theory of animal rights, and his promotion of veganism and nonviolence as...

Empire to Nation offers a new consideration of the image of the sea in British visual culture during a critical period for both the rise of the visual arts in Britain and the expansion of the nation's imperial power. It argues that maritime imagery was...

A major revision of animal rights bible Striking at the Roots, referencing changes from the last 10 years including the rise of social media, which is now a key part of any campaign. The book brings together the most effective tactics for speaking out...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780345426055Author Timothy TreadwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 199Imprint Ballantine Books Inc.Publisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 227g

The green economy is widely seen as a potential solution to current global economic and environmental crises, and a potential mechanism by which sustainable development might be achieved in practice. Considerable investments are now being made into the...

As humanity presses down inexorably on the natural world, people debate the extent to which we can save the Earth's millions of different species without sacrificing human economic welfare. But is this argument wise? Must the human and natural worlds be...

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are...

America's Great Plains once possessed one of the grandest wildlife spectacles of the world, equaled only by such places as the Serengeti, the Masai Mara, or the veld of South Africa. Pronghornantelope, gray wolves, bison, coyotes, wild horses, and...

From ancient Pharaohs to twenty-first century water wars, papyrus is a unique plant that is still one of the fastest growing plant species on earth. It produces its own "soil"-a peaty, matrix that floats on water-and its stems inspired the fluted columns...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849354387Author Murray BookchinFormat PaperbackPage Count 360Imprint AK PressPublisher AK PressWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 132mm * 25mm

In an eye-opening sequence of personal meditations through the cycle of seasons, one of our most celebrated storyteller-poet-naturalists awakens us to the world at dawn. Diane Ackerman draws from sources as diverse as meteorology, world religion,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780855462994Author Peter L. MillerFormat PaperbackPage Count 118Imprint Richmond Publishing Co LtdPublisher Richmond Publishing Co LtdWeight(grams) 215g

This richly illustrated book serves as the ideal guide to the items that litter the world's beaches. Forget sea shells and other fauna and flora. Here, you will find what a beachcomber is actually most likely to encounter these days: glass, plastic,...

Climate change and other ecological ills are driving the creation of a grassroots global movement for change. From Latin America to Europe, Australia and China a militant movement merging red and green is taking shape. Ecosocialists argue that...

For thousands of years, humanity has considered itself the earth's custodian. With our vast potential we are capable of preserving the earth for future generations or causing irreparable harm. For the first time here, environmental lawyer and activist...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250894861Author Riley BlackFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

The essays and original visualizations collected in Natural Things in Early Modern Worlds explore the relationships among natural things - ranging from pollen in a gust of wind to a carnivorous pitcher plant to a shell-like skinned armadillo - and the...