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Price: $34.95
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Sale: $26.38
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Edition: Ill
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Dewey Decimal Number: 333.9516
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Publication Date: 2008-06-02
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Reading Level: 568
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Description: The Earth's biodiversity-the rich variety of life on our planet-is disappearing at an alarming rate. And while many books have focused on the expected ecological consequences, or on the aesthetic, ethical, sociological, or economic dimensions of this loss, Sustaining Life is the first book to examine the full range of potential threats that diminishing biodiversity poses to human health.
Edited and written by Harvard Medical School physicians Eric Chivian and Aaron Bernstein, along with more than 100 leading scientists who contributed to writing and reviewing the book, Sustaining Life presents a comprehensive--and sobering--view of how human medicines, biomedical research, the emergence and spread of infectious diseases, and the production of food, both on land and in the oceans, depend on biodiversity. The book's ten chapters cover everything from what biodiversity is and how human activity threatens it to how we as individuals can help conserve the world's richly varied biota. Seven groups of organisms, some of the most endangered on Earth, provide detailed case studies to illustrate the contributions they have already made to human medicine, and those they are expected to make if we do not drive them to extinction. Drawing on the latest research, but written in language a general reader can easily follow, Sustaining Life argues that we can no longer see ourselves as separate from the natural world, nor assume that we will not be harmed by its alteration. Our health, as the authors so vividly show, depends on the health of other species and on the vitality of natural ecosystems.
With a foreword by E.O. Wilson and a prologue by Kofi Annan, and more than 200 poignant color illustrations, Sustaining Life contributes essential perspective to the debate over how humans affect biodiversity and a compelling demonstration of the human health costs.
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $13.35
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Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Turtleback
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Author: Richard Crossley::Kevin Karlson::Michael O'Brien
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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 598.33
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Publication Date: 2006-04-24
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Reading Level: 496
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Description: Birding by impression: an all-new, holistic approach to identifying shorebirds.
Join the experts in this revolutionary approach to bird identification. Experienced birders use the most easily observed characteristics — size, structure, behavior, and general color patterns — to identify birds even before looking carefully at plumage details. Now birders at all levels can learn how to identify shorebirds quickly and simply. This guide includes more than 870 stunning color photographs, starting with a general impression of the species and progressing to more detailed images of the bird throughout its life cycle. Quiz questions in the captions will engage and challenge all birders and help them benefit from this simplified, commonsense approach to identification.
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Price: $45.00
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Sale: $26.11
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Manufacturer: Bloomsbury USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Tim Birkhead
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Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
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Dewey Decimal Number: 590
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Publication Date: 2008-10-14
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Reading Level: 448
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Description: What the birds have taught us: a gorgeously rendered and comprehensive history of ornithology, from folklore to facts—the perfect gift for bird enthusiasts everywhere. Leading ornithologist Tim Birkhead takes readers on a journey through the wonderful world of birds: conception and egg, territory and song, breeding and migration. In the process, he reveals how birders have overcome centuries-old superstitions and untested truths to achieve a firmer understanding of birds. He also details when and how this knowledge was first acquired, detailing the various myths and misconceptions that were believed to be true throughout the ages and when they were finally corrected. Conceived for a general audience, and illustrated throughout with more than one hundred exquisitely beautiful illustrations, many of them rarely if ever seen before, The Wisdom of Birds is a book full of stories, knowledge, and unexpected revelations. Engaging and accessible, it is an illustrated history of birds—and all they have taught us. |
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Price: $50.00
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Sale: $23.97
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Manufacturer: DK Publishing
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: David Burnie::Ben Hoare::Audobon
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Publisher: DK Publishing
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Dewey Decimal Number: 598
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Publication Date: 2007-10-01
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Reading Level: 512
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Description: Unrivaled in scope for a single-volume reference work, this visual guide to every bird order and family profiles more than 1,500 species, photographed in their native environment by photographers around the globe. Authoritative, comprehensive, and completely up to date, this is a must-have reference for anyone with even a passing interest in the world's birds. AUTHOR BIO: David Burnie studied zoology at the University of Bristol and, after graduating, worked as a nature reserve ranger and biologist. He has written or contributed to more than 75 books, including Earth and Ocean, and was the editor-in-chief of DK's Animal.
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Price: $34.95
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Sale: $21.92
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Manufacturer: Alpine Publications
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Spiral-bound
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Author: Robert A., DVM Kainer
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Publisher: Alpine Publications
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 912
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Publication Date: 1998-11-01
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Reading Level: 190
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Description: A valuable resource for: anyone interested in horses, horse owners and riders, 4-H club members & leaders, veterinary technicians, equine practitioners, farriers, farm managers, riding instructors, trainers, equine science students, livestock judging teams, educational groups. *A pleasant and rewarding way to learn *Easy-to-understand, in-depth exploration of horse anatomy *Clear, understandable definitions are keyed to daily practical application *Medically correct terminology so you can communicate accurately with professional horsemen *Unique, user-friendly, and superbly illustrated
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Price: $10.95
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Sale: $10.95
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Manufacturer: Thin Book Publishing Co.
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Sue Annis Hammond::Andrea B. Mayfield
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Publisher: Thin Book Publishing Co.
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Dewey Decimal Number: 658.406
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Publication Date: 2004-07
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Reading Level: 120
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Description: There's an elephant in the room that everyone knows about but no one is acknowledging. The elephant is implicit and undiscussable and lurks in every organization. Everyone talks around the elephant and thinks that everyone else knows about the elephant. But, until the elephant's presence is made explicit, the level of dialogue and therefore the quality of decision-making is limited. Sound familiar? Using NASA's tragic accidents and Enron's bankruptcy as examples of the price of not having open, constructive dialogue, the book shows how great companies create an environment that encourages and listens to input from all levels of the organization. After reading this book, you'll understand: The role of assumptions and multiple realities; why surfacing assumptions is so important; how to have constructive dialogue; why arrogance, hubris and smart talk gets in the way of constructive dialogue; and what strategies you can use to name the elephants in your organization.
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $15.13
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Manufacturer: Trafalgar Square Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: John Lyons::Jennifer Denison
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Publisher: Trafalgar Square Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 636.1088
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Publication Date: 2002-10-01
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Reading Level: 102
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Description: An outstanding manual for training young horses by America's most trusted horseman, featuring 178 step-by-step color photos.
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $18.49
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Manufacturer: TFH Publications
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Scott W. Michael
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Publisher: TFH Publications
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Dewey Decimal Number: 639.342
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Publication Date: 1999-11
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Reading Level: 447
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Description: ---Comprehensive: 500+ species photographs, covering all popular and commonly available aquarium species ---Authoritative: expert advice on feeding and captive care ---Informative: aquarium suitability ratings for every species ---Easy to use: complete species name and common name indexes
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Price: $27.95
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Sale: $13.97
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Manufacturer: Knopf
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Richard Ellis
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Publisher: Knopf
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 333.956783
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Publication Date: 2008-07-15
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Reading Level: 352
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Description: Know Your Tuna - Tuna is the most popular food fish in the world. It is eaten raw, cooked, in sandwiches, in salads, and in catfood.
- The total worldwide tuna harvest is four million tons.
- In the past, tuna fishermen in the eastern tropical Pacific set their nets around dolphins, which resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of dolphins.
- There are many kinds of tuna, but the most popular for the Japanese sashimi market is the bluefin, one of the largest of all fishes.
- The largest bluefin tuna ever caught weighed 1,496 pounds.
- The most expensive bluefin tuna was a 440-pounder that sold at the Tsukiji fishmarket in Tokyo for $173,600.
- Almost all of the bluefin tuna caught by commercial fishermen goes to Japan.
- The Japanese import 800,000 tons of tuna every year. (That’s right: eight hundred thousand tons.)
- At the Tsukiji fishmarket in Tokyo, an estimated 1,000 bluefin tunas are auctioned off every day.
- Is there mercury in tuna? Yes. Is it at levels dangerous to humans? Not unless you eat tuna three meals a day.
- Many scientists consider the tuna the most highly-evolved fish in the world.
- Bluefin tunas, along with mako and great white sharks, are the only "warm-blooded" fishes; they can elevate their body temperature as much as 25 degrees above the water they swim in. This makes them particularly effective as predators.
- Bluefin tuna can swim 55 miles an hour. They can migrate across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, then turn around and do it again.
- MIT scientists built a robot tuna in an attempt to replicate the incredibly efficient swimming performance of the living fish. They failed.
- The bluefin tuna, and to a lesser extent, the yellowfin, are among the most sought-after of big-game fishes. Celebrated anglers like Zane Grey, Ernest Hemingway, and Phillip Wylie wrote ecstatically about their pursuit of giant tuna.
- Aquaculture ("fish farming") now accounts for 40% of the world’s fish consumption.
- Tuna ranching now takes place in every country on and in the Mediterranean, and in Australia and Mexico as well. It is scheduled to begin in Hawaii and Alaska.
- Because of commercial overfishing, almost exclusively to feed the insatiable Japanese sashimi market, all populations of bluefin tuna are endangered.
- Overfishing in the Mediterranean has caused such a drop in the bluefin tuna population that the World Wildlife Fund has called for a complete halt to all tuna-fishing there.
- If we cannot learn to breed bluefin tuna in captivity, the great fish will become extinct, writing finis to commercial and recreational tuna fishing--and to the consumption of maguro sashimi in Japan.
- In March, 2008, an Australian company called "Clean Seas" succeeded in getting captive bluefin tuna to spawn. If they can raise them to market size (200-300 pounds), it may relieve the pressure on wild-caught fish.
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Price: $22.99
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Sale: $11.52
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Manufacturer: Bulfinch
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Kjell Sandved::Brian Cassie
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Publisher: Bulfinch
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Dewey Decimal Number: 595.789
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Publication Date: 2004-05-05
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Reading Level: 432
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Description: A delightful small-format book that will appeal to butterfly enthusiasts young and old, with vivid images by the leading butterfly photographer and texts by preeminent writers in the field. This chunky small-format gift book-432 pages, hardcover-features exquisite full-page pictures of 200 butterflies from around the world, accompanied by text that is informative and engaging, including essays on butterfly migration, butterflies and the environment, gardening, and watching and collecting butterflies. The selection of butterflies is arranged by location, from the Arctic Circle to rainforests, woodlands, grasslands, and deserts. Species in the book include butterflies from India, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ireland, Russia, New Guinea, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, and many North American favorites.
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