Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 2010
Annual Reviews, December 2010. Hardcover. More
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Annual Reviews of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics: Vol 40 2009 (Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics)
Annual Reviews, December 2009. Hardcover. More
Bioterrorism and Infectious Agents: A New Dilemma for the 21st Century (Emerging Infectious Diseases of the 21st Century)
Springer, August 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Compiled by two leading experts in the field, this volume provides a concise, timely, and authoritative review of some of the most problematic infections of the new century. It presents issues and new ideas for preventing and controlling infectious diseases. First printing; Tight binding;..... More
A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing from Soil to Stars
Milkweed Editions, February 2023. Paper Back. A Ms. Magazine Most Anticipated Book of 2023 A vibrant collection of personal and lyric essays in conversation with archival objects of Black history and memory. What are the politics of nature? Who owns it, where is it, what role does it play in..... More
Encounters Between Patients and Doctors: An Anthology (The MIT Press)
The MIT Press, January 1987. Paper Back. This book of readings offers compelling evidence that even in this age of advanced medical technology and large-scale bureaucracy, the essence of diagnosis, therapy, and management of illness continues to reside in the doctor-patient relationship. It brings together 17 articles published from 1927..... More
The Future of Nature: Writing on a Human Ecology from Orion Magazine (The World As Home)
Milkweed Editions, August 2007. Trade Paperback. The western mindset is arguably one of the greatest threats to the world's ecological balance. Corporatism and globalization are two of the obvious villains here, but what part does human nature play in the problem? Since its inception in 1982, Orion magazine has been..... More
Gatherings of Angels: Migrating Birds and Their Ecology
Comstock Pub Assoc, May 1999. First Edition. Cloth. The migration of birds has forever amazed and confounded onlookers. How do birds find their way to their destinations? How do they withstand the dangers and rigors of long-distance flight? The survival of migrant birds is increasingly threatened by environmental degradation and..... More
Hydrocolloids in Food Processing
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
Induction: Processes of Inference, Learning and Discovery (Computational Models of Cognition and Perception)
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
Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
Haymarket Books, April 2023. Paper Back. An energizing case for hope about the climate, from Rebecca Solnit ("the voice of the resistance"-New York Times), climate activist Thelma Young Lutunatabua, and a chorus of voices calling on us to rise to the moment. Not Too Late brings strong climate voices from..... More
The Oxford Book of Nature Writing
Oxford University Press, May 1995. First Edition. Cloth. The Great Central Plain of California, during the months of March, April, and May, was one smooth, continuous bed of honey-bloom, so marvelously rich that, in walking from one end of it to the other, a distance of more than 400 miles..... More
Restoring the Brain: Neurofeedback as an Integrative Approach to Health
CRC Press, July 2015. Hardcover. Restoring the Brain: Neurofeedback as an Integrative Approach describes the history and process by which neurofeedback has become an effective tool for treating many mental and behavioral health conditions. It explains how new brain research and improvements in imaging technology allow for a new conceptualization..... More
Survival Handbook: Essential Skills for Outdoor Adventure
DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley), February 2012. Paper Back. From planning an expedition, to packing essential kits, to discovering what to do on a trail, The Survival Handbook is an invaluable tool when you're in the great outdoors. Among a myriad of outdoor skills, it teaches readers how to make shelters..... More
Taxidermy
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
The Timechart History of Medicine
Worth Press Ltd, November 1999. Oversized Hardcover. More
Title: Clorofilia
Imagen Mab, January 2004. Soft Cover. More
We All Live Downstream: Writings about Mountaintop Removal
MOTES, May 2009. Trade Paperback. WE ALL LIVE DOWNSTREAM is a multi-genre anthology of noted authors and young writers speaking out against mountaintop removal coal mining. There is the fifth-grader who vows to fight the destruction until he's "laid in the ground," the college student who recalls her shock and..... More
Wilder Journeys: True Stories of Nature, Adventure and Connection
Watkins Publishing, March 2023. Hardcover. Environmental writer Laurie King and internationally bestselling author Miriam Lancewood present a collection of narrative non-fiction stories and poems on the human connection with nature. Follow the call of the wild with these incredible true stories from an international group of nature lovers, nomads and..... More
Down the River (Plume)
Plume, January 1991. Trade Paperback. Down the River is a collection of essays both timeless and timely. It is an exploration of the abiding beauty of some of the last great stretches of American wilderness on voyages down rivers where the body and mind float free, and the grandeur of..... More
Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden
Harper, October 2001. Hardcover. In the mode of her esteemed bestseller A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman's new book, Cultivating Delight celebrates the sensory pleasures she discovers in her garden. Ackerman delights in her garden through all the seasons. Whether she is deadheading flowers or glorying in the..... More
The Human Age: The World Shaped By Us
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
The Enigma, November 2006, #1227, (National Puzzlers' League, monthly magazine)
National Puzzlers' League, November 2006. Pamphlet. 32 page stapled pamphlet. {5 & 3/8' x 8 & 1/2'] Mild toning. Clean, sound, without markings. More
We Are Electric: Inside the 200-Year Hunt for Our Body's Bioelectric Code, and What the Future Holds
Hachette Books, February 2023. Hardcover. Science journalist Sally Adee breaks open the field of bioelectricity--the electric currents that run through our bodies and every living thing--its misunderstood history, and why new discoveries will lead to new ways around antibiotic resistance, cleared arteries, and new ways to combat cancer. You may..... More
Speech and Facsimile Scrambling and Decoding; A Basic Text on Speech Scrambling. / Including the Solution of Speech Privacy Systems Through the Analysis of Sound Spectrograms (A Cryptographic Series, #31)
Aegean Park Press, June 1981. Paper Back. Quarto; {8 & 1/2' x 11'}; Darkened spine. Off white card stock with black lettering. Entire book is curled, appears to be the result of improper storage. Textblock edges foxed, especially top edge. No markings. No underlining. No notes. Etc. 130 pages. More
National Geographic Birding Essentials: All the Tools, Techniques, and Tips You Need to Begin and Become a Better Birder
National Geographic Society, October 2007. Trade Paperback. Birding is the fastest growing wildlife-related outdoor activity in the U.S., with at least a million new birders a year estimated to join an already robust group some 80 million strong. For these beginning and intermediate enthusiasts, National Geographic Birding Essentials is a...... More
