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Insects of the Texas Lost Pines

Insects of the Texas Lost Pines


Scott B. Fleenor, Stephen Welton Taber



About the Author Stephen Welton Taber has written two other books previously published by Texas A&M University Press, Fir...
Wild Mammals of Montana (Special publication No.12)

Wild Mammals of Montana (Special publication No.12)


Kerry R. Foresman



Wild Mammals of Montana (Special publication No.12)...
Whiteness in Zimbabwe: Race, Landscape, and the Problem of Belonging

Whiteness in Zimbabwe: Race, Landscape, and the Problem of Belonging


David Mcdermott Hughes



Review “Hughes ingeniously and persuasively weaves together ethnography, environmentalism, and aesthetics. His eloqu...
The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants

The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants


Samuel Thayer



The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants...
Loving Nature: Towards an Ecology of Emotion

Loving Nature: Towards an Ecology of Emotion


Kay Milton



Review 'This is a deeply intelligent and rewarding book. It is lucidly written, blessedly free of academic preening, and ...
Loving Nature: Towards an Ecology of Emotion

Loving Nature: Towards an Ecology of Emotion


Kay Milton



Review 'This is a deeply intelligent and rewarding book. It is lucidly written, blessedly free of academic preening, and ...
Edible Mushrooms

Edible Mushrooms


Clyde Martin Christensen



From the Back Cover Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessib...
Simon & Schuster's Guide to Insects (Fireside Book)

Simon & Schuster's Guide to Insects (Fireside Book)


Richard L. Jacques, Ross H. Arnett



Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Chapter 1 1 ORCHESELLA CINCTA Slender Sphagnum Springtail ...
Animal Minds

Animal Minds


Donald R. Griffin



Amazon.com Review In 1945, Donald Griffin was one of the codiscoverers of echolocation by bats. In the 1980s he became a...
La luna fredda

La luna fredda


Jeffery Deaver



La luna fredda...
Il ronzio delle api (I blu)

Il ronzio delle api (I blu)


Jürgen Tautz



From the Back Cover Attraverso foto spettacolari e un testo di facile comprensione Il ronzio delle api racconta la storia d...
Ravished by Beauty: The Surprising Legacy of Reformed Spirituality

Ravished by Beauty: The Surprising Legacy of Reformed Spirituality


Belden C. Lane



Review "Lane scores on every shot . . . In addition to rich quotes from others, Lane offers his own memorable thoughts, h...
The Invention of the Countryside: Hunting, Walking, and Ecology in English Literature, 1671-1831

The Invention of the Countryside: Hunting, Walking, and Ecology in English Literature, 1671-1831


Donna Landry



Review "...an important contribution to the study of literature and the environment...an engaging book..."--Deborah Kenne...
Quantifying the Evolution of Early Life: Numerical Approaches to the Evaluation of Fossils and Ancient Ecosystems (Topics in Geobiology 36)

Quantifying the Evolution of Early Life: Numerical Approaches to the Evaluation of Fossils and Ancient Ecosystems (Topics in Geobiology 36)


James D. Schiffbauer, Marc Laflamme, Stephen Q. Dornbos



From the Back Cover This volume provides a detailed description of a wide range of numerical, statistical or modeling tec...
Chemische Evolution und der Ursprung des Lebens

Chemische Evolution und der Ursprung des Lebens


Horst Rauchfuss



Review Max-Planck Forschung 2/2006: Das Wissenschaftsmagazin der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft: "Welche chemischen Wege das Leb...
Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond

Mastering Your PhD: Survival and Success in the Doctoral Years and Beyond


Bart D. Noordam, Patricia A. Gosling



Review From the reviews: "It focuses on the non-scientific aspects of academic life and the PhD process, discussing issues...
Icons of England

Icons of England


Bill Bryson, Eric Clapton, Hrh Prince Charles, Michael Palin, Bryan Ferry, Jo Brand, Jonathan Dimbleby, Kate Adie, Kevin Spacey



About the Author Formed in 1926, CPRE (the Campaign to Protect Rural England) is one of the longest-established campaign...
The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining

The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake Lore, Hunting Tales, Faith Healing, Moonshining


Inc. Foxfire Fund



From the Publisher In the late 1960's, Eliot Wigginton and his students created the magazine Foxfire in an effort to ...
Weak Links: The Universal Key to the Stability of Networks and Complex Systems, 2nd Edition (The Frontiers Collection)

Weak Links: The Universal Key to the Stability of Networks and Complex Systems, 2nd Edition (The Frontiers Collection)


Peter Csermely



Review Opinions "This is an excellent book, which shows the far-reaching consequences of the great variety of weak links....
Sex, Bombs and Burgers: How War, Porn and Fast Food Shaped Technology As We Know It

Sex, Bombs and Burgers: How War, Porn and Fast Food Shaped Technology As We Know It


Peter Nowak



Sex, Bombs and Burgers: How War, Porn and Fast Food Shaped Technology As We Know It...
Favorite Roses Coloring Book

Favorite Roses Coloring Book


Ilil Arbel



Favorite Roses Coloring Book...
In Pursuit of the Gene: From Darwin to DNA

In Pursuit of the Gene: From Darwin to DNA


James Schwartz



From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Understanding the nature of genetic inheritance was essential for evolution to be ...
British Naturalists in Qing China: Science, Empire, and Cultural Encounter

British Naturalists in Qing China: Science, Empire, and Cultural Encounter




Review Fa-ti Fan's study of the encounter between the British culture of the naturalist and the Chinese culture of the Qi...
The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters

The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters


Vladimir Cermak, Jan Kozák



Review From the reviews: “The Illustrated History of Natural Disasters, by geophysicists Jan Kozak and Vladimir Cerm...
Intertidal Fishes: Life in Two Worlds

Intertidal Fishes: Life in Two Worlds


Karen L.M Martin, Michael A. Chotkowski, Michael H. Horn



Review "...the authors of Intertidal Fishes are commended for writing the first comprehensive text that I am aware of on ...
Pigs for the Ancestors: Ritual in the Ecology of a New Guinea People (New, enlarged edition)

Pigs for the Ancestors: Ritual in the Ecology of a New Guinea People (New, enlarged edition)


Roy A. Rappaport



From the Publisher Titles of related interest from Waveland Press: Hayano, Road through the Rain Forest: Living Anthropol...
A Religion of Nature

A Religion of Nature


Donald A. Crosby



From Library Journal Two dissimilar arguments on nature and religion are here offered by McGrath (theology, Oxford) and ...
Hudson Bay Watershed: A Photographic Memoir of the Ojibway, Cree, and Oji-Cree

Hudson Bay Watershed: A Photographic Memoir of the Ojibway, Cree, and Oji-Cree


Basil H. Johnston, John Macfie



Review "The old ways are disappearing so quickly that this visual record of traditional native ways is invaluable." ...
Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places

Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places


Evelyn Dean, Steve Brill



About the Author Naturalist-Author "Wildman" Steve Brill has been leading public foraging tours in parks throughout the gr...
Flowers for Northern Gardens

Flowers for Northern Gardens


Leon Snyder



Flowers for Northern Gardens...