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The People's Republic of Chemicals
Chip Jacobs · Rare Bird Books, A Vireo Book Format: Hardcover |
Maverick environmental writers William J. Kelly and Chip Jacobs follow up their acclaimed Smogtown with a provocative examination of China's ecological calamity already imperiling a warming planet. Toxic smog most people figured was obsolete needlessly kills as many as died in the 9/11... |
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Nice Nosing You: For the Love of Life, Dogs and Photography
Elke Vogelsang · Hardie Grant Books, 2015. Pages: 160 Format: Print book |
From acclaimed animal photographer Elke Vogelsang comes a charming, personal collection of portraits of her three dogs - Noodles, Scout, and Ioli. ?Nice Nosing You presents Elke's expressive portraits of her much-loved dogs; a collection compiled over two years in what became a personal... |
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67 Reasons Why Cats Are Better Than Dogs
Jack Shepherd · National Geographic |
It's an age-old battle: cat vs. dog. Now, National Geographic and BuzzFeed's Jack Shepherd team up to settle the dispute once and for all! Documenting cats' superior abilities in such areas as artistry, athleticism, and intellect, Shepherd provides compelling insight into the fight... |
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Landmarks
Robert Macfarlane · Penguin Books Pages: 448 Format: Print book |
From Robert Macfarlane, the acclaimed author of The Old Ways - a celebration of the language of landscape and the power of words to shape our sense of place For years now, the British writer Robert Macfarlane has been collecting place-words: terms for aspects of landscape, nature, and weather,... |
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What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins
Jonathan Balcombe · Scientific American/Farrar Pages: 288 Format: Print book |
Do fishes think? Do they really have three-second memories? And can they recognize the humans who peer back at them from above the surface of the water? In "What a Fish Knows, " the myth-busting ethologist Jonathan Balcombe addresses these questions and more, taking us under the sea,... |
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Volcano Discoveries: A Photographic Journey Around the World
Tom Pfeiffer · Midpoint Trade Books Inc Pages: 240 Format: Print book |
One of the most eye-catching guides to the world's volcanoes ever published - packed with stunning photography. Introductory chapters include clear and concise information on plate tectonics, different types of volcanoes, different eruption styles and volcanic hazards. The main chapters... |
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Complete Cat Care
DK Publishing · DK Publishing Pages: 96 Format: Paperback |
Combining everything you need to know about cats, from choosing a kitten or cat and day-to-day advice on nutrition and grooming, to guidance on behavior, play, and health and diseases, Complete Cat Care will help readers provide the best possible care for a cat at every stage of its life. |
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