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Animal Weapons: The Evolution of Battle
Douglas J. Emlen · Henry Holt and Co. Format: Hardcover |
The story behind the stunning extreme weapons we see in the animal world--teeth and horns and claws--and what they can tell us about the way humans develop and use arms and other weaponsIn Animal Weapons Doug Emlen takes us outside the lab and deep into the forests and jungles where hes been... |
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The Hunt for the Golden Mole: All Creatures Great & Small and Why They Matter
Richard Girling · Counterpoint Format: Hardcover |
Taking as its narrative engine the hunt for an animal that is legendarily rare, Richard Girling writes an engaging and highly informative history of humankind's interest in hunting and collecting - what prompts us to do this? what good might come of our need to catalog all the living... |
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Dataclysm: Who We Are
Christian Rudder · Crown Format: Hardcover |
A New York Times BestsellerAn audacious, irreverent investigation of human behavior—and a first look at a revolution in the making  Our personal data has been used to spy on us, hire and fire us, and sell us stuff we dont need. In Dataclysm, Christian Rudder uses it to show us who we truly... |
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The Story of Western Science: From the Writings of Aristotle to the Big Bang Theory
Susan Wise Bauer · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover |
A riveting road map to the development of modern scientific thought.In the tradition of her perennial bestseller The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer delivers an accessible, entertaining, and illuminating springboard into the scientific education you never had. Far too often, public... |
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Beyond: Our Future in Space
Chris Impey · W. W. Norton & Company Pages: 336 Format: Hardcover |
Beyond dares to imagine a fantastic future for humans in space -- and then reminds us that we're already there.Human exploration has been an unceasing engine of technological progress, from the first homo sapiens to leave our African cradle to a future in which mankind promises to settle... |
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Wild Things, Wild Places: Adventurous Tales of Wildlife and Conservation on Planet Earth
Jane Alexander · Alfred A. Knopf Pages: 352 Format: Print book |
A moving, inspiring, personal look at the vastly changing world of wildlife on planet earth as a result of human incursion, and the crucial work of animal and bird preservation across the globe being done by scientists, field biologists, zoologists, environmentalists, and conservationists.... |
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Retreat from a Rising Sea: Hard Choices in an Age of Climate Change
Orrin H Pilkey · Columbia University Press Pages: 240 Format: Print book |
With its 28-foot storm surge and 174 mph winds, 2005's Hurricane Katrina was responsible for nearly 2,000 deaths and more than $100 billion in damage. The event was only a preview of what will soon hit coastal communities as climate change increases the power of storms that can lay waste... |
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Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood
· Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Pages: 306 Format: Print book |
A heartwarming account of the trials and triumphs a hummingbird rehabber encounters while caring for her tiny, fragile patients Before he collided with a limousine, Gabriel, an Anna's hummingbird with a head and throat cloaked in iridescent magenta feathers, could spiral 130 feet in the air,... |
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