Nature

With more species of fungi than any other region in Canada, British Columbia is a rich playground for mushroom hunters. Now there's Mushrooms of British Columbia, the newest handbook from the Royal BC Museum. It's perfect for anyone wanting to know more...

The Great Auk is one of the world's most famous extinct birds. It was undoubtedly a most curious creature: a flightless bird with tiny wings, it stood upright like a human, and sported an enormous beak. On land, the Great Auk was clumsy and awkward, but...

The Oregon Nature Set offers the best in wildlife and plant identification for The Beaver State. The set includes three Pocket Naturalist Guides to Oregon -- Trees & Wildflowers, Birds, and Wildlife -- and is attractively packaged in a cellophane bag...

Elephant Sense and Sensibility is a comprehensive treatment of the full range of elephant behavior. Beginning with chapters on evolution and the elephant's brain, this book is an integrated presentation of the elephant's capacity for memory, morality,...

In July 2011, Rebecca Prince-Ruiz challenged herself to go plastic free for the whole month. Starting with a small group of people in the city of Perth, the Plastic Free July movement has grown into a 250-million strong community across 177 countries,...

*Part of the 5-Volume Set 2022 Nautilus Book Award Gold Medal Winner: Ecology & Environment and Special Honors as Best of Anthology Volume 3 of the Kinship series revolves around the question of interspecies relations: How do relations between and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262083836Author Adrian HepworthFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 1196gDimensions(mm) 308mm * 241mm * 19mm

In this second edition of a bestseller, authors Paul H. Brunner and Helmut Rechberger guide professional newcomers as well as experienced engineers and scientists towards mastering the art of material flow analysis (MFA) from the very beginning to an...

Visitors to tropical forests generally come to see the birds, mammals, and plants. Aside from butterflies, however, insects usually do not make it on the list of things to see. This is a shame. Insects are everywhere, they are often as beautiful as the...

In today's world of specialization, people are attempting to protect the Earth's fragile state by swapping limousines for hybrids and pesticide-laced foods for organic produce. At other times, environmental awareness is translated into public relations...

This book offers a multidisciplinary environmental approach to ethics in response to the contemporary challenge of climate change caused by globalized economics and consumption. This book synthesizes the incredible complexity of the problem and the...

Cricket song is a sound of the Australian bush. Even in cities, the rasping calls signify Australia's remarkable cricket biodiversity. Crickets are notable for a variety of reasons. When their population booms, some of these species become agricultural...

The passenger pigeon, the great auk, the Tasmanian tiger-the memory of these vanished species haunts the fight against extinction. Seeking to save other creatures from their fate in an age of accelerating biodiversity loss, wildlife advocates have become...

This timely and much-needed book focuses on the phenomenon often referred to as "holiday hunger" in the United Kingdom. The book begins by outlining the history and scope of holiday hunger - the condition that occurs when a child's household is, or will...

Combining informative and accessible text, up-to-date maps, and--above all--stunning color photographs, this is the best and most lavishly illustrated photographic guide to the birds of eastern North America. All of the images have been carefully...

"Seasons" is one of three new additions to this popular non-fiction series. There is one book for each of the four seasons - all carefully created to make information accessible to young readers. Large, exciting photographs draw readers into the text and...

Throughout the ages, people have experienced the life-giving and healing forces in water. Water is integral to life, and surrounds us in nature and in our own bodies. But not all water is the same. Water can carry good energies, and bad energies. How can...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627659581Author James HerriotFormat HardbackPage Count 442Imprint Turtleback BooksPublisher Turtleback BooksWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

The author of Feathers and Eggshells is a teenager with a passion for wild birds. Here Natalie Lawrence takes us on an extended tour of her favourite bird watching area - Hampstead Heath in London - a suburban haven for wildlife, comprising different...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644210642Author William deBuysFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.

This book tells the sweeping story of the role that East African savannas played in human evolution, how people, livestock, and wildlife interact in the region today, and how these relationships might shift as the climate warms, the world globalizes, and...

Ammonites are an extinct and charismatic lineage that persisted for over 300 million years. They were used, with other fossils, to corroborate the principle of faunal succession and launch the field of biostratigraphy. Despite intense research, many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662903656Author Joe BastardiFormat PaperbackPage Count 114Imprint Gatekeeper PressPublisher Gatekeeper PressWeight(grams) 186gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262048682Author Daniel R. BrooksFormat HardbackPage Count 264Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Film has taken a powerful position alongside the global environmental movement, from didactic documentaries to the fantasy pleasures of commercial franchises. This book investigates in particular film's complex role in representing ecological traumas...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312329938Author Ingrid E NewkirkFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint St. Martins Press-3PLPublisher St. Martins Press-3PLWeight(grams)...

For most of human history, we have lived our daily lives in a close relationship with the land. Yet now, for the first time, more people are living in urban rather than rural areas, bringing about an estrangement. This book, by acclaimed author Jules...

The 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail is the largest inland water trail in the United States. The trail follows the traditional travel routes of Native Americans, including the Wabanaki and Iroquois, as well as their Paleo-Indian ancestors. Beginning...

This is the story of Christopher Clark, a remarkable man who spent his life helping to save a pristine corner of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Clark's strict childhood sent him far from home in search of adventure, landing him in the Amazon, where he...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423646792Author Henry David ThoreauFormat HardbackPage Count 352Imprint Gibbs M. Smith IncPublisher Gibbs M. Smith IncWeight(grams) 544g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781561647361Author Blair WitheringtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 296Imprint Pineapple Press Inc.,U.S.Publisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982214060Author Maia KincaidFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Wisdom of Love Publishing & ConsultingPublisher Wisdom of Love Publishing &...

What can ecological science contribute to the sustainable management and conservation of the natural systems that underpin human well-being? Bridging the natural, physical and social sciences, this book shows how ecosystem ecology can inform the...

Understanding the flowering plants of any region begins with the recognition of families. This remarkable volume, created to serve students, professionals, and other plant enthusiasts, covers 130 temperate to tropical families common in North America...

Ancient Egypt's temples and tombs encompass images of exotic animals, birds, and plants that are no longer found in the country today, while the fossils of dinosaurs and ancient whales reveal an extraordinary legacy from prehistoric times. Egypt's...

INCLUDES SPECIALLY COMMISSIONED LINE DRAWINGS Little Tiger is not like other tigers. Not content to spend her days alone, roaming the snow forests of Siberia hunting prey, she prefers instead to ponder the ways of the world. One day, eager to discover...

A spectrum of scholarship on humans' deadly relationship with animalsA spectrum of scholarship on humans' deadly relationship with animalsAbout the AuthorThe Animal Studies Group consists of the following British scholars: Steve Baker (art history,...

Dive into an unprecedented survey of millions of years of life on planet Earth. Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Life is a beautifully crafted encyclopedia of prehistoric species that the whole family can enjoy. Featuring an incredible mix of 3D...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993323614Author Alex KlaushoferFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Hermes BooksPublisher Hermes Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250785831Author David FarrierFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 196mm * 122mm * 18mm