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Price: $107.95
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Sale: $15.75
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Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Carol H. McFadden::William T. Keeton
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 574
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Publication Date: 1995-09
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Reading Level: 91
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Price: $39.95
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Sale: $22.73
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Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Thames & Hudson
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Dewey Decimal Number: 508.0922
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Publication Date: 2007-10-29
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Reading Level: 304
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Description: The story of natural history as seen through the lives, observations, and discoveries of the world's greatest naturalists.
We owe a debt of gratitude to the great naturalists who described, experimented, and collected, who gave us the means to understand the natural world and the potential not only to exploit it but also to conserve it. They came from all over Europe and America, from Classical times to the end of the nineteenth century when natural history changed from a mainly amateur pursuit to today's specialized scientific profession.
Braving dangers from storms, pirates, and disease in their pursuit of cataloging the natural world, pioneers such as Alexander von Humboldt and Charles Darwin changed the course of science with their daring travels and groundbreaking theories. This book includes many who are well known, such as the earliest great natural historian, Aristotle; Carl Linnaeus, the man who brought order to nature; the great voyager and collector Joseph Banks; and Georges Cuvier, who established the concept of extinction. But others are now given their rightful place: Antony van Leeuwenhoek, who made his own microscopes and discovered bacteria; Nicolas Steno, who opened the door to the earth's geological past; and Mary Anning, "the princess of palaeontology," who had an amazing, self-taught talent for finding fossils.
Many whose lives are described here were great artists as well as naturalists, and the book is illustrated with beautiful and precise paintings and drawings of birds, animals, fossils, fish, shells, and rocks selected from the unparalleled picture archives and collections of the Natural History Museum, London, as well as other sources. 194 illustrations, 137 in color.
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Price: $19.99
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Sale: $8.33
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: James Lovelock
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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Dewey Decimal Number: 577
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Publication Date: 2000-11-23
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Reading Level: 176
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Description: In this classic work that continues to inspire its many readers, James Lovelock deftly explains his idea that life on earth functions as a single organism. Written for the non-scientist, Gaia is a journey through time and space in search of evidence with which to support a new and radically different model of our planet. In contrast to conventional belief that living matter is passive in the face of threats to its existence, the book explores the hypothesis that the earth's living matter-air, ocean, and land surfaces-forms a complex system that has the capacity to keep the Earth a fit place for life.
Since Gaia was first published, many of Jim Lovelock's predictions have come true, and his theory has become a hotly argued topic in scientific circles. Here, in a new Preface, Lovelock outlines his present state of the debate.
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Price: $130.67
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Sale: $95.24
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Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Jerrold H. Zar
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Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Edition: 4
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Dewey Decimal Number: 570.15195
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Publication Date: 1998-10-18
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Reading Level: 929
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Description: The latest edition of this best-selling biostatistics book is both comprehensive and easy to read. It provides a broad and practical overview of the statistical analysis methods used by researchers to collect, summarize, analyze, and draw conclusions from biological research data. The Fourth Edition can serve as either an introduction to the discipline for beginning students or a comprehensive procedural reference for today's practitioners.
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Price: $126.00
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Sale: $38.83
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Manufacturer: Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Neil A. Campbell::Jane B. Reece::Lawrence G. Mitchell
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Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Pub Co
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Edition: 5th
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Dewey Decimal Number: 570
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Publication Date: 1999-02
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Reading Level: 1175
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Description: With an extraordinary reputation for authority and accuracy, this landmark biology text continues to be an invaluable learning partner for students and teachers. The authors focus on the "big ideas" of biology: each chapter is organized around key concepts that build in a logical way, and are clearly explained and reinforced by the text discussion and illustration. The straightforward writing style, appropriate level of depth, and judiciously-selected coverage are other hallmarks. A comprehensive new supplements package includes a highly-interactive student learning CD-ROM. The Special Edition of The Biology Place allows students to explore animations, take quizzes, and access the most up-to-date biology resources on the web.
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Price: $15.00
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Sale: $5.89
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Manufacturer: Penguin
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Peter Matthiessen
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Publisher: Penguin
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Dewey Decimal Number: 599.74428
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Publication Date: 1987-08-04
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Reading Level: 352
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Description: In the autumn of 1973, the writer Peter Matthiessen set out in the company of zoologist George Schaller on a hike that would take them 250 miles into the heart of the Himalayan region of Dolpo, "the last enclave of pure Tibetan culture on earth." Their voyage was in quest of one of the world's most elusive big cats, the snow leopard of high Asia, a creature so rarely spotted as to be nearly mythical; Schaller was one of only two Westerners known to have seen a snow leopard in the wild since 1950. Published in 1978, The Snow Leopard is rightly regarded as a classic of modern nature writing. Guiding his readers through steep-walled canyons and over tall mountains, Matthiessen offers a narrative that is shot through with metaphor and mysticism, and his arduous search for the snow leopard becomes a vehicle for reflections on all manner of matters of life and death. In the process, The Snow Leopard evolves from an already exquisite book of natural history and travel into a grand, Buddhist-tinged parable of our search for meaning. By the end of their expedition, having seen wolves, foxes, rare mountain sheep, and other denizens of the Himalayas, and having seen many signs of the snow leopard but not the cat itself, Schaller muses, "We've seen so much, maybe it's better if there are some things that we don't see." That sentiment, as well as the sense of wonder at the world's beauty that pervades Matthiessen's book, ought to inform any journey into the wild. --Gregory McNamee
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Price: $17.00
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Sale: $9.45
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Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Peter Matthiessen
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Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Dewey Decimal Number: 508.676
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Publication Date: 1995-04-01
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Reading Level: 448
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Description: In this classic volume, Matthiessen exquisitely combines both nature and travel writing to bring East Africa to vivid life. He skillfully portrays the daily lives of herdsmen and hunter-gatherers; the drama of the predator kills; the hundreds of exotic animals; the breathtaking landscapes; and the area's turbulent natural, political, and social histories.
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Price: $13.95
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Sale: $0.96
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Manufacturer: Mariner Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jordan Fisher Smith
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Publisher: Mariner Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 551
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Publication Date: 2006-05-03
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Reading Level: 224
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Description: A nature book unlike any other, Jordan Fisher Smith's startling account of fourteen years as a park ranger thoroughly dispels our idealized visions of life in the great outdoors. Instead of scout troops and placid birdwatchers, Smith's beat -- a stretch of land that has been officially condemned to be flooded -- brings him into contact with drug users tweaked out to the point of violence, obsessed miners, and other dangerous creatures. In unflinchingly honest prose, he reveals the unexpectedly dark underbelly of patrolling and protecting public lands.
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Price: $19.95
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Sale: $9.95
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Manufacturer: Knopf
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Turtleback
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Author: Peter Alden::Fred Heath::Amy Leventer::Richard Keen::Wendy B. Zomlefer
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Publisher: Knopf
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Dewey Decimal Number: 508.794
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Publication Date: 1998-05-26
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Reading Level: 448
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Description: California natives and visitors alike will appreciate this compact, photo-filled overview of the Golden State's natural history. Along with a summary of geography, geology, weather, and wildlife, there is a field guide to the identification of 1,000 of the state's unique inhabitants, including the smallest butterfly in the world (the Western Pygmy Blue), the largest animal (the Blue Whale), and one of the largest living single organisms (the Giant Sequoia). What's more, some of the best places to see this diversity of flora and fauna--the many parks, preserves, beaches, forests, islands, and wildlife sanctuaries--are listed with detailed information. To flip through the guide's pages is to envision endless possibilities for scenic and educational field trips, from fog-shrouded Point Reyes National Seashore to the barren salt pan of Death Valley National Park.
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $11.38
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Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: David Quammen
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Publisher: W. W. Norton
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Edition: Rev Exp
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Dewey Decimal Number: 508
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Publication Date: 2008-03-17
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Reading Level: 272
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Description: David Quammen is a naturalist, writer, and literary scholar who can turn from William Faulkner to theories of demographic stochasticity on a dime--or a comma. Natural Acts, a collection of Quammen's columns by the same name from Outside magazine, highlights his many interests. In its pages, he touches on Malthusian population dynamics, the mating habits of butterflies and snakes, Tycho Brahe's quest for the stars, magnolia trees, whales, and deserts--to name just a few of the matters that pass beneath his bemused gaze. This is humanely wrought science writing at its best. --Gregory McNamee
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