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The Human Age: The World Shaped by Us
Diane Ackerman · Thorndike Press
Pages: 533
Format: Large Print Hardcover |
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A New York Times Bestselling AuthorDiane Ackerman is justly celebrated for her unique insight into the natural world and our place in it. In this landmark book, she confronts the unprecedented reality that one prodigiously intelligent and meddlesome creature, Homo sapiens, is shaping the future... |
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How to Clone a Mammoth: The Science of De-Extinction
Beth Alison Shapiro · Princeton University Press
Pages: 220
Format: Print book |
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Could extinct species, like mammoths and passenger pigeons, be brought back to life? The science says yes. In How to Clone a Mammoth, Beth Shapiro, evolutionary biologist and pioneer in "ancient DNA" research, walks readers through the astonishing and controversial process of de-extinction.... |
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A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees
Dave Goulson · Picador Usa
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover |
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FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GREAT NATURE WRITERS SUCH AS E.O. WILSON AND CHARMING MEMOIRS LIKE GERALD DURRELL'S MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS, THIS FASCINATING BOOK WILL ALTER THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT BUMBLEBEES.Dave Goulson became obsessed with wildlife as a small boy growing up in rural... |
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A Feathered River Across the Sky: The Passenger Pigeon's Flight to Extinction
Joel Greenberg · Bloomsbury
Pages: 289
Format: Hardcover |
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In the early nineteenth century 25 to 40 percent of North America's birds were passenger pigeons, traveling in flocks so massive as to block out the sun for hours or even days. The down beats of their wings would chill the air beneath and create a thundering roar that would drown out all other... |
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The Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells
Helen Scales · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pages: 304 |
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Seashells are the sculpted homes of a remarkable group of animals: the molluscs. These are some of the most ancient and successful animals on the planet. But watch out. Some molluscs can kill you if you eat them. Some will kill you if you stand too close. That hasn't stopped people... |
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Pig Tales: An Omnivore's Quest for Sustainable Meat
Barry Estabrook · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover |
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An eye-opening investigation of the commercial pork industry and an inspiring alternative to the way pigs are raised and consumed in America.Barry Estabrook, author of the New York Times bestseller Tomatoland and a writer of "great skill and compassion" (Eric Schlosser) , now explores... |
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Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig
Mark Essig · Basic Books
Format: Hardcover |
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Unlike other barnyard animals, which pull plows, give eggs or milk, or grow wool, a pig produces only one thing: meat. Incredibly efficient at converting almost any organic matter into nourishing, delectable protein, swine are nothing short of a gastronomic godsend - yet their flesh is banned... |
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Superstorm: Nine Days Inside Hurricane Sandy
Kathryn Miles · Thorndike Press Large Print
Pages: 533
Format: Large Print Hardcover |
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Hurricane Sandy was not just enormous, it was unprecedented. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration couldn?t issue reliable warnings; the Coast Guard didn?t know what to do. Superstorm takes readers inside the maelstrom, from dedicated weather professionals like a forecaster... |
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PetCam: The World Through the Lens of Our Four-Legged Friends
Chris Keeney · Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Hardcover |
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As close as we are to our beloved pets, we often wonder how they spend their days when we aren't watching. What do they explore? How does the world look from the point of view of our dogs and cats—or our chickens and goats? PetCam, by photographer Chris Keeney, author of Pinhole... |
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