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Farewell to the Horse: A Cultural History
Ulrich Raulff · Liveright
Pages: 449
Format: Hardcover
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A surprising, lively, and erudite history of horse and man, for readers of The Invention of Nature and The Soul of an Octopus.Horses and humans share an ancient, profoundly complex relationship. Once our most indispensable companions, horses were for millennia essential in helping build... |
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Eye of the Shoal: A Fishwatcher's Guide to Life, the Ocean and Everything
Helen Scales · Bloomsbury Sigma
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Seventy per cent of the earth's surface is covered by water. This vast aquatic realm is inhabited by a multitude of strange creatures and reigning supreme among them are the fish. There are giants that live for centuries and thumb-sized tiddlers that survive only weeks; they can be pancake-flat... |
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An Elephant in My Kitchen
Françoise Malby-Anthony · Pan Macmillan
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
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A blonde, chic Parisienne, Francoise never expected to find herself living on a South African game reserve. But when she fell in love with renowned conservationist Lawrence Anthony her life took an unexpected turn. Lawrence died in 2012 and Francoise was left to face the tough reality of running... |
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Darwin's Fossils: The Collection That Shaped the Theory of Evolution
ADAM LISTER · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
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Reveals how Darwin's study of fossils shaped his scientific thinking and led to his development of the theory of evolution.Darwin's Fossils is an accessible account of Darwin's pioneering work on fossils, his adventures in South America, and his relationship with the scientific... |
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Close Encounters with Humankind: A Paleoanthropologist Investigates Our Evolving Species
Sang-Hee Lee · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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In this captivating bestseller, Korea's first paleoanthropologist offers fresh insights into humanity's dawn and evolution.What can fossilized teeth tell us about the life expectancy of our ancient ancestors? How did farming play a problematic role in the history of human evolution?... |
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Chosen Country: A Rebellion in the West
James Pogue · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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An extraordinary inside look at America's militia movement that shows a country at the crossroads of class, culture, and insurrection.In a remote corner of Oregon, James Pogue found himself at the heart of a rebellion. Granted unmatched access by Ammon Bundy to the armed occupation... |
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Megafire: The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame
Michael Kodas · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover
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As forest fires continue to ravage communities, this bestselling author and firefighter explores what causes them, and captures the danger and heroism of those who fight them In Megafire, a world-renowned journalist and forest fire expert travels to the most dangerous and remote wildernesses,... |
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