Nature

Ecologists and managers of natural resources readily acknowledge the importance of long-term studies and monitoring for improved understanding and management of complex environmental systems. Long-term data are crucially important for providing baselines...

With species ranging from the legendary, fear-inspiring western diamond-backed rattlesnake to the tiny threadsnake, Texas has a greater diversity of snakes than any other state in the country. This fully illustrated field guide to Texas snakes, written...

An accessible, abridged edition with a new introduction. Renaissance Natural philosopher Nicolaus Copernicus's pioneering discovery of the heliocentric nature of the solar system is one of the few identifiable moments in history that define the...

The natural resources of the earth - from oil and water to minerals and land - are crucial to our basic economic and social existence. But who is entitled to control, use and benefit from them? Should anyone 'own' the natural bounty of our planet? In...

What gives an animal 'rights?' What makes product testing on animals wrong? In Animal Rights, Human Wrongs prominent activist and philosopher Tom Regan skillfully puts forth the argument for animal rights through the exploration of two questions central...

Gem Identification Made Easy explains in non-technical terms how to use pocket, portable and laboratory instruments to identify diamonds and coloured gems and to separate them from imitations and 'look-alikes'. This work helps you learn how to tell the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476551821Author Martha E H RustadFormat PaperbackPage Count 32Imprint Capstone PressPublisher Capstone Press

New insights into the changing human attitudes towards wild nature through the depiction of wolves in human culture and heritage. Few animals arouse such strong opinion as the wolf. It occupies a contested, ambiguous, yet central role in human culture...

Bed bugs. Few words strike such fear in the minds of travelers. In cities around the world, lurking beneath the plush blankets of otherwise pristine-looking hotel beds are tiny bloodthirsty beasts just waiting for weary wanderers to surrender to a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544310469Author Delia OwensFormat HardbackPage Count 322Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 640g

This magnificent compendium is the fourth in a series of catalogues describing selections of rare books and other material in the Oak Spring Garden Library, a collection assembled by Mrs. Rachel "Bunny" Lambert Mellon. Herbaria describes sixty-three...

Inspired by the philosophy of Wittgenstein and his idea that the purpose of real philosophical thinking is not to discover something new, but to show in a strikingly different light what is already there, this book provides philosophical readings of a...

When viewed from a quiet beach, the ocean, with its rolling waves and vast expanse, can seem calm, even serene. But hidden beneath the sea's waves are a staggering abundance and variety of active creatures, engaged in the never-ending struggles of...

This fearsomely gripping big cat catalogue is the first of a series of books looking at different animal groups, starting with Big Cats. This highly engaging information book makes the world of exotic animals accessible to young readers. Packed with...

A fascinating and unprecedented ethnography of animal sanctuaries in the United States In the past three decades, animal rights advocates have established everything from elephant sanctuaries in Africa to shelters that rehabilitate animals used in...

The history of Yosemite National Park is as compelling as the waterfalls, monoliths, and peaks that have mesmerized visitors for more than a century. But what hikers see today in the iconic Yosemite Valley, as well as on the peaks in the high country and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395926222Author Lee Allen PetersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinDimensions(mm) 184mm * 114mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780946206292Author Peter PattersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Wynstones PressPublisher Wynstones Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604271430Author David E. VaughanFormat HardbackPage Count 540Imprint J Ross PublishingPublisher J Ross PublishingWeight(grams) 1675g

Your one-stop guide to caring for your avian companion Pet birds are intelligent, affectionate, and rewarding companions. No matter what bird you choose, you need to set up a happy home for him with the right stuff. You also need to keep your bird...

What would you do if faced with a school of sharks in a feeding frenzy? Find out in this book, unquestionably the most authoritative compact guide to the world of underwater animals that are poisonous, venomous, and electric. It is an excellent practical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989427210Author Ellie AlankoFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Libra PublicationsPublisher Libra PublicationsWeight(grams) 140g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781921517860Author Joe McDonaldFormat HardbackPage Count 162Imprint New Holland PublishersPublisher New Holland PublishersWeight(grams) 760gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781402767159Author Thomas EliasFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Union Square & Co.Publisher Union Square & Co.Weight(grams) 499gDimensions(mm) 210mm *...

The rhino war in South Africa has entered its 10th year, and last year saw 662 rhino killed in Kruger alone-and over 1,000 in total for South Africa. This book discusses corruption and the criminal justice system, the need for more community engagement,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913971434Author John TownsendFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Book HousePublisher Salariya Book Company Ltd

With their tonsured heads, white faces, and striking cowls, the monkeys might vaguely resemble the Capuchin monks for whom they were named. How they act is something else entirely. They climb onto each other's shoulders four deep to frighten enemies...

Published by Sinauer Associates, an imprint of Oxford University Press. Conservation biology relies not only on the general concepts, but on the specific methods, of population ecology to both understand and predict the viability of rare and endangered...

For students of geology, this book offers a systematic overview of uranium and thorium minerals, which are known for their intense ultraviolet fluorescence and are critically important as our source of nuclear energy. Learn about the geochemical...

This book considers the philosophical underpinnings, policy foundations, institutional innovations, and deep cultural changes needed to ensure that humanity has the best chance of surviving and flourishing into the very distant future. Anticipation of...

The environment, and the movement that grew up to protect it, is under attack -- concerted and purposeful. Yet the need for solutions to pressing environmental problems grows more urgent each day. Teresa Heinz Kerry and Senator John Kerry describe how...

After two decades, Washington Post journalist Blaine Harden returned to his small-town birthplace in the Pacific Northwest to follow the rise and fall of the West's most thoroughly conquered river. To explore the Columbia River and befriend those who...

Presenting new approaches to studying food webs, this book uses practical management and policy examples to demonstrate the theory behind ecosystem management decisions and the broader issue of sustainability. All the information that readers need to use...

The Sierra Nevada region is a land of alpine lakes, ubiquitous mountains, and meadows filled with a seemingly endless variety of wildflowers. This full-color book contains beautiful photos, easy-to-understand descriptions, and interesting facts about 290...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958094037Author Chris ArthurFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Eastover Press LLCPublisher Eastover Press LLCWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

The conservation of biodiversity is now big business. Whether called conservation banking, species banking, habitat banking, biodiversity banking, biodiversity offsets, compensatory mitigation or ecological footprint offsetting, the idea of financially...

Typically, cities and nature are perceived as geographic opposites, cities being manufactured social creations, and nature being outside of human construction. Through a historical geography of water in the modern city, Kaika shows that this is not the...

Explore the wide world of finches Finches For Dummies is your entry into the fascinating world of finches. Canaries are probably the most well-known type of finch, but finches are a widely diverse species of birds. They actually encompass several...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770416727Author Lenore NewmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,Canada

In the early months of 2020, the world's attention was riveted on Australia, where the nation's iconic wildlife fought for survival in the face of unprecedented wildfires. Images of koalas drinking from firefighters' water bottles went viral and became...