Picador USA, June 2009. Trade Paperback. "Central Park in the Dark "explores a natural world that flourishes in the midst of a crowded and mechanized city. These exuberant essays lead the reader through the cycle of seasons as experienced by nocturnal beasts (raccoons, bats, black skimmers), insects (moths, wasps, fireflies..... More
Chronicle Books (CA), April 2004. First Edition. Paper Back. Falling into that irresistible category of things we probably don't want to know, here is an up-close, personal look at insects as you've never seen them before. Striking a balance between the bizarre and the beautiful, Buzz features eye-popping and considerably..... More
Wiley-Blackwell, November 2010. Hardcover. In Hydrocolloids in Food Processing, a group of the most experienced and impartial experts explains what stabilizers should be used and how they should be used, food product by food product. Numerous actual product formulations are packed into each chapter and the processing procedures to make..... More
Rizzoli, September 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. An unsurpassed survey of the world's finest examples of this popular art form--in situ from the greatest private and public collections to the beautifully assembled rooms of contemporary artists, stylists, and cutting-edge interior designers. Taxidermy is everywhere these days, from hip restaurants to posh..... More
Liveright, March 2017. Hardcover. When painter Winslow Homer first sailed into the Gulf of Mexico, he was struck by its "special kind of providence." Indeed, the Gulf presented itself as America's sea--bound by geography, culture, and tradition to the national experience--and yet, there has never been a comprehensive history of..... More
Liveright, March 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. Asserting that religious creeds and philosophical questions can be reduced to purely genetic and evolutionary components, and that the human body and mind have a physical base obedient to the laws of physics and chemistry, Genesis demonstrates that the only way for us to..... More
Wiley, January 1967. First Thus. Hardcover. Stated First Corrected Printing, August 1967; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Pages free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket moderately edge-worn w/ chipping and mild tearing present, mild scuffing present; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to ensure further preservation. More
Mit Pr, January 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Mild pencil markings present; Dust jacket shows moderate wear w/ some tearing present at spine-top and rear; An excellent reading copy. More
Riverhead Books, January 2018. Hardcover. The instant New York Times Bestseller #1 Wall Street Journal Business Bestseller Instant Washington Post Bestseller Brims with a surprising amount of insight and practical advice. --The Wall Street Journal Daniel H. Pink, the #1 bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human, unlocks..... More
Harcourt, January 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket Very Good w/ no significant flaws to disclose; An excellent copy. More
Mariner Books, November 2007. Trade Paperback. Roger Tory Peterson's unique perspective on birding comes to life in these highly personal narratives. Here he relates his adventures during a lifetime of birding and traveling the world to observe and record nature. Though Peterson was widely known for his illustrations, this collection..... More
Knopf, September 2015. First American. Hardcover. The acclaimed author of Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of Alexander von Humboldt, the visionary German naturalist whose ideas changed the way we see the natural world--and in the process created modern environmentalism. NATIONAL BEST SELLER One of the New York Times 10..... More
W. W. Norton, January 2008. Trade Paperback. With Plan A, business as usual, we have neglected these issues overly long. In Plan B 3.0, Lester R. Brown warns that the only effective response now is a World War II-type mobilization like that in the United States after the attack on..... More
The American Cryptogram Association, 1959. Reprint. Stapled Pamphlet. 2nd printing. {6' x 9'} Stapled pamphlet with two staples. Sun lightened fold. Dust stained margins. [43 pages]. More
W. W. Norton & Company, September 2015. Trade Paperback. With her celebrated blend of scientific insight, clarity, and curiosity, Diane Ackerman explores our human capacity both for destruction and for invention as we shape the future of the planet Earth. Ackerman takes us to the mind-expanding frontiers of science, exploring..... More
Knopf Publishing Group, September 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. In this extraordinary narrative, Alan Tennant, a passionate observer of nature, recounts his all-out effort to radio-track the transcontinental migration of the peregrine falcon--an investigation no one before him had ever taken to such lengths. "On the Wing "transports us from the..... More
Dover Publisher, January 1974. Reprint. Paper Back. Octavo. Clean, sound, with unfortunate mildew odor. [117 pages plus thirteen page catalogue of Dover Books]. More
University of California Press, November 1995. Trade Paperback. California Rivers and Streams provides a clear and informative overview of the physical and biological processes that shape California's rivers and watersheds. Jeffrey Mount introduces relevant basic principles of hydrology and geomorphology and applies them to an understanding of the differences in..... More
Harvard University Press, March 1993. Trade Paperback. Evolutionary theory ranks as one of the most powerful concepts of modern civilization. Its effects on our view of life have been wide and deep. One of the most world-shaking books ever published, Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species, first appeared in..... More
Houghton Mifflin, April 1989. Trade Paperback. A lively text bring this noble species of birds to life. This volume covers the 23 most common diurnal raptors of North America identified by body shape, habitat, and movement. 92 illustrations. 173 photos. More
Pantheon Books, November 2004. Hardcover. Gretel Ehrlich is a woman who loves extremes--extreme weather; extreme cold--is exhilarated by the challenges they present, and is keenly alive to sensation and impression at every turn. In The Future of Ice, she travels to extreme points (from Tierra del Fuego to the top..... More
Batsford, March 2023. Hardcover. Fascinating stories about birdsong for every week of the year. Leading bird expert Dominic Couzens takes us on a journey around the world to enjoy an authentic year of birdsong, from the influence of the blackbird's song on classical music to the amazing imitations of the..... More
Basic Books, October 1994. Trade Paperback. The world's foremost fossil hunter tells the story of the first humans and explains how and why modern humans developed social organization. More
Duke University Press Books, December 2006. Trade Paperback. When did the human species turn against the planet that we depend on for survival? Human industry and consumption of resources have altered the climate, polluted the water and soil, destroyed ecosystems, and rendered many species extinct, vastly increasing the likelihood of..... More
Knopf, October 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards w/ gilt lettering at spine; Pages free of markings; Dust jacket mildly worn, now housed in protective mylar to ensure futher preservation; An excellent copy. More
